May 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 April 1 to May 1.

KiiiKiii continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 1,154,671. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “Gen Z vibe,” “404,” and “KiiiKiii FesTiiival,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “distinguish themselves,” “participate,” and “active.” KiiiKiii’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.17 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, TWS rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 930,321 for May.

Hearts2Hearts came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 904,097, while CORTIS followed in fourth with a score of 877,463.

Finally, ILLIT rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 776,045, marking a 3.94 percent increase in their score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. KiiiKiii
  2. TWS
  3. Hearts2Hearts
  4. CORTIS
  5. ILLIT
  6. KickFlip
  7. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  8. ARTMS
  9. BABYMONSTER
  10. KATSEYE
  11. RESCENE
  12. Geenius
  13. izna
  14. idntt
  15. ifeye
  16. UNIS
  17. MEOVV
  18. Baby DONT Cry
  19. AtHeart
  20. SPIA
  21. NOWZ (formerly known as NOWADAYS)
  22. NEXZ
  23. HORI7ON
  24. eite
  25. AHOF
  26. SAY MY NAME
  27. BE BOYS
  28. CLOSE YOUR EYES
  29. IDID
  30. A1

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35th Seoul Music Awards Announces First Artist Lineup

The 35th Seoul Music Awards has announced its first lineup!

On May 7, the 35th Seoul Music Awards revealed its first lineup of artists including Dayoung, BOYNEXTDOOR, KiiiKiii, CLOSE YOUR EYES, and Dragon Pony.

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Previously, it was announced that SUPER JUNIOR’s Leeteuk will be hosting the ceremony, which will take place on June 20 at the Inspire Arena in Incheon. Stay tuned for updates on the ceremony!

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Watch: NCT WISH Takes 2nd Win For “Ode To Love” On “Music Core”; Performances By ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, And More

NCT WISH has won a second music show trophy for their hit song “Ode to Love”!

On the May 2 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love,” and Yena’s “Catch Catch.” NCT WISH ultimately took the win with a total of 6,333 points.

Congratulations to NCT WISH! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, LE SSERAFIM, CORTIS, Park Ji Hoon, NEXZ, &TEAM, CRAVITY, Lee Chae Yeon, 82MAJOR, XngHan&Xoul, MAMAMOO’s Wheein, QWER, EVNNE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, UNCHILD, KEYVITUP, and ORBIT.

Check out their performances below!

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

KATSEYE – “PINKY UP”

TWS – “All the Possibilities” and “You, You”

LE SSERAFIM – “CELEBRATION”

CORTIS – “REDRED”

Park Ji Hoon – “Bodyelse”

NEXZ – “Mmchk”

&TEAM – “Bewitched” (Korean version)

CRAVITY – “AWAKE”

Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

MAMAMOO’s Wheein – “The Symphony of Bad Boys”

QWER – “CEREMONY”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

KEYVITUP – “LEGENDARY”

ORBIT – “DADADA (Korean Ver.)”

Watch: NCT WISH Takes 2nd Win For “Ode To Love” On “Music Core”; Performances By ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, And More插图

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Watch: NCT WISH Takes 1st Win For “Ode to Love” On “Music Bank”; Performances By TWS, ILLIT, CRAVITY, And More

NCT WISH has taken their first win for “Ode to Love”!

On the May 1 episode of “Music Bank,” NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love” was announced as the winner with 11,578 points over 3,059 points for AKMU’s “Joy, Sorry, A Beautiful Heart.”

Congratulations to NCT WISH!

This week’s “Music Bank” featured performances by &TEAM, 82MAJOR, CLOSE YOUR EYES, CORTIS, CRAVITY, EVNNE, KEYVITUP, NCT WISH, NEXZ, TWS, UNCHILD, XngHan&Xoul, Park Ji Hoon, ILLIT, Yuju, Lee Chae Yeon, and Jadu.

Watch the performances below:

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

KEYVITUP – “LEGENDARY”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

Yuju – “First Love Is a Curse”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

NEXZ – “Mmchk”

&TEAM – “Bewitched (Korean ver.)”

Park Ji Hoon – “Bodyelse”

Jadu – “Words, words, words”

CRAVITY – “AWAKE”

NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

CORTIS – “REDRED”

TWS – “You, You”

Watch: NCT WISH Takes 1st Win For “Ode to Love” On “Music Bank”; Performances By TWS, ILLIT, CRAVITY, And More插图

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Watch: CORTIS Takes 1st-Ever Win On “M Countdown” With “REDRED”; Performances By ILLIT, KATSEYE, And More

CORTIS has won the first music show trophy of their career!

On the April 30 episode of the Mnet music show, the candidates for first place were NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the prize with a total of 8,902 points, marking their first-ever win on a music show.

Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performance, first win, and full encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, NCT WISH, LE SSERAFIM, Park Ji Hoon, NEXZ, &TEAM, CRAVITY, 82MAJOR, Lee Chae Yeon, XngHan&Xoul, Yuju, Soyou, QWER, EVNNE, UNCHILD, CLOSE YOUR EYES, and KEYVITUP.

Check out their performances below!

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

KATSEYE – “PINKY UP”

TWS – “All the Possibilities” and “You, You”

NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”

LE SSERAFIM – “CELEBRATION”

Park Ji Hoon – “Bodyelse”

NEXZ – “Mmchk”

&TEAM – “Bewitched” (Korean version)

CRAVITY – “AWAKE”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

Yuju – “First Love Is a Curse”

Soyou – “Girl”

QWER – “CEREMONY”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

KEYVITUP – “KEYVITUP”

Watch: CORTIS Takes 1st-Ever Win On “M Countdown” With “REDRED”; Performances By ILLIT, KATSEYE, And More插图

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Watch: &TEAM Takes 1st Win For “We On Fire” On “Show Champion”; Performances By Xdinary Heroes, CLOSE YOUR EYES, And More

&TEAM has won their first music show trophy for “We on Fire”!

On the April 30 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were &TEAM’s “We on Fire (Korean ver.),” AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” EVNNE’s “Backtalk,” NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love,” and Xdinary Heroes’ “Voyager.”

The trophy ultimately went to &TEAM! Watch their comeback performance, win, and full encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included Xdinary Heroes, CLOSE YOUR EYES, EVNNE, INI, KEYVITUP, AMPERS&ONE, ifeye, Lee Ji Hoon, moyo, ORBIT, and 5TION.

Check out their performances below!

Xdinary Heroes – “Voyager”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

INI – “All 4 U (Korean Ver.)”

KEYVITUP – “KEYVITUP”

AMPERS&ONE – “GOD”

ifeye – “Hazy (Daisy)”

Lee Ji Hoon – “Good Enough”

moyo – “who went to the toilet?”

ORBIT – “DADADA (Korean Ver.)”

5TION – “On Your Side”

Congratulations to &TEAM!

Watch: &TEAM Takes 1st Win For “We On Fire” On “Show Champion”; Performances By Xdinary Heroes, CLOSE YOUR EYES, And More插图

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Watch: TXT Achieves Music Show Grand Slam With 5th Win For “Stick With You” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By LE SSERAFIM And More

TXT has wrapped up a perfect week of music show wins with a fifth trophy for “Stick With You”!

On the April 26 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” and TXT’s “Stick With You.”

TXT ultimately took the win with a total of 5,727 points—meaning that the group won every single music show that aired this week, starting from Wednesday’s “Show Champion” all the way to Sunday’s “Inkigayo” (with “M Countdown,” “Music Bank,” and “Music Core” in between).

Congratulations to TXT! Watch their performance, win, and full unaired encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included LE SSERAFIM, NCT WISH, CORTIS, &TEAM, UNCHILD, Xdinary Heroes, KISS OF LIFE, KickFlip, EVNNE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, SANTOS BRAVOS, WJSN’s Dayoung, RESCENE, MODYSSEY, AMPERS&ONE, Kim Jae Hwan, INI, and Lee Ji Hoon.

Check out their performances below!

LE SSERAFIM – “CELEBRATION”

NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”

CORTIS – “REDRED”

&TEAM – “Bewitched” and “We on Fire”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

Xdinary Heroes – “Voyager”

KISS OF LIFE – “Who is she”

KickFlip – “Eye-Poppin’”

EVNNE – “Backtalk”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”

SANTOS BRAVOS – “VELOCIDADE”

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

RESCENE – “Runaway”

MODYSSEY – “HOOK”

AMPERS&ONE – “GOD”

Kim Jae Hwan – “I’ll Be There”

INI – “All 4 U” (Korean version)

Lee Ji Hoon – “Good Enough”

Watch TXT in the first episode of “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:

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Watch: TXT Achieves Music Show Grand Slam With 5th Win For “Stick With You” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By LE SSERAFIM And More插图

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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:

Watch Now

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

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CLOSE YOUR EYES’ Ma Jingxiang To Sit Out Today’s Comeback Promotions Due To Health

CLOSE YOUR EYES’ Ma Jingxiang will not be joining the group for today’s comeback promotions due to his health.

On April 24, UNCORE announced that Ma Jingxiang had gone to the emergency room yesterday after complaining of a headache. According to the agency, an in-depth examination at the emergency room had not indicated any particular abnormalities, but they planned to have Ma Jingxiang undergo additional tests today in order to determine the exact cause of his symptoms.

As a result, Ma Jingxiang will be sitting out both today’s live broadcast of “Music Bank” and the fan signing event scheduled for later today.

The agency’s full statement is as follows:

Hello.
This is UNCORE.

First, we would like to sincerely thank the CLOSER [CLOSE YOUR EYES’ fans] who love and care for CLOSE YOUR EYES.

Yesterday afternoon, member Ma Xingjiang complained of headache symptoms, and so he visited the hospital, where he received medical treatment and was prescribed medication. After wrapping up his schedule for the day, he underwent an in-depth examination at the emergency room. Although the examination results did not indicate any particular abnormalities, he is scheduled to undergo additional examinations today in order to determine the exact cause of his symptoms.

Therefore, considering our artist’s health our top priority, we regret to inform you that he will inevitably be unable to participate in the KBS2 “Music Bank” live broadcast and fan signing event scheduled for today.
We deeply apologize for giving fans cause for concern with this sudden news, and we will do our utmost to help our artist make a speedy recovery.

We plan to flexibly manage our artist’s future schedule while considering the state of his health our top priority.
Thank you.

Get well soon, Ma Jingxiang!

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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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