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- Idols who have disbanded or withdrawn, as well as idols listed under the Global tab, are not eligible for automatic re-addition.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

- When a group officially disbands, effectively disbands due to contract expiration, or announces retirement, it will be removed.

- 2026.03.10~ Members of disbanded groups or members who have left a group may remain in the main chart if they continue official music activities such as releasing songs or albums after leaving. However, they will be excluded if there has been no music activity for more than one year after leaving.

- 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.