The social media race has been a big deal these days for an individual's popularity, especially for the K-pop idols. Today, having the most followers, mentions, and likes are becoming vital to measure how impactful an icon's journey to the fans' hearts is.
As reported by Kpopstarz, six k-pop idols have shown a significant influence on the worldwide fans, who, in return, followed their Instagram accounts to show their support to them. The number of followers they have scored somehow proved that millions of people are looking forward to receiving notifications and posts of their idols updates.
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EXO Chanyeol
Hailed as the most followed on Instagram as of this writing is EXO Chanyeol, who has received tremendous love from his recent comeback with EXO Chanyeol in their subunit, EXO-SC. The singer is known for his deep voice and breathtaking visuals, and he is one of the favorite idols artists want to collaborate with.
Just recently, Chanyeol appeared on Rothy's "Ocean View," Lee Sun Hee's "Anbu," and Raiden's "Yours. And he is also scheduled to be working with rapper Loopy for Debine Channel's first album, "BYPRODUCT."
Chanyeol currently has a magnificent 22 million followers on Instagram.
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EXO Sehun
The alter ego of EXO Chanyeol, Sehun, is enjoying the second spot with 20.5 million Instagram followers. Sehun was formerly an ulzzang or internet star with the best visual before debuted as an EXO member under SM Entertainment.
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BIGBANG G-Dragon
Third on the list is the King of K-pop, G-Dragon, with 18.6 million Instagram followers despite inactiveness. The idol is a BIGBANG member who's been dominating the fashion industry and music scene. G-Dragon is also one of the current singers who have the most copyrighted songs and expected that each piece would become a hit due to his massive influence.
Moreover, G-Dragon's collaboration with Nike, PEACEMINUSONE x Nike Force Paranoise, is sold out worldwide.
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GOT7 Jackson
The idols who's been several fashion-covers wows with 18.59 Million followers on Instagram. He is known for his bubbly, lovely, happy personality and heartwarming attitude towards his fans. As per Kpopstars, the Fendi brand ambassador is known as a "social butterfly" of K-pop as it seems like every idol or celebrity he meets becomes friends with him.
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EXO Baekhyun
The "Candy" singer is indeed famous not only in South Korea but also in other countries. He is the first solo artist to get a million-seller since 2001 with his second solo album "Delight." He currently has 18 Million followers and is actively promoting with Sm Entertainment's "Avenger" group, SuperM.
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EXO Lay
Along with his co-EXO members, Chanyeol, Sehun, and Baekhyun, Lay is also one of "K-pop idols" on Instagram. Lay is currently in China as a solo artist who did not just excel in music but also making waves in the fashion industry. This year, the idol joined Justin Bieber and Kylie Jenner for the Calvin Kleins Spring/Summer campaign and has 12.3 Million Instagram followers.