As there are trends in fashion, there is a trend in music. In particular, there is a clear trend in K-pop artists.

That is why there is a rotation in the top popular boy groups each year. This is only natural since the 4 K-pop generation of idols has passed, and the fandoms also have changed over those years.

Recently, one netizen shared the list of the top 5 male idol groups each year for the past twelve years. The data was collected based on the groups' popularity on South Korean YouTube. The list was compiled starting from 2010, so here are the top 5 male idol groups by year.

2010

1. SHINee

2. 2PM

3. C.N. Blue

4. Big Bang

5. B2ST

2011

1. TVXQ

2. 2PM

3. Super Junior

4. Big Bang

4. B2ST

2012

1. Big Bang

2. SHINee

3. Super Junior

4. INFINITE

5. B2ST

2013

1. EXO

2. SHINee

3. INFINITE

4. Big Bang

5. B2ST

2014

1. EXO

2. BTS

3. VIXX

4. SHINee

5. INFINITE

2015

1. BTS

2. EXO

3. Big Bang

4. SHINee

5. Seventeen

2016

1. BTS

2. EXO

3. Seventeen

4. Big Bang

5. SHINee

2017

1. BTS

2. Wanna One

3. EXO

4. Seventeen

5. WINNER

2018

1. BTS

2. Wanna One

3. EXO

4. Seventeen

5. NCT

2019

1. BTS

2. EXO

3. Seventeen

4. NCT

5. X1

2020

1. BTS

2. Seventeen

3. NCT

4. EXO

5. TXT

2021

1. BTS

2. Seventeen

3. NCT

4. The Boyz

5. SHINee

K-netizens commented, "I was about to say what's with lining all these idol groups up but then wow SHINee in 2021, Daebak," "Wow, Seventeen was on the top 5 since their debut," "SHINee's is really legendary," "It's pretty cool to see SHINee on the top all these years," "It's amazing to see all those consistent teams like SHINee, Big Bang, EXO, BTS, on top," "Seventeen was on top since their debut," and "I'm really impressed by SHINee. Such a long-running group."