Gallup Korea's Singer of the Year

Gallup Korea's Singer of the Year (Korean: 한국갤럽 올해를 빛낸 가수 1위) is selected annually through multiple public surveys conducted across South Korea by Gallup Korea. From 2020, survey is conducted in two categories on the basis of respondents' age group: 13–39, and 40 and above.[1][2]

List of recipients

2007

Survey period: December 5–16, 2007[3][4]

Rank Name %
1st Wonder Girls 28.2
2nd BigBang 16.8
3rd Jang Yoon-jeong 11.0
4th Girls' Generation 9.9
5th SG Wannabe 9.8

2008

Survey period: December 5–16, 2007[3][5]

Rank Name %
1st Wonder Girls 22.2
2nd BigBang 21.2
3rd Jang Yoon-jeong 9.9
4th Girls' Generation 7.8
5th Lee Hyori 6.5

2009

Survey period: 2009[6][7]

Rank Name %
1 Girls' Generation 29.8
2 BigBang 21.1
3 2PM 12.5
4 Wonder Girls 10.4
5 Jang Yoon-jeong 9.6

2010

Survey period: 2010[8][9]

Rank Name %
1 Girls' Generation 31.5
2 2PM 12.5
3 Jang Yoon-jeong 11.6
4 Tae Jin-ah 8.4
5 Kara 7.7

2011

Survey period: 2011[10][11]

2011
Rank Name %
1 Girls' Generation 26.1
2 BigBang 12.5
3 Jang Yoon-jeong 6.9
4 Kim Bum-soo 6.3
5 IU 6.0

2012

Survey Period: 2012[2][12]

2012
Rank Name %
1 Psy 24.4
2 Girls' Generation 19.8
3 BigBang 9.5
4 IU 6.9
5 Jang Yoon-jeong 6.6

2013

Survey period: 2013[13][14]

2013
Rank Name %
1 Cho Yong-pil 17.6%
2 Psy 12.5
3 Jang Yoon-jeong 8.8
4 EXO 8.4
5 Girls' Generation 8.3

2014

Survey period: 2014[15][16]

2014
Rank Name %
1 IU 12.9
2 Girls' Generation 12.4
3 Sistar 10.8
4 Exo 9.4
5 Lee Sun-hee 8.4

2015

Survey period: 2015[17][18]

2015
Rank Name %
1 BigBang 15.5
2 IU 15.4
3 Girls' Generation 11.9
4 Jang Yoon-jeong 8.9
5 Sistar 6.9

2016

Survey period: 2016[19][20]

2016
Rank Name %
1 Im Chang-jung 11.8
2 Twice 9.9
3 Jang Yoon-jeong 8.9
4 Exo 7.7
5 Girls' Generation 6.9

2017

Survey period: 2017[21][22]

2017
Rank Name %
1 IU 15.2
2 Twice 9.1
3 Jang Yoon-jeong 8.9
4 BTS 8.5
5 Yoon Jong-shin 7.3

2018

Survey period: 2018[23][24]

2018
Rank Name %
1 BTS 24.4
2 Twice 11.0
3 IU 10.2
2 Hong Jin-young 8.8
3 Wanna One 8.2

2019

Survey period: 2019[25][26]

2019
Rank Name %
1 BTS 26.3
2 Song Ga-in 18.5
3 Jang Yoon-jeong 11.6
4 IU 11.5
2 Hong Jin-young 8.4

2020

Survey period: 2020[1]

2020
Rank Under 30s 40s and above
Name % Name %
1 BTS 39.2 Lim Young-woong 36.9
2 IU 21.1 Young Tak 27.3
3 Blackpink 13.6 Na Hoon-a 17.2
4 Lim Young-woong 10.8 Jang Yoon-jeong 12.8
5 Twice 7.8 Jinseong 12.1

2021

Survey period: 2021[27]

2021
Rank Under 30s 40s and above
Name % Name %
1 BTS 45.6 Lim Young-woong 36.3
2 IU 32.1 Young Tak 18.9
3 Blackpink 10.4 Na Hoon-a 13.5
4 Lee Moo-jin 9.2 Jang Yoon-jeong 11.7
5 Lim Young-woong 7.0 BTS 10.2

2022

Survey period: 2022[28]

2022
Rank Under 30s 40s and above
Name % Name %
1 BTS 29.4 Lim Young-woong 33.0
2 IU 26.6 Jang Yoon-jeong 17.2
3 Blackpink 16.6 Young Tak] 12.4
4 Ive 13.0 Song Ga-in 10.4
Lee Chan-won 10.4
5 Lim Young-woong 6.5
New Jeans 6.5

2023

Survey period: 2023[29]

2023
Rank Under 30s 40s and above
Name % Name %
1 New Jeans 25.7 Lim Young-woong 37.8
2 BTS 18.3 Jang Yoon-jeong 12.7
3 Ive 17.0 Young Tak 11.8
4 IU 16.1 Lee Chan-won 11.3
Blackpink 16.1
5 Lim Young-woong 12.7 Na Hoon-a 9.5

2024

Survey period: 2024[30]

2024
Rank Under 30s 40s and above
Name % Name %
1 New Jeans 25.5 Lim Young-woong 33.9
2 IU 18.3 Lee Chan-won 12.7
3 Aespa 17.0 Jang Yoon-jeong 11.8
4 BTS 16.1 Young Tak 11.3
5 Ive 12.7 Na Hoon-a 9.5

2025

Survey period: 2025[31]

2025
Rank Under 30s 40s and above
Name % Name %
1 IU 20.1 Lim Young-woong 29.1
2 Blackpink 18.1 Jang Yoon-jeong 12.3
3 Aespa 14.0 Lee Chan-won 12.0
4 Ive 12.2 Young Tak 9.1
5 New Jeans 12.0 Song Ga-in 7.9

See also

References

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