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!

  1. RESCENE
  2. CORTIS
  3. izna
  4. Hearts2Hearts
  5. KiiiKiii
  6. TWS
  7. ILLIT
  8. TUIDE
  9. BABYMONSTER
  10. UNIS
  11. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  12. MEOVV
  13. Geenius
  14. AHOF
  15. LNGSHOT
  16. NAVILLERA
  17. KATSEYE
  18. XLOV
  19. USPEER
  20. ARTMS
  21. KickFlip
  22. idntt
  23. KIIRAS
  24. SPIA
  25. AtHeart
  26. UNCHILD
  27. eite
  28. NEXZ
  29. IDID
  30. AND2BLE

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KATSEYE To Perform At 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

KATSEYE will take the stage at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show!

On September 30, HYBE and Geffen Records announced that KATSEYE has been invited to perform at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which will take place in Los Angeles on October 18 local time.

KATSEYE will join this year’s star-studded lineup alongside Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, and Megan Moroney.

Stay tuned!

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TXT And KATSEYE Join Star-Studded Lineup For iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball Tour 2026

TXT and KATSEYE will be performing at select stops of this year’s Jingle Ball tour in the United States!

On September 25 local time, iHeartRadio announced the 2026 lineup for its famous annual Jingle Ball concert tour. The star-studded concert is held each year in various cities across the United States during the holiday season.

In addition to TXT and KATSEYE, the lineup for this year’s tour includes Olivia Rodrigo, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, SOMBR, Hilary Duff, Alex Warren, RAYE, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Teddy Swims, Sienna Spiro, Nickelback, Adéla, and more.

In what marks their first-ever Jingle Ball tour, TXT and Yeonjun will be performing at three stops this year: the New York concert on December 11, the Boston concert on December 13, and the Washington, DC concert on December 14. Not only will TXT be performing at the shows as a group, but Yeonjun will also be taking the stage as a solo artist.

Meanwhile, KATSEYE will be performing at the Dallas/Fort Worth concert on December 1.

For more information on the tour and tickets, check out the official website here!

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

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KATSEYE’s “Animal” Enters Top 15 Of Billboard’s Radio Pop Airplay Chart for 1st Time

KATSEYE’s “Animal” is soaring to new heights on U.S. radio!

On September 23 local time, Billboard revealed that KATSEYE’s hit single “Animal” had entered the top 15 of its Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the United States. The song rose to No. 15 in its seventh week on the chart, making it KATSEYE’s second single to break the top 15 after “Gabriela” (which peaked at No. 9).

“Animal” also climbed to a new peak of No. 36 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart, which measures weekly plays on U.S. radio stations across all genres.

Over on Billboard’s Hot 100, which ranks the most popular songs in the United States, “Animal” stayed strong at No. 28 in its eighth week on the chart, while KATSEYE’s title track “Hootie Frutti” spent its fifth week on the chart at No. 91.

Additionally, KATSEYE managed to chart all three of their albums on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Album Sales chart this week. On the Billboard 200, their latest EP “WILD” ranked No. 22, followed by “BEAUTIFUL CHAOS” at No. 160 and “SIS (Soft Is Strong)” at No. 191.

Meanwhile, “WILD” climbed back up to No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, meaning it was the third best-selling album of the week in the United States. “SIS (Soft Is Strong)” climbed to No. 14 on this week’s chart, and “BEAUTIFUL CHAOS” jumped to No. 26.

KATSEYE also charted a total of four songs on this week’s Billboard Global 200, where “Animal” took No. 31, trailed by “Hootie Frutti” at No. 95, “Gabriela” at No. 187, and their LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT collab “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” at No. 197.

On Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart, “Animal” came in at No. 34, “Hootie Frutti” at No. 89, “Gabriela” at No. 183, and “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” at No. 197.

Finally, KATSEYE made Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 13, marking their 68th overall week on the chart.

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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KATSEYE’s “Hootie Frutti” Becomes Their Fastest MV To Hit 100 Million Views

Global girl group KATSEYE has set a new YouTube viewership record with “Hootie Frutti”!

According to HYBE and Geffen Records, the music video for KATSEYE’s “Hootie Frutti” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube on September 23 at approximately 1 a.m. KST. This milestone was reached just 40 days after its release on August 14, making it the fastest-reaching video among all official KATSEYE content to hit this view count.

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With this latest achievement, KATSEYE now has a total of eight videos with over 100 million views. The “Gabriela” performance video has surpassed 360 million views, while the music video for their debut song “Touch” has exceeded 300 million views. The official music video and dance version for “Gnarly” have each garnered over 200 million views, and the “Gameboy” music video is also nearing the 200 million view mark.

Congratulations to KATSEYE! Celebrate by watching the music video for “Hootie Frutti” again:

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BTS, BLACKPINK, CORTIS, And KATSEYE Score Additional Nominations For 2026 MTV VMAs

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) has revealed its nominees for Best Group and Song of the Summer!

On September 18 local time, MTV officially announced the nominations for four “social categories” that will determine its winners through fan voting.

BTS, BLACKPINK, CORTIS, and KATSEYE are all in the running for Best Group alongside fellow nominees FLO, Fuerza Regida, Geese, and Twenty One Pilots. All four groups previously snagged nominations in other categories for this year’s VMAs, including Best K-Pop.

Meanwhile, both BLACKPINK’s Jennie and KATSEYE have been nominated for Song of the Summer: Jennie for her Tame Impala collab “Dracula,” and KATSEYE for their latest hit “Hootie Frutti.”

Fan voting for Best Group will run from September 21 at 11 a.m. ET to September 24 at 11 a.m. ET on MTV’s Instagram Stories, while fan voting for Song of the Summer will run from September 26 at 11 a.m. ET to September 27 at 11 a.m. ET.

The 2026 MTV VMAs will air live on September 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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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!

  1. RESCENE
  2. BLACKPINK
  3. IVE
  4. TWICE
  5. Red Velvet
  6. aespa
  7. KiiiKiii
  8. fromis_9
  9. Girls’ Generation
  10. Hearts2Hearts
  11. LE SSERAFIM
  12. OH MY GIRL
  13. ILLIT
  14. Apink
  15. i-dle
  16. BABYMONSTER
  17. ITZY
  18. MAMAMOO
  19. izna
  20. WJSN
  21. NMIXX
  22. Girl’s Day
  23. EXID
  24. I.O.I
  25. STAYC
  26. H1-KEY
  27. KISS OF LIFE
  28. KATSEYE
  29. tripleS
  30. 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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KATSEYE Sets Personal Record On UK’s Official Albums Chart With “WILD” + “Animal” Rises On Singles Chart

KATSEYE’s latest release is going strong in the United Kingdom!

This week, the United Kingdom’s Official Charts (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s U.S. charts) announced that KATSEYE’s third EP “WILD” had climbed back up to No. 22 on its Official Albums Chart.

“WILD,” which debuted at No. 2 two weeks ago, has now become KATSEYE’s first album ever to spend three weeks on the Official Albums Chart.

Meanwhile, the group’s pre-release single “Animal” climbed back up to No. 16 in its sixth week on the Official Singles Chart. “Animal,” which peaked at No. 12 two weeks ago, currently holds the record for KATSEYE’s highest-ranking song on the chart to date.

KATSEYE’s title track “Hootie Frutti” also ranked No. 33 in its third consecutive week on the Official Singles Chart.

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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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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KATSEYE’s “WILD” Becomes Their 1st Album To Spend 2 Weeks In Top 10 Of Billboard 200

KATSEYE’s new EP “WILD” is enjoying a strong second week on the Billboard 200!

Last week, “WILD” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, where it set a new record for the largest week by units for an all-female group since the Billboard 200 first began ranking by units in December 2015.

On August 30 local time, Billboard announced that “WILD” was holding steady in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 at No. 6.

On top of becoming KATSEYE’s first album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200, “WILD” has now also become the group’s first album ever to spend two weeks in the top 10 of the chart.

According to Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music), “WILD” earned a total of 55,000 equivalent album units during the week ending on August 27.

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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