September Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idols, using big data collected from August 2 to September 2.

RESCENE absolutely dominated the list for September, with the group’s five members sweeping all of the top five spots.

Woni defended her position at first place with a brand reputation index of 2,857,659, marking a 13.93 percent increase in her score since last month. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “Like Woni” and “superstar,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “lovely,” “advertise,” and “cheer on.” Woni’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.32 percent positive reactions.

Zena jumped to second place with a brand reputation index of 1,276,749, marking a 12.26 percent rise in her score since August.

Liv climbed to third place with a brand reputation index of 1,107,096, marking a 0.53 percent increase in her score since last month.

Meanwhile, Minami came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 1,032,418 for September.

Finally, May rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 977,044, marking a 2.49 percent rise in her score since August.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE’s Woni
  2. RESCENE’s Zena
  3. RESCENE’s Liv
  4. RESCENE’s Minami
  5. RESCENE’s May
  6. ILLIT’s Wonhee
  7. CORTIS’s Keonho
  8. TWS’s Dohoon
  9. MEOVV’s Anna
  10. Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo
  11. Hearts2Hearts’ Ian
  12. KiiiKiii’s Haum
  13. CORTIS’s Juhoon
  14. KATSEYE’s Manon
  15. CORTIS’s Martin
  16. CORTIS’s James
  17. CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
  18. ILLIT’s Minju
  19. ILLIT’s Moka
  20. Hearts2Hearts’ Stella
  21. Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha
  22. Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen
  23. Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on
  24. Hearts2Hearts’ A-na
  25. ILLIT’s Yunah
  26. Hearts2Hearts’ Juun
  27. AtHeart’s Nahyun
  28. KiiiKiii’s Leesol
  29. TWS’s Shinyu
  30. MEOVV’s Gawon

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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 Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idols, using big data collected from July 5 to August 5.

RESCENE once again dominated the list, with the group’s five members claiming five of the top seven spots for August. Woni continued her reign at first place with a brand reputation index of 2,508,173, marking a 58.25 percent increase in her score since July.

High-ranking phrases in Woni’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK” and “REMINE,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “confident,” “cheer on,” and “cute.” Woni’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.60 percent positive reactions.

CORTIS’s Keonho jumped to second place after seeing an 117.18 percent increase in his brand reputation index, bringing his total score to 1,429,603 for August.

ILLIT’s Wonhee came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 1,406,679, marking a 62.18 percent rise in her score since July.

RESCENE’s Minami took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 1,343,118, marking a 34.81 percent increase in her score since last month.

Finally, RESCENE’s Zena rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 1,137,350, marking an 89.58 percent rise in her score since July.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE’s Woni
  2. CORTIS’s Keonho
  3. ILLIT’s Wonhee
  4. RESCENE’s Minami
  5. RESCENE’s Zena
  6. RESCENE’s Liv
  7. RESCENE’s May
  8. CORTIS’s Juhoon
  9. MEOVV’s Anna
  10. ILLIT’s Minju
  11. TWS’s Dohoon
  12. CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
  13. CORTIS’s James
  14. ILLIT’s Moka
  15. Hearts2Hearts’ Ian
  16. Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo
  17. KiiiKiii’s Haum
  18. CORTIS’s Martin
  19. TWS’s Shinyu
  20. TWS’s Jihoon
  21. TWS’s Youngjae
  22. AtHeart’s Nahyun
  23. Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha
  24. ILLIT’s Yunah
  25. Hearts2Hearts’ Stella
  26. Hearts2Hearts’ A-na
  27. Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen
  28. Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on
  29. Hearts2Hearts’ Juun
  30. BABYMONSTER’s Ahyeon

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July Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idols, using big data collected from June 2 to July 2.

RESCENE dominated this month’s list, with the members sweeping five of the top seven spots for July. Woni rose to first place with a brand reputation index of 1,584,988, marking a 38.95 percent increase in her score since June. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “Geoje,” “YouTube,” and “Pretty Girl,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “hot,” “charming,” and “stand out.” Woni’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.95 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, RESCENE’s Minami shot to second place after seeing a whopping 243.83 percent rise in her brand reputation index, bringing her total score to 996,332 for July.

ILLIT’s Wonhee took third place with a brand reputation index of 867,347, while CORTIS’s Keonho came in fourth with a score of 658,251.

Finally, RESCENE’s Zena leaped to fifth place after seeing a staggering 536.05 percent increase in her brand reputation index, bringing her total score to 599,945.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE’s Woni
  2. RESCENE’s Minami
  3. ILLIT’s Wonhee
  4. CORTIS’s Keonho
  5. RESCENE’s Zena
  6. RESCENE’s Liv
  7. RESCENE’s May
  8. ILLIT’s Moka
  9. MEOVV’s Anna
  10. CORTIS’s Juhoon
  11. CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
  12. ILLIT’s Minju
  13. ILLIT’s Yunah
  14. CORTIS’s James
  15. ILLIT’s Iroha
  16. CORTIS’s Martin
  17. Hearts2Hearts’ Ian
  18. Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo
  19. TWS’s Dohoon
  20. Hearts2Hearts’ Stella
  21. Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha
  22. izna’s Bang Jeemin
  23. Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen
  24. Hearts2Hearts’ A-na
  25. Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on
  26. TWS’s Shinyu
  27. KiiiKiii’s Haum
  28. MEOVV’s Ella
  29. Hearts2Hearts’ Juun
  30. MEOVV’s Sooin

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May Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idols, using big data collected from April 5 to May 5.

ILLIT’s Wonhee maintained her position at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 362,881 for May. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “cheek fat,” “It’s Me,” and “techno,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “mature,” “cute,” and “advertise.” Wonhee’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.05 percent positive reactions.

Hearts2Hearts’ Ian took second place with a brand reputation index of 280,271, and CORTIS’s Keonho ranked third with a score of 188,707.

TWS’s Dohoon came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 185,363, while his bandmate Shinyu rounded out the top five with an index of 171,957, marking a 44.05 percent increase in his score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. ILLIT’s Wonhee
  2. Hearts2Hearts’ Ian
  3. CORTIS’s Keonho
  4. TWS’s Dohoon
  5. TWS’s Shinyu
  6. KiiiKiii’s Haum
  7. Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo
  8. KiiiKiii’s Kya
  9. ILLIT’s Minju
  10. ILLIT’s Moka
  11. Hearts2Hearts’ Stella
  12. CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
  13. Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha
  14. MEOVV’s Anna
  15. Hearts2Hearts’ A-na
  16. Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on
  17. Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen
  18. Hearts2Hearts’ Juun
  19. CORTIS’s Juhoon
  20. TWS’s Jihoon
  21. KiiiKiii’s Jiyu
  22. TWS’s Youngjae
  23. KiiiKiii’s Leesol
  24. ILLIT’s Yunah
  25. BABYMONSTER’s Ahyeon
  26. ifeye’s Kasia
  27. BABYMONSTER’s Asa
  28. CORTIS’s James
  29. KATSEYE’s Yoonchae
  30. RESCENE’s Minami

May Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced插图

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