Ranking KBS Song Festival Fancam Views (or: Yuna's Midriff Really Was the Main Event)

  • Given that it's been a week since the airing of this year's KBS Song Festival (가요대축제 or Gayo Daechukje), I thought it would be instructive to rank the view counts for every single fancam (all 195 of them) from the broadcast.


    To do this, I simply visited the KBS K-pop YouTube page and recorded the number of views for each video. Note that there are three types of fancams (Facecam, K-Choreo, K-Fancam), and all are included. The numbers below are accurate as of 17:01 UTC on December 24th:


    1. Yuna (YuWonMi) – U-Go-Girl [Facecam]: 1.2M

    2. Yuna (YuWonMi) – U-Go-Girl [K-Choreo]: 854K

    3. NCT Dream – Candy [K-Choreo]: 810K

    4. Yuna (YuWonMi) – U-Go-Girl [K-Fancam]: 575K

    5. Le Sserafim – Hope [K-Choreo]: 324K

    6. Han (Stray Kids) – As I Told You [Facecam]: 246K

    7. IVELove Dive + After Like [K-Choreo]: 225K

    8. Wonyoung (YuWonMi) – Love [K-Choreo]: 183K

    9. Jaemin (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 148K

    10. Wonyoung (YuWonMi) – Love [Facecam]: 147K

    11. Winter (Aespa) – Girls [K-Fancam]: 144K

    12. Ni-ki (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 143K

    13. BoA – Girls on Top (ft. Taeyong + Jeno) [K-Choreo]: 139K

    14. Aespa – Girls [K-Choreo]: 127K

    15. Le Sserafim – Fearless + Antifragile [K-Choreo]: 111K

    16. Jaemin (NCT Dream) – Candy [Facecam]: 108K

    17. Stray Kids – Case 143 + Maniac [K-Choreo]: 103K

    18. Karina (Aespa) – Girls [K-Fancam]: 98K

    19. Hyunjin (Stray Kids) – As I Told You + You in My Faded Memories [Facecam]: 95K

    20. Chaewon (Le Sserafim) – Hope [K-Fancam]: 87K

    21. Miyeon (YuWonMi) – Festival [K-Choreo]: 84K

    22. Renjun (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 84K

    23. Minji (Akiz) – Love Like Oxygen [Facecam]: 84K

    24. Haechan (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 77K

    25. Wonyoung (YuWonMi) – Love [K-Fancam]: 76K

    26. Mark (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 75K

    27. Hyunjin (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 68K

    28. (G)I-dle – Nxde [K-Choreo]: 66K

    29. NewJeans – Attention + Hype Boy [K-Choreo]: 65K

    30. Juyeon (The Boyz) – No Diggity [K-Fancam]: 62K

    31. Wonyoung (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [K-Fancam]: 62K

    32. Felix (Stray Kids) – As I Told You [Facecam]: 61K

    33. Juyeon (The Boyz) – No Diggity [Facecam]: 61K

    34. Sakura (Le Sserafim) – Hope [K-Fancam]: 61K

    35. Tomorrow X Together – Opening Sequence + Good Boy Gone Bad [K-Choreo]: 60K

    36. Chaewon (Le Sserafim) – Hope [Facecam]: 58K

    37. Jisung (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 55K

    38. Enhypen – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Choreo]: 55K

    39. Itzy – Cheshire + Sneakers [K-Choreo]: 53K

    40. Chenle (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 53K

    41. Miyeon (YuWonMi) – Festival [Facecam]: 52K

    42. Juyeon + Q + Sunwoo (The Boyz) – No Diggity [K-Choreo]: 52K

    43. Haechan (NCT Dream) – Candy [Facecam]: 52K

    44. Haerin (NewJeans) – Attention + Hype Boy [K-Fancam]: 50K

    45. Sakura (Le Sserafim) – Hope [Facecam]: 48K

    46. Kazuha (Le Sserafim) – Hope [K-Fancam]: 48K

    47. Jeno (NCT Dream) – Candy [K-Fancam]: 48K

    48. Beomgyu (Tomorrow X Together) – Opening Sequence + Good Boy Gone Bad [K-Fancam]: 47K

    49. Wonyoung (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [Facecam]: 46K

    50. <All Performers> – Genuine [K-Choreo]: 46K

    51. Sullyoon (Akiz) – Love Like Oxygen [Facecam]: 45K

    52. Eunchae (Akiz) – Love Like Oxygen [Facecam]: 44K

    53. Seoho + Leedo + Hwanwoong (Oneus) – SexyBack [K-Choreo]: 41K

    54. Lee Know (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 40K

    55. Eunchae (Le Sserafim) – Hope [K-Fancam]: 39K

    56. Felix (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 37K

    57. Nmixx – Dice + O.O [K-Choreo]: 37K

    58. Yeonjun (Tomorrow X Together) – Opening Sequence + Good Boy Gone Bad [K-Fancam]: 36K

    59. Ningning (Aespa) – Girls [K-Fancam]: 35K

    60. NCT 127 – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Choreo]: 34K

    61. Miyeon (YuWonMi) – Festival [K-Fancam]: 34K

    62. Hanni (NewJeans) – Attention + Hype Boy [K-Fancam]: 34K

    63. <All Performers> – No.1 [K-Choreo]: 33K

    64. Yujin (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [K-Fancam]: 33K

    65. Jeno (NCT Dream) – Girls on Top (ft. Taeyong + Jeno) [K-Fancam]: 33K

    66. Haechan (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 32K

    67. Sakura (Le Sserafim) – Fearless + Antifragile [K-Fancam]: 30K

    68. Fromis_9 – Stay This Way [K-Choreo]: 30K

    69. Jungwon (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 29K

    70. Chaewon (Le Sserafim) – Fearless + Antifragile [K-Fancam]: 28K

    71. Liz (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [K-Fancam]: 28K

    72. Bang Chan (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 28K

    73. Jisung (NCT Dream) – Candy [Facecam]: 27K

    74. Kep1er – Wa Da Da [K-Choreo]: 27K

    75. Yujin (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [Facecam]: 27K

    76. Q (The Boyz) – No Diggity [K-Fancam]: 27K

    77. Han (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 26K

    78. Yuta (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 26K

    79. Ryujin (Itzy) – Cheshire + Sneakers [K-Fancam]: 25K

    80. Jay (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 25K

    81. Yuna (Itzy) – Cheshire + Sneakers [K-Fancam]: 25K

    82. Forestella – Bad Romance [K-Choreo]: 25K

    83. BoA – Forgive Me [K-Choreo]: 24K

    84. Taeyong (NCT 127) – Girls on Top (ft. Taeyong + Jeno) [K-Fancam]: 24K

    85. Kazuha (Le Sserafim) – Hope [Facecam]: 24K

    86. Minji (NewJeans) – Attention + Hype Boy [K-Fancam]: 24K

    87. (G)I-dle – Tomboy [K-Choreo]: 24K

    88. Sunwoo (The Boyz) – No Diggity [K-Fancam]: 23K

    89. Leedo (Oneus) – SexyBack [K-Fancam]: 22K

    90. Soobin (Tomorrow X Together) – Opening Sequence + Good Boy Gone Bad [K-Fancam]: 22K

    91. Eunchae (Le Sserafim) – Hope [Facecam]: 22K

    92. Giselle (Aespa) – Girls [K-Fancam]: 22K

    93. Heeseung (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 21K

    94. Gaeul (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [Facecam]: 21K

    95. Lily (Nmixx) – Dice + O.O [K-Fancam]: 21K

    96. Kazuha (Le Sserafim) – Fearless + Antifragile [K-Fancam]: 20K

    97. NCT Dream – Glitch Mode [K-Choreo]: 20K

    98. Taehyun (Tomorrow X Together) – Opening Sequence + Good Boy Gone Bad [K-Fancam]: 20K

    99. Rei (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [Facecam]: 20K

    100. Yeji (Itzy) – Cheshire + Sneakers [K-Fancam]: 19K

    ***Due to character limitations, please see the next post for ranks 101 to 195***


    As I alluded to in the title of this thread, Yuna's performance of "U-Go-Girl" is the clear winner, claiming three of the top four spots. In case you're unaware, the videos went a bit viral due to people being amazed by Yuna's admittedly impressive waist-hip ratio. I think it's intriguing how a relatively small decision, like the one to have her wear low-rise jeans, can have such an outsized effect on views. I wonder if it was a calculated choice made in order to combat allegations of Yuna having to wear hip pads.


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    Other than that, I was surprised by how well Le Sserafim did, as they have the highest viewed girl group fancam. Perhaps that's an indicator that their level of performance truly is a cut above that of their peers, as some people on this forum have been saying.


    NewJeans, meanwhile, ranked lower than I expected, with their K-Choreo coming in behind Le Sserafim, IVE, Aespa, and even (G)I-dle's despite how "hot" they are at the moment. Maybe they're just not as exciting to watch?


    Any other interesting observations?



    Further Reading on This Topic:

    A ranking of "normal", non-fancam views for these performances

    Edited once, last by wsoet ().

  • Continuation of fancam view rankings for positions 101 to 195:


    101. Shuhua ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [K-Fancam]: 19K

    102. Jaehyun (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 19K

    103. Sunghoon (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 19K

    104. Jiheon (Fromis_9) – Stay This Way [K-Fancam]: 19K

    105. Sunoo (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 19K

    106. Ateez – Guerrilla [K-Choreo]: 18K

    107. Jake (Enhypen) – Blessed-Cursed + ParadoXXX Invasion [K-Fancam]: 18K

    108. San (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 18K

    109. Shuhua ((G)I-dle) – Tomboy [K-Fancam]: 18K

    110. Yuqi + Yoon + Liz (Y2K Girls) – After Breaking Up [K-Choreo]: 17K

    111. Leeseo (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [K-Fancam]: 17K

    112. Seungmin (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 17K

    113. Gaeul (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [K-Fancam]: 17K

    114. Shuhua ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [Facecam]: 17K

    115. Danielle (NewJeans) – Attention + Hype Boy [K-Fancam]: 16K

    116. Yena – Smiley [K-Choreo]: 15K

    117. Jungwoo (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 15K

    118. Hueningkai (Tomorrow X Together) – Opening Sequence + Good Boy Gone Bad [K-Fancam]: 15K

    119. Leedo (Oneus) – SexyBack [Facecam]: 15K

    120. Seoho (Oneus) – SexyBack [K-Fancam]: 15K

    121. Chaeryeong (Itzy) – Cheshire + Sneakers [K-Fancam]: 14K

    122. Taeyong (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 14K

    123. The Boyz – Whisper [K-Choreo]: 14K

    124. Xiaoting (Kep1er) – Wa Da Da [K-Fancam]: 14K

    125. Rei (IVE) – Love Dive + After Like [K-Fancam]: 14K

    126. Isa (STAYC) – Run2U [K-Fancam]: 13K

    127. BoA – Girls on Top (ft. Taeyong + Jeno) [K-Fancam]: 13K

    128. I.N (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 13K

    129. Miyeon ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [K-Fancam]: 13K

    130. Yunjin (Le Sserafim) – Hope [K-Fancam]: 13K

    131. Seonghwa (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 13K

    132. Oneus – Same Scent [K-Choreo]: 13K

    133. Jaemin (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 12K

    134. Mark (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 12K

    135. Miyeon ((G)I-dle) – Tomboy [K-Fancam]: 12K

    136. Hwanwoong (Oneus) – SexyBack [K-Fancam]: 12K

    137. Nagyung (Fromis_9) – Stay This Way [K-Fancam]: 12K

    138. Changbin (Stray Kids) – Maniac [K-Fancam]: 12K

    139. Sullyoon (Nmixx) – Dice + O.O [K-Fancam]: 12K

    140. Bae (Nmixx) – Dice + O.O [K-Fancam]: 12K

    141. STAYC – Run2U [K-Choreo]: 11K

    142. Haewon (Nmixx) – Dice + O.O [K-Fancam]: 10K

    143. Chaeyoung (Fromis_9) – Stay This Way [K-Fancam]: 10K

    144. Minnie ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [K-Fancam]: 10K

    145. Seoho (Oneus) – SexyBack [Facecam]: 10K

    146. Eunchae (Le Sserafim) – Fearless + Antifragile [K-Fancam]: 10K

    147. Yunjin (Le Sserafim) – Fearless + Antifragile [K-Fancam]: 9.8K

    148. Kyujin (Nmixx) – Dice + O.O [K-Fancam]: 9.8K

    149. Haechan (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 9.7K

    150. Juyeon (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 9.6K

    151. BoA – Girls on Top (ft. Taeyong + Jeno) [Facecam]: 9.5K

    152. Hwanwoong (Oneus) – SexyBack [Facecam]: 9.4K

    153. Lia (Itzy) – Cheshire + Sneakers [K-Fancam]: 9.4K

    154. Chaehyun (Kep1er) – Wa Da Da [K-Fancam]: 9.1K

    155. Mark (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 8.9K

    156. Jisung (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 8.4K

    157. Yuqi ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [K-Fancam]: 8.4K

    158. Pentagon – Feelin' Like [K-Choreo]: 8.1K

    159. Doyoung (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 8.1K

    160. Sunwoo (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 8.1K

    161. Yunho (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 8.0K

    162. Mingi (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 7.9K

    163. Yunjin (Le Sserafim) – Hope [Facecam]: 7.7K

    164. Renjun (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 7.5K

    165. Taeil (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 7.5K

    166. Minnie ((G)I-dle) – Tomboy [K-Fancam]: 7.5K

    167. Miyeon ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [Facecam]: 7.3K

    168. Hyein (NewJeans) – Attention + Hype Boy [K-Fancam]: 7.3K

    169. Jeno (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 7.2K

    170. Yoon (STAYC) – Run2U [K-Fancam]: 6.5K

    171. Wooyoung (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 6.3K

    172. Yuqi ((G)I-dle) – Tomboy [K-Fancam]: 6.2K

    173. Jiwoo (Nmixx) – Dice + O.O [K-Fancam]: 6.1K

    174. Hongjoong (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 6.0K

    175. Q (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 5.6K

    176. Soyeon ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [K-Fancam]: 5.6K

    177. J (STAYC) – Run2U [K-Fancam]: 5.4K

    178. Chenle (NCT Dream) – Glitch Mode [K-Fancam]: 5.3K

    179. Yuqi ((G)I-dle) – Nxde [Facecam]: 5.1K

    180. Hyunjae (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 5.0K

    181. Johnny (NCT 127) – Faster + 2 Baddies [K-Fancam]: 4.8K

    182. Hui (Pentagon) – Feelin' Like [K-Fancam]: 4.8K

    183. Yeosang (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 4.8K

    184. Dayeon (Kep1er) – Wa Da Da [K-Fancam]: 4.7K

    185. Jongho (Ateez) – Guerrilla [K-Fancam]: 4.6K

    186. Younghoon (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 4.4K

    187. Wooseok (Pentagon) – Feelin' Like [K-Fancam]: 4.3K

    188. Soyeon ((G)I-dle) – Tomboy [K-Fancam]: 3.6K

    189. Kino (Pentagon) – Feelin' Like [K-Fancam]: 3.3K

    190. Kim Woo-seok – Switch [K-Choreo]: 3.2K

    191. Haknyeon (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 2.0K

    192. New (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 2.0K

    193. Jacob (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 1.4K

    194. Sangyeon (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 1.4K

    195. Kevin (The Boyz) – Whisper [K-Fancam]: 1.3K

  • NewJeans, meanwhile, ranked lower than I expected, with their K-Choreo coming in behind Le Sserafim, IVE, Aespa, and even (G)I-dle's despite how "hot" they are at the moment. Maybe they're just not as exciting to watch?


    Any other interesting observations?

    i think you’re just looking too much into what isn’t there lol in kbs’s main channel nj’s performance was the most watched of the night alongside yuna’s (both amassing 1.5m views each) while this kbs fancam channel is relatively much smaller in subscriptions in comparison so its reach is not as wide and many videos get buried as a result aside from a few that went viral. If we have like a consistent trend of many events on this channel witnessing the same phenomenon in fancam views then maybe there’s sth there, but as of rn with only 1 event to examine it’s too early to draw these kinds of absolute conclusions

  • Tbf, the timing of the posting also has an impact. Some of those vids posted during the show when it was still fresh in your mind and some didn’t post until late or the next day (I was gathering up the performances. Some of the member fancams for groups didn’t show up until the next day or two days later..)

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  • Yuna virality was so shocking to me.

    The most searched person on that day , was #2 on instiz search engine, the most watched performance on navarr tv , has shorts over 2 million views on YouTube . The breakout word for kbs was her. It was YUNA GAYO. The most talked about idol for 5 days straight in Korean portal sites


    Yeah, i remember reading folks commenting on her performance here, they were basically saying it was mid...i watched it and thought she looked great. She might not be the best dancer in Itzy but she might be the best performer - she was born to be an idol.

  • i think you’re just looking too much into what isn’t there lol in kbs’s main channel nj’s performance was the most watched of the night alongside yuna’s (both amassing 1.5m views each) while this kbs fancam channel is relatively much smaller in subscriptions in comparison so its reach is not as wide and many videos get buried as a result aside from a few that went viral. If we have like a consistent trend of many events on this channel witnessing the same phenomenon in fancam views then maybe there’s sth there, but as of rn with only 1 event to examine it’s too early to draw these kinds of absolute conclusions

    Some fair points. I would guess that, in general, fancams are viewed more by serious fans rather than the "general public" (exception: viral cases like Yuna's). Thus, perhaps NewJeans hasn't yet developed as many "hardcore" fans who will make the effort search for and view their fancams.

  • Yuna virality was so shocking to me.

    The most searched person on that day , was #2 on instiz search engine, the most watched performance on navarr tv , has shorts over 2 million views on YouTube . The breakout word for kbs was her. It was YUNA GAYO. The most talked about idol for 5 days straight in Korean portal sites

    Woah, I didn't know the extent of it! So I'm assuming that JYPE is doing nothing to take advantage of the opportunity?

  • Tbf, the timing of the posting also has an impact. Some of those vids posted during the show when it was still fresh in your mind and some didn’t post until late or the next day (I was gathering up the performances. Some of the member fancams for groups didn’t show up until the next day or two days later..)

    Oh yeah, that's something I was thinking about too. It's actually the reason why I waited a week to collect the view counts. I wanted to allow time for views to "settle", which would hopefully reduce the effects of differing posting times.

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