On August 19, 'One Night of TV Entertainment' unveiled their research into which star was the most searched celebrity of the first half of 2015, revealing an unexpected twist with their results.

The program revealed that EXO came in second place, Girls' Generation in third, Kim Gu Ra in fourth, Yoo Jae Suk in fifth, and Big Bang in sixth.  Who came out in first place? Trending group EXID!  They had risen to stardom only at the end of last year or so, so this is an incredible feat for the girls.

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For EXID, "issue maker" came up as a related search, so you could even view them synonymously.  

In addition, 'One Night of TV Entertainment' revealed which stars had the most articles based on their related searches for the first half of 2015.  EXID once again topped this chart, followed by Baek Jong Won, Yoo Jae Suk, After School, and Big Bang.

Suzy had the most related searches, which included "Suzy Lee Min Ho," "Suzy CF," "Suzy malicious comments," "Suzy Lee Min Ho first meeting," "Suzy performance," and more.