September Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from August 13 to September 13.
RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 5,678,739 for September. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK” and “REMINE,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “delightful,” “surpass,” and ‘cheer on.” RESCENE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.78 percent positive reactions.
BLACKPINK came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 5,313,288, marking a 34.73 percent increase in their score since August.
IVE took third place for September with a brand reputation index of 4,041,874.
TWICE rose to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,739,730, marking a 12.09 percent increase in their score since last month.
Finally, Red Velvet rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,380,934.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
BLACKPINK
IVE
TWICE
Red Velvet
aespa
KiiiKiii
fromis_9
Girls’ Generation
Hearts2Hearts
LE SSERAFIM
OH MY GIRL
ILLIT
Apink
i-dle
BABYMONSTER
ITZY
MAMAMOO
izna
WJSN
NMIXX
Girl’s Day
EXID
I.O.I
STAYC
H1-KEY
KISS OF LIFE
KATSEYE
tripleS
MEOVV
Watch Red Velvet’s Joy in her drama “The One and Only” on Viki below:
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And check out Irene’s film “Double Patty” below:
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fromis_9 And Wendy’s Agency Warns Of Firm Legal Action Against Malicious Acts Targeting Their Artists
ASND, the agency representing fromis_9 and Red Velvet’s Wendy, has announced that it will be taking legal action to protect its artists.
On August 19, ASND released an official statement warning that it will take firm action against malicious acts targeting its artists, including malicious slander, the spread of false information, defamation, sexual harassment, and any acts that infringe upon its artists’ rights, regardless of the severity of the case.
Read ASND’s full statement below:
Hello.
This is ASND.
As previously announced, we intend to take strict action against acts targeting our artists, including malicious slander, the spread of false information, defamation, and sexual harassment.
Despite this, we continue to identify malicious posts and comments targeting our artists’ appearances and bodies, including degrading remarks, malicious criticism, sexual objectification, and sexually harassing content.
In particular, acts that violate our artists’ dignity and rights, such as making sexual remarks about or commenting on specific parts of an artist’s body, mocking or degrading their appearance or body, and maliciously spreading false information, cannot be considered simply expressions of opinion or freedom of expression. They constitute clear acts of defamation.
We will continue to collect evidence of malicious posts and comments, including those currently identified as well as any that may be discovered in the future, and will take active measures against any acts that infringe upon our artists’ rights and interests, regardless of the severity of the case.
To protect the dignity and rights of our artists, we will continue to closely monitor malicious activity and take strong action through the necessary legal procedures.
August Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from July 17 to August 17.
BTS continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 7,107,645, marking a 9.04 percent increase in their score since July. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “BTS THE CITY ARIRANG,” and “world tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “surpass,” “record,” and “boycott.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 93.07 percent positive reactions.
RESCENE came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 7,045,802, marking a 40.50 percent rise in their score since July.
IVE took third place for August with a brand reputation index of 3,964,002, marking a 32.23 percent increase in their score since last month.
SEVENTEEN ranked fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,718,069, while TWICE rounded out the top five with a score of 3,591,890.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
BTS
RESCENE
IVE
SEVENTEEN
TWICE
BLACKPINK
CORTIS
aespa
Red Velvet
ATEEZ
ILLIT
ENHYPEN
BIGBANG
Hearts2Hearts
KiiiKiii
I.O.I
Girls’ Generation
fromis_9
RIIZE
NMIXX
i-dle
OH MY GIRL
EXO
SHINee
Apink
H1-KEY
Super Junior
Stray Kids
BTOB
idntt
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” with subtitles on Viki below:
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And check out SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” below:
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TXT’s Yeonjun, RESCENE, CORTIS, DAY6’s Young K, NouerA, BTS, And More Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
TXT’s Yeonjun achieved a double crown for the month of July with his new solo mini album “NO LABELS: PART 02” and its title track “Ice Cream,” which topped the physical album chart and digital download chart respectively.
“NO LABELS: PART 02” debuted at No. 1 on the monthly physical album chart, while i-dle’s new mini album “We made” entered the chart at No. 2.
SEVENTEEN’s new unit V8’s self-titled debut mini album jumped to No. 3 on the monthly chart, followed by CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” at No. 4.
Finally, idntt’s new EP “itsnotover” debuted at No. 5 on the chart for July.
Weekly Album Chart
NouerA topped the weekly physical album chart with the POCA version of their new mini album “.exe,” while DAY6’s Young K’s new solo album “YOUNGEST” debuted at No. 2.
CORTIS swept the next two spots on the chart with their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” and their second EP “GREENGREEN,” which ranked No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.
Finally, the MINIRECORD version of StelLive’s new EP “Colorful Strokes” entered the chart at No. 5.
Monthly Download Chart
Yeonjun topped the digital download chart for July with his solo title track “Ice Cream,” which debuted at No. 1.
Meanwhile, fromis_9’s latest title track “Vitamin ME” entered the chart at No. 2.
RESCENE claimed the next two spots on the chart with their 2024 song “LOVE ATTACK” and their recent remake of KARA’s “Pretty Girl,” which took No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.
Finally, I.O.I’s latest hit “Suddenly” rounded out the top five for the month.
Weekly Download Chart
Young K topped the weekly digital download chart with his solo title track “Shut The Door,” trailed by fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME” at No. 2.
Pengsoo’s “Get Happy Now” debuted at No. 3 on this week’s chart, followed by RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 4 and BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s “Less than a Lover” at No. 5.
Monthly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
CORTIS earned a double crown on the Circle charts for July with their hit song “REDRED,” which topped both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart this month.
The top five songs on the overall digital chart and the streaming chart were exactly the same for July: “REDRED” came in at No. 1 on both charts, with RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 4, and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
RESCENE earned their own double crown on the weekly charts with “LOVE ATTACK,” which remained No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart for the second week in a row.
The top five songs on the weekly digital chart and streaming chart were also exactly the same. “LOVE ATTACK” continued its reign at No. 1 on both charts, trailed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 4, and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the soundtrack of the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”) returned to No. 1 on the monthly global K-pop chart, with BTS’s “SWIM” staying strong at No. 2.
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” rose to No. 3 for July, followed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 4.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ long-running hit “APT.” rounded out the top five for the month.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” also topped the weekly global K-pop chart, where BTS’s “SWIM” held onto its spot at No. 2.
Jennie’s “Less than a Lover” jumped to No. 3 for the week, with Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” maintaining its position at No. 4.
Finally, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” came in at No. 5.
Monthly Social Chart
BTS rose to No. 1 on the social chart for July, followed by ILLIT at No. 2, BABYMONSTER at No. 3, BLACKPINK at No. 4, and aespa at No. 5.
Weekly Social Chart
The top three artists on this week’s social chart remained the same as last week, with BTS at No. 1, ILLIT at No. 2, and aespa at No. 3.
ATEEZ climbed to No. 4 this week, with BLACKPINK rounding out the top five.
August Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from July 9 to August 9.
RESCENE rose to the top of the list after seeing a 90.93 increase in their brand reputation index since last month, bringing their score to 8,094,531 for August.
High-ranking phrases in RESCENE’s keyword analysis included “Pretty Girl,” “LOVE ATTACK,” and “REMINE,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “cheer on,” “communicate,” and “advertise.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.91 percent positive reactions.
IVE climbed to second place with a brand reputation index of 4,404,909, marking a 32.68 percent rise in their score since July.
Red Velvet rocketed to third place after seeing a whopping 165.98 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their score to 4,113,926 for the month.
BLACKPINK came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,943,630, marking a 3.16 percent rise in their score since last month.
Finally, aespa rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,093,640, marking a 10.93 percent increase in their score since July.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
IVE
Red Velvet
BLACKPINK
aespa
ILLIT
I.O.I
KiiiKiii
TWICE
LE SSERAFIM
fromis_9
OH MY GIRL
Hearts2Hearts
FIFTY FIFTY
H1-KEY
ITZY
i-dle
BABYMONSTER
KATSEYE
WJSN
KISS OF LIFE
Apink
izna
Candy Shop
MAMAMOO
NMIXX
Girls’ Generation
MEOVV
tripleS
STAYC
Watch Red Velvet’s Joy in her drama “The One and Only” on Viki below:
Watch Now
And check out Irene’s film “Double Patty” below:
Watch Now
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Watch: fromis_9 Takes 3rd Win For “Vitamin ME” On “Music Core”; Performances By KARD, DAY6’s Young K, And More
fromis_9 has won a third music show trophy for “Vitamin ME”!
On the August 1 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were RESCENE’s “Pretty Girl,” fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang.” fromis_9 ultimately took the win with a total of 9,223 points.
Congratulations to fromis_9! Watch their performance, win, and full unaired encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included KARD, DAY6’s Young K, NouerA, OURBIRTHDAY, Hyolyn, Wonho, idntt, PENTAGON’s Hui, ONE PACT, The Wind, POW, Keyveatz, 8TURN, HEART OF WOMAN, LUN8, woosoohyun, Oh Yoojin, and Han Yiseo.
Check out their performances below!
KARD – “Back To Life”
DAY6’s Young K – “Shut The Door”
NouerA – “.exe”
OURBIRTHDAY – “HUNGRY (Side B)”
Hyolyn – “ChecK”
Wonho – “Don’t Wake Me Up!”
idntt – “Kids Return”
PENTAGON’s Hui – “BINGO”
ONE PACT – “U so hot”
The Wind – “Party Like A Rock Star”
POW – “Flavor”
Keyveatz – “SUCK IT UP”
8TURN – “Stagefright”
HEART OF WOMAN – “TEA”
LUN8 – “SNEAKERS”
woosoohyun – “I’ve been in love”
Oh Yoojin – “What’s Up, Fox?”
Han Yiseo – “One Way Train”
Watch fromis_9’s Lee Nagyung in her drama “Shadow Beauty” on Viki below:
Watch: fromis_9 Takes 2nd Win For “Vitamin ME” On “Music Bank”; Performances By POW, Hui, And More
fromis_9 has won their second music show trophy for their new title track “Vitamin ME”!
On the July 31 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were CORTIS’s “REDRED” and fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME.” fromis_9 ultimately took the prize with a total of 9,302 points.
Congratulations to fromis_9! Watch the winner announcement below!
Performers on today’s show included fromis_9, DAY6’s Young K, KARD, POW, PENTAGON’s Hui, OURBIRTHDAY, Hyolyn, Wonho, idntt, 8TURN, LUN8, Keyveatz, NouerA, The Wind, HEART OF WOMAN, IRION, and Pengsoo.
Watch the performances below:
fromis_9 – “Vitamin ME”
DAY6’s Young K – “Shut The Door”
KARD – “Back To Life”
POW – “Flavor”
PENTAGON’s Hui – “BINGO”
OURBIRTHDAY – “HUNGRY (Side B)”
Hyolyn – “ChecK”
Wonho – “Don’t Wake Me Up!”
idntt – “Kids Return”
8TURN – “Stagefright”
LUN8 – “SNEAKERS”
Keyveatz – “SUCK IT UP”
NouerA – “.exe”
The Wind – “Party Like A Rock Star”
HEART OF WOMAN – “TEA”
IRION – “Memoria”
Pengsoo – “Get Happy Now” (feat. Special Guest izna’s Bang Jeemin)
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: Jennie Takes 1st Win For “Less than a Lover” On “M Countdown”; Performances By KARD, DAY6’s Young K, And More
BLACKPINK’s Jennie has won her first music show trophy for her new single “Less than a Lover”!
On the July 30 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were Jennie’s “Less than a Lover” and fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME.” Jennie ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,712 points.
Congratulations to Jennie! Watch the winner announcement below:
Today’s performers included fromis_9, DAY6’s Young K, KARD, POW, PENTAGON’s Hui, OURBIRTHDAY, Hyolyn, Wonho, ONE PACT, idntt, 8TURN, LUN8, Keyveatz, NouerA, The Wind, HEART OF WOMAN, and Hat:q.
Watch: fromis_9 Takes 1st Win For “Vitamin ME” On “Show Champion”
fromis_9 has won their first music show trophy for their new title track “Vitamin ME”!
The July 29 episode of “Show Champion” was a special episode instead of the usual live broadcast.
At the end of the show, it was announced that the candidates for first place were fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME,” LUN8’s “SNEAKERS,” Wonho’s “Don’t Wake Me Up!,” TVXQ’s Yunho‘s “Time’s Tickin’,” and Jennie‘s “Less than a Lover.”
The trophy ultimately went to fromis_9! Check out a clip of the winner announcement below:
fromis_9 Announces 2026 Asia Tour “TOMORROW GLOW.”
fromis_9 is hitting the road with a new Asia tour!
On July 29, fromis_9 announced their upcoming Asia tour “TOMORROW GLOW.,” which will kick off with a three-night concert in Seoul from September 4 to 6 at Korea University’s Hwajung Tiger Dome.
Check out the tour poster below, and stay tuned for details on additional stops!
You can also check out Soompi’s 2026 K-pop Tour Masterlist here!
