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Jannabi Tops April's Tenasia Artist Top Ten in K-Pop Genre
In April, Tenasia conducted a global voting service for the Artist Top Ten, divided into K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand categories.
The results crowned the band Jannabi as the number one in the K-Pop Genre Brand category. Jannabi, with Choi Jung-hoon as the vocalist and Kim Do-hyung as the guitarist, debuted in April 2014. Choi Jung-hoon publicly acknowledged his relationship with actress Han Ji-min, who is ten years his senior, in July last year. They reportedly met through the KBS 2TV show 'The Seasons - Choi Jung-hoon's Night Park' aired in August last year.
Singer Lee Mujin secured the second spot. Lee Mujin debuted in May 2018 and gained widespread recognition after appearing as contestant number 63 on JTBC's 'Sing Again – The Unknown Singer' in 2020, where he finished third. He currently hosts the music live talk show 'Limousine Service' and appears on MBC Everyone's 'The Great Guide 2' alongside Park Myung-soo and Choi Daniel.
Jo Jaejoo took third place. Jo Jaejoo debuted on January 7 with the digital single 'Do You Know,' a remake of Davichi's 2013 song. The track gained popularity on short-form platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, reaching second place on Melon's daily chart. He also appeared on KBS 2TV's 'Immortal Songs' on the 3rd, humorously commenting, "Life has gotten a bit better now."
Following Jo Jaejoo were WOODZ, Sung Si-kyung, Hwang Garam, Eclipse, Roy Kim, AKMU, and Soon Soon Hee.
The rankings for Jannabi, Lee Mujin, Jo Jaejoo, WOODZ, Sung Si-kyung, Hwang Garam, Eclipse, Roy Kim, AKMU, and Soon Soon Hee were determined by a media index using Melon chart data (30%), Google Trends (10%), and global fan votes through Tenasia's voting service (60%).
The criteria for the K-Pop Boy Brand and K-Pop Girl Brand categories include male and female idol groups and solo artists within the top 30 on the Melon chart for the month. The Hot Genre Brand category includes domestic groups and solo artists with a history of entering the Melon chart and Idol Champ monthly chart, also within the top 30 for the month.
Each month, the Tenasia Artist Top Ten offers benefits such as exclusive feature articles and promotion on Tenasia's main page as part of the Artist Top Ten.
Reported by Min-kyung Lee, Tenasia 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr
