One of the most common ways to determine a celebrity's popularity and the general public's level of interest in them is through internet searches.

Based on data gathered from Naver, South Korea's most-used online platform, these are the top 5 most searched male and female idols by age groups for the 1st half of 2022.

MOST-SEARCHED MALE IDOLS BY AGE DEMOGRAPHIC:

Teens

1. Eunwoo

2. V (Kim Taehyung)

3. Junho 

4. Jay Park 

5. Kang Daniel 

20s

1. V (Kim Taehyung)

2. Jay Park 

3. Eunwoo 

4. Junho 

5. Kang Daniel

30s

1. Junho
2. Jay Park
3. V (Kim Taehyung)
4. Eunwoo
5. Kang Daniel

40s

1. Junho

2. V (Kim Taehyung)
3. Jay Park

4. Rowoon

5. Eunwoo

MOST-SEARCHED FEMALE IDOLS BY AGES: 

Teenss

1. IU

2. Wonyoung 

3. Anyujin

4. Karina

5. Taeyeon 

20s 

1. IU

2. Wonyoung

3. Jennie

4. Anyujin

5. Karina

30s 

1. IU

2. Wonyoung

3. Anyujin

4. Jennie 

5. Taeyeon

40s

1. IU

2. Wonyoung

3. Anyujin

4. Jennie

5. Taeyeon