K-pop Male Idol Groups Stats

Number of Days After Debut Before Winning #1 on Music Shows

CN Blue - 15 Days for I’m A Loner
FT Island - 55 Days for Love Sick
TVXQ - 74 Days for Hug
Shinee - 123 Days for Replay
Super Junior - 232 Days for U
2PM - 255 Days for Again and Again
Beast - 360 Days for Breath
BIGBANG - 385 Days for Lie
EXO - 433 Days for Wolf
Infinite - 488 Days for Paradise

BIGBANG's first win on Music Bank:

On Inkigayo:

Number of Fancafe Members (as of May 2, 2014)

TVXQ - 595,425 members
BIGBANG - 286,492
Beast 267,100
Infinite - 200,343
Shinhwa - 173,770
B1A4 - 167,261
Super Junior - 147,160
2PM - 139,250
EXO - 136,810
Block B - 120,989

(Note: BIGBANG’s fan cafe on Daum is different from the official Korean VIP Fanclub, and not all [Korean] fans are members of Daum’s fan cafes.)

Longest-running #1 Songs by Male Idol Groups on Melon’s Digital Charts

#1 (8 Weeks)
Last Farewell by BIGBANG

#2 (7 Weeks)
Haru Haru by BIGBANG

#3 (6 Weeks)
Lie by BIGBANG
Love Sick by FT
ISLAND

#4 (5 Weeks)
Lollipop by BIGBANG

#5 (2 Weeks)
Sunset Glow by BIGBANG
Blue by BIGBANG
Heartbeat by 2PM
Never Let You Go by 2AM

#6 (1 Week)
Tonight by BIGBANG
Love Song by BIGBANG
Fantastic Baby by BIGBANG
Monster by BIGBANG
Angel by Shinhwa
Love Love Love by FT Island
Loner by CN Blue
Again and Again by 2PM
You Won’t Answer My Calls by 2AM
I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me by 2AM