From March 25-31, media outlet Sports Seoul surveyed 100 experts in the K-pop industry for a 'Hallyu Evaluation.'
Check out which groups, producers, rookies, and companies are named to be the best of the K-pop world!
*Each expert made 3 votes for each category*
Top 3 'K-pop Players' Representing Hallyu
1. BTS (90 votes)
2. EXO (58)
3. TWICE (51)
4. Blackpink (19)
5. Big Bang (9)
6. TVXQ - Wanna One (5)
7. Seventeen - Psy (4)
Top 3 Producers Representing Hallyu
1. Bang Si Hyuk (26)
2. Lee Soo Man (16)
3. J.Y. Park (12)
4. Yang Hyun Suk (7)
Top 3 Companies Representing K-Pop
1. SM Entertainment (69)
2. JYP Entertainment (60)
3. Big Hit Entertainment (55)
4. YG Entertainment (20)
Top 3 'K-pop Players' Representing the New Generation of Hallyu
1. ITZY (40)
2. BLACKPINK (29)
3. TXT (22)
4. NCT 18
5. Stray Kids (11)
6. Seventeen - IZ*ONE (9)
7. MONSTA X - (G)I-DLE (8)
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TWICE being a female powerhouse amongst boy groups. They’re not even in the “new generation” because they became the standard for girl groups in only 3.5 years.