Only 1 Day Left To Vote! Be Sure To Vote For Which K-Pop Group Expanded Globally The Most This Year

There is one day left in Stage 1 of the KpopStarz semi-annual reader poll in which YOU get to tell us which K-pop group expanded, globally, the most this year.

Voting will run until 11:59pm on July 14 - so be sure to get your votes in now!

You can cast your vote HERE.

Also, you can check out the results page here to see what groups are in the lead HERE.

A list of the candidates and their signifcant international activites is below.

Which K-Pop Group Expanded Their Global Influence The Most In The First Half of 2013?

  • 2NE1 - collaboration with Will.i.am and featured guests at Snoop Dogg's Seoul concert, CL solo debut
  • 2PM - big concerts in Japan, China, and the Philippines and Taecyeon's appearance on We Got Married: Global Edition
  • 4Minute - 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia
  • A Pink - AIA K-POP 2013 concert in Hong Kong 
  • After School - fan meetings in Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong, first Japan tour,
  • Aziatix - first Asian group to sign to get a major record deal in the US (Cash Money Records)
  • B.A.P - sold out US solo tour, internationally charted album
  • B1A4 - won two 2013 Japan Gold Disc Awards
  • B2ST - comic book series sold all over Asia
  • Big Bang - finished up Alive tour in Japan, GD solo world tour, Daesung solo debut in Japan
  • Boyfriend - did the theme song for a Japanese cartoon
  • BTOB - first fan meetings in Taiwan, Thailand and Cambodia
  • CNBLUE - Blue Moon World Tour, fifth Japanese single
  • Dal Shabet - deemed a Rising Star by media.  Made the Billboard Top 50 for Billboard Korea
  • Davichi - topped Billboard and Japan Oricon charts with "Turtle"
  • D-Unit - overseas promotions, Japanese radio appearances
  • EXO - Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert Philippines (both M and K)
  • f(x) - FunnyorDie video with Anna Kendrick, world tour
  • FTISLAND - Take FTISLAND in China and Asia, album chart-toppers in Japan, Hongki appearance on We Got Married: Global Edition
  • Girl's Day - album praised by American Billboard, international dance craze
  • Girls' Generation - Late Show with David Letterman appearance, world tour
  • INFINITE - M! Countdown Taiwan, Osaka concert
  • JYJ - sold out 3-day Tokyo Dome concert series
  • KARA - first female Korean artist to hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome, eighth Japanese single
  • Leessang - concerts in the US
  • MBLAQ - Japanese version of "Mona Lisa"
  • miss A - 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia
  • NU'EST - released DVD and 200-page photo book about trips to Australia and America, continued overseas promotions
  • RaNia - English version of "Just Go," began filming MTV reality show about their US debut
  • SECRET - performances in Malaysia and Singapore
  • SHINee - "SHINee's Wonderful Day" brought the members to Thailand, Japan, England, and Switzerland
  • Shinhwa - 2013 Shinhwa Grand Tour all around Asia
  • SISTAR - performed in Indonesia, Taiwan, Cambodia, and Malaysia
  • Super Junior - first K-Pop group to do a solo tour of South America
  • T-ARA - Taiwan concert, Japanese single, sub-unit N4 trip to the US
  • Teen Top - European tour
  • TVXQ - launched world tour, US concert
  • U-KISS - Asia Tour in Indonesia and Singapore, participation in Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert in Philippines
  • VIXX - first album, Hyde, made it on the top ten best selling world albums chart
  • ZE:A - Japanese single, participation in Korean Music Festival in USA

So who do you think made the greatest international impact so far this year?

Vote now!

And then stay tuned for Stage 2 where you will be able to tell us what artist best represented K-Pop in the first half of 2013 starting July 15 at 12AM EST.

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