Nancy Wins Visual Queen of K-pop 2025 Voting Poll Beating Lisa
The Visual Queen of K-pop 2025 contest, hosted on popular voting platform KingChoice.com, saw record-breaking participation this year as K-pop enthusiasts worldwide rallied behind their favorites. When the digital dust settled, Nancy emerged victorious with an impressive 466,642 votes—narrowly edging out BLACKPINK’s Lisa, who garnered 449,125 votes.
The top ten rankings revealed a competitive field dominated by industry powerhouses:
Nancy’s Post-Momoland Renaissance
Since Momoland officially disbanded in 2023, Nancy Jewel McDonie has strategically repositioned herself in the entertainment industry. The 24-year-old Korean-American star signed with GMA Network’s talent agency Sparkle in 2024, marking her transition to broader Asian market opportunities.
Nancy has leveraged her visual appeal into a flourishing modeling career, with her Instagram account showing multiple high-profile brand partnerships and sponsorship deals. Her recent appearance at New York Fashion Week 2025 signals her growing influence in global fashion circles.
Lisa: Second Place But First in Success
Despite placing second in the visual poll, BLACKPINK’s Lisa continues her meteoric rise as a global entertainment force in 2025. Her critically acclaimed acting debut in HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3 has industry observers praising her versatility.
Lisa portrays Mook, a seemingly minor staff member at the Thai resort whose character gains significant plot importance as the season progresses. Early reviews suggest her performance skillfully balances her established star power with the ensemble nature of the show.
Simultaneously, Lisa’s debut solo album “Alter Ego” has achieved remarkable commercial success. The album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, generating 45,500 album-equivalent units in its first week, including 28,000 album sales and 23.12 million on-demand streams.
“Alter Ego” reached number one on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, making Lisa the second BLACKPINK member to achieve a solo top-ten album after Rosé’s “Rosie” (2024). The album has performed impressively in international markets as well, including a number five debut on Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart.
‘Alter Ego’ by LISA has surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify prior to the album’s official release. pic.twitter.com/KmL8K4Fqst
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 27, 2025
The Changing Face of K-pop Visual Influence
This year’s Visual Queen results reflect broader shifts in how K-pop visual influence operates beyond active group promotions. With three BLACKPINK members in the top eight and former Momoland member Nancy claiming the crown, the results suggest that strong individual branding can sustain popularity even as group activities evolve or conclude.
As K-pop continues its global expansion, visual appeal remains a powerful component of artist marketability—but increasingly, it serves as a foundation for diverse career paths spanning music, acting, fashion, and international brand partnerships.
For now, Nancy reigns as Visual Queen, but in the rapidly evolving world of K-pop, next year’s competition remains anyone’s game.
