October Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from September 1 to October 1.

RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 8,057,217, marking a 8.04 percent increase in their score since September. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK,” “trot,” and “college festival,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “surpass,” “sold out,” and “root for.” RESCENE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.97 percent positive reactions.

CORTIS maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 2,510,823, marking a 2.96 percent rise in their score since last month.

izna shot to third place after seeing a whopping 492.05 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their total score to 1,374,000 for October.

Hearts2Hearts took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 1,174,877, while KiiiKiii came in at a close fifth with a score of 1,149,374.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

RESCENE
CORTIS
izna
Hearts2Hearts
KiiiKiii
TWS
ILLIT
TUIDE
BABYMONSTER
UNIS
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
MEOVV
Geenius
AHOF
LNGSHOT
NAVILLERA
KATSEYE
XLOV
USPEER
ARTMS
KickFlip
idntt
KIIRAS
SPIA
AtHeart
UNCHILD
eite
NEXZ
IDID
AND2BLE

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2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) Announces 1st Lineup

The 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) has announced its first lineup of performing artists!

On September 4, the Korea Grand Music Awards announced that ATEEZ, RIIZE, TREASURE, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, ALLDAY PROJECT, AND2BLE, CRAVITY, AHOF, and CLOSE YOUR EYES would all be attending this year’s ceremony.

This year’s awards will be held over two days on November 7 and 8 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. RESCENE’s Woni and actress Nam Ji Hyun will host the ceremony on Day 1, while IVE’s Liz and actor Kim Jae Won will serve as MCs on Day 2.

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Winners Of 2026 K-World Dream Awards

The K-World Dream Awards, which first kicked off in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, has returned for its 10th year!

Hosted by Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon, the ceremony for the 2026 K-World Dream Awards was held on August 27 at KINTEX.

ATEEZ took home four awards including the Best Artist Award and the fan-voted Popularity Award. LE SSERAFIM won three awards including the Best Artist Award, and BTS also won three including Artist of the Year. RIIZE was additionally awarded three trophies for the night.

Check out the full list of winners:

Global Next Leadership: AMPERS&ONE, NOWZ, XLOV

Global Spotlight Award: xikers, IDID, AHOF

Best Performance Award: RIIZE, 82MAJOR, MEOVV

Best Band Artist Award: Hi-Fi Un!corn, QWER

Trot Artist Award: Seongri, Park Ji Hyeon

Best Producer Award: Jung Hae Jang (YH Entertainment)

Best All-Rounder Musician Award: JAY B, EVAN

Best Fandom Award: RESCENE, AHOF

Best Digital Music Award: AKMU, Hwasa, I.O.I, IVE, aespa, Yena

Best Album Award: BTS, ENHYPEN, NCT WISH, TXT, BLACKPINK

Best Stage Award: ATEEZ, P1Harmony, ILLIT

Listeners’ Choice Award: SEEYA

Solo Popularity Award: Park Ji Hyeon, Carmen (Hearts2Hearts)

Group Popularity Award: ATEEZ, ILLIT

Super Rookie Award: CORTIS, AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Visual Content Award: KiiiKiii, RESCENE, LE SSERAFIM

Global Music Award: &TEAM, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts

Journalist Pick Artist Award: RIIZE

Artist Award: AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CORTIS, KiiiKiii, Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, ILLIT, RIIZE, &TEAM, LE SSERAFIM, P1Harmony, ATEEZ, Stray Kids, BTS

Artist of the Year: BTS

Best Artist Award: LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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August Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups!

RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 6,777,877, marking a 33.46 percent increase in their score since July. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK” and “REMINE,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “cheer on,” “climb up the charts,” and “first place.”

CORTIS maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 4,540,233, while ILLIT held steady at third with a score of 1,584,058.

TWS came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 1,447,697, marking a 23.63 percent increase in their score since July.

Finally, KiiiKiii rounded out the top five for August with a brand reputation index of 1,385,044.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

RESCENE
CORTIS
ILLIT
TWS
KiiiKiii
MEOVV
idntt
Hearts2Hearts
BABYMONSTER
izna
Candy Shop
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
AHOF
KATSEYE
SAY MY NAME
KickFlip
XLOV
eite
LNGSHOT
ARTMS
UNIS
USPEER
NEXZ
Geenius
AND2BLE
IDID
LUN8
SPIA
AtHeart
HEART OF WOMAN

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Watch: ATEEZ Takes 4th Win For “BAD” On “M Countdown”; Performances By fromis_9, OURBIRTHDAY, And More

ATEEZ has won their fourth music show trophy for “BAD”!

On the July 23 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were ATEEZ’s “BAD” and TXT’s Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream.” ATEEZ ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,754 points.

Congratulations to ATEEZ! Watch the winner announcement below:

Today’s performers included TXT’s Yeonjun, fromis_9, OURBIRTHDAY, Hyolyn, J.Y. Park (JYP), Sunmi, TVXQ’s Yunho, BTOB’s HUTA (Minhyuk), Wonho, BBGIRLS, idntt, AHOF, VAYONN, Jang Haneum, DAILY:DIRECTION, TRENDZ, AmbiO, 8TURN, and LUN8.

Check out their performances below!

TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”

fromis_9 – “Vitamin ME”

OURBIRTHDAY – “HUNGRY (Side A)”

Hyolyn – “ChecK”

J.Y. Park – “WET”

Sunmi – “Forever July”

TVXQ’s Yunho – “Time’s Tickin’”

BTOB’s HUTA (Minhyuk) – “Icy & Spicy”

Wonho – “Don’t Wake Me Up!”

BBGIRLS – “BODY WAVE”

idntt – “Kids Return”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

VAYONN – “MUAH!”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

DAILY:DIRECTION – “DOWN WITH IT”

TRENDZ – “On My Knees”

AmbiO – “BLUE SPLASH”

8TURN – “Stagefright”

LUN8 – “SNEAKERS”

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Watch: idntt Takes 1st Win For “Kids Return” On “Show Champion”; Performances By AHOF, VAYONN, And More

idntt has won their first music show trophy for “Kids Return”!

On the July 22 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were idntt’s “Kids Return,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” VAYONN’s “MUAH!,” TXT’s Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream,” and Hwang Chi Yeul’s “Our Summer.” idntt ultimately took the win.

Congratulations to idntt! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96xtdG2NW8

Performers on today’s show included idntt, AHOF, VAYONN, IRION (from the drama “My Idol, My Debut”), Jang Haneum, Baek A Yeon, M.O.N.T, DAILY:DIRECTION, TRENDZ, Loveholic’s Jisun, AmbiO, Cristina X YJP (You Jae Phil), Click-B, and Han Yiseo.

Check out their performances below!

idntt – “Kids Return” and “It’s Not Over”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

VAYONN – “MUAH!” and “Watta Day”

IRION – “Memoria”

Jang Haneum – “i&i”

Baek A Yeon – “Still you” (feat. ALL(H)OURS’s Hyunbin)

M.O.N.T – “RUN”

DAILY:DIRECTION – “DOWN WITH IT”

TRENDZ – “On My Knees”

Loveholic’s Jisun – “Good Good Bye”

AmbiO – “BLUE SPLASH”

Cristina X YJP – “Gureoshiguna (Oh, I See!)”

Click-B – “Undefeatable”

Han Yiseo – “One Way Train”

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2026 K-World Dream Awards Announces Performer Lineup

The 2026 K-World Dream Awards has unveiled its performer lineup!

This year’s lineup includes ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, AHOF, AND2BLE, SeeYa, QWER, ILLIT, and RESCENE.

Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon will return as hosts for the fourth consecutive year.

This year’s event is especially meaningful as it marks the awards ceremony’s 10th anniversary. Originally launched in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, the ceremony has since evolved under its current name and, over the past decade, has helped promote K-content and K-pop worldwide while contributing to the global spread of the Korean Wave.

The 2026 K World Dream Awards will be held on August 27 at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea.

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Watch: TXT’s Yeonjun Takes 1st Win For “Ice Cream” On “Music Bank”; Performances By i-dle, GIRLSET, And More

TXT’s Yeonjun has won his first music show trophy for “Ice Cream”!

On the July 17 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream” and i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love.” Yeonjun ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,920 points.

Congratulations to Yeonjun! Watch the winner announcement and encore (with Beomgyu’s surprise appearance) below!

Performers on today’s show included TXT’s Yeonjun, i-dle, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, AHOF, RESCENE, Sunmi, VAYONN, idntt, Keyveatz, GIRLSET, Jang Haneum, AmbiO, UDTT, DAILY:DIRECTION, TRENDZ, Lee Yeji, and Hat:q.

Watch the performances below:

TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”

i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”

MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”

Sunmi – “Forever July”

VAYONN – “MUAH!”

idntt – “Kids Return”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

GIRLSET – “CHAT”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

AmbiO – “BLUE SPLASH”

UDTT – “VIPER”

DAILY:DIRECTION – “DOWN WITH IT”

TRENDZ – “On My Knees”

Lee Yeji – “I hate it”

Hat:q – “Life Goes On”

Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:

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Watch: AHOF Takes 1st Win For “RUN TO YOU” On “Show Champion”; Performances By RESCENE, VAYONN, And More

AHOF has won their first music show trophy for “RUN TO YOU”!

On the July 15 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang,” AHOF’s “RUN TO YOU,” and TXT’s Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream.” AHOF ultimately took the win.

Congratulations to AHOF! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:

Performers on today’s show included AHOF, RESCENE, VAYONN, Keyveatz, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Golden Child’s Choi Sung Yun (Y), Juniel, Lee YeJi, HAENA, Meaningful Stone, THE VANE, Tokai, and Jungwoo.

Check out their performances below!

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl + Deja Vu”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgA33VKtijo

VAYONN – “MUAH!”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

UDTT – “VIPER”

Choi Sung Yun (Y) – “BLUE MOON”

Juniel – “Summer Scene”

Lee Yeji – “I hate it”

HAENA – “Dear My Errors”

Meaningful Stone – “Seoul Station”

THE VANE – “I’m gonna make it shine”

Tokai – “sway”

Jungwoo – “Cloud Cuckoo Land”

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Watch: aespa Takes 2nd Win For “LEMONADE” On “Music Core”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, And More

aespa has won a second music show trophy for “LEMONADE”!

On the July 11 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang.” aespa ultimately took the win with a total of 7,086 points.

Congratulations to aespa! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, RESCENE, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Choi Yoojung, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, Teen Top’s Niel, EVAN (Heeseung), Keyveatz, VAYONN, IDID, Jang Haneum, USPEER, Lee YeJi, ASCENDER, ANTARES, and UDTT.

Check out their performances below!

BABYMONSTER – “I LIKE IT”

i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”

TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”

MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

Teen Top’s Niel

EVAN (Heeseung) – “Ride or Die”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

VAYOON – “MUAH!”

IDID – “Attent!on”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love?”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

Lee YeJi – “I hate it”

ASCENDER – “WE BELONG TOGETHER”

ANTARES – “TRIGGER”

UDTT – “VIPER”

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