Having the most followers, mentions, likes, etc. are huge factors to determine an idol's popularity-- especially as of now that the only way to support K-pop idols is by means of SNS, including Instagram.
Currently, these 6 K-pop idols are the most followed male idols on Instagram, just proving how popular they are individually, as millions of people are looking forward to receiving notifications, posts, and everyday lives.
6. EXO Lay
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lay Zhang (@layzhang) on Dec 6, 2019 at 5:00am PST
Lay is a member of EXO and currently active in China as a solo artist who didn't only gain popularity in the music scene but also in the fashion Industry. The icon recently curated his own 100-page magazine with TMRW, the first Asian artist to do so. This 2020, he joined Justine Bieber and Kylie Jenner for Calvin Klein's Spring/Summer campaign. As of now, Lay has 12.3 Million followers on Instagram.
5. EXO Baekhyun
View this post on InstagramA post shared by BaekHyun. (@baekhyunee_exo) on May 28, 2020 at 9:33pm PDT
EXO's Baekhyun is indeed popular not only in Korea but as well as in other foreign countries. Currently, the "Candy" singer is the first solo artist to get the million-seller title since 2001 with his second solo album "Delight." The K-pop idol who is a member of EXO, solo artist, and actively promoting with SM Entertainment's "Avenger" group SuperM, has 18 Million followers as of now.
4. Got7 Jackson
View this post on InstagramThis me A post shared by Jackson Wang 王嘉爾 왕잭슨 (@jacksonwang852g7) on Jul 15, 2020 at 6:44pm PDT
The K-pop idol, who is capturing the fashion world, Jackson has a whopping 18.59 Million followers on his Instagram account now. Indeed, Jackson is loved by several fans and netizens due to his lovely personality, bubbly, happy, and his heartwarming attitude toward them. Also, the Fendi brand ambassador is known as a "social butterfly" of K-pop as it seems like every idol or celebrity that he got to meet eventually became friends with him. You just can't stop loving him!
3. BIGBANG G-Dragon
View this post on InstagramHello Stranger A post shared by 권지용(權志龍) (@xxxibgdrgn) on Aug 13, 2017 at 5:22am PDT
As expected with the King of K-pop! G-Dragon, a member of the stellar group BIGBANG, has been dominating the fashion industry and music scene. He is one of the current singers who have the most copyrighted songs, and expect that each of his works will become hit due to his influence and power.
Meanwhile, in 2019, GD's collaboration with Nike, PEACEMINUSONE x Nike Air Force Paranoise, eventually sold out around the world in a short period.
On Instagram, the K-pop legend has 18.6 Million followers despite inactiveness.
2. EXO Sehun
View this post on InstagramA post shared by SEHUN (@oohsehun) on Apr 8, 2020 at 1:20pm PDT
EXO Sehun, who is an actor, singer, and fashion icon, has 20.5 Million followers on Instagram as of now. Before debuting as an EXO member under SM Entertainment, the K-pop idol is a former ulzzang or internet star with the best visual.
1.EXO Chanyeol
View this post on InstagramA post shared by EXO_CY (@real__pcy) on Jul 20, 2020 at 11:41pm PDT
Chanyeol top the list! Along with EXO Sehun, the EXO member debuted with the group under a sub-unit called EXO-SC. Aside from his beloved deep voice and giant-like height complementing his perfect visual, Chanyeol is also one of the favorites of artists to collaborate with.
Recently, the idol was heard on Rothy's "Ocean View," Lee Sun Hee's "Anbu," Raiden's "Yours," and many more.He is also set to work with rapper Loopy for Devine Channel's first album, "BYPRODUCT."
Currently, the infamous actor from "I Married an Anti-Fan" movie has 22 Million followers on Instagram.
