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100 idols answer survey & pick K-pop's top idols of 2012

Posted by lawlietta4 pts Sunday, June 24, 2012



To celebrate its 27th anniversary, Sports Korea recently conducted a survey to find the top dogs of K-pop this year, interviewing those that would know best -- the idols themselves! Inviting 100 idols to participate in the event, the team was able to discern interesting facts about these performers' lives as well as who they think are at the top of the industry.

The participants of this survey included 2PM, 4minute, B2ST, SISTAR, SECRET, FT IslandCNBLUE, f(x), B.A.P, EXO-K, Jewelry, JJ Project, Z:EA, Dal Shabet, A Pink, Nine Muses, Dalmatian, Boyfriend, BTOB and Bigs.

While the survey included over 30 questions, we've included a few of the most interesting inquiries & answers below!

 

-- PERSONAL CATEGORIES --

Age?

Oldest Participant: 30
Youngest Participant: 16
Average (58 males, 42 females): 21.7 years old

Birthplace?

Seoul (50)
Busan (10)
Gwangju (4)

Length of training period?

2-4 years (38)
1-2 years (21)
4+ years (17)

What's difficult about the idol life?

Little free time & private life (31)
Lack of sleep (22)
Difficulties of group life (5)
Dieting & taking care of my body (4)
Irregular lifestyle (3)
Public image (3)

Average Hours of Sleep

5-6 hours (39)
3-4 hours (31)
1-2 hours (9)
7-8 hours (5)

If you were born again, would you want to be an idol?

Yes (55)
No (24)
Singer not idol (3)

Have you undergone plastic surgery?

Male (58):

No (50)
Yes (2)
No comment (6)

Female (42):

No (19)
Yes (12)
No comment (11)

Where would you want to get plastic surgery?

Nose, chin or cheekbones (15)
Liposuction (12)
Eyes (8)
Breasts (4)

'If I make money, then...'

I'll buy my parents a gift or house (42)
I'll buy myself a house (22)
I'll buy a car (6)

Where do you want to be in 20 years?

Good parent (22)
Top vocalist (11)
Top singer-songwriter (9)
Composer/producer (7)
Actor/actress (3)
Entertainment agency owner (3)

-- INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES --

The Idol with the Best Body

2PM's Taecyeon (33)
Super Junior's Siwon (9)
MBLAQ's Lee Joon (8)
2PM's Nickhun (7)
Big Bang's Taeyang (6)

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G.NA (23)
4minute's HyunA (16)
After School's UEE (10)
f(x)'s Krystal (7)

The  idol whose looks you envy the most?

Big Bang's T.O.P (21)
2PM's Nichkhun (20)
Super Junior's Siwon (10)
ZE:A's Siwan (5)

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Girls' Generation's YoonA (24)
miss A's Suzy (13)
Girls' Generation's Taeyeon (9)
Wonder Girls' Sohee & KARA's Hara (6)

Best Singer

JYJ's Junsu (26)
SHINee's Jonghyun (12)
Big Bang's Taeyang (10)
B2ST's Yoseob (9)
4men's Yongjae, 2AM's Changmin & FT Island's Hongki (5)

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SISTAR's Hyorin (44)
Girls' Generation's Taeyeon (23)
Ailee (14)

Best Idol Actor/Actress

JYJ's Yoochun & Big Bang's T.O.P (26)
ZE:A's Siwan (20)
CNBLUE's Yonghwa (9)
Super Junior's Siwon (6)

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miss A's Suzy (35)
Girls' Generation's YoonA (21)
T-ara's Jiyeon (12)
After School's UEE (11)

Best Variety Show Idol

ZE:A's Kwanghee (30)
2AM's Jo Kwon (21)
Super Junior's Shindong (15)
Super Junior's Leeteuk (14)
MBLAQ's Lee Joon (4)

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Jewelry's Yewon (16)
SECRET's Sunhwa (14)
Girls' Generation's Sunny (9)
After School's Lizzy (7)
SISTAR's Bora (4)

The Next 'Rain'

Big Bang's Taeyang (28)
MBLAQ's Lee Joon (19)
Jay Park & B2ST's Kikwang (8)
There is no next 'Rain' (6)

The Next 'Lee Hyori'

4minute's HyunA (52)
G.NA (20)
SISTAR's Hyorin (5)

-- GROUP CATEGORIES --

The Group with the Best Harmony

2AM (47)

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Davichi (29)
Girls' Generation (18)
Brown Eyed Girls (13)
SPICA (10)

The Best Performers

2PM (21)
Big Bang (17)
B.A.P (13)

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Girls' Generation (22)

Top Idol Group of K-Pop

TVXQ (34)
Big Bang (29)
Super Junior (21)
B2ST (6)
JYJ & 2PM (4)

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Girls' Generation (75)
KARA (7)
Wonder Girls (6)
2NE1 (4)

So what do you think of these idols' opinions? Let us know which answers you agree & disagree with, and share your thoughts below!

  1. JUNSU
  2. TVXQ
  3. SUPER JUNIOR
  4. BIG BANG
  5. WONDER GIRLS
  6. KARA
  7. SIWON
  8. JEWELRY
  9. GIRLS GENERATION
  10. SOHEE
  11. BROWN EYED GIRLS
  12. TAEYEON
  13. YOONA
  14. SUNNY
  15. CHANGMIN
  16. YOOCHUN
  17. JO KWON
  18. 2AM
  19. 2PM
  20. NICKHUN
  21. TAEYANG
  22. JONGHYUN
  23. DAVICHI
  24. BOYFRIEND
  25. HARA
  26. HYUNA
  27. HONGKI
  28. 2NE1
  29. UEE
  30. NINE MUSES
  31. NICHKHUN
  32. LEETEUK
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