Groups EXO and TWICE took first place in the Hall of Fame for Men and Women in September thanks to the enthusiastic support of many fans on the “Favorite Idol” popularity ranking service.
EXO ranked first in the men’s group rankings for the ninth consecutive month with 2,985 out of 3,000 points in the August 17 vote.
Recently, EXO’s Baekhyun appeared as the lead singer of the SBS drama “Red sky” soundtrack and released “Is it me” and grabbed attention by showing off his delicate vocal skills. EXO’s Sehun plans to complete his first on-screen challenge in “The Pirate: Goblin flag“.
TWICE, who scored 2,992 out of 3,000 points, topped the women’s group standings. TWICE, which has maintained its title for 13 straight months with the love of the ONCE fandom.
TWICE drew applause from fans by releasing a teenage concept group photo for the first time ahead of the release of their UK debut single “THE FEELS” on October 1st. Previously, TWICE had set a record of over 600 million views on YouTube for the music video for “TT” released in October 2016.
“Favorite Idol” allows according to votes and donations to be able to make a donation to an association. EXO and TWICE, become angels of giving, donate a total of 1 million won to the Milal Welfare Foundation, 500,000 won each. Kang Daniel and Lisa were selected for the “Individual” category announced on September 13th. The cumulative amount of donations for “favorite idols” is 261.5 million won.
In addition, “Favorite Idol” will position commercials for EXO and TWICE which will be available at the Express Bus Terminal station in Seoul from September 30th.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Favorite Idol
