2PM as the best artist of the Year

From Dec 7th to 9th, Money-today Star news conducted surveys, ‘Best artist of the year’ ‘Best songs’ ‘Best male, and female artist (including group)’ ‘Best rookie’ ‘Best issue in k-pop field” among variety show’s producers, and summed up the result on Dec 10th. Total of 22 producers participated in this survey.

Variety producers direct from music programs to variety programs, where singers make frequent appearances. Thus, they have more interest in k-pop field and singers, and know more about the actual scene of music program than anyone else.

Then, whom would they pick as best artist of year? It’s no one else but 2PM. 2PM proudly grabbed first place in “Best artist of year’ with 9 votes. 2PM, who debuted last year, gained popularity this spring and summer with “Again &Again” and “I hate you”; making another hit with ‘Heartbeat’ again.

One PD, who voted for 2PM, said “2PM ruled the stage with their strong performance. Based on this, their 3 songs made a hit in a row this year. So, I picked 2PM as the best artist without any hesitation.”

2PM’s power even continued in ‘Best male artist’ part. Earning 17 votes, 2PM won ‘Best male artist’ by an overwhelming majority.