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K-pop, Korean stars make it to the 100 most handsome, beautiful faces of 2025 lists

Published Dec 29, 2025 09:27 am
(Clockwise from top right) BLACKPINK's Rosé, Stary Kids' Hyunjin, BTS' V, ENHYPEN's Ni-ki, Babymonster's Pharita and Aespa's Karina (Screenshots from TC Candler video on YouTube)
(Clockwise from top right) BLACKPINK's Rosé, Stary Kids' Hyunjin, BTS' V, ENHYPEN's Ni-ki, Babymonster's Pharita and Aespa's Karina (Screenshots from TC Candler video on YouTube)

K-pop and Korean stars have been named among the 100 most handsome and beautiful faces of 2025. 

TC Candler and The Independent Critics released the annual rankings for men and women. 

“Unlike most other annual beauty rankings, the 100 Most Beautiful Faces List is not a popularity contest and it is definitely not country specific. It is not about the hottest or the most famous celebrity. Rather, the list attempts to inform & broaden public opinion, instead of reflecting it,” according to the TC Candler YouTube channel.. 

It added, “Aesthetic perfection is only one of the criteria. Grace, elegance, originality, daring, passion, class, poise, joy, promise, hope… they are all embodied in a gorgeous face. We select only 100 faces out of the approximately 500,000+ celebrities (which works out to less than 0.001%).”

In the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2025 list, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo grabbed the No. 1 while Pharita of Babymonster is No. 3 and Karina of Aespa is No. 8. 

Filipino singer Gehlee Dangca of K-pop group UNIS is No. 66. 

In the 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2025, BTS’ V ranked No. 7, the highest among K-pop and Korean stars. 

ENHYPEN’s Ni-ki is No. 10 while BTS’ Jungkook is No. 14. Filipino pop idol Kyler of HORI7ON ranked No. 30. 

Here are the K-pop and Korean stars who are in the list: 

100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2025

1 - Rosé (BLACKPINK)

3 - Pharita (Babymonster)

8 - Karina (Aespa)

11 - Jisoo (BLACKPINK)

14 - Nancy (Momoland)

18 - Nana 

20 - Tzuyu (TWICE)

22 -: Lisa (BLACKPINK)

24 - Jeon Somi 

26 - Jang Won-young (IVE)

31 - Sana (TWICE)

33 - Minnie (I-DLE)

35 - Kazuha (Le Sserafim) 

38 - Danielle (NewJeans)

41 - Yeji (ITZY)

44 - Anna (MEOVV)

46 - Jennie (BLACKPINK)

48 - Carmen (Hearts2Hearts)

51 - Manon (KATSEYE)

52 - Seulgi (Red Velvet)

56 - Ella (MEOVV)

59 - Yuqi (I-DLE)

61 - Chuu (solo artist)

64 - Chaeryeong (ITZY)

66 - Gehlee (UNIS)

68 - Ningning (Aespa) 

71 - Shuhua (I-DLE)

72 - Mini (influencer)

79 - Mina (TWICE)

97 - Lee Ju-eun (cheerleader) 

100 Most Handsome Faces of 2025

7 - V (BTS)

10 - Ni-ki (ENHYPEN) 

14 - Jungkook (BTS)

18 - Hyunjin (Stray Kids)

30 - Kyler (HORI7ON) 

33 - Cha Eun-woo (Astro)

35 - Shotaro (RIIZE)

44 - Wonbin (RIIZE)

46 - Jake (ENHYPEN) 

50 - Henry Lau

52 - Wang Yibo (Uniq) 

55 - Mingyu (Seventeen) 

56 - Zhang Hao (Zerobaseone) 

60 - Jimin (BTS) 

68 - Bang Chan (Stray Kids) 

70 - Beomgyu (Tomorrow X Together) 

75 - Juyeon (The Boyz)

77 - Keonho (Cortis)

83 - Felix (Stray Kids) 

87 - Taeyong (NCT)

75 - Lucas Wong (solo artist)

92 - San (ATEEZ)

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