K-Pop idols gained popularity in Korea's neighboring country, Japan, long before K-Pop's popularity spread globally.

Japan is one of the closest overseas countries to Korea, therefore, K-Pop idol groups naturally promote in Japan as well as in Korea to gain global recognition.

Recently, one netizen shared in an online community a list of the most searched for male idols and female idols in Japan in 2020.

For male idols:

1. BTS's V

2. BTS's Jungkook

3. BTS's Jimin

4. BTS's SUGA

5. ASTRO's Cha Eun Woo

6. BTS's Jin

7. BTS's J-Hope

8. SHINee's Taemin

9. Seventeen's Jeonghan

10. EXO's Baehyun

11. EXO's Kai

12. NCT's Jaehyun

13. BTS's RM

14. SHINee's Minho

15. NCT's Taeyong

16. SHINee's Onew

17. X1's Jo Seung Youn

18. Seventeen's Vernon

19. X1's Kim Woo Seok

20. NCT's Lucas

For female idols:

1. TWICE's Tzuyu

2. TWICE's Momo

3. TWICE's Sana

4. TWICE's Mina

5. TWICE's Nayeon

6. IZ*ONE's Sakura Miyawaki

7. TWICE's Jungyeon

8. TWICE's Jihyo

9. TWICE's Chaeyoung

10. TWICE's Dahyun

11. BLACKPINK's Jennie

12. Red Velvet's Irene

13. BLACKPINK's Jisoo

14. IZ*ONE's Jang Won Young

15. IZ*ONE's Kim Min Joo

16. Red Velvet's Joy

17. ITZY's Ryujin

18. BLACKPINK's Rose

19. IZ*ONE's Kim Chae Won

20. Oh My Girl's Arin

Korean netizens commented, "I knew that BTS and TWICE were popular in Japan, but I'm surprised that Baekhyun, Cha Eun Woo, Kai, and NCT members were popular too," "I guess Japanese people like good looking idol members too, lol," "Not sure where they got this information but it seems accurate, lol" and "I guess Japanese people have the similar taste in idols."