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Fierce Competition Between fromis_9 and Virtual Idol Group Hades in February's 'TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN' Voting
Organized by TenAsia, the 'ARTIST TOP TEN' is a monthly competition that selects the most talked-about domestic artists. It features K-pop male idols, female idols, and artists from various genres (indie, mixed groups, ballads, etc.) competing for the top spot in their respective categories.
The February voting period runs from midnight on the 9th to 11:59 PM on the 22nd.
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 K-POP GIRL BRAND category, 20 teams, including fromis_9, Hades, Kim Sejeong, i-dle, IU, TWICE, Dreamcatcher, Oh My Girl, MAMAMOO, Girls' Generation, NiziU, IVE, BLACKPINK, BABYMONSTER, Soyou, Isegye Idol, Hearts2Hearts, Red Velvet, WJSN, and NMIXX, are nominated.
Among them, fromis_9 and Hades garnered the most attention last month. fromis_9 held their '2025-26 fromis_9 World Tour Encore 'NOW TOMORROW.'' concert on January 30th at Korea University's Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seoul. This performance was prepared to thank their fandom, flover, for their enthusiastic support during their world tour 'NOW TOMORROW.' which spanned 11 cities, including the U.S., Tokyo, and Taipei.
Hades, a virtual group planned by streamer Bongjun, has been gaining attention with their digital singles released late last year and early this year, successfully entering the Melon TOP100 chart. Their first digital single, released on December 26th, climbed to 2nd place on the Melon TOP100. Their second single, 'Planet B,' released on January 9th, reached 1st place on the TOP100 by January 11th, creating a buzz.
Voting for 'ARTIST TOP TEN' is conducted through the TenAsia voting service. Rankings are determined 100% by the voting scores from the TenAsia application. After the monthly voting concludes, the artists with the highest combined fan voting scores are selected as the ARTIST TOP 10. The voting page also features an event where participants receive one heart as a gift for daily 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. Candidates for the HOT GENRE BRAND category are chosen from the top 20 teams 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 1st place artist).
By Min-Kyung Lee, TenAsia Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr
