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Girls' Generation, Big Bang Most Popular Singers, Survey Shows

Girls' Generation have been named the most popular female singers in the first half of this year according to a straw survey of 1,329 people by market researcher Leespiar released on Wednesday. Some 26.9 percent of respondents picked the band as their top choice.

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Teen star IU followed with 15.3 percent. Next came Wonder Girls with 7.3 percent, Lee Hyori (7.1 percent), Baek Ji-young (6.5 percent) and Miss A (6.2 percent).

The boy band Big Bang, now busy with a world tour, garnered 18.1 percent to rank top among male singers. Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi took second place with 11.3 percent, followed by 2PM (8.1 percent), Rain (6.9 percent) and 2AM (5.7 percent).

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