August 20, 2025
MANILA – SB19’s dedicated legion of fans — have claimed victory in the week-long Billboard Fan Army Face-Off for the third straight year after facing “fierce competition” from fan bases of various international artists.
A’TIN emerged as the winner after winning against the fanbase of actress-singer Selena Gomez, garnering 59.4% and 40.6% of the votes in the final round, respectively, according to the music publication.
This was also announced by Billboard on its social media platforms on Wednesday, August 20 (Philippine time).
“It’s official! @SB19Official’s #ATIN are the winners of #BBFanArmy2025. This marks the third year in a row the fandom has taken the top spot in the competition,” the post read.
This is A’TIN’s third year to bring home the victory of SB19 since 2023. The P-pop boy group’s fan base now ties with T-ara’s Queens as the fan base with the most wins.
Before claiming victory, A’TIN faced off against the fans of Tate McRae (winning with 82.7%), Ariana Grande (winning with 88.6%), Post Malone (winning with 81.6%), Shaboozey (winning with 76.5%), and Sabrina Carpenter (winning with 67.8%), before squaring up against Gomez’s fanbase in the finals.
The fan bases included in this year’s Fan Army were those of fellow P-pop act BINI, Chappell Roan, KATSEYE, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Seventeen, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Twice, Blackpink, Stray Kids, BTS, Cardi B, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, and Rihanna, among many others.
Since the launch of the Billboard Fan Army in 2014, the winners have always been dominated by Asian acts.
Aside from T-ara, past winners included the fans of BigBang, Super Junior, and Stray Kids.
SB19 — composed of Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin — is currently on their “Simula at Wakas” tour, although they have been returning to their home country for other activities from time to time.
The next stop of their tour is Singapore, which will be held at the Arena @ Expo on August 24. They are also scheduled to visit Hong Kong, Tokyo, Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, Jeddah, Sydney, and Melbourne.