The March 'TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN' voting has commenced, marking the start of a fierce popularity contest among music powerhouses like Woody and Hwasa.
Organized by TenAsia, the 'Artist Top Ten' is a monthly competition that selects the most buzzworthy domestic artists. Male and female K-pop idols, as well as artists from various genres such as indie, mixed groups, and ballads, compete for the top spot in their respective categories.
This month's voting runs from March 9 at midnight until March 22 at 11:59 PM.
The global voting for 'Artist Top Ten' is divided into three categories: K-POP BOY BRAND, K-POP GIRL BRAND, and HOT GENRE BRAND.
In the HOT GENRE BRAND category, 20 teams, including Woody, Soyou, Sandara Park, Hwasa, Kiki, Car, the Garden, Hanloro, WOODZ, Davichi, Lee Chan-hyuk, Go Jung-woo, Park Seo-jin, Kim Yong-bin, Kang Min-soo, Son Bin-ah, Kim So-yeon, Shin Seung-tae, Choi Woo-jin, Chu Hyuk-jin, and Park Sung-on, are nominated.
Among them, Woody and Soyou have garnered the most attention. Woody released his new mini-album 'Woody. zip' on February 12, marking his first release in five months since 'IN ME' in September. He participated in writing and composing all the tracks, showcasing his artistic maturity.
Soyou, on the other hand, addressed plastic surgery rumors in a video titled "What Kind of Management Does Soyou Do? All Revealed. Soyou's Management Q&A" on her YouTube channel on February 26. She clarified, "It's not surgery, it's diet. People think I lost 10kg, but it's actually 20kg."
Voting for 'Artist Top Ten' is conducted through the TenAsia voting service. Rankings are determined 100% by votes cast via the TenAsia application. After the monthly voting concludes, the top 10 artists are selected based on the highest combined fan vote scores. The voting page also offers a daily heart gift event for attendance check-ins.
Candidates for the K-POP BOY BRAND and K-POP GIRL BRAND categories are selected from the top 20 teams on the monthly Melon Chart and Idol Champ Chart. HOT GENRE BRAND nominees are chosen from the top 20 artists on the monthly Melon Chart and Celeb Champ Chart.
Artists who make it to the 'Artist Top Ten' receive benefits such as a special feature article linked to their final ranking, promotion on the TenAsia website, and inclusion in the following month's Artist Top Ten candidates (limited to the first-place artist).
By Min-Kyung Lee, TenAsia Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr