Russia is not an easy place for K-pop to make it big, but some stars still do well there.

It is the world's biggest country, with about 144 million people. Its music market is also doing very well, with heavy rock and rap being the most popular styles there.

But K-pop is also popular in the cold country, and shows by B.A.P., DAY6, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and MONSTA X have been held there.

Statista says that Yandex Music had 46% of the Russian music market in 2022, making it the biggest streaming service in the country.

After looking at how many likes and monthly listeners each artist got on Yandex, here are the K-pop acts that Russians love the most:

It's strange that popular girl groups like NewJeans and IVE didn't make the list. This is probably because they just started out.

BTS is the only K-pop group to make it to the Top 20 of the overall chart for foreign acts. They are in the same group as Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Queen, Billie Eilish, The Beatles, and many more big names.

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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