May Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from April 9 to May 9.

BTS continued their reign at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 10,428,385 for May. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “ARIRANG,” and “Mexico,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “sold out,” “invite,” and “surpass.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.47 percent positive reactions.

SEVENTEEN rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 4,621,979, marking an 18.61 percent increase in their score since April.

BIGBANG took third place with a brand reputation index of 3,362,832, marking a 22.94 percent rise in their score since last month.

CORTIS jumped to fourth place after seeing a 68.03 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their score to 3,142,397 for the month.

Finally, EXO rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,489,847 for May.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS
  2. SEVENTEEN
  3. BIGBANG
  4. CORTIS
  5. EXO
  6. Wanna One
  7. SHINee
  8. THE BOYZ
  9. NCT
  10. TWS
  11. ENHYPEN
  12. Super Junior
  13. Stray Kids
  14. TVXQ
  15. KickFlip
  16. 2PM
  17. TXT
  18. BTOB
  19. MONSTA X
  20. ASTRO
  21. TREASURE
  22. ATEEZ
  23. VIXX
  24. HIGHLIGHT
  25. INFINITE
  26. ZEROBASEONE
  27. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  28. BOYNEXTDOOR
  29. EVNNE
  30. B1A4

Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” on Viki below:

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And watch SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” below!

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Watch: Sung Han Bin, Lee Gikwang, Soyou, And Sandeul Feel A Generation Gap In “Knowing Bros” Preview

Get ready to see idols from more than one generation come together on the next episode of JTBC’s “Knowing Bros” (“Ask Us Anything”)!

On April 25, the popular variety show aired a sneak peek of its upcoming episode, which will feature ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han Bin, HIGHLIGHT’s Lee Gikwang, SISTAR’s Soyou, and B1A4’s Sandeul as guests.

The newly released preview begins with the four idols showing off their singing and dancing skills, with the show dividing the guests into main vocalists and main dancers. Kang Ho Dong asks which position is more important, and Lee Soo Geun remarks, “If you’re good at both, there’s no need for a showdown.” Sandeul jokingly responds, “It’s hard to be good at both.”

After Soyou notes that she, Lee Gikwang, and Sandeul all promoted during roughly the same era, Super Junior’s Kim Heechul asks the much younger Sung Han Bin if he knows who Chun Myung Hoon (a former member of the boy group NRG) is. Sung Han Bin makes everyone crack up by innocently answering, “I’ve heard of him.”

Lee Gikwang goes on to praise Sung Han Bin for doing a great job as a music show MC, and the two singers dance to BEAST’s “Fiction” together. Lee Gikwang also proudly mentions that HIGHLIGHT has reclaimed the trademark rights for their previous group name BEAST, an accomplishment that everyone applauds.

Later, Sandeul recalls how intimidating Kang Ho Dong used to be while filming the variety show “Star King,” and Soyou mentions that the hierarchy of seniority was very strict for idols back when SISTAR was active. Kim Shin Young then teases her by joking that girl groups used to be careful not to make noise outside of SISTAR’s dressing room, which Soyou fervently denies.

Check out the full preview below!

The next episode of “Knowing Bros” will air on May 2 at 9 p.m. KST.

In the meantime, watch full episodes of “Knowing Bros” with subtitles on Viki below:

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Watch: TXT Takes 3rd Win For “Stick With You” On “Music Bank”; Performances By LE SSERAFIM, UNCHILD, And More

TXT has won their third music show trophy for “Stick With You”!

On the April 24 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were TXT’s “Stick With You” and PLAVE’s “Born Savage.” TXT ultimately took the prize with a total of 10,515 points.

Congratulations to TXT! Watch the winner announcement and encore below!

Performers on today’s show included TXT, LE SSERAFIM, NCT WISH, &TEAM, CORTIS, MODYSSEY, B1A4, Kim Jae Hwan, KickFlip, AMPERS&ONE, WJSN’s Dayoung, EVNNE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, UNCHILD, Xdinary Heroes, INI, KEYVITUP, and Lee Ji Hoon.

Watch the performances below:

TXT – “Stick With You”

LE SSERAFIM – “CELEBRATION”

NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”

&TEAM – “We on Fire (Korean Ver.)”

CORTIS – “REDRED”

MODYSSEY – “HOOK”

B1A4 – “Rock Paper Scissors”

Kim Jae Hwan – “I’ll Be There”

KickFlip – “Eye-Poppin’”

AMPERS&ONE – “GOD”

WJSN’s Dayoung – “What’s a girl to do”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

Xdinary Heroes – “Voyager”

INI – “All 4 U (Korean Ver.)”

KEYVITUP – “KEYVITUP”

Lee Ji Hoon – “Good Enough”

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

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Watch: TXT Takes 2nd Win For “Stick With You” On “M Countdown”; Performances By NCT WISH, CORTIS, And More

TXT has won their second music show trophy for “Stick With You”!

On the April 23 episode of the Mnet music show, the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” and TXT’s “Stick With You.” TXT ultimately took the prize with a total of 10,700 points.

Congratulations to TXT! Watch a clip of the winner announcement and encore below:

Performers on today’s show included TXT, &TEAM, NCT WISH, CORTIS, MODYSSEY, Super Junior’s Donghae, B1A4, Kim Jae Hwan, KickFlip, KISS OF LIFE, AMPERS&ONE, WJSN’s Dayoung, EVNNE, hrtz.wav, CLOSE YOUR EYES, UNCHILD, Xdinary Heroes, INI, SANTOS BRAVOS, ifeye, and Lee Ji Hoon.

Check out their performances below!

TXT – “Stick With You”

&TEAM – “We on Fire (Korean Ver.)”

NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”

CORTIS – “REDRED”

MODYSSEY – “HOOK”

Super Junior’s Donghae – “HAErise”

B1A4 – “Rock Paper Scissors”

Kim Jae Hwan – “I’ll Be There”

KickFlip – “Eye-Poppin’”

KISS OF LIFE – “Who is she”

AMPERS&ONE – “GOD”

WJSN’s Dayoung – “What’s a girl to do”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

hrtz.wav – “Highlight”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

Xdinary Heroes – “Voyager”

INI – “All 4 U (Korean Ver.)”

SANTOS BRAVOS – “VELOCIDADE”

ifeye – “Hazy (Daisy)”

Lee Ji Hoon – “Good Enough”

Watch: TXT Takes 2nd Win For “Stick With You” On “M Countdown”; Performances By NCT WISH, CORTIS, And More插图

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Watch: TXT Takes 1st Win For “Stick With You” On “Show Champion”; Performances By B1A4, Risabae, And More

TXT has won their first music show trophy for “Stick With You”!

On the April 22 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” KISS OF LIFE’s “Who is she,” MODYSSEY’s “HOOK,” PLAVE’s “Born Savage,” and TXT’s “Stick With You.”

The trophy ultimately went to TXT!

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

Performers on today’s show included B1A4, KISS OF LIFE, MODYSSEY, Risabae, KickFlip, hrtz.wav, AMPERS&ONE, Jay Chang, KEYVITUP, RESCENE, ALL’N, BE BOYS, ifeye, 1000°, and Park Hye Kyoung.

Check out their performances below!

B1A4 – “Rock Paper Scissors” and “CPR”

KISS OF LIFE – “Who is she”

MODYSSEY – “HOOK”

Risabae – “SPECTRUM”

KickFlip – “Eye-Poppin’”

hrtz.wav – “NINETEEN”

AMPERS&ONE – “What You Talking About” and “GOD”

Jay Chang – “HIGHER”

KEYVITUP – “KEYVITUP”

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RESCENE – “Runaway”

ALL’N – “We Up”

BE BOYS – “SLAM DUNK”

ifeye – “Hazy (Daisy)”

1000° – “FIX IT”

Park Hye Kyoung – “Dreams don’t melt”

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