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Top 3 most searched songs of Kpop male idols on YouTube Korea from 2008 to 2021

Which Kpop songs have been searched the most by Korean netizens on YouTube across the years? 

YouTube is undeniably an important platform for Korean idols, as this is where fans can watch their performances and musical videos. For Kpop songs, being searched a lot on Korean YouTube is an evidence for high popularity, and the songs mentioned below are indeed highly regarded by Koreans. 

Here is a full list of top 3 most searched Kpop songs on YouTube Korea from 2008 to 2021, male idols edition: 

2008

1. Big Bang “Haru Haru”

2. Taeyang “Only Look At Me”

3. SHINee “Replay”

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2009

1. SHINee “Ring Ding Dong”

2. Big Bang & 2NE1 “Lollipop”

3. 2PM “Again & Again”

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2010 

1. SHINee “Lucifer”

2. CNBLUE “I’m A Loner”

3. 2AM “Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die”

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2011

1. B2ST “Fiction”

2. INFINITE “Be mine”

3. 2PM “Hands Up”

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2012

1. Big Bang “Fantastic Baby”

2. SHINee “Sherlock”

3. B2ST “Beautiful Night”

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2013

1. EXO “Growl”

2. G-Dragon “Crooked”

3. EXO “Wolf”

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2014

1. Taeyang “Eyes, Nose, Lips”

2. EXO “Overdose”

3. WINNER “Empty”

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2015

1. Big Bang “Loser”

2. Big Bang “Bang Bang Bang”

3. EXO “Call Me Baby”

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2016

1. Zico “I Am You, You Are Me”

2. EXO “Monster”

3. BTS “Fire”

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2017

1. BTS “Spring Day”

2. Wanna One “Energetic”

3. BTS “DNA”

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2018

1. iKON “Love Scenario”

2. BTS “Fake Love”

3. BTS “Idol”

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2019

1. BTS “Boy With Luv”

2. N.Flying “Rooftop”

3. EXO “Love Shot”

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2020

1. Zico “Any song”

2. BTS “Dynamite”

3. BTS “ON”

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2021

1. BTS “Butter”

2. BTS “Permission To Dance”

3. SHINee “Don’t Call Me”

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From the list, it is obvious that from 2008 to 2012, the ground was owned by BIGBANG, with several other groups fighting for remaining places, including SHINee, 2PM, B2ST, Infinite, and CNBLUE. EXO started to triumph after their debut in 2013, and maintained a streak to 2016, all the while competing with WINNER, BIGBANG, and Zico

Finally, BTS started to appear in 2016, before completely taking over since 2017. N.Flying, iKON, Zico, and SHINee also released notable songs during this period. 

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