The LGBTQ+ K-Pop Fan Community Voted: Here Are Their Favorite K-Pop Groups, Songs, And More

Between June 9 and June 18, Reddit user u/anonourmouse ran a survey for LGBTQ+ K-Pop fans to vote on their favorite K-Pop groups, soloists, biases, and “LGBTQ+” songs. The results were posted today, and the data collected from the survey is very interesting! Here’s a look at some of the results of the survey, organized by gender orientation, sexual orientation, and for the survey as a whole.

Results by gender orientation

Favorite K-Pop Groups

1. Women (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. Stray Kids (90 votes)
• 2. TWICE (97 votes)
• 1. BTS (116 votes)

2. Men (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. BTS, Dreamcatcher, LOONA, TXT (14 votes each)
• 2. Stray Kids (15 votes)
• 1. TWICE (24 votes)

3. Genderqueer/Nonbinary

• 3.  SEVENTEEN (14 votes)
• 2. BTS (15 votes)
• 1. TWICE (20 votes)

4. Unsure/Questioning

• 3. Stray Kids (6 votes)
• 2. ATEEZ, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, TXT (7 votes each)
• 1. BTS (10 votes)

5. Transgender (men & women)

• 3. Dreamcatcher, SHINee (6 votes each)
• 2. TWICE (7 votes)
• 1. Stray Kids (8 votes)

6. Agender

• 3. BTS, Stray Kids (5 votes each)
• 2. TWICE (6 votes)
• 1. ATEEZ (7 votes)

Favorite K-Pop Soloists

1. Women (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. Taemin (107 votes)
• 2. Chungha (120 votes)
• 1. IU (137 votes)

2. Men (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. Taeyeon (18 votes)
• 2. IU (20 votes)
• 1. Chungha (25 votes)

3. Genderqueer/Nonbinary

• 3. Chungha, Taeyeon (16 votes each)
• 2. Sunmi (19 votes)
• 1. Taemin (20 votes)

4. Unsure/Questioning

• 3. Chungha (7 votes)
• 2. Taemin (9 votes)
• 1. IU (11 votes)

5. Transgender (men & women)

• 3. Chungha, Holland, IU (5 votes each)
• 2. Sunmi (6 votes)
• 1. Taemin (10 votes)

6. Agender

• 3. Sunmi (4 votes)
• 2. Chungha, Taemin (5 votes each)
• 1. IU (6 votes)

Most Popular Biases

1. Women (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. Moonbyul (MAMAMOO) (21 votes)
• 2. Taemin (SHINee) (25 votes)
• 1. Suga (BTS) (30 votes)

2. Men (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. Jimin (BTS), Yeri (Red Velvet) (4 votes each)
• 2. Soobin (TXT), Jihyo (TWICE), Sana (TWICE) (5 votes each)
• 1. Bang Chan (Stray Kids) (6 votes)

3. Genderqueer/Nonbinary

• 1. Chaeyoung (TWICE), Ten (NCT/WayV), Suga (BTS) (4 votes each)

4. Unsure/Questioning

• 1. Key (SHINee), Han (Stray Kids), Hyunjin (Stray Kids), Beomgyu (TXT), Seulgi (Red Velvet), Joshua (SEVENTEEN), Seungkwan (SEVENTEEN), The8 (SEVENTEEN), Jimin (BTS), RM (BTS), Moonbyul (MAMAMOO) (2 votes each)

5. Transgender (men & women)

• 2. Bang Chan (Stray Kids), Felix (Stray Kids), Hyunjin (Stray Kids), Chaeyoung (TWICE) San (ATEEZ), RM (BTS), Hwasa (MAMAMOO), I.M (MONSTA X), Key (SHINee) (2 votes each)
• 1. Jimin (BTS) (3 votes)

6. Agender

• 2. RM (BTS), Felix (Stray Kids), Lee Know (Stray Kids) (2 votes each)
• 1. Hongjoong (ATEEZ) (4 votes)

Favorite “LGBTQ+” K-Pop Songs

1. Women (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (88 votes)
• 2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (131 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (157 votes)

2. Men (cisgender & transgender)

• 3. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori, “libidO” by OnlyOneOf (11 votes each)
• 2. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (LOONA) (13 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (15 votes)

3. Genderqueer/Nonbinary

• 3. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (19 votes)
• 2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (20 votes)
• 1. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (LOONA) (21 votes)

4. Unsure/Questioning

• 1. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (LOONA), “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori, “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (9 votes each)

5. Transgender (men & women)

• 3. “Neverland” by Holland (5 votes)
• 2. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (6 votes)
• 1. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (7 votes)

6. Agender

• 3. “Playboy” by EXO, “Heart Attack” by Chuu (LOONA) (3 votes each)
• 2. “libidO” by OnlyOneOf (4 votes)
• 1. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori, “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (7 votes each)

Results by sexual orientation

Favorite K-Pop Groups

1. Bisexual

• 3. Stray Kids (54 votes)
• 2. TWICE (68 votes)
• 1. BTS (70 votes)

2. Asexual

• 3. ATEEZ (25 votes)
• 2. BTS, SEVENTEEN (27 votes)
• 1. Stray Kids (30 votes)

3. Lesbian

• 3. Red Velvet (26 votes)
• 2. TWICE (27 votes)
• 1. LOONA (30 votes)

4. Queer

• 3. TXT (12 votes)
• 2. TWICE (13 votes)
• 1. BTS (18 votes)

5. Pansexual

• 3. TXT (13 votes)
• 2. Stray Kids (15 votes)
• 1. BTS (21 votes)

6. Gay

• 3. Red Velvet, TXT (8 votes each)
• 2. Stray Kids (11 votes)
• 1. TWICE (15 votes)

7. Unsure/Questioning

• 3. aespa, EXO, Stray Kids (3 votes each)
• 2. (G)I-DLE, BTS, Dreamcatcher, NCT, SHINee, TWICE (4 votes each)
• 1. MAMAMOO (5 votes)

8. Demisexual

• 3. ATEEZ (5 votes)
• 2. Stray Kids, TXT (8 votes each)
• 1. BTS, TWICE (9 votes each)

Favorite K-Pop Soloists

1. Bisexual

• 3. Chungha (67 votes)
• 2. Taemin (68 votes)
• 1. IU (81 votes)

2. Asexual

• 3. Taemin (25 votes)
• 2. Chungha (26 votes)
• 1. IU (34 votes)

3. Lesbian

• 3. Taeyeon (24 votes)
• 2. IU (29 votes)
• 1. Chungha (31 votes)

4. Queer

• 3. Chungha, IU, Somi, Taeyeon (11 votes each)
• 2. Sunmi (12 votes)
• 1. Taemin (16 votes)

5. Pansexual

• 3. IU (13 votes)
• 2. Taemin (14 votes)
• 1. Chungha (18 votes)

6. Gay

• 3. IU (9 votes)
• 2. Taeyeon (14 votes)
• 1. Chungha (16 votes)

7. Unsure/Questioning

• 3. Somi, Sunmi, Taemin, Taeyeon, WOODZ (4 votes each)
• 2. Chungha (5 votes)
• 1. IU (8 votes)

8. Demisexual

• 3. Taeyeon (5 votes)
• 2. IU (6 votes)
• 1. Taemin (9 votes)

Most Popular Biases

1. Bisexual

• 3. Seulgi (Red Velvet), Taemin (SHINee) (13 votes each)
• 2. Jimin (BTS), Lee Know (Stray Kids) (14 votes each)
• 1. Suga (BTS) (18 votes)

2. Asexual

• 3. Yeosang (ATEEZ), Felix (Stray Kids), Beomgyu (TXT), Taehyun (TXT) (5 votes each)
• 2. Key (SHINee), Han (Stray Kids), Lee Know (Stray Kids) (6 votes each)
• 1. Taemin (SHINee), Bang Chan (Stray Kids) (7 votes each)

3. Lesbian

• 3. Rosé (BLACKPINK), Moonbyul (MAMAMOO), Yeri (Red Velvet) (6 votes each)
• 2. Yves (LOONA) (7 votes)
• 1. Seulgi (Red Velvet) (9 votes)

4. Queer

• 3. RM (BTS), Ten (NCT), Seulgi (Red Velvet), Jonghyun (SHINee), Bang Chan (Stray Kids) (3 votes each)
• 2. Taemin (SHINee), Sana (TWICE), Yeonjun (TXT) (4 votes each)
• 1. Suga (BTS) (7 votes)

5. Pansexual

• 3. Seonghwa (ATEEZ), Jimin (BTS), Jin (BTS), Felix (Stray Kids), Beomgyu (TXT), Soobin (TXT) (3 votes each)
• 2. Jungkook (BTS), Moonbyul (MAMAMOO), Hyunjin (Stray Kids) (4 votes each)
• 1. RM (BTS), Suga (BTS) (5 votes each)

6. Gay

• 2. Yeri (Red Velvet), Bang Chan (Stray Kids), Lee Know (Stray Kids), Jihyo (TWICE), Nayeon (TWICE) (3 votes each)
• 1. Sana (TWICE), Soobin (TXT) (4 votes each)

7. Unsure/Questioning

• 2. Seungkwan (SEVENTEEN), Taemin (SHINee), Changbin (Stray Kids), Sana (TWICE) Moonbyul (MAMAMOO), Wheein (MAMAMOO), Johnny (NCT) (2 votes each)
• 1. Ten (NCT) (3 votes)

8. Demisexual

• 2. Felix (Stray Kids), Han (Stray Kids), Dahyun (TWICE) J-Hope (BTS), DK (SEVENTEEN) (2 votes each)
• 1. Jimin (BTS), Suga (BTS) (3 votes each)

Favorite “LGBTQ+” K-Pop Songs

1. Bisexual

• 3. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (63 votes)
• 2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (67 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (87 votes)

2. Asexual

• 3. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (24 votes)
• 2. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (25 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (39 votes)

3. Lesbian

• 3. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (28 votes)
• 2. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (32 votes)
• 1. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (37 votes)

4. Queer

• 3. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (9 votes)
• 2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (15 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (16 votes)

5. Pansexual

• 3. “libidO” by OnlyOneOf (12 votes)
• 2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (19 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (21 votes)

6. Gay

• 2. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE, “Stay Tonight” by Chungha, “I’m Not Afraid” by Holland, “Heart Attack” by Chuu (5 votes each)
• 1. “libidO” by OnlyOneOf (7 votes)

7. Unsure/Questioning

• 3. “Neverland” by Holland (4 votes)
• 2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (8 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (11 votes)

8. Demisexual

• 3. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (6 votes)
• 2. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (7 votes)
• 1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (9 votes)

Overall results

Favorite K-Pop Groups

10. MAMAMOO (70 votes)

9. ATEEZ (76 votes)

8. SHINee (78 votes)

7. Dreamcatcher (83 votes)

6. LOONA (91 votes)

5. SEVENTEEN (99 votes)

4. TXT (109 votes)

3. Red Velvet (110 votes)

2. Stray Kids (142 votes)

1. BTS (164 votes)

Favorite K-Pop Soloists

10. Kang Daniel (36 votes)

9. Baekhyun (52 votes)

8. Somi (54 votes)

7. HyunA (68 votes)

6. WOODZ (76 votes)

5. Sunmi (128 votes)

4. Taeyeon (153 votes)

3. Taemin (164 votes)

2. Chungha (179 votes)

1. IU (192 votes)

Most Popular Biases

10. Jin (BTS), Beomgyu (TXT) (18 votes each)

9. RM (BTS), Soobin (TXT) (20 votes each)

8. Felix (Stray Kids), Jihyo (TWICE), Sana (TWICE) (23 votes each)

7. Han (Stray Kids) (24 votes)

6. Jungkook (BTS), Bang Chan (Stray Kids) (26 votes each)

5. Jimin (BTS) (27 votes)

4. Moonbyul (MAMAMOO) (29 votes)

3. Taemin (SHINee) (30 votes)

2. Seulgi (Red Velvet), Lee Know (Stray Kids) (31 votes each)

1. Suga (BTS) (38 votes)

Favorite “LGBTQ+” K-Pop Songs

10. “Stay Tonight” by Chungha (24 votes)

9. “Sorry, I Love You” by Stray Kids (29 votes)

8. “Move” by Taemin (34 votes)

7. “Stigma” by V (36 votes)

6. “Monster” by Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi (37 votes)

5. “Neverland” by Holland (39 votes)

4. “libidO” by OnlyOneOf (75 votes)

3. “Heart Attack” by Chuu (142 votes)

2. “Shutdown” by Moonbyul ft. Seori (182 votes)

1. “Oh My God” by (G)I-DLE (217 votes)