This year's poll will be done in two stages starting from midnight July 8.
The first stage gives you the opportunity to vote for the K-Pop group you think expanded the most internationally this year. Readers have the chance to vote on this questions from July 8 to July 14.
The following week we want you to tell us which idol you think best represents K-Pop in 2013. That question will run from July 8 to July 14.
The poll link will be announced soon, so stay tuned! Your vote is important for your favorite artist.
Below is a list of the nominees for the first round along with their notable international achievements so far this year.
Take a look and be sure to cast your vote starting July 8!
Which K-Pop Group Expanded Their Global Influence The Most In The First Half of 2013?
- 2NE1 - collaboration with Will.i.am and featured guests at Snoop Dogg's Seoul concert, CL solo debut
- 2PM - big concerts in Japan, China, and the Philippines and Taecyeon's appearance on We Got Married: Global Edition
- 4Minute - 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia
- A Pink - AIA K-POP 2013 concert in Hong Kong
- After School - fan meetings in Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong, first Japan tour,
- Aziatix - first Asian group to sign to get a major record deal in the US (Cash Money Records)
- B.A.P - sold out US solo tour, internationally charted album
- B1A4 - won two 2013 Japan Gold Disc Awards
- B2ST - comic book series sold all over Asia
- Big Bang - finished up Alive tour in Japan, GD solo world tour, Daesung solo debut in Japan
- Boyfriend - did the theme song for a Japanese cartoon
- BTOB - first fan meetings in Taiwan, Thailand and Cambodia
- CNBLUE - Blue Moon World Tour, fifth Japanese single
- Dal Shabet - deemed a Rising Star by media. Made the Billboard Top 50 for Billboard Korea
- Davichi - topped Billboard and Japan Oricon charts with "Turtle"
- D-Unit - overseas promotions, Japanese radio appearances
- EXO - Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert Philippines (both M and K)
- f(x) - FunnyorDie video with Anna Kendrick, world tour
- FTISLAND - Take FTISLAND in China and Asia, album chart-toppers in Japan, Hongki appearance on We Got Married: Global Edition
- Girl's Day - album praised by American Billboard, international dance craze
- Girls' Generation - Late Show with David Letterman appearance, world tour
- INFINITE - M! Countdown Taiwan, Osaka concert
- JYJ - sold out 3-day Tokyo Dome concert series
- KARA - first female Korean artist to hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome, eighth Japanese single
- Leessang - concerts in the US
- MBLAQ - Japanese version of "Mona Lisa"
- miss A - 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia
- NU'EST - released DVD and 200-page photo book about trips to Australia and America, continued overseas promotions
- RaNia - English version of "Just Go," began filming MTV reality show about their US debut
- SECRET - performances in Malaysia and Singapore
- SHINee - "SHINee's Wonderful Day" brought the members to Thailand, Japan, England, and Switzerland
- Shinhwa - 2013 Shinhwa Grand Tour all around Asia
- SISTAR - performed in Indonesia, Taiwan, Cambodia, and Malaysia
- Super Junior - first K-Pop group to do a solo tour of South America
- T-ARA - Taiwan concert, Japanese single, sub-unit N4 trip to the US
- Teen Top - European tour
- TVXQ - launched world tour, US concert
- U-KISS - Asia Tour in Indonesia and Singapore, participation in Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert in Philippines
- VIXX - first album, Hyde, made it on the top ten best selling world albums chart
- ZE:A - Japanese single, participation in Korean Music Festival in USA
So who do you think made the greatest international impact so far this year?
Remember, voting starts at 0:00AM EST on July 8 and runs through July 14!
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