It's hard to believe that it's already May. Time sure does fly with allkpop!

April was a wonderful month. We welcomed April Fools' and Easter as well for those of you who celebrate it. It was a hectic month, but don't worry because allkpop has got you covered with this handy digest of the 10 most popular stories on our site for the month of April!

In April 2012, we published 1,638 stories. Phew! The general trend for this month shows that our readers love tournaments, and are generally competitive when it comes to their favorite stars. Dominating the list is none other than the first allkpop fan tournament for "Best Male Dancer".

Without further ado, check out the top 10 stories of April 2012 below!

10. Netizens suspicious over Girls' Generation Hyoyeon's recent appearance

What seems to be a change in appearance for Girls' Generation's  Hyoyeon has caught the attention of netizens. Some pointed out that her nose seemed larger than usual. Did you notice any difference or have netizens created a fuss out of nothing? She looks the same to me! 


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09. BBC's & KISS MEs help trend Block B & U-Kiss on Twitter

To help celebrate their 1st anniversary, the BBCs did their best to trend "#BlockB1Year" and "Proud of Block B" worldwide. Additionally, KISS MEs (U-KISS fanclub) showed their support for U-KISS by trending "#Ukissday". It's good to see the fans supporting both groups to the best of their ability.

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08. [OP-ED] Is T-ara's member change a way for Kim Kwang Soo to punish T-ara?

First time an [OP-ED] has made it to allkpop's top 10 stories of the month! There have been many mixed feelings about member additions to T-ara. If you missed it, read the details and join the discussion!

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07. TVXQ's first Japanese Tour as 2 member duo group draws in 550,000 fans and $90 million in sales

TVXQ put on a concert for 45,000 of their fans at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on April 23rd. This was their final performance of the group's Japanese tour that began this past January. Their 26-performance tour covered 9 cities in Japan, including Yokohama, Fukuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and more. Did you make it to any of the concerts?

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06. Big Bang's T.O.P can't take his eyes off of miss A's Suzy?

T.O.P was in charge of awarding Suzy with the "Best Female Rookie Actress" award for her role in the movie 'Introduction to Architecture'. He seemed to have fallen for her cute and innocent charm. What would 2PM's Taecyeon have done? "Hey girl, what's your sine? It must be pi/2 because you are the 1!"

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05. TVXQ to make their Korean comeback during the second half of the year

Brace yourselves Cassiopeia because the kings of K-pop will be making their long-awaited comeback in Korea! Looks like this summer will be extra hot with TVXQ's comeback.

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04. JYJ's Jaejoong reveals his hulk-like biceps

JYJ's Jaejoong revealed his hulk-like biceps, making the hearts of his fans flutter. Did you all get your tickets? Tickets to the gun show!

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03. allkpop Fan Tournament – Best Male Dancer (Semi-Finals)

Round 1 started with Big Bang's Taeyang, Jay Park, SHINee's Taemin, Super Junior's Eunhyuk, B2ST's Lee Kikwang, TVXQ's Yunho, Se7en, and Rain, and now we're down to just 4 competitors! It was a fierce competition between Rain vs Eunhyuk and Yunho vs Jay Park!

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02. allkpop Fan Tournament – Best Male Dancer (Round 1)

With March Madness, we decided that it would be nice to hold a tournament of our own. Our very first tournament was decided by fan votes for the Best Male Dancer in Kpop.

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01. allkpop Fan Tournament – Best Male Dancer (Finals)

After an amazing first round, semi-finals, and finals, which killed two of PollDaddy's polls due to traffic and inadvertently affected service of their servers, we finally have a winner for allkpop Fan Tournament's Best Male Dancer! There was a staggering total of 13.5 million votes cast for the finals. Congratulations, and thanks to Yunho and Cassiopeia for the victory! Your efforts have truly paid off. Also, a big round of applause to everyone for their efforts.



And that wraps up this edition of allkpop's Top 10 Stories of April 2012. Stay tuned for the next digest at the end of May!

 

*Note: Top 10 stories are generated by reader view counts.