Recently, the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea International Institute for Promoting Cultural Exchange announced the "Truth Survey on Korean Waves Abroad in 2024". In particular, in the "Most Favorite Korean Singer" ranking, BTS took the lead with a winning percentage of 24.6%, far surpassing Blackpink's 2nd place with a rate of 12.3%.
In 2024, BTS has not officially returned to group activities because there are still RM, V, Jungkook who have not been discharged from the army and Suga is performing replacement service as a social service employee. However, this is still a music group that fans around the world are looking forward to.
The last album full of members of the group to date is "Proof" in June 2022. After that, the members focused on their solo careers and achieved many successes. In particular, Jimin and Jungkook both topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with hits "Like Crazy" and "Seven", while Suga's album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. J-Hope became the first K-pop artist to top Lollapalooza.
Although the members are serving in the military, BTS still maintains their image by releasing previously produced content and albums. After being discharged from the army, Jin and BTS' J-Hope actively returned to art as solo artists. Immediately after his military discharge in June 2024, BTS's Jin held a live event to celebrate FESTA 2024. The male idol also participated in fashion events and caused a global buzz.
Meanwhile, BTS's J-Hope attracted attention when holding a world tour and releasing a new song. The BTS member also actively participates in TV shows to interact with fans.
In the near future, when RM and V on June 10, Jimin and Jungkook on June 11, and Suga are about to complete their replacement duties as social service staff on June 21.
Besides BTS, a member of the group also appeared on this chart, Jungkook, with 1.8% of the votes.
Second to BTS is Blackpink. After ending their individual contracts with YG Entertainment, the Blackpink members focused on the members' personal activities. However, they still mentioned each other with compliments and showed their closeness in interviews. This coming July, the group Blackpink will return together on a world tour. Although there is no official information yet, Korean media is also rumored that Blackpink is about to return with a new song in May.
In addition, this ranking also includes IU, PSY, TWICE, Lisa, Big Bang and G-Dragon.
