Lee Seung Gi and Girls’ Generation voted as the most popular artists in Korea

Psymay be garnering astaggering number of viewsworldwide with his “Gentleman” MV, but he was no match forLee Seung GiandGirls’ Generationwho were recently voted as the most popular artists in Korea.

Research firmLeespiarconducted a poll asking 1,332 men and women 13-69 years old across Korea about the most popular stars.

Among the male celebrities,Lee Seung Gicame out on top with 9.2% of the votes, while Psy trailed behind in 2nd place with 8.5%.Big Bang, Lee Seung Chul, SHINee, Kim Bum Soo, INFINITE, Sung Shi Kyung, Huh Gak, K.Will, and more also ranked high on the list. Psy previously ranked https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/PSY/1 while Big Bang came in at https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/PSY/2 on last year’s poll, but Lee Seung Gi, who ranked in third place last year, was able to rise above the successful artists.

Among the female celebrities,Girls’ Generationeffortlessly maintained their https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/PSY/1 spot on the chart with a whopping 20.6% votes, a 1.5% increase from their previous ranking of 19.1%.Baek Ji Young, IU, SISTAR, Jang Yoon Jung, Lee Hyori, BoA, Park Jung Hyun, Ailee,andLee Hialso made it onto the list. Unlike last year’s poll,KARA, T-ara, and theWonder Girlswere not on the list.

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