K-pop is the fastest growing music industry in the world. Originated from South Korea, these K-Pop boy bands have garnered massive worldwide popularity in a very short span of time. There are both K-pop boy bands and girl bands present in the scene, but K-Pop boy groups are slightly more popular.
Today, we will be listing the best and most popular K-Pop boy groups in 2020 that are ruling the world of Korean Pop right now.
Also Read: Top 10 K-Pop Girl Groups in 2020
So, without wasting any more time, let’s get to it.
1. BTS
Members: V, Jungbook. Jimin, RM, J-Hope, Suga, Jin
Years Active – 2013-present
Label: Columbia, Def Jam Japan, Pony Canyon, Big Hit Entertainment
Arguably one of the most popular K-Pop groups ever, BTS, is the Best K-Pop boy band according to most K-pop fans. They were the first South Korean Boy band to cross 10 million followers on their twitter handle.
They are widely considered as the band that paved the way for the rest of the K-pop Groups. They were also the first K-pop boy band to win a Billboard Music Award.
2. EXO
Members: Sehun Kai D.O. Chanyeol Chen Baekhyun Lay Suho Xiumin
Years Active: 2012–present
Label: Avex Trax S.M. Entertainment
Formed back in 2011 by S.M. Entertainment, EXO made their official debut in 2012. Originally there were a total of 12 members in the group. Later, the band was divided into EXO-M and EXO-K, noting that the alphabet M here stands for Mandarin, and K stands for Korean.
As the names of two subgroups suggest, one made songs in the Korean language and others in Mandarin. Forbes named the K-pop boy band “the most influential celebrity” in both 2014 and 2015 in their Korea Power Celebrity issue.
3. Wanna One
Members: Lai Guan-lin Lee Dae-hwi Bae Jin-young Park Woo-jin Park Ji-hoon Kang Daniel Kim Jae-hwan Ong Seong-wu Hwang Min-hyun Ha Sung-woon and Yoon Ji-sung
Years Active: 2017–present
Label: Swing Entertainment Stone Music Entertainment YMC Entertainment
Wanna One was formed through the 2017 series “Produce 101 Season 2!” just like another of the groups in this list. They were named the Best New K-Pop Act of 2017 by Billboard due to their over the top electro-pop tracks and top-notch choreography, which is a quality that makes most K-pop boy bands so attractive.
4. NCT
Members: Kun Kun, Taeyong, Lucas, Taeil, Chenle, Jaemin Jaehyun, Mark, Ten, Doyoung, Haechan, Johnny, Jungwoo, Yuta, Jisung, Jeno, and WinWin
Years Active: 2016–present
Label: Avex Trax S.M. Entertainment
As you can see, there are too many members of NCT. The number of members is actually unlimited in the band. The name NCT stands for “Neo Culture Technology.” Currently, there are 21 members in the band, and it’s divided into various sub-units that are based in different cities all around the world.
Best K-pop groups are always the ones with the most interesting concepts. The current members of NCT are Kun Kun, Taeyong, Lucas, Taeil, Chenle, Jaemin Jaehyun, Mark, Ten, Doyoung, Haechan, Johnny, Jungwoo, Yuta, Jisung, Jeno, and WinWin.
5. Got7
Members: Jackson JB Youngjae Mark BamBam Yugyeom Jinyoung
Years Active: 2014–present
Label: Sony Music Entertainment JYP Entertainment
This K-pop boy band was formed by JYP Entertainment and is one of the best K-pop groups out there. They are messing around when they say that they are an international group. They have seven multinational guys that come from the US, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand: Youngjae, Jinyoung, Yugyeom, Jackson Mark, BamBam, and J.B. They started their journey with the 2014 mini-album “Got It?” and it was a huge success.
6. SEVENTEEN
Members: Dino, Vernon, Seungkwan, The8, Mingyu, DK, Woozi, Wonwoo, Hoshi, Jun, Joshua, Jeonghan, S.Coups
Years Active: 2015–present
Label: Pledis Entertainment
As a deviation from the name of the band, there are currently only 13 members in the group: Dino, Vernon, Seungkwan, The8, Mingyu, DK, Woozi, Wonwoo, Hoshi, Jun, Joshua, Jeonghan, S.Coups. At their peak, there were 16 members in the group but never seventeen.
The name is a representation of the average of the bad’s members. Just like many other Kpop boy bands in the list, the band is divided into sub-groups, three in this case. Each one of these groups has a specific specialization: vocal, hip-hop, and performance.
7. Monsta X
Members: Hyungwon, Kihyun, Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Jooheon, I.M
Years Active: 2015-present
Label: Columbia UK Epic Starship Maverick Mercury Tokyo
This band was formed through a T.V. Talent Show “No. Mercy” and debuted back in 2015 with their first project, “Trespass.”
They did not take much time to become one of the most popular K-pop groups in North America. In fact, their first full-length studio album “The Clan” rocketed to the number one spot on the Billboard’s World Albums in the United States.
There are seven members in “Monsta X”: Hyungwon, Kihyun, Shownu, Wonho, Minhyuk, Jooheon, and I.M.
8. Stray Kids
Members: Han, Bang, Changbin, I.N, Sungmin, Felix, Hyunjin, and Lee know
Years Active: 2017-present
Label: Y.P.
Across this list, you may have sensed a pattern of reality T.V. shows forming up K-pop Boy Bands. “Stray Kids” is actually the name of T.V. show where this band was formed. They convincingly named the group the same.
Their debut hit was a massive global success, charting at No. 1 pos, on many countries’ iTunes charts. There are nine members in “Stray Kids”: Han, Bang, Changbin, I.N, Sungmin, Felix, Hyunjin, and Lee know.
9. Winner
Members: Jinwoo, Seungyoon, Seunhboon, Mino
Years Active: 2014-present
Label: Y.G.
Yet another K-Pop boy band that was formed in a Reality T.V. show, “Winner,” was formed in a show called “Win: Who is Next,” in which two teams compete in a tournament that revolves around songwriting, performing and choreography.
The group won the show and carried on their legacy through their name: Winner. They debuted in 2014 and consisted of 4 members: Sungyoon, Jinwoo, Mino, and Seunghoon.
10. Astro
Members: Rocky, Eunwoo, Moonbin, MJ, Jinjin, and Sanha
Years Active: 2016-present
Label: Fantiago
There are six members in this K-pop boy group: Rocky, Eunwoo, Moonbin, MJ, Jinjin, and Sanha. Before debuting with their mini-album “Spring Up” in 2016, they were all iTeen Boys training under Fantagio iTeen through their talent development program.
They later featured in “To Be Continued”, a web series before finally debuting. They are one of the best K-pop groups and were named one of the best new K-pop groups by Billboard in 2016.
Conclusion
There are a lot of really good K-pop groups that you can listen to right now. These Korean groups are so popular because of their versatility. Most K-pop boy bands write their songs and perform them rather beautifully as they are really good dancers as well.
We have considered only those K-pop boy bands that are considered better than the rest by the fans of the culture.
If you have any other suggestions in this regard, you are more than welcome to drop them down below.
