BTS holds the lead in the greatest paved the way artist poll with 4422 votes. Super Junior holds second place with 2336 votes. The gap between first and second place is 2086 votes. Voting closes November 5 at 12:03 KST, with 47 hours remaining.
The 2086-vote margin between BTS and Super Junior is substantial. The poll has recorded 8227 total votes across all options so far. BTS holds about 54 percent of all votes cast. Super Junior holds about 28 percent. Between them, these two options account for approximately 82 percent of every vote in this poll. This concentration of votes at the top reflects strong voter agreement about which artists have paved the way for K-pop.
With 47 hours remaining, BTS's lead for first place is secure. The margin is too large for Super Junior to close. The actual competition in this poll is concentrated at the top. Super Junior holds second place with 2336 votes while BlackPink holds third place with 1245 votes. The gap between second and third is 1091 votes. This margin is substantial, but not impossible to overcome. BlackPink could potentially catch up to Super Junior if voting patterns shift significantly in the remaining 47 hours. However, the most likely outcome is that Super Junior maintains second place.
Below the top three, voter support drops considerably. TWICE holds fourth place with 141 votes, which is 1104 votes behind BlackPink in third. The remaining seven options combined have received only 224 votes total. This indicates that the poll's voter attention is concentrated almost entirely among the top three artists. The race is effectively decided among these three.
| Rank | Option | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |  BTS | 4422 |
| #2 |  Super Junior | 2336 |
| #3 |  BlackPink | 1245 |
| #4 |  TWICE | 141 |
| #5 | EXO | 40 |
| #6 | Big Bang | 28 |
| #7 | PSY | 7 |
| #8 | Girls Generation | 4 |
| #9 | 2NE1 | 3 |
| #10 | TVXQ | 1 |