Despite being overwhelmed by Kpop idols, there is still one Japanese idol at top of this list.
Made by Nehan – the biggest Kpop-related website in Japan, the chart below shows the popularity of Korean male idols in Japan. In general, it is not too surprising that all 7 members of BTS have high rankings, especially V. However, the appearance of all ENHYPEN members – the rookie group coming out of I-LAND makes many netizens surprised.
In particular, this list still has 1 Japanese idol at the top. It was Kawashiri Ren (JO1) in 8th place.
The 30 most popular male idols in Japan include:
- V (BTS)
2. Jungkook (BTS)
3. Jimin (BTS)
4. Taeyong (NCT/SuperM)
5. Jin (BTS)
6. Yuta (NCT)
7. Ni-ki (ENHYPEN)
8. Kawashiri Ren (JO1)
9. Sunoo (ENHYPEN)
10. HeeSeung (ENHYPEN)
11. Jake (ENHYPEN)
12. Suga (BTS)
13. RM (BTS)
14. J-Hope (BTS)
15. Jay (ENHYPEN)
16. Hyunsik (ZE:A)
17. Sunghoon (ENHYPEN)
18. Jungwon (ENHYPEN)
19. DO (EXO)
20. Jun.K (2PM)
21. Shotaro (NCT)
22. Jungwoo (NCT)
23. Yunho (TVXQ)
24. Haechan (NCT)
25. Jaemin (NCT)
26. Jeno (NCT)
27. Lucas (NCT/SuperM)
28. Eunwoo (ASTRO)
29. Haruto (TREASURE)
30. Junkyu (TREASURE)
Sources: tinnhac
