Two of the artists on this haven’t even released an album since last year!
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Even though physical album sales might be seeing a decrease in lieu of digital forms of purchasing music, they still play a huge role in K-Pop industry sales.
Most often a K-Pop artist will, of course, make the most sales around the time that they drop a new album, but sometimes they continue to make an impressive amount even months after!
These 10 K-Pop artists have had the most physical album sales, calculated by Gaon, in the last month.
10. BLACKPINK
In the last month, despite not releasing an album since October 2, BLACKPINK has still sold 79.9k units!
9. VICTON
VICTON released their latest album, Voice: The Future is Now, on January 11, and it has made the majority of the 90.0k album sales they’ve made in the last month.
8. Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher’s latest album, Dystopia: Road to Utopia, was released on January 26, and makes up pretty much all of the 91.5k unit sales they’ve had in the last month.
7. ONEUS
Devil, ONEUS’s most recent album, came out on January 19, and it’s become their second best-selling release with about 98.0k total sales in the last month.
6. CRAVITY
Rookie group CRAVITY has plenty to be proud of, with 112.3k album sales in the last month, most of which were copies of Season 3. HIDEOUT: Be Our Voice, released on January 19.
5. U-Know
Iconic legend U-Know had a long-awaited comeback on January 18 with Noir, which made up pretty much all of the 138.2k he sold in the last month.
4. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE once again proved their dominance as a powerful young girl group with 159.3k sales in the last month after the release of I Burn on January 11.
3. BTS
Like BLACKPINK, BTS hasn’t had a release lately as BE came out back on November 20, 2020, but that didn’t stop this global powerhouse from making 213.6k album sales in the last month anyway!
2. TREASURE
TREASURE is easily one of the best-selling K-Pop groups that debuted in the last year, and after their latest album, The First Step: Treasure Effect, came out on January 11, they’ve sold 294.3k album units in the last month.
1. NCT
And finally, NCT had a major comeback in October and November 2020 with the release of the first and second parts of their Resonance album, and even though it’s been some time since the albums came out, they still sold 304.3k units in the last month!
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These Are The 25 Best K-Pop Idol Actors And Actresses, Chosen By Fans
On popular polling website Ranker, fans recently voted on their favorite K-Pop idols that have also had successful acting careers. While the results are entirely subjective, there is an overall majority vote for several K-Pop idols! Here are who fans believe to be the best idol actors and actresses in the business.
25. Taecyeon (2PM)
Taecyeon started his acting career in 2010 with Cinderella’s Sister, and since then has also been in Bring It On, Ghost (2016), Save Me (2017), and The Game: Towards Zero (2020), among others!
24. T.O.P (BIGBANG)
T.O.P started his acting career in 2007 with I Am Sam, and since then has also been in 71: Into the Fire (2010), Commitment (2013), and Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014), among others!
23. Key (SHINee)
Key started his acting career in 2016 with Drinking Solo, and since then has also been in The Guardians (2017).
22. Jinyoung (former B1A4)
Jinyoung started his acting career in 2013 with She is Wow, and since then has also been in Miss Granny (2014), Warm and Cozy (2015), and Love in the Moonlight (2016), among others!
21. Siwon (Super Junior)
Siwon started his acting career in 2006 with A Battle of Wits, and since then has also been in She Was Pretty (2015), Dragon Blade (2015), and Revolutionary Love (2017), among others!
20. Eunji (Apink)
Eunji started her acting career in 2012 with Reply 1997, and since then has also been in That Winter, the Wind Blows (2013), Sassy, Go Go (2015), and Untouchable (2017), among others!
19. Onew (SHINee)
Onew started his acting career in 2010 with Brothers were Brave, and since then has also been in Pure Love (2013), Welcome to Royal Villa (2013), and Descendants of the Sun (2016).
18. Yoona (Girls’ Generation)
Yoona started her acting career in 2007 with Two Outs in the Ninth Inning, and since then has also been in The K2 (2016), The King Loves (2017), and Exit (2019), among others!
17. Rain
Rain started his acting career in 2003 with Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School, and since then has also been in I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK (2006), Ninja Assassin (2009), and Sketch (2018), among others!
16. Bae Suzy
Suzy started her acting career in 2011 with Dream High, and since then has also been in The Sound of a Flower (2015), Uncontrollably Fond (2016), and While You Were Sleeping (2017), among others!
15. Krystal (f(x))
Krystal started her acting career in 2010 with More Charming by the Day, and since then has also been in High Kick! (2011), My Lovely Girl (2014), and Prison Playbook (2017), among others!
14. Sungjae (BTOB)
Sungjae started his acting career in 2013 with Monstar, and since then has also been in The Village: Achiara’s Secret (2015), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016), Mystic Pop-up Bar (2020), among others!
13. Minho (SHINee)
Minho started his acting career in 2010 with Pianist, and since then has also been in Derailed (2016), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016), and The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018), among others!
12. Jinyoung (GOT7)
Jinyoung started his acting career in 2011 with Dream High 2, and since then has also been in Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), A Stray Goat (2017), and When My Love Blooms (2020), among others!
11. Hyungsik (ZE:A)
Hyungsik started his acting career in 2012 with I Remember You, and since then has also been in Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016), Suits (2018), and The Juror (2019), among others!
10. Uhm Junghwa
Junghwa started her acting career in 1992 with Marriage Story, and since then has also been in Bestseller (2010), Montage (2013), and A Witch’s Love (2014), among others!
9. D.O. (EXO)
D.O. started his acting career in 2014 with Cart, and since then has also been in Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017), Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), and Swing Kids (2018), among others!
8. Henry Lau
Henry started his acting career in 2013 with Final Recipe, and since then has also been in Oh My Venus (2015), A Dog’s Journey (2019), and Double World (2019), among others!
7. Yonghwa (CNBLUE)
Yonghwa started his acting career in 2009 with You’re Beautiful, and since then has also been in Heartstrings (2011), The Three Musketeers (2014), and The Package (2017), among others!
6. Kim Hyunjoong
Hyunjoong started his acting career in 2005 with Can We Refill the Love?, and since then has also been in Boys Over Flowers (2009), Mischievous Kiss (2010), Inspiring Generation (2014), and When Time Stops (2018), among others!
5. Nara (former Hello Venus)
Nara started her acting career in 2012 with Take Care of Us, Captain, and since then has also been in My Mister (2018), Dr. Prisoner (2019), and Itaewon Class (2020), among others!
4. IU
IU started her acting career in 2011 with Dream High, and since then has also been in Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), My Mister (2018), and Hotel Del Luna (2019), among others!
3. Joy (Red Velvet)
Joy started her acting career in 2017 with The Liar and His Lover, and since then has also been in Tempted (2018).
2. Eunwoo (ASTRO)
Eunwoo started his acting career in 2014 with My Brilliant Life, and since then has also been in My ID Is Gangnam Beauty (2018), Top Management (2018), and Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (2019), among others!
1. V (BTS)
V started his acting career in 2016 with Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth!
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The 15 Most Popular Female K-Pop Idols On YouTube
YouTube is one of the most popular platforms for K-Pop artists to connect with their fans. Over the years, there has been a very noticeable increase in the number of views that K-Pop content gets overall, with the most popular artists getting hundreds of millions, or even billions, of views.
It’s become more common for individual idols to make their own YouTube channels as well, either for soloists to share their music videos and behind-the-scenes content, or just for idols to share their creativity in other ways besides just music.
The following 15 female K-Pop idols currently have the most subscribers on YouTube!
15. Hong Jinyoung
Channel name: 쌈바홍 ssambahong
This channel, created on March 1, 2018, currently has 594k subscribers! It also has 40.4 million views overall.
14. Jessica Jung
Channel name: Jessica Jung
This channel, created on January 28, 2020, currently has 655k subscribers! It also has 26.9 million views overall.
13. Hyolyn
Channel name: HYOLYN 효린
This channel, created on July 12, 2017, currently has 700k subscribers! It also has 112.8 million views overall.
12. Sunmi
Channel name: SUNMI
This channel, created on August 25, 2018, currently has 897k subscribers! It also has 116.4 million views overall.
11. Dara
Channel name: DARA TV
This channel, created on June 12, 2017, currently has 1.23 million subscribers! It also has 36.5 million views overall.
10. Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
Channel name: 탱구TV
This channel, created on January 4, 2014, currently has 1.28 million subscribers! It also has 43.4 million views overall.
9. Jessi
Channel name: Jessi
This channel, created on August 16, 2019, currently has 1.45 million subscribers! It also has 179.5 million views overall.
8. Amber Liu
Channel name: Amber Liu
This channel, created on April 3, 2015, currently has 1.47 million subscribers! It also has 59.9 million views overall.
7. Lee Hi
Channel name: OfficialLEEHI
This channel, created on October 3, 2012, currently has 1.50 million subscribers! It also has 297.4 million views overall.
6. CL
Channel name: CL Official Channel
This channel, created on November 20, 2019, currently has 1.68 million subscribers! It also has 108.1 million views overall.
5. HyunA
Channel name: HyunA
This channel, created on September 2, 2019, currently has 2.24 million subscribers! It also has 219.5 million views overall.
4. Solar (MAMAMOO)
Channel name: 솔라시도 solarsido
This channel, created on January 23, 2019, currently has 2.78 million subscribers! It also has 161.3 million views overall.
3. IU
Channel name: 이지금 [IU Official]
This channel, created on February 12, 2017, currently has 5.33 million subscribers! It also has 528.6 million views overall.
2. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
Channel name: Lilifilm Official
This channel, created on October 24, 2018, currently has 5.37 million subscribers! It also has 171.7 million views overall.
1. Jennie (BLACKPINK)
Channel name: Jennierubyjane Official
This channel, created on January 12, 2021, currently has 5.57 million subscribers! It also has 34.0 million views overall.
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These Are 11 Female K-Pop Idols Won The Fashion Face Awards By I-MAGAZINE
I-MAGAZINE, a digital magazine based in various different countries such as the U.K., South Korea, China and others, has released the winners of the Fashion Face Awards 2020. This list is expected to be one of the most influential references in the industry!
There are many criteria that go into selecting and ranking the winners, who are ultimately chosen by the team of five judges which includes artists and film directors. These rankings are determined by using Adobe facial recognition software to analyze facial features but also through votes by the I-MAGAZINE team, which includes 350 different professionals in over 30 countries. The overall criteria include distinctive characteristics, unique facial expressions, and versatility, amongst others.
Amongst the 55 winners of the Asian Female category there were quite a few K-Pop idols! Here is the extensive list and their rankings!
43. IU
40. Taeyeon
31. BLACKPINK Jennie
29. TWICE Mina
28. ITZY Yuna
23. f(x) Krystal
16. Lee Hyo Ri
14. Red Velvet Joy
7. BLACKPINK Jisoo
3. MAMAMOO Hwasa
2. BLACKPINK Lisa
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Top 10 Moments That These K-pop Idols Actually Met Each Other When They Were Kids
In Kpop, there are a lot of friendships that stemmed from when they were trainees or after they debuted to become famous idols. However, there are times when even idols have unintentionally met at a young age, and later coincidentally they all become celebrities.
The photos that they accidentally took together in the past are now unforgettable memories. There are cases where we become friends later, there are also cases that just accidentally appear together for a moment, but all of them make us admire because these fateful destinies are real.
Recently, Knet has compiled 8 of the most fateful photos when Kpop idols were accidentally taken together when they were children. Let's see among them who still keep in touch, and who is just a coincidence!
Choi Yoojung (Weki Meki) & Castle J (MCND)
Kids
Adults
Chanwoo (iKON), Chani (SF9) and Moonbin (ASTRO)
Kids
Adults
Not available. But it seems that after their debut as Kpop idols, they still keep in touch. Moonbin used to send coffee trucks to support Chani.
Chenle and Jisung (NCT)
Kids
Adults
Jisung (NTC) and Wonjin (CRAVITY)
Kids
Adults
They were both kids actors in "Deep Rooted Tree".
SinB and Eunha (GFRIEND)
Kids
Adults
Vernon (SEVENTEEN) and Nancy (MOMOLAND)
Kids
Adults
They happened to model together when they were young.
SinB (GFRIEND) and Moonbin (ASTRO)
Kids
Adults
Jungkook (BTS) and Chaerin (Cherry Bullet)
Kids
Adults
Chaerin is the daughter of Sungdeuk - Big Hit's choreographer - who was also the dance mentor of BTS since they were trainees. This explains why Chaerin and Jungkook met each other at a very young age.
Junkyu (TREASURE) and Chani (SF9)
Kids
Adults
Seems like these two idols apparently met each other by accident. Chani once shared that he didn't remember this picture, and they do not keep in touch with the other at present.
Lisa (BLACKPINK) and Bambam (GOT7)
Kids
