Music portal site Monkey3 held another of their unique polls, this time through October 7th - 13th, asking the question: "Singer who most likely could have won 'Superstar K2' if they had participated in the contest before their debut." A total of 4,988 netizens participated in the online poll, and the first place was awarded to none other than Lee Seung Gi, who had 2,520 votes (51%). The second place was taken by JYJ's Xiah Junsu, with 2,081 votes (42%). The reason for these two artists to get the top 2 spots were explained by the netizens, who commented, "Their well-rounded qualities of looks, vocal, star quality, and earnestness would have helped them overcome any obstacles and missions which were thrown against them." Following the top 2 were 2AM's Jo Kwon (230 votes), Lee Hyori (67 votes), Brown Eyed Girls' Ga-In (52 votes) and Kara's Goo Hara (38 votes).