There are many ways a fan can get into K-pop. However, non-fans may claim they became a stan because of that one member of the group who managed to lay a great first impression.
Usually, these idols are the ones called the "stan attractors," who serve as gateways to the K-pop rabbit hole!
Here are 30 K-pop male idols who are the 'stan attractors' of their groups!
1. GOT7 Jackson
— Jackson Wang (@JacksonWang852) May 22, 2023
2. Stray Kids Felix
240515 HD#Felix #ํ๋ฆญ์ค #straykidsย ย #์คํธ๋ ์ดํค์ฆ pic.twitter.com/yaDBW0iskO
— Aurora915 (@915Aurora) May 15, 2024
3. BTS V
ใ#BTS WORLD TOUR #SY_TheFinal ๅ จๆฒใใผใซใใ็ใใฎๆพ้ใพใงใใจ2ๆฅโญ#V ใใใกใใปใผใธ๐ต
— TBSใใฃใณใใซ (@tbschannel) May 16, 2024
ใใใใใใฎๅฝใ่จชใใฆๅคงๅขใฎใใกใณใฎ็ใใใซไผใใพใใใใใกใณใฎ็ใใใไธ็ไธ็พใใใงใ๐ใใไปฅไธใซ็พใใใใฎใฏ่ฆใใใจใใใใพใใใๆขใใฆใ่ฆใคใใใชใใงใใใ๐ใhttps://t.co/Yeiouxb454 pic.twitter.com/ipPLPztP97
4. BTS Jungkook
5. BTS Jimin
Jimin of BTS was named by Forbes Korea as one of the most powerful Korean artists in 2024. pic.twitter.com/Ab9J5dQ5uO
— About Music (@AboutMusicYT) April 29, 2024
6. SEVENTEEN Mingyu
240512 ๐ฉบ๐ฅผ#๋ฏผ๊ท #MINGYU #ใใณใฎใฅ#SEVENTEEN #์ธ๋ธํด pic.twitter.com/bYdhoudfyJ
— gyulty pleasure (@gyulty0406) May 15, 2024
7. SEVENTEEN Vernon
240511 ์กฐ์๋ฎค์ง
— TakasugiforVernon (@takasugi4Vernon) May 12, 2024
Toothless๐ค๐ปโโ๏ธ
#๋ฒ๋ ผใ#์ตํ์ใ#VERNON #ใใผใใณใ#seventeen #์ธ๋ธํด pic.twitter.com/Li6OCwtDUl
8. SEVENTEEN Woozi
240512 MUSICPLANT
— ๐ซงใใญใญใญ๐ซง (@HoKLoC) May 16, 2024
๐๐ป๐ค#์ฐ์ง #WOOZI #์ธ๋ธํด #SEVENTEEN pic.twitter.com/PFisLhWoh8
9. EXO Baekhyun
์์ ๋ฌผ! pic.twitter.com/EJ2dkUCsHu
— Baekhyun_EXO (@B_hundred_Hyun) July 13, 2023
10. EXO Kai
๐ 140517 ๐ #์ปด์จ์คํด์ํ๊ทธ์นด์ด #์์์นด์ด #EXO #KAI #jongin #๊น์ข ์ธ #ใซใค #์นด์ด๋ฒ๋ธ pic.twitter.com/F0QrVwNWsV
— Kai's Folder (@folder_kai) May 17, 2024
11. EXO D.O
12. ASTRO Cha Eun Woo
#์ฐจ์์ฐ #CHAEUNWOO pic.twitter.com/pMdSehZPqc
— แดแดssแด โจ (@myeunwoolicious) May 17, 2024
13. TXT Yeonjun
SWEET - Concept Photo 'Surrender'#YEONJUN (#์ฐ์ค)#TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #ํฌ๋ชจ๋ก์ฐ๋ฐ์ดํฌ๊ฒ๋#TXT#TXT_SWEET pic.twitter.com/zKcKfVaiKn
— TXT JAPAN OFFICIAL (@TXT_bighit_jp) May 16, 2023
14. TXT Soobin
minisode 3: TOMORROW - Concept Photo 'Light' - #์๋น (#SOOBIN)
— BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) March 17, 2024
๐งก https://t.co/fBP3rr0JWp#ํฌ๋ชจ๋ก์ฐ๋ฐ์ดํฌ๊ฒ๋ #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT #minisode3 #TOMORROW #TXT_Light pic.twitter.com/G1oeSjcyEc
15. THE BOYZ Juyeon
THE BOYZ FULL ALBUM
— THE BOYZ JAPAN OFFICIAL (@THEBOYZJAPAN) March 9, 2021
ใBreaking Dawnใ
2021.3.17 Release#BreakingDawn_THEBOYZ #JUYEON pic.twitter.com/0TQ0UblVGn
16. ATEEZ Hongjoong
ATEEZ's Hongjoong stuns for WWD. pic.twitter.com/qFOMTvPCnN
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 30, 2023
17. ATEEZ San
[๐ท] 230925 | CHOI SAN#ATEEZ #์์ดํฐ์ฆ #CHOISAN pic.twitter.com/IO7WdXrKtX
— 1024 (@1024updates) September 25, 2023
18. SHINee Taemin
19. GOT7 BamBam
20. Super Junior Heechul
21. MONSTA X Shownu
22. NCT Mark
23. NCT Taeyong
24. NCT Jaehyun
25. BTOB Yook Sungjae
26. iKON Bobby
27. Wanna One Kang Daniel
28. BIGBANG G-Dragon
29. 2PM Ok Taecyeon
30. 2PM Nichkhun
Do you know any other male idols who are the stan attractors? Which idols on the list are your biases? Let us know in the comments below!
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Written by Israel Monte
