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K-pop Bias List
K-pop is popular music from South Korea. A bias is a member who is your personal favorite, for whatever reason you choose.
The degree of the bias is how well-informed your decision is. Is it tried-and-true (T&T) over many years? Is it just your first impression (kneejerk)? Is this member who you feel is your favorite member above every other member of any group (ultimate)? Or do you just like all of them at once (all-tied)?
A rare exception to this list is my pick for TWICE which was more detailed of a decision. I had such a difficult time deciding which I liked best in TWICE, so I watched every TWICE MV, and ranked them into 3 categories: 1 top fav (5pt), 5 middle fav (3pt), 3 bottom fav (1pt). Mina came out the overall winner of those, but just lately Chaeyoung has really leapt up in visuals to me that I am tempted to make her the top rank. I'm so fickle xD. I decided to make this list to give me a reminder of my history with each one, so I can add to them later as favors adjust over time 
Decided
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| K-Pop Group | Member | Since | Degree | My First MV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARA | Goo Hara | 2009 | KJ+T&T | Mister (Live) |
| SNSD | Yoona | 2010-2013? | Kneejerk | Gee |
| SNSD | Taeyeon | 2013-now | Ultimate | Gee |
| UNIS | Nana | 2025-0318 | Kneejerk | Superwoman |
| UNIS | Kotoko | 2025-0318 | Kneejerk | SWICY |
| UNIS | Seowon | 2025-0318 | T&T | SWICY |
| aespa | Karina | not sure | Kneejerk | not sure |
| aespa | Winter | 2024-now | T&T | not sure |
| TWICE | Jeongyeon | 2017 | Kneejerk | Like OOH-AHH |
| TWICE | All-tied | 2017 | All-tied | Like OOH-AHH |
| AOA | Choa | 2012 | Kneejerk | Elvis |
| AOA | MinA | 2016 | T&T | Elvis |
| Loosemble | Yeojin | 2024 | Kneejerk | Girls' Night |
| ATEEZ | Yeosang | 2024 | Kneejerk | WORK |
| Stray Kids | Felix | 2024 | KJ+T&T | Chk Chk Boom |
| ILLIT | Yunah | 2024 | Kneejerk | Magnetic |
| ILLIT | MOKA | 2026 | T&T | as of It's Me |
| LE SSERAFIM | Chaewon | 2024 | KJ+T&T | Easy |
| ARTMS | Kim Lip | 2024 | Kneejerk | Virtual Angel |
| SS501 | Kim Hyun Jun | 2010 | Kneejerk | UR Man |
| Seventeen | Hoshi | 2025 | Kneejerk | Maestro |
| ENHYPHEN | Sunghoon | 2025 | Kneejerk | XO |
| ZEROBASEONE | Zhang Hao | 2025 | Kneejerk | Feel The POP |
| BTS | Jin | 2025 | Kneejerk | No More Dream |
| KiiKii | Haum | 2025 | Kneejerk | I DO ME |
| izna | Jungeun | 2024 | Kneejerk | IZNA |
| BABYMONSTER | Ahyeon | 2025 | Kneejerk | SHEESH |
| IVE | Leeseo | 2025 | Kneejerk | I AM |
| 9muses | 00:31 | 2025 | . | Single Figaro |
| (G)-IDLE | Shuhua | 2025 | Kneejerk | LION |
| EXO | Baekhyun | 2025 | Kneejerk | Lotto |
| GWSN | 01:12 | 2025 | Kneejerk | Pinky Star |
| WSJN | 01:56 front | 2025 | Kneejerk | Catch Me |
| Brown Eyed Girls | 01:34 | 2010 | Kneejerk | ABRACADABRA |
| T-ara | 01:14 #6 | 2010 | Kneejerk | yayaya |
| fromis9 | 00:24 | 2025 | Kneejerk | DM |
| TRCNG | 00:51 | 2025 | Kneejerk | MISSING |
| TOPSECRET | 02:41 | 2025 | Kneejerk | MIND CONTROL |
| GIRLKIND | 01:24 | 2025 | Kneejerk | Psycho4U |
| TXT | 00:39 | 2025 | Kneejerk | Sugar Rush Ride |
| oneus | 01:23 | 2025 | Kneejerk | Lit |
| TFN | 01:03 left | 2025 | Kneejerk | AMAZON |
| GENBLUE | XXIN | 2025 | Kneejerk | ACT LIKE THAT |
| BVNDIT | Yiyeon | 2025 | Kneejerk | VENOM |
| ICHILLIN | Chaerin | 2025 | Kneejerk | Alarm |
| Kep1er | Youngeun | 2024 | Kneejerk | Yum |
| EL7Z UP | Yeoreum | 2025 | Kneejerk | CHEEKY |
| H1-KEY | Riina | 2025 | Kneejerk | Rose Blossom |
| NMIXX | Sullyoon | 2025 | Kneejerk | Kiss (Special Clip) |
| BURVEY | Seoyun | 2025 | Kneejerk | SUGAR RIDING |
| Baby DONT cry | 01:12 | 2026-0311 | Kneejerk | Shapeshifter |
| UNCHILD | 05:06 | 2026-0415 | Kneejerk | (Pre-Debut) |
| Xdinary Heroes | Gun-il (drummer) | 2026-0417 | Kneejerk | Voyager |
| AMPERS&ONE | Jiho | 2026-0616 | Kneejerk | GOD |
| LimeLight/MADEIN | Suhye | 2026-0618 | Kneejerk | MADELEINE |
| trei | . | . | . | . |
| exid | . | . | . | . |
| lovelyz | . | . | . | . |
| 2ne1 | . | . | . | . |
| eyedi | . | . | . | . |
| Hellovenus. | . | . | . | . |
| NiziU | . | . | . | . |
| badkiz. | . | . | . | . |
| billlie. | . | . | . | . |
| addya | . | . | . | . |
| 4minute. | . | . | . | . |
| bravegirls | . | . | . | . |
| cignature | . | . | . | . |
| fiestar | . | . | . | . |
| dreamcatcher | . | . | . | . |
| boa | . | . | . | . |
| gfriend | . | . | . | . |
| lillillilli | . | . | . | . |
| wei | . | . | . | . |
| apink | . | . | . | . |
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Undecided
This is a list of groups who, for one reason or another, I just can't pick one from: none of them have visuals that just leapt out to me, or a voice that really 'spoke' to me to decide, and may end up requiring more of a T&T level of consideration to make a firm enough decision. Still, some groups just aren't my thing and are a miss for me, with doubts I'll really bother with watching more to find out. If I eventually do, I'll move them to the Decided list.|
The Gauntlet
I have been pretty deep into TWICE, and for a very long time struggled to decide on a bias, but really wanted to decide on one.
I realized that I liked the vast majority so much that I had unique biases per MV, but that there were general trends of those beginning to emerge, so I decided to create a grading system.
I would choose one top favorite (+1pt) from each MV, 5 middle-rank members (0pt/ea), and 3 bottom rank members (-1pt/ea), and award each of those categories point values from a starting grade of 100, to find out who exactly might be my true TWICE bias overall via the scoring. Here's how each MV and TWICE member ended up scoring: (listed L-to-R in alpha order; the number in parenthesis is their total so far).
| MV TITLE | Chaeyoung | Dahyun | Jeongyeon | Jihyo | Mina | Momo | Nayeon | Sana | Tzuyu | Best This | Best Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like Ooh-Ahh | 0(100) | -(99) | 0(100) | -(99) | 0(100) | +(101) | 0(100) | -(99) | 0(100) | Momo | Momo |
| Cheer Up | -(99) | 0(99) | 0(100) | -(98) | +(101) | 0(101) | 0(100) | -(98) | 0(100) | Mina | Tie |
| TT | -(98) | +(100) | 0(100) | -(97) | 0(101) | -(100) | 0(100) | 0(98) | 0(100) | Dahyun | Mina |
| Knock Knock | -(97) | 0(100) | +(101) | -(96) | 0(101) | 0(100) | 0(100) | -(97) | 0(100) | Jeongyeon | Tie |
| Signal | -(96) | 0(100) | -(100) | -(95) | 0(101) | 0(100) | 0(100) | 0(97) | +(101) | Tzuyu | Tie |
| TT(J) | -(95) | 0(100) | 0(100) | -(94) | 0(101) | 0(100) | 0(100) | -(96) | +(102) | Tzuyu | Tzuyu |
| One More Time | 0(95) | 0(100) | -(99) | -(93) | +(102) | 0(100) | 0(100) | -(95) | 0(102) | Mina | Tie |
| Likey | 0(95) | 0(100) | 0(99) | -(92) | 0(102) | +(101) | -(99) | 0(95) | -(101) | Momo | Mina |
| Heart Shaker | -(94) | 0(100) | +(100) | -(91) | 0(102) | 0(101) | 0(99) | 0(95) | -(100) | Jeongyeon | Mina |
| Merry & Happy | +(95) | -(99) | 0(100) | -(90) | 0(102) | 0(101) | 0(99) | 0(95) | 0(100) | Chaeyoung | Mina |
| Candy Pop | 0(95) | -(98) | -(99) | +(91) | 0(102) | 0(101) | 0(99) | -(94) | 0(100) | Jihyo | Mina |
| Brand New Girl | +(96) | 0(98) | -(98) | -(90) | 0(102) | -(100) | 0(99) | 0(94) | 0(100) | Chaeyoung | Mina |
| What Is Love | 0(96) | 0(98) | -(97) | -(89) | 0(102) | 0(100) | 0(99) | -(93) | +(101) | Tzuyu | Mina |
| Wake Me Up | -(95) | 0(98) | 0(97) | 0(89) | +(103) | -(99) | 0(99) | -(92) | 0(101) | Mina | Mina |
| I Want You Back | 0(95) | 0(98) | -(96) | -(88) | 0(103) | -(98) | 0(99) | +(93) | 0(101) | Sana | Mina |
| Dance The Night Away | 0(95) | +(99) | 0(96) | -(87) | 0(103) | -(97) | 0(99) | -(92) | 0(101) | Dahyun | Mina |
| BDZ | -(94) | 0(99) | +(97) | 0(87) | -(102) | 0(97) | 0(99) | -(91) | 0(101) | Jeongyeon | Mina |
| Yes or Yes | 0(94) | -(98) | -(96) | +(88) | 0(102) | 0(97) | -(98) | 0(91) | 0(101) | Jihyo | Mina |
| Best Thing I Ever Did | -(93) | 0(98) | 0(96) | 0(88) | -(101) | 0(97) | 0(98) | -(91) | +(102) | Tzuyu | Tzuyu |
| Likey(J) | +(94) | 0(98) | 0(96) | -(87) | 0(101) | 0(97) | 0(98) | -(90) | -(101) | Chaeyoung | Tie |
| What Is Love(J) | -(93) | +(99) | -(95) | -(86) | 0(101) | 0(97) | 0(98) | 0(90) | 0(101) | Dahyun | Tie |
| Fancy | +(94) | -(98) | 0(95) | 0(86) | 0(101) | -(98) | -(97) | 0(90) | 0(101) | Chaeyoung | Tie |
| Happy Happy | 0(94) | -(97) | 0(95) | 0(86) | 0(101) | -(97) | 0(97) | -(89) | +(102) | Tzuyu | Tzuyu |
| Breakthrough | +(95) | 0(97) | 0(95) | -(85) | 0(101) | 0(97) | 0(97) | -(88) | -(101) | Chaeyoung | Tie |
| Feel Special | -(94) | +(98) | -(94) | 0(85) | 0(101) | 0(97) | 0(97) | 0(88) | -(100) | Dahyun | Mina |
| Fake & True | 0(94) | 0(98) | 0(94) | 0(85) | 0(101) | -(96) | -(96) | +(89) | -(99) | Sana | Mina |
| More & More | -(93) | 0(98) | -(93) | -(84) | 0(101) | +(97) | 0(96) | 0(89) | 0(99) | Momo | Mina |
| Fanfare | -(92) | 0(98) | 0(93) | 0(84) | +(102) | -(96) | 0(96) | 0(89) | -(98) | Mina | Mina |
| I Can't Stop Me | 0(92) | +(99) | -(92) | -(83) | 0(`02) | -(95) | 0(96) | 0(89) | 0(98) | Dahyun | Mina |
| Better | -(91) | 0(99) | 0(92) | -(82) | 0(102) | -(94) | 0(96) | -(88) | 0(98) | Mina | Mina |
| Kura Kura | 0(91) | 0(99) | -(91) | -(81) | 0(102) | 0(94) | +(97) | -(87) | 0(98) | Nayeon | Mina |
| Alcohol-Free | +(92) | 0(99) | -(90) | -(80) | 0(102) | 0(94) | 0(97) | -(86) | 0(98) | Chaeyoung | Mina |
| Perfect World | 0(92) | 0(99) | -(89) | -(79) | 0(102) | -(93) | 0(97) | 0(86) | +(99) | Tzuyu | Mina |
| The Feels | 0(92) | 0(99) | -(87) | -(78) | 0(102) | 0(93) | +(98) | -(85) | 0(99) | Nayeon | Mina |
| Scientist | +(93) | 0(99) | -(86) | 0(78) | -(101) | -(92) | 0(98) | 0(85) | 0(99) | Chaeyoung | Mina |
| Doughnut | 0(93) | -(98) | -(85) | 0(78) | 0(101) | 0(92) | 0(98) | -(84) | +(100) | Tzuyu | Mina |
| Scientist(J) | +(94) | 0(98) | -(84) | 0(78) | -(100) | -(91) | 0(98) | 0(84) | 0(100) | Chaeyoung | Tie |
| Celebrate | 0(94) | 0(98) | -(83) | -(77) | 0(100) | -(90) | +(99) | 0(84) | 0(100) | Nayeon | Tie |
| Talk That Talk | 0(94) | 0(98) | -(82) | 0(77) | 0(100) | -(89) | +(100) | -(83) | 0(100) | Nayeon | Tie |
| Moonlight Sunrise | +(95) | 0(98) | -(81) | -(76) | 0(100) | -(88) | 0(100) | 0(83) | 0(100) | Chaeyoung | Tie |
| Set Me Free | 0(95) | -(97) | -(80) | 0(76) | -(99) | +(89) | 0(100) | 0(83) | 0(100) | Momo | Tie |
| Hare Hare | 0(95) | 0(97) | -(79) | -(75) | +(100) | -(88) | 0(100) | 0(83) | 0(100) | Mina | Tie |
It was a 3-way tie between Mina, Naeyeon, and Tzuyu on points.
Chaeyoung had the most top(+) awards. Mina had the most “best total” throughout.
