Top 5 most-followed male idols on Instagram: Insta-newbies BTS got 3 names in the chart already!
Which 3 BTS members got their name is this top 5 despite recently joining the platform?
Even though they have debuted for 8 years but not until Dec 6th did the 7 members of BTS reveal their personal Instagram account. To this day, BTS is the most influential K-Pop boygroup as well as the male idol boy group with the biggest fandom.
Immediately after setting their Instagram account to public, the boys have received millions of new followers, 3 of them eve got into the top most-followed male K-Pop idol on Instagram. The followers BTS has gained in just a few days is enough to surpass many other big names of K-Pop.
V (BTS) – 28,2 million followers
At the top of the list is no one but BTS’s visual, the World’s most handsome face – V. As of now, V has surpassed the most popular male idols such as G-Dragon (BIGBANG), the EXO members,…and even Lee Min-ho to become the most-followed male artist in Korea.
V is also holding many other records on this SNS platform such as the fastest account to reach 1 million and 10 million followers in the world (confirmed by the Guiness World Record), the most liked photo in Asia, surpassing many huge milestones made by Lisa (BLACKPINK) before.
Jung-kook (BTS) – 26,6 million followers
Right in BTS themselves, netizens always compare V and the Golden Youngest Jung-kook to each other to see who is the more popular one. Many even wonder on some online communities that do their Instagram followers equal to their popularity in real life?
The answer might be yes, because Jung-kook is lagging 1,5 million followers comparing his teammate, coming in 2nd with 26,6 million followers. However, Jung-kook’s account ID has created a trend on social media by sensibly excluding the word “jk” from the alphabet.
Jackson (GOT7) – 26,5 million followers
Jackson is also one of the most followed male idol in K-Pop. He has even surpassed many famous names such as Chan-yeol (EXO), Se-hun (EXO) to rise as the most-followed one but was easily surpassed by 2 BTS members.
Jackson’s Instagram account currently has 26,5 million followers, which places him in 3rd place. However, this might not his ranking for long because the other BTS members are rising fast behind.
Jimin (BTS) – 25.7 million followers
4th place on this chart is Jimin of BTS, Jimin’s Instagram account currently has 25.7 million followers. Although he has only posted 6 photos on this social network, the number of followers of the male idol is so admirable.
With the number of followers increasing day by day, the male idol will surely surpass GOT7 Jackson in the near future and climb to 3rd place.
Cha Eun Woo (ASTRO) – 25.6 million followers
Although he sparked controversies with his acting ability, Cha Eun Woo was very successful with the male lead role in True Beauty. He gained more than 11 million followers on Instagram in just a few months as the drama received huge support from fans.
Cha Eun Woo is currently ranked at the bottom of the chart but is still one of the Korean actors and idols with the highest number of followers on Instagram.
