{"id":2366530,"date":"2026-04-10T05:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2366530"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:03:56","slug":"hearts2hearts-carmen-named-peak-k-pop-star-among-those-with-new-music-in-feb-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hearts2hearts-carmen-named-peak-k-pop-star-among-those-with-new-music-in-feb-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts2Hearts&#8217; Carmen named &#8216;peak&#8217; K-pop star among those with new music in Feb: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center ab_zoom\" style=\"width: 820px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n  <br \/>\n  <span class=\"mask\"\/>\n <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">The winning fan art celebrating Carmen&#8217;s selection as the K-pop star at the peak of her career among artists who returned with new music in February. [PICNIC]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> Girl group Hearts2Hearts\u2019 Indonesian member, Carmen, has been selected as the K-pop star at the peak of her career among artists who returned with new music in February, according to the fan-voting platform Picnic.<br \/>\n<br \/> \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> In the poll, which ran from March 13 to March 27, Carmen ranked first with 65,786 votes. Ateez\u2019s Mingi came in second with 30,639 votes, followed by IVE\u2019s Liz with 20,038 votes.<br \/>\n<br \/> \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> <br \/>\n \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> According to Picnic, Carmen\u2019s selection can be attributed to her dedicated activities beyond her popularity alone. She, along with other Hearts2Hearts members, recently wrapped up a fan meet-and-greet event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 28. Indonesia is the largest consumer of Korean content on YouTube.<br \/>\n<br \/> \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> Hearts2Hearts \u2014 an eight-member group comprising Ye-on, Stella, Yuha, Ian, A-na, Juun, Carmen and Jiwoo \u2014 debuted on Feb. 24, 2025, with its first track \u201cThe Chase.\u201d The group later released the song \u201cStyle\u201d along with its first EP, \u201cFocus,\u201d that same year.<br \/>\n<br \/> \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> The group dropped its new single \u201cRude!\u201d on Feb. 20. The music video surpassed 10 million views within about a day of its release and had totaled more than 77 million views as of 1 p.m. Thursday. Hearts2Hearts has also sold out its first North American showcase tour in March.<br \/>\n<br \/> \u00a0<br \/>\n<br \/> In collaboration with the Korea JoongAng Daily, Picnic hosts weekly polls on a wide range of topics related to K-pop artists.<br \/>\n<br \/> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>BY YOON SEUNG-JIN [<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"5920363637772a3c2c373e33303719333636373e38373e773a3677322b\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/ko_KR\/all.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source koreajoongangdaily.joins.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winning fan art celebrating Carmen&#8217;s selection as the K-pop star at the peak of her career among artists who returned with new music in February. 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