Most searched KPop idols , USA and Korea , 2024

Because I'm not as weird

Heres the list of female idols:

US

1 Jennie - BlackPink

2 Lisa - BP

3 IU

4 Rose - BP

5 Jisoo - BP

6 Ennik Douma

7 Momo - Twice

8 Irene - Red Velvet

9 Tzuyu - Twice

10 Sana - Twice

Korea

1. IU

2. Karina - aespa

3. Jang Wonyoung - IVE

4. Taeyeon - SNSD

5. Jennie - BP

6. Winter - aespa

7. Ahn Yujin - IVE

8. Ngoc Han - NewJeans

9. 10. Kim Chaewon and Hong Eunchae of LeSserafim.

I was surprised at first to not see wonyoung on the western search trends. it makes sense in korea, obviously.

the west seems to like wonyoung and the 'wonyoungism' on tiktok. maybe its not as popular on google search though, tiktok search it much different.

3rd gen, still dominating in the US, I...

Kai my mans. US loves him indeed.

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Kai my mans. US loves him indeed.

imagine if SM ever actually distributed his albums in the US

pretty much standard

IU being more popular on the US than half of blackpink despite never setting foot in that country for promo is kinda crazy, she is unstoppable I'm afraid whyknock, kpop will never get rid of the senior singer evil influence.

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IU being more popular on the US than half of blackpink despite never setting foot in that country for promo is kinda crazy, she is unstoppable I'm afraid whyknock, kpop will never get rid of the senior singer evil influence.

IU isn't more popular in USA than Jisoo or Rosé, she was searched more

karina the 4th gen IT girl, wbk

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karina the 4th gen IT girl, wbk

They were probably searching some info about her and the actor, no?

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Which is quite surprising. Perhaps the Americans are not aware of her infinite hostility against KPop, although I did try to convince them that IU is not relevant for KPop for quite a while.

What hostility when she worked with so many kpop idols including BTS, the biggest kpop act ever?

IU did like an amazing job with her songs and hardwork, but you trying to disconnect her from kpop when she is immersed in kpop be it with features or tv appearances is funny.

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It is hard for non-Koreans to understand her philosophy.

Wonyoung Mindset>>>

When Americans search for "IU," they are mostly looking for Illinois University.

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When Americans search for "IU," they are mostly looking for Illinois University.

Google trend algorithms is context aware by using its related search terms and what users click on etc. but Its not fail proof by any means and how it works changes from time to time.

A more reliable metric for the term IU in the us would be youtube searches.