The ten most popular new interests of 2008

1. Shinee. Music. Score: 1900
	"SHINee" is a five-member boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group debuted on May 25, 2008 on SBS Popular Songs. The group consists of members Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. The group's first stage performance was on May 22, 2008.
2. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Film. Score:1600
	"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" is a short musical film, initially produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It tells the story of Dr. Horrible, the aspiring supervillain alter ego of Billy; Captain Hammer, his nemesis; and Penny, their mutual love interest. The movie was written by writer/director Joss Whedon, Zack , Jed Whedon (a composer) and Maurissa Tancharoen. The writing team penned the musical during the WGA writers' strike. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive, yet professionally done, in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike. The episodes first aired at the Official Dr. Horrible website, hosted on Hulu, accessible internationally and free to watch. Act I premiered on Tuesday July 15, 2008.
3. Twewy. Game. Score: 500
	"Twewy" (known in USA as "The World Ends with You") is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts team and Jupiter for the Nintendo DS handheld console. Set in the modern-day Shibuya shopping district of Tokyo, The World Ends with You features a distinctive art style inspired by Shibuya and its youth culture. It was released in North America in April 2008.
4. Twilight. Film. Score: 480
	"Twilight" is a romantic-fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. The film stars Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a teenage girl who falls in love with vampire Edward Cullen, portrayed by Robert Pattinson. The novel was adapted for the screen by Melissa Rosenberg in late 2007. The film was primarily shot in Washington and Oregon in early 2008. Twilight was released in theaters on November 21, 2008. Ashley Michele Greene, who played Alice Cullen , has an enormous fan base on social networks. The soundtrack was released on November 4, 2008.
5. Step up 2. Film. Score: 450
	"Step Up 2" the Streets is the 2008 sequel to Step Up from Touchstone Pictures. The movie was directed by Jon Chu and produced by Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot and Anne Fletcher.
6. Owl City. Music. Score: 450
	The band "Owl City" (and its only member Adam Young) writes the type of love song that no one is used to, that like "sparkling electronic bubbles of sound". He stared write music in 2007 and published his second album "Maybe I'm Dreaming" in 2008.
7. Super Junior-M. Music. Score: 380
	"Super Junior-M" often referred to as SJ-M, is the third official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior established in April 2008. They are the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent.[2] They are also the first group produced by Korea's Culture Technology organization and was created through a comprehensive localization strategy. Super Junior-M contains five Super Junior members, Han Geng (the leader), Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, and two non-Super Junior members, Henry and Zhou Mi.
8. Castiel. TV (character). Score: 320
	Castiel is an angel portreted in "Supernatural", is an American horror television series that concerns the paranormal. Castiel was created by Eric Kripke and portrayed by Misha Collins. "Supernatural" returned for a fourth season on September 18, 2008.
9. Sons of Anarchy. TV. Score: 310
	"Sons of Anarchy" is an television series starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, and Katey Sagal about the lives of a close-knit motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in the San Joaquin Valley in Northern California. Sons of Anarchy was created by Kurt Sutter. Television premiere was on September 3, 2008.
10. America's Best Dance Crew. TV, Score: 300
	"America's Best Dance Crew" is an American television show featuring street dance crews from the United States. The show is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson. Season 2 was started on June 7, 2008 with the live auditions.

Only interests that first passed in 2008 a certain threshold were selected.