The voting for April's 'TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN' has commenced, sparking a fierce popularity contest among notable artists like Woody and Soyou.
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.
The voting for April began at midnight on the 10th and will continue until 11:59 PM on the 23rd.
The 'Artist Top Ten' global voting 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, Kiki, Hwasa, Hanloro, Woods, Car, the Garden, Davichi, Lee Chan-hyuk, Rosé, Na Tae-joo, Son Bin-ah, Cha Eun-woo, Park Seo-jin, Chu Hyuk-jin, Kim Yong-bin, Kim So-yeon, Shin Seung-tae, Nam Seung-min, and Kim Da-hyun, are nominated.
Among them, Woody and Soyou have garnered the most attention. Woody is set to reinterpret Sung Si-kyung's song 'Two People' through the Music Connect Project 'Wish+' on the 15th. Originally released in 2005, 'Two People' is a song about being there for each other through life's storms. Woody plans to maintain the original's atmosphere while adding his unique, calm emotion.
Soyou recently highlighted the importance of lower body workouts on her YouTube channel on March 13th. In the video, she emphasized, "If you have no hips at all, it's really hard to grow them," adding, "You can lift sagging ones, but to increase size, you need carbs for muscle growth. Women often want a bigger butt without gaining weight elsewhere, but that's impossible." Soyou previously revealed she successfully lost about 20kg, going from 68kg to 49kg.
Voting for the '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. An event is also held on the voting page, where participants receive one heart daily for checking in.
Candidates for the K-POP BOY BRAND and K-POP GIRL BRAND categories are selected from the top 20 artists 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