Top 10 Most Popular K-Pop Boy Groups (2018)
The following boy bands are considered to be the most popular and successful among the others many K-Pop boy groups in 2018. Since “Gangnam Style” went viral in 2012, numerous K-Pop bands are taking over the world! So let’s check out these top 10 most popular K-Pop boy groups!
Which of the most popular K-Pop boy bands listed below is your favorite? Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll at the end of the list. In case it isn’t included in the list, leave a comment in the comment section below!
Top 10 Most Popular K-Pop Boy Groups (2018)
- BTS
- EXO
- Wanna One
- BTOB
- JBJ
- SEVENTEEN
- Super Junior
- Highlight
- SHINee
- INFINITE
10. INFINITE
Infinite formed in 2010 by Woollim Entertainment. Originally composed of seven members, the group has become a six-member act with the departure of Hoya. Currently, the group consists of Sungkyu, Sungyeol, L, Sungjong, Dongwoo, and Woohyun. Infinite made their first debut showcase in 2010 with the song “Come Back Again” and many other singles from their first mini-album, First Invasion. This is the boy band that is well known for making dance moves viral: who can forget dances in “BTD”, “Be Mine” and “Paradise”?
9. SHINee
SHINee is a boy group under S.M. Entertainment with four members: Key, Onew, Taemin, and Minho. Originally a five-piece group, it has been left with only four members after the death of vocalist Jonghyun in December 2017. The boy band debuted in 2008 with their song “Replay”. Later, in 2011, a Japanese version of the single was released with other singles “Juliette” and “Lucifer” that followed soon. All the three songs gained them the title “The artist who managed to get in top 3 for 3 continuous releases since debut” for the foreign artist category! These boys are not only considered to be fashion icons (they started “SHINee Trend”) but also known for their interesting complicated dancing.
8. Highlight
One of K-Pop’s most well-known and loved boy bands, Highlight (formerly known as BEAST or B2ST) is a five-member group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2009(but they established their own agency called Around Us Entertainment in 2016). The band is considered to be unique, as most of the members originally came from different agencies. It’s composed of five members: Doojoon, Junhyung, Yoseop, Gikwang, and Dongwoon. Highlight caught the attention of audiences being strong and tough – the worked their way up with their “beastly idol” image.
7. Super Junior
Also known as SJ or SUJU, Super Junior was formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of S.M. Entertainment. At its peak, the band comprised of thirteen members! Now it consists of seven members: Leeteuk, Siwon, Heechul, Eunhyuk, Yesung, Shindong, and Donghae. SJ gained international recognition with the release of the title song of their best-selling album, Sorry, Sorry. They were the best-selling K-Pop artists for more than four years in a row! In recent years, the boy band was divided into smaller groups, some vocalists have also branched out into acting, hosting and presenting.
6. SEVENTEEN
Seventeen, also stylized as SVT, despite the group’s name, consists of only thirteen members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, Vernon, and Dino. Though there were times when the boy band did consist of 16 members! So then what does the name Seventeen signifies? It turns out that the number signifies the medium age of the members at the time of band formation! The group is divided into three teams, each with a different area of specialization: vocal, hip-hop, and performance. Moreover, they are involved in composition and production of their own choreography and discography, so they even have been given the nickname of a “self-producing” idol group. The group was formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2015.
5. JBJ
JBJ (stands for Just Be Joyful) is a project boy band managed by Fave Entertainment. The group consists of six members: No Tae Hyun, Kenta, Kim Sang Gyun, Kim Yong Guk, Kwon Hyun Bin, Kim Dong Han. They all are the contestants of 2017 survival show Produce 101 Season 2, and the band has been formed due to fan requests. They made their debut in October 2017 with their first mini album Fantasy.
4. BTOB
BtoB (stands for Born to Beat) is a boy band formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The K-Pop group consists of seven members: Seo Eun-kwang, Yook Sung-jae, Lee Chang-sub, Lee Min-hyuk, Peniel Shin, Im Hyun-sik, and Jung Il-hoon. Since their debut, BtoB has received various awards: the Singer of the Year (2015, KBS Music Festival), a Ballad Award (the 25th Seoul Music Awards), and the Best Vocal Group Award (the 30th Golden Disk Awards), to name a few.
3. Wanna One
Wanna One has been formed by CJ E&M, and it’s the second group in this list which has been formed through the 2017 series Produce 101 Season 2! Wanna One has been chosen as the Best New K-Pop Act of 2017 (Billboard). With their electro-pop tracks and highly-stylized choreography garnering a lot of attention, the boy band became a top act in Korea from its very formation on Produce 101 in 2017. And even though they are planned to disband by the end of 2018, after which its members plan to focus on their solo careers, there’s still time left for the group to impress their fans. Wanna One consists of eleven members: Ji Seong, Sung Woon, Min Hyun, Seong Woo, Ji Hoon, Woo Jin, Jae Hwan, Kang Daniel, Jin Young, Dae Hwi, and Kuan Lin.
2. EXO
EXO was formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011. The band made their debut in 2012 with twelve members – they were separated into two subgroups, EXO-M and EXO-K, performing music in different languages (Mandarin and Korean respectively). The K-Pop boy band was considered the most influential celebrity by Forbes Korea Power Celebrity both in 2014 and 2015! Currently, EXO consists of nine members: Xiumin, Baekhyun, Suho, Lay, Chen, Chanyeol, Sehun, D.O., and Kai.
1. BTS
The first K-Pop group to perform at the American Music Awards and win a Billboard Music Award, and the first South Korean act to reach 10 million followers on Twitter, BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys and Beyond the Scene, has put the world under the K-Pop spell! They are considered to be the most tweeted about celebrity in 2017: they were liked and retweeted more than half a billion times worldwide! The band is comprised of seven members: RM, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jin, Suga, and Jungkook. BTS blend dance-oriented K-Pop with hip-hop influences; they compose, produce, and write lyrics for performances themselves.
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Comments
Hey, I know y'all love BTS. Me too! I love them! But please stop calling others losers. That's not nice at all...
my bbs got7 where you at
All of that groups in the list and many more korean groups are very good. They are very entertaining. As for me, among asian artists I prefere EXO. Ang some others: K.Will, SNSD, EXID, SS501, GOT7, Monsta X, Super Junior.
whoever says other boy band groups are better than BTS should think first. I know Big Bang used to be like the best KPOP group ever but its time to move on. BTS is like the next Big Bang and they deserve all the love for their work. Stop being so salty.
Wana one ,EXO AND whatever those names are they all are loosers except BTS .BTS I LOVE YOU.
BTS is the best korean boy band.
NCT kings the k-POP!
BTS I LOVE YOU FOREVER
Excuse me but you're missing BigBang. The kings of k-pop. I also believe they should be the first on the list, this is unbelievable.
INFINITE YOU THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
My one and only kim jaehwan
WANNA ONE MY LOVE. LAI KUANLIN YOON JISUNG OMG
bts i heartu u
oooooooooof
BTS and EXO
ARMY-L
EXO IS SO AMAZING THAN EVER!EXO FOREVER!
#EXO-L
From Philippines
Where is Got7 this list is no correct
happy to see legends Suju on the list
WHERE IS GOT7.
WHERE THE FRICKY FRACK ARE THEY
Kim namjoon!!Kim seokjin!!Min yoongi!!Jeon hoseok!!Park jimin!!Kim taehyung!!Jeon jungkook!!
BTS!!!!
BTS!!!
Exo exo exo exo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
exo exo exo exo
why aren’t Got7 and Monstax not included ?
BTS !!!!!!
Saranghaeyo SEVENTEEN
BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS BTS
BTS FIGHTING❤️❤️❤️
BTS GOOD LUCK❤️❤️❤️
BTS BTS AL LOVE YOU BTS❤️❤️❤️
BTS love you guys❤❤❤❤❤
go wanna one
Where is ikon and GOT7? Both are famous, why are they not included?!
GOT7 is woldwide known kpop group and should easily be in top 3. 2017 was no 3 and this year still successfully increasing fandom world wide. GOT7 love. this list is not worth as theres no proper research done
and big bang too .
Where is iKON?
Where’s bigbang and got7!??~SHINee,BTS & EXO ❤️❤️❤️
bts ever
Love u BTS so much ❤️❤️❤️
U guys always will be #1
BTS is the best and always will be
Biggest fan from Pakistan (:
I LOVE BTS SO MUCHHH!!! BUT WHERES GOT7!!!!???
BTS MUCH SO MUCH
lLOVEYOU BTS!!!!!FOREVER!!
Where's GOT7??????
super duper go Bangtan boys your the one please comeback to the philippines Bogoshipda
Where is GOT7?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?! THEY'RE ALSO POPULAR....
go bts
where is Got7 ????
My favorite band seventeen is only my love
Aww men Wanna one is my only love!
my favourite band BTS and exo are at top am too happy...
My favorite kpop bands were Bigbang, 2nE1, Infinite and BTS!
I don't think so. Where is bigbang, winner and ikon?
um seriously? No GOT7?
Where is Got7???? How is it that they are not mentioned. They are in top 3!!
Where is GOT7 and TWICE tho.. ??
Oh My God! BTS is a legend! They're like all over the world, they're actually taking over it! With their amazing and vivid vocals, their clear rapping and their cool dancing, there's no doubt that they listed in the number 1 spot. I'm not into biases cause i love all of them, their flaws makes them better and they're just the most amazing K-Pop Boy Group, not just in Korea but all over the world. Saranghae BTS! Fighting!
love BTS JIN,SUGA,RM,J-HOPE,JIMIN,V,JUNGKOOK
I Love BTS
iKon and EXO ❤
Exo will number one again. Saranghae:) Congrats for the bts and blackpink for being top !. EXO FIGHTING:)
Where is BigBang? I’m stress wtf , y’all wrong bts is not the biggest band in the world, BigBang is
O-M-Y-G-O-S-H-!!!!
KYAAAA!!!! BTS AND BLACKPINK!!! I LAB YAH!
BTS is the best
BLACKPINK AND BTS AT FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING
Exo is better then bts they r more worthy?okay keep that shit ass delusion opinion to urself exo use to be more popular then bts nw
Bts r ruling:)
Bigbang they r lit d true legends but of the first generation d 2nd generation is way ahead them nw:(
*if ya guys compare bts success less to ur grps just remember this ur idol bloody hasn't achieved shit as bts has..if they have where did all the trend or news go?y ain't ur favs getting popular huh?* better dir research idiots then comment abt bts u antis
Btw kpop grps r doing well hope they get more&more successful so that kpop culture spreads
the best of the BTS.
Honestly, BTS just amazing. And, they are legend. Truly legend. Even many famous people in the world adore them. But, still that success not making them look down to another group, they are still humble, smiling and joking like idiot. With all they achieved, they never acted superior to their senior or junior. They still act the same. They can be mad to people who always salty at them, and they show that in their lyrics, and its not the wrong thing, they are just beautiful fighter. I love their silly act, i love their powerfull performance, i love their fighter side, i love their amazing capability to achieve something, i just love them. They deserved to be number one.
Where is got7, got7 are are winning alot of award you know
I really think BTS is the most successful kpop group of all time, don't get me wrong others are successful to but BTS had accomplished more things than other groups bbma ama? And they even become guest at ellen show the late late show and other popular show the salty people saying that they aren't legend and will mention other groups name blah blah blah but let's face it BTS are the best they had become international stop being jelous and just support your idols so they become more successful too, stop hating on BTS hating them does not make you idols more famous just saying
This is unfair -.- i dont think so that BTS are legends EXO is that best than BTS -.- bts copy other song concept of EXO and other groups -.-
all these BTS antis saying that they aren't legends. Umm im pretty sure that they have made history by just breathing. xD yall really think they aren't legends? They have made history with the BBMAs and being the FIRST Kpop group to PERFORM at the AMAs. and They have a shii ton of Broken Guiness World Records. Come at them again and I'll deal wit you allright? Allright.
Salanghe-yo ARMY & BTS
BTS are The BEST!!! ❤
bts is the best
NCT is popular too
Where is Got7
WHERE IS BIGBANG??? BTW I LIKE EXO
saranghae BTS....love ARMY
I’m an ARMY!!!!❤️❤️ And i love BTS forever!!!!❤️❤️❤️ But u just forgot a kpop boygroup its NCT (just so u know)
Exo I love u
BTS I LOVE YOU!!!
where is GOT7?
Btssssssssw ❤️
After I found this Kpop group my life chaged better than before! Thank you #EXO for inspiring me everyday! I love you Saranghae!
No matter what group is popular I really love EXO their vocals are soooo good ! For me EXO are kings of Kpop along with bigbang,TVXQ,SUJU and etc....
Bts scks
Hey to your letter from immature army you know that I like them by their act and their kindness and more. I do like other groups like Wanna One and Got7, Seventeen. But, BTS is just the main group that I like the most i do respect other groups. I mean like some army do but some don't you don't even know if any other army are acting like this I like BIGBANG too for real. If your saying that we disrespect other Kpop group how do you know if we did or not? I know you see like EXO and BTS army fight over whos is better but thats their problem. So don't blame it on us because we did nothing I even like EXO too and TWICE and more! I dance to all of thier song because I like their song too not just like their look bruh. I wrote this because you made me feel uncomfortable like srsly I LIKE OTHER KPOP GROUPS TOO!!!!!!!!
You can't call BTS legends yet. Cause they are not. Big Bang are. Only if they maintain their position for sucsesiv years. Only then after their disband they can be call legends or the best by not only for having a huge fanbase but for their achivements like exo. I am not comparing them. And you also cannot compare bigbang with few bands because bigbang is senior. You can't call yourself a kpop fan just knowing bts. And before saying something immature be respectfull to other band and other people's opinion before putting your fav up and letting other band down. Or else your fav won't get respect from other fanbase. And remember they are like other bands but they are noticed or highlited because they made songs on social problems and all. And they write, compose, and produce most of their songs. And one more thing don't like them just for their looks or they are famous. And comment something after having the right information. And sorry for my bad english.
where is got7
Born
To
Slay.
Antis, are you ok?
I love bts
BIGBANG
Wheres Got7 and Ikon ???
i dont care abt bts bt i think got7 deserves to be in atleast 3rd position
BTS AND WANNA ONE ARE THE BEEESSTT !!!!! I LOVE THEM.
I dont care if BTS won but they say bad words so my preference in Top 5 are here down
1.Wanna One
2.EXO
3.SEVENTEEN
4.BIGBANG
5.GOT7
What about bigbang?
Where is GOT7
Bts is amazing you can't stop loving them they're just so charming I LOVE BTS
SARANGHAE
BTS AIN'T THE BEST EXO AND NCT ARE BETTER THAN THEM
EXO IS THE BEST AND THEY ARE LEGENDARY
i love bts
Even though I'm an ARMY, I'm really surprised to not see any of NCT on here...
Bigbang?
BTS
my boys bts.so proud
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