Girls’ Generation Places Fifth in Annual Gallup Korea Poll

In Gallup Korea’s annual year-end poll ranking the artists who made this past year shine, Girls’ Generation took fifth place overall with 8.3% of the vote. Cho Yongpil received the top honor with 17.6%, PSY placed second with 11.7%, Jang Yunjeong came in third with 8.8%, and EXO was ranked at fourth with 8.4%. There were 4,263 voters in total and all were at least 13 years old.
Last year, Girls’ Generation was ranked second in the Gallup Korea poll, and from 2009 to 2011, the girls held the top spot. With the release of “I Got A Boy”, both a Japan and world tour, a number of Japanese releases, and many more individual activities this past year, Girls’ Generation continued to be a leader of the Hallyu wave worldwide. Meanwhile, on December 22nd, Girls’ Generation held its “Märchen Fantasy” concert where a teaser of Girls’ Generation’s next comeback concept in 2014 was revealed, causing excitement among fans and the public alike.
Source: Gallup Korea, soshified. com