In a recent poll held by the popular fan voting application StarPlay, fans were able to select who their favorite K-pop rapper is. Want to know who made the top 10? Then keep on reading!
The winner of the poll will win a Seoul Station board video advertisement, as well as PR through online news.
Stray Kids' Changbin Voted as the Best K-Pop Rapper
From Apr. 15 to Apr. 29, StarPlay held a poll titled "The best idol rapper?" There, fans were tasked to vote for their K-pop rapper bias, who conquers the stage with their soft yet strong voice. They were asked to pick an idol who brings them to paradise with their rap and has totally unforgettable rap skills.
Ranking at number one is Stray Kids' Changbin. The idol-rapper garnered 35.07% of the total votes. Changbin is known as one of the fastest rappers in K-pop. During an appearance on "Weekly Idol," Changbin was given lyrics for him to rap and was able to spit out an impressive 11.13 SPS (syllables per second.)
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Changbin also competed on "Show Me The Money 9." He competed against over a hundred rappers in the rapper selection round (round one) and passed. He was included in Team Justhis. Sadly, Changbin failed the second round of the competition and was ultimately eliminated from the show.
In Stray Kids, Changbin's specialties are songwriting and rap, and he has helped write the rap for numerous Stray Kids songs.
aespa's Giselle Votes as the Second Best K-Pop Rapper
Giselle, from the monster rookie group aespa. She won 33.71% of the total votes. Prior to her debut as aespa's rapper, Giselle was actually a vocalist! She was part of St. Mary's Choir for four years as an alto. However, the idol has always been introduced in rap and K-pop; when she auditioned for SM Entertainment, she performed NCT 127's "Cherry Bomb," a song known for its explosive rap!
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While Giselle has yet to rap in an aespa track, she showed off her explosive rap in English, Korean, and Japanese in her individual member teaser, "SYNK, GISELLE." Fans are hoping that when aespa makes a comeback, Giselle would be able to show off her rap more!
With her interest in guitar and musical theatre, maybe the Korean-Japanese idol would even be interested in writing her own music?
These are the TOP 10 Best K-Pop Rappers, According to StarPlay
1. Stray Kids' Changbin - 35.07%
2. aespa's Giselle - 33.71%
3. MONSTA X's Joohoney - 10.82%
4. AB6IX's Park Woojin - 9.95%
5. ASTRO's Jinjin - 9.41%
6. Dreamcatcher's Dami - 0.34%
7. PENTAGON's Wooseok - 0.24%
8. THE BOYZ's Sunwoo - 0.22%
9. ITZY's Ryujin - 0.16%
10. WJSN's Exy - 0.08%
Did your favorite K-pop rapper make the top ten? Tell us in the comments!
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Written by Alexa Lewis
