Gallup Korea's Singer of the Year
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Gallup Korea's Singer of the Year (Korean: 한국갤럽 올해를 빛낸 가수 1위) is selected annually through multiple public surveys conducted across South Korea by Gallup Korea. From 2020, survey is conducted in two categories on the basis of respondents' age group: 13–39, and 40 and above.[1][2]

List of recipients
2007

Survey period: December 5–16, 2007[3][4]
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wonder Girls | 28.2 |
| 2nd | BigBang | 16.8 |
| 3rd | Jang Yoon-jeong | 11.0 |
| 4th | Girls' Generation | 9.9 |
| 5th | SG Wannabe | 9.8 |
2008
Survey period: December 5–16, 2007[3][5]
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wonder Girls | 22.2 |
| 2nd | BigBang | 21.2 |
| 3rd | Jang Yoon-jeong | 9.9 |
| 4th | Girls' Generation | 7.8 |
| 5th | Lee Hyori | 6.5 |
2009

| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls' Generation | 29.8 |
| 2 | BigBang | 21.1 |
| 3 | 2PM | 12.5 |
| 4 | Wonder Girls | 10.4 |
| 5 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 9.6 |
2010
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls' Generation | 31.5 |
| 2 | 2PM | 12.5 |
| 3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 11.6 |
| 4 | Tae Jin-ah | 8.4 |
| 5 | Kara | 7.7 |
2011
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girls' Generation | 26.1 |
| 2 | BigBang | 12.5 |
| 3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 6.9 |
| 4 | Kim Bum-soo | 6.3 |
| 5 | IU | 6.0 |
2012

| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psy | 24.4 |
| 2 | Girls' Generation | 19.8 |
| 3 | BigBang | 9.5 |
| 4 | IU | 6.9 |
| 5 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 6.6 |
2013
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cho Yong-pil | 17.6% |
| 2 | Psy | 12.5 |
| 3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 8.8 |
| 4 | EXO | 8.4 |
| 5 | Girls' Generation | 8.3 |
2014

| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IU | 12.9 |
| 2 | Girls' Generation | 12.4 |
| 3 | Sistar | 10.8 |
| 4 | Exo | 9.4 |
| 5 | Lee Sun-hee | 8.4 |
2015
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BigBang | 15.5 |
| 2 | IU | 15.4 |
| 3 | Girls' Generation | 11.9 |
| 4 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 8.9 |
| 5 | Sistar | 6.9 |
2016
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Im Chang-jung | 11.8 |
| 2 | Twice | 9.9 |
| 3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 8.9 |
| 4 | Exo | 7.7 |
| 5 | Girls' Generation | 6.9 |
2017
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IU | 15.2 |
| 2 | Twice | 9.1 |
| 3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 8.9 |
| 4 | BTS | 8.5 |
| 5 | Yoon Jong-shin | 7.3 |
2018

| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTS | 24.4 |
| 2 | Twice | 11.0 |
| 3 | IU | 10.2 |
| 2 | Hong Jin-young | 8.8 |
| 3 | Wanna One | 8.2 |
2019
| Rank | Name | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTS | 26.3 |
| 2 | Song Ga-in | 18.5 |
| 3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 11.6 |
| 4 | IU | 11.5 |
| 2 | Hong Jin-young | 8.4 |
2020
Survey period: 2020[1]
| Rank | Under 30s | 40s and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | % | Name | % | |
| 1 | BTS | 39.2 | Lim Young-woong | 36.9 |
| 2 | IU | 21.1 | Young Tak | 27.3 |
| 3 | Blackpink | 13.6 | Na Hoon-a | 17.2 |
| 4 | Lim Young-woong | 10.8 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 12.8 |
| 5 | Twice | 7.8 | Jinseong | 12.1 |
2021
Survey period: 2021[27]
| Rank | Under 30s | 40s and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | % | Name | % | |
| 1 | BTS | 45.6 | Lim Young-woong | 36.3 |
| 2 | IU | 32.1 | Young Tak | 18.9 |
| 3 | Blackpink | 10.4 | Na Hoon-a | 13.5 |
| 4 | Lee Moo-jin | 9.2 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 11.7 |
| 5 | Lim Young-woong | 7.0 | BTS | 10.2 |
2022
Survey period: 2022[28]
| Rank | Under 30s | 40s and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | % | Name | % | |
| 1 | BTS | 29.4 | Lim Young-woong | 33.0 |
| 2 | IU | 26.6 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 17.2 |
| 3 | Blackpink | 16.6 | Young Tak] | 12.4 |
| 4 | Ive | 13.0 | Song Ga-in | 10.4 |
| Lee Chan-won | 10.4 | |||
| 5 | Lim Young-woong | 6.5 | ||
| New Jeans | 6.5 | |||
2023

Survey period: 2023[29]
| Rank | Under 30s | 40s and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | % | Name | % | |
| 1 | New Jeans | 25.7 | Lim Young-woong | 37.8 |
| 2 | BTS | 18.3 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 12.7 |
| 3 | Ive | 17.0 | Young Tak | 11.8 |
| 4 | IU | 16.1 | Lee Chan-won | 11.3 |
| Blackpink | 16.1 | |||
| 5 | Lim Young-woong | 12.7 | Na Hoon-a | 9.5 |
2024
Survey period: 2024[30]
| Rank | Under 30s | 40s and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | % | Name | % | |
| 1 | New Jeans | 25.5 | Lim Young-woong | 33.9 |
| 2 | IU | 18.3 | Lee Chan-won | 12.7 |
| 3 | Aespa | 17.0 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 11.8 |
| 4 | BTS | 16.1 | Young Tak | 11.3 |
| 5 | Ive | 12.7 | Na Hoon-a | 9.5 |
2025
Survey period: 2025[31]
| Rank | Under 30s | 40s and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | % | Name | % | |
| 1 | IU | 20.1 | Lim Young-woong | 29.1 |
| 2 | Blackpink | 18.1 | Jang Yoon-jeong | 12.3 |
| 3 | Aespa | 14.0 | Lee Chan-won | 12.0 |
| 4 | Ive | 12.2 | Young Tak | 9.1 |
| 5 | New Jeans | 12.0 | Song Ga-in | 7.9 |