Japanese Teens Voted For Their Favorite K-Pop Groups In 2022 — Here Are The Top 10 Results In Each Category

Recently on the Japanese entertainment website Ranking.net, polls were created for Japanese teens to vote for their favorite K-Pop groups in 2022. While some of their top choices were pretty predictable, some of them were quite a bit different than one might expect in a different country! Now that the results have been posted, here are the top 10 results for both K-Pop boy groups and girl groups.

K-Pop Boy Groups

10. EXO

EXO ranked in 10th place with 2,155 “super like” votes, 1,151 “nice” votes, 516 “ordinary” votes, and 877 “eh” votes.

9. NCT 127

NCT 127 ranked in 9th place with 2,056 “super like” votes, 712 “nice” votes, 387 “ordinary” votes, and 772 “eh” votes.

8. BIGBANG

BIGBANG ranked in 8th place with 2,491 “super like” votes, 1,255 “nice” votes, 685 “ordinary” votes, and 1,403 “eh” votes.

7. TREASURE

TREASURE ranked in 7th place with 1,430 “super like” votes, 246 “nice” votes, 155 “ordinary” votes, and 355 “eh” votes.

6. ASTRO

ASTRO ranked in 6th place with 3,208 “super like” votes, 752 “nice” votes, 345 “ordinary” votes, and 603 “eh” votes.

5. Stray Kids

Stray Kids ranked in 5th place with 3,858 “super like” votes, 955 “nice” votes, 401 “ordinary” votes, and 823 “eh” votes.

4. ENHYPEN

ENHYPEN ranked in 4th place with 2,261 “super like” votes, 246 “nice” votes, 121 “ordinary” votes, and 249 “eh” votes.

3. TXT

TXT ranked in 3rd place with 5,523 “super like” votes, 1,761 “nice” votes, 582 “ordinary” votes, and 1,057 “eh” votes.

2. SEVENTEEN

SEVENTEEN ranked in 2nd place with 6,957 “super like” votes, 1,794 “nice” votes, 749 “ordinary” votes, and 1,437 “eh” votes.

1. BTS

BTS ranked in 1st place with 14,435 “super like” votes, 1,565 “nice” votes, 866 “ordinary” votes, and 1,811 “eh” votes.

K-Pop Girl Groups

10. KARA

KARA ranked in 10th place with 1,246 “super like” votes, 799 “nice” votes, 378 “ordinary” votes, and 630 “eh” votes.

9. fromis_9

fromis_9 ranked in 9th place with 732 “super like” votes, 313 “nice” votes, 254 “ordinary” votes, and 480 “eh” votes.

8. aespa

aespa ranked in 8th place with 752 “super like” votes, 80 “nice” votes, 44 “ordinary” votes, and 108 “eh” votes.

7. Red Velvet

Red Velvet ranked in 7th place with 1,766 “super like” votes, 1,095 “nice” votes, 471 “ordinary” votes, and 885 “eh” votes.

6. Girls’ Generation

Girls’ Generation ranked in 6th place with 1,365 “super like” votes, 1,078 “nice” votes, 484 “ordinary” votes, and 895 “eh” votes.

5. IZ*ONE

IZ*ONE ranked in 5th place with 3,317 “super like” votes, 1,407 “nice” votes, 662 “ordinary” votes, and 1,303 “eh” votes.

4. MAMAMOO

MAMAMOO ranked in 4th place with 3,104 “super like” votes, 1,474 “nice” votes, 588 “ordinary” votes, and 1,084 “eh” votes.

3. ITZY

ITZY ranked in 3rd place with 6,036 “super like” votes, 2,186 “nice” votes, 438 “ordinary” votes, and 757 “eh” votes.

2. BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK ranked in 2nd place with 6,749 “super like” votes, 2,419 “nice” votes, 642 “ordinary” votes, and 1,273 “eh” votes.

1. TWICE

TWICE ranked in 1st place with 12,364 “super like” votes, 1,660 “nice” votes, 546 “ordinary” votes, and 1,225 “eh” votes.