Jimin was the big winner of the BEST K-POP DANCERS IN 2025 award, the vote received more than 1 million votes

BTS’ Jimin has won the Dabeme Best Dancer Award for the seventh year in a row in the male category. In addition to 2025, the singer won in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. The member came in first place in this year’s vote, with almost half a million votes! Congratulations!
DABEME BEST DANCERS is a vote that takes place every year to elect the best K-POP dancers of today in the male and female categories and fans can vote for their favorite nominees.
In addition to JIMIN’s victory, other incredible dancers competed for the award and did well in the competition. Check out the complete TOP 10 of BEST K-POP DANCERS IN 2025 below:
#12 BANG CHAN (STRAY KIDS) 37,147
Bang Chan, born Christopher Bang, is an Australian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer of South Korean origin, leader of the South Korean group Stray Kids and member of the hip-hop trio 3Racha, where he works alongside HAN and Chang-bin under the name CB97.
#11 LEE KNOW (STRAY KIDS) 38,076
Lee Min-ho, better known as Lee Know, is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is a member of the boy group Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.
#10 FELIX (STRAY KIDS) 39,082
Felix Yongbok Lee, known simply as Felix, is an Australian rapper and singer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017.
#9 HYUNJIN (STRAY KIDS) 50,891
Hwang Hyun-jin, known simply as Hyunjin, is a South Korean rapper, singer, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. In addition to his work with Stray Kids, he has worked as a television presenter, hosting the weekly Korean music program Show!
#8 TEN (NCT) 52,383
Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, better known in music by his stage name Ten, is a Thai singer, rapper and dancer. He began his career in Thailand participating in the program Teen Superstar, using the stage name TNT. Ten rose to prominence as a member of the boy group NCT.
#7 J-HOPE (BTS) 67,399
Jung Hoseok, better known in music by his stage name J-Hope, is a South Korean rapper, dancer, songwriter, and music producer. He is popularly known for being a member of the boy group BTS. J-Hope released Hope World, his first solo mixtape, in 2018.
#6 YUNHO (TVXQ!) 72,833
Jung Yunho, better known by his stage names U-Know Yunho and Yunho, is a South Korean songwriter, model, dancer, singer, and actor. He is popularly known for being a member of the South Korean boy group TVXQ!.
#5 NI-KI (ENHYPEN) 108,102
NI-KI is a Japanese singer and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group ENHYPEN under the Belift Lab formed by the reality survival show I-LAND.
In 2019, 13-year-old Ni-Ki became a trainee of Belift in South Korea. He competed in the survival show I-Land in 2020, placing fourth and earning a spot on Enhypen. On November 30, 2020, he debuted as a member of Enhypen with the release of his first extended play (EP) Border: Day One. In 2022, he appeared as a guest on &Team Gakuen. On May 14, 2023, he served as a special MC for KCON Japan 2023 with Itzy’s Ryujin. On December 31, 2024, he sang “Guilty” with Shinee’s Taemin on MBC Gayo Daejejeon WANNABE 2024.
#4 JUNGKOOK (BTS) 116,520
Jungkook is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. Jungkook rose to global prominence as a member of the boy band BTS (also known as the Bangtan Boys), formed in 2013. The group has sold over sixteen million albums in South Korea alone in physical sales, according to the Gaon Music Chart, and became the highest-selling debut act of the 2010s. Jungkook has performed three solo songs as part of BTS’s discography—”Begin” in 2016, “Euphoria” in 2018, and “My Time” in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart. He also recorded the soundtrack “Stay Alive” for BTS’s webtoon 7Fates: Chakho. In 2018, he was awarded the Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit, Fifth Class by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. In 2022, he was featured on American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth’s single “Left and Right”, which peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, he became the first South Korean artist to release an official song for the FIFA World Cup soundtrack with “Dreamers”, which he later performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony.
#3 V (BTS) 130,557
V is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Since his debut as a member of BTS in 2013, V has performed three solo songs under the group’s name—”Stigma” in 2016, “Singularity” in 2018, and “Inner Child” in 2020—all of which have charted on the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart. Outside of his projects with BTS, V has appeared in the television series Hwarang: The Beginning (2016) and contributed to its soundtrack with the single “It’s Definitely You”. He released his first independent song, “Scenery”, in 2019. In 2023, V made his official solo debut with the release of the singles “Love Me Again” and “Rainy Days”. His debut solo album, Layover, was released on September 8 of the same year, accompanied by the single “Slow Dancing”.
#2 JUNHO (2PM) 424,095
Junho is a South Korean actor and singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM. Lee made his acting debut in the film Cold Eyes (2013) and has since starred in Twenty (2015) and has starred in notable television series including Good Manager (2017), Rain or Shine (2017–2018), and King the Land (2023). His performance in The Red Sleeve (2021) earned him the Best Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Award. As a solo artist, Lee has released two studio albums, one compilation album, and eight extended plays (EPs), achieving significant success in Japan.
#1 JIMIN (BTS) 525,557
Jimin is a South Korean singer and dancer. Jimin rose to worldwide prominence as a member of the boy band BTS (also known as the Bangtan Boys), formed in 2013. The group has sold over sixteen million physical albums in South Korea alone, according to the Gaon Music Chart, and became the best-selling music project to debut in the 2010s. In 2018, he was awarded the Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit, Fifth Class by South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Jimin set a record and a new milestone for Korean singers with the songs “Lie” (2016), “Intro: Serendipity” (2017), and “Serendipity (Full Length Edition)” (2018), reaching 50 million streams on Spotify in 2019 with each song.
Jimin released his debut solo album, Face, in 2023. It debuted atop the charts in South Korea and Japan, and at number two in the United States, while its second single, “Like Crazy”, debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He is the highest-charting Korean soloist in Billboard 200 history, and the first to reach number one on the Hot 100.
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