K-Pop Agency CEOs and Directors Vote On The BEST Idol Groups, Rookies, and More

Did your bias make the TOP of K-Pop?

Ron Kim

June 21st, 2020

Sports Chosun is celebrating their 35th year as a company and as part of their celebrations, interviewed 50 entertainment agency CEO’s and Directors to get their thoughts on who the industry’s current power players are.

They voted on 8 categories, and each person was able vote for their top 3 choices. 1st place votes received 3 points, 2nd place 2 points, and 3rd place 1 point, meaning the most votes one could receive for a category is 150 points.

The “Power People” that move the whole industry

BTS – 68
Lee Soo Man – 58
Bang Si Hyuk – 47
Park Jin Young – 23
IU – 18

The Best K-Pop Producer

Bang Si Hyuk – 101
Lee Soo Man – 65
Park Jin Young – 37
ZICO & Teddy (tie) – 11

The Best Male Idol Group

BTS – 141
EXO – 53
SEVENTEEN – 25
NCT – 17
BIGBANG – 9
MONSTA X – 7

The Best Female Idol Group

TWICE – 111
BLACKPINK – 69
Red Velvet – 24
Oh My Girl – 13
IZ*ONE – 11
(G)I-DLE – 10

The Best Male Soloist

ZICO – 71
Rain – 38
Paul Kim – 23
EXO’s Baekhyun & BIGBANG’s G-Dragon (tie) – 16
Park Hyo Shin & Jang Beom June & Im Young Woong (tie) – 14

The Best Female Soloist

IU – 115
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon – 52
Chungha – 38
Heize – 21
Sunmi – 17
Lee Hyori – 11

The Best Of K-Pop’s Future

TXT – 60
ITZY – 43
SM Entertainment’s rookie girl group – 13
CRAVITY & TREASURE & ATEEZ (tie) – 7

The Best K-Pop Agency

SM Entertainment – 98
Big Hit Entertainment – 83
JYP Entertainment – 48
YG Entertainment – 8

Check out the full infographic below:

Here are the 50 agencies and personalities that participated in the voting

Source: Sports Chosun