Netizens go to YouTube to listen to their favorite singers thanks to the platform's millions of musicians.
Many South Koreans also utilize the site to watch and listen to their favorite idols' performances on YouTube. On February 28, a YouTube user posted the most popular idols in 2021, according on YouTube analytics.
Members of BTS, EXO, NCT, SHINee, ASTRO, Super Junior, TXT, and others are among the top 50 male idols, while IU, Taeyeon, members of BLACKPINK, aespa, Oh My Girl, MAMAMOO, Red Velvet, (G)I-DLE, and others are among the top 50 female idols.
Below is a list of the Top 50 most searched male idols on YouTube in 2021 (Dates: January 1st, 2021 to December 31st, 2021):
1st Jungkook (BTS)
2nd Jimin (BTS)
3rd V (BTS)
4th Baekhyun (EXO)
5th Taemin (SHINee)
6th Zico (Block B)
7th Jin (BTS)
8th Junho (2PM)
9th Cha Eun Woo (ASTRO)
10th G-Dragon (Big Bang)
11th SUGA (BTS)
12th Kyuhyun (Super Junior)
13th Song Min Ho (WINNER)
14th Haechan (NCT)
15th Jaehyun (NCT)
16th Jaemin (NCT)
17th Mark (NCT)
18th Jooyeon (The Boyz)
19th Doyoung (NCT)
20th Key (SHINee)
21st Soobin (TXT)
22nd Onew (SHINee)
23rd Kai (EXO)
24th D.O. (EXO)
25th Kang Daniel
26th Yeonjun (TXT)
27th J-Hope (BTS)
28th RM (BTS)
29th Taeyong (NCT)
30th Jonghyun (SHINee)
31st Rowoon (SF9)
32nd Renjun (NCT)
33rd Sungjae (BTOB)
34th Hoshi (Seventeen)
35th Jeonghan (Seventeen)
36th Taeyang (Big Bang)
37th Beomgyu (TXT)
38th Moonbin (ASTRO)
39th Eunhyuk (Super Junior)
40th Hyunjin (Stray Kids)
41st Jisung (NCT)
42nd Chanyeol (EXO)
43rd Yunho (TVXQ)
44th Hueningkai (TXT)
45th Kim Yo Han (WEi)
46th DK (Seventeen)
47th Park Ji Hoon
48th Minho (SHINee)
49th Felix (Stray Kids)
50th Younghoon (The Boyz)