MUSIC
Lee Mu-jin Tops October's TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN Hot Genre Brand Rankings
Through TENASIA's October voting service, global votes were conducted in categories such as K-POP BOY BRAND, K-POP GIRL BRAND, and HOT GENRE BRAND.
As a result of the voting, singer Lee Mu-jin secured the top spot in the K-Pop Genre Brand category. Lee Mu-jin debuted in May 2018 and gained public recognition by finishing third in JTBC's 'Sing Again – Unknown Singer(싱어게인 – 무명가수전)' in 2020. He is currently hosting the music live talk show 'LEEMUJIN SERVICE.' On September 27, he performed at the 'ATA (Asia Top Artist) Festival 2025.'
Singer Young Tak claimed the second position. He recently won the OST award in the K-Drama category at the 20th Seoul International Drama Awards held on the 29th. He expressed his gratitude, saying, "The beginning of my music career was with an OST 20 years ago, so standing on this stage today is very emotional. I sincerely thank the fans who made it possible for me to be here." Young Tak also appeared on KBS2's 'Dogs Are Great(개는 훌륭하다)' on the 30th, engaging with his fans.
Park Seo-jin took third place. Known as the winner of MBN's 'The King of Mask Singer 2(현역가왕 2),' he appeared as a food truck owner alongside runner-up Jin Hae-sung on MBN's 'Welcome to Jjini's(웰컴 투 찐이네).' The second episode, aired on the 27th, continued the story set in Seokmodo, Ganghwa Island. He is also appearing on KBS 2TV's 'House Husband Season 2(살림하는 남자들 시즌 2),' where he recently collaborated with MC Lee Yo-won on the episode aired on the 25th.
Following them were ALLDAY PROJECT, 10CM, WOODZ, Lee Yi-kyung, ZO ZAZZ, Woody, and Kim Tae-yeon.
The rankings for Lee Mu-jin, Young Tak, Park Seo-jin, ALLDAY PROJECT, 10CM, WOODZ, Lee Yi-kyung, ZO ZAZZ, Woody, and Kim Tae-yeon were determined 100% by global popularity votes through TENASIA's voting service(topten.tenasia.com).
The criteria for candidates in the K-POP BOY BRAND and K-POP GIRL BRAND categories include male and female idol groups and solo artists within the top 20 on the Melon chart for the month. The HOT GENRE BRAND category includes domestic groups and solo artists with a history of entering the monthly Melon chart and Idol Champ monthly chart, also within the top 20.
Each month, the TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN offers benefits such as exclusive feature articles and promotion on TENASIA's main page as the Artist Top Ten.
