K-Pop Kings: Get To Know The Top ‘Big Three’ Boy Groups Since 2015

The Hallyu wave is everywhere. K-Pop as a musical genre has reached mainstream listeners. Hallyu music has come a long way, and part of the success of the genre is due to three household names in the industry: SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment. Well, currently, their status as Korea's top K-Pop agencies is debatable, we can't deny the fact that their contributions to K-Pop are crucial to the globalization of the genre.

Being home to some of the most iconic K-pop groups, SM, YG, and JYP have perfected the recipe in terms of producing top-tier idol groups. In this article, we have listed the top boy groups produced by the "Big Three" companies since 2015. 

Dive in and see for yourself if your bias group made it to the list. Take note that the ranking is based on Google Analytics.

2015

1. iKON from YG Entertainment
2. Super Junior from SM Entertainment
3. GOT7 from JYP Entertainment
4. BIGBANG from YG Entertainment
5. EXO from SM Entertainment

2016

1. SHINee from SM Entertainment
2. NCT from SM Entertainment
3. GOT7 from JYP Entertainment
4. BIGBANG from YG Entertainment
5. EXO from SM Entertainment

2017

1. TVXQ from SM Entertainment
2. BIGBANG from YG Entertainment
3. SHINee from SM Entertainment
4. GOT7 from JYP Entertainment
5. EXO from SM Entertainment

2018

1. Stray Kids from JYP Entertainment
2. GOT7 from JYP Entertainment
3. iKON from YG Entertainment
4. NCT from SM Entertainment
5. EXO from SM Entertainment

2019

1. Super Junior from SM Entertainment
2. GOT7 from JYP Entertainment
3. Stray Kids from JYP Entertainment
4. NCT from SM Entertainment
5. EXO from SM Entertainment

2020

1. TREASURE from YG Entertainment
2. Stray Kids from JYP Entertainment
3. GOT7 from JYP Entertainment
4. EXO from SM Entertainment
5. NCT from SM Entertainment

2021 (So Far)

1. TREASURE from YG Entertainment
2. SHINee from SM Entertainment
3. Stray Kids from JYP Entertainment
4. EXO from SM Entertainment
5. NCT from SM Entertainment

Congratulations to everyone who made it to the list!