The 25 Top Maknaes Ever In K-Pop, Based On Over One Million Fan Votes

There are some unexpected names on this list!

For the past several weeks, popular Brazilian entertainment website Dabame has been holding a poll for K-Pop fans to vote for who they think is the best maknae in the industry. The poll just closed earlier today, and there were a total of over one million votes tallied in order to determine the top choices! These are the 25 best maknaes of K-Pop, according to these million-plus fan votes.

25. Jinseok (B.I.G)

Total votes: 9,079

24. Jungshin (CNBLUE)

Total votes: 9,244

23. Taemin (SHINee)

Total votes: 11,056

22. Haechan (NCT 127)

Total votes: 12,202

21. Eunchae (LE SSERAFIM)

Total votes: 12,700

20. Jongho (ATEEZ)

Total votes: 14,456

19. Yuna (ITZY)

Total votes: 18,414

18. Tzuyu (TWICE)

Total votes: 18,889

17. NingNing (aespa)

Total votes: 19,512

16. Kio (TFN)

Total votes: 19,725

15. Kyuhyun (Super Junior)

Total votes: 24,422

14. Hwasa (MAMAMOO)

Total votes: 25,393

13. Chani (SF9)

Total votes: 28,946

12. Hinata (NIK)

Total votes: 29,302

11. YangYang (WayV)

Total votes: 36,399

10. Chansung (2PM)

Total votes: 44,331

9. Junghwan (TREASURE)

Total votes: 58,005

8. Yugyeom (GOT7)

Total votes: 67,137

7. Sanha (ASTRO)

Total votes: 71,350

6. Cocona (XG)

Total votes: 78,937

5. Lisa (BLACKPINK)

Total votes: 84,127

4. Hueningkai (TXT)

Total votes: 99,241

3. Ni-ki (ENHYPEN)

Total votes: 171,643

2. I.N (Stray Kids)

Total votes: 256,182

1. Jungkook (BTS)

Total votes: 383,691

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