✳️ Idol Addition & Exclusion Rules (2026.01.01)

➕ Idol Addition Rules

1. New Addition Conditions

- Idols actively promoting, such as through album releases

- Trending idols with confirmed debuts

- Idols with a high number of user recommendations

2. Re-addition Conditions

- Idols previously excluded will be automatically added if they receive

20,000 or more daily votes for 14 consecutive days.

- For members belonging to a group, eligibility is determined based on the group’s vote count, not individual votes.

- Idols who have disbanded or withdrawn, as well as idols listed under the Global tab, are not eligible for automatic re-addition.

3. Addition Schedule

- There is no designated date.

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➖ Idol Exclusion Rules

1. Main Ranking Exclusion Conditions

■ Individual > Solo Artist

- Solo artists not affiliated with a group:

Artists ranked outside the top 100 in the Hall of Fame cumulative ranking and with an average daily vote count below 10,000 over the past 30 days will be excluded.

■ Individual > Group Member

- Group members:

Members will be excluded if the number of active users who have set the idol as their “My Idol” is zero.

■ Group

- Male groups: 

Among groups ranked outside the top 50 in the Hall of Fame cumulative ranking, the bottom 5 groups will be excluded. (Including all members)

- Female groups: 

Among groups ranked outside the top 40 in the Hall of Fame cumulative ranking, the bottom 3 groups will be excluded. (Including all members)

■ Global

- Idols listed under the Global tab:

Idols ranked outside the top 50 in the Hall of Fame cumulative ranking will all be excluded.

2. Music Release History

- Artists with no music releases in the past 3 years will be excluded.

3. End of Activities & Social Issues

- Idols will be excluded upon official disbandment, de facto disbandment due to contract expiration, withdrawal, or retirement announcements.

- In cases involving social controversy, exclusion will be determined through internal discussion.

4. Exclusion Schedule

- Applied on the 11th of every month after vote closure on the 10th (KST).

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✔️ Notes

- Even if a group remains in the rankings, individual members may be excluded based on individual criteria.

- When a group is excluded, all members of that group are excluded together.

- Hall of Fame ranking-based exclusion rules apply only when the number exceeds 50 male groups / 40 female groups.

- Unit and solo releases are recognized as group activities.

- In the event of a tie among exclusion candidates, all tied idols will be excluded.

- Idols added within the last 30 days are not subject to exclusion.