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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September Rising Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for rising stars!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of various rising stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from August 30 to September 30.

Lee Sung Min topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 3,487,456 for September.

Song Kang took second place with a brand reputation index of 3,141,673, while Seo Kang Jun ranked third with a score of 2,854,055.

Seongri came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 2,733,772, and Park Ji Hyeon rounded out the top five with a score of 2,447,216.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. Lee Sung Min
  2. Song Kang
  3. Seo Kang Jun
  4. Seongri
  5. Park Ji Hyeon
  6. ATEEZ
  7. Jang Han Byul
  8. December’s DK
  9. Stray Kids
  10. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  11. Lee Jun Young
  12. Shin Min Ah
  13. Park Ji Hoon
  14. Lee Jong Suk
  15. Kong Hyo Jin
  16. Han Hye Jin
  17. Kim Go Eun
  18. RIIZE
  19. Kim Jae Won
  20. Yoo Young Woo
  21. John Park
  22. DAY6
  23. Ji Chang Wook
  24. Go Youn Jung
  25. KiiiKiii
  26. Woody
  27. Lee Jun Hyuk
  28. Kwak Beom
  29. Yena
  30. I.O.I

Watch Lee Sung Min in his film “Boss” on Viki below:

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And check out Seo Kang Jun’s drama “Undercover High School” below!

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Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2026, September Week 4

Soyeon’s “I’m gonna TOESA” moves up one spot to take over as the new No. 1 song this week, making it the i-dle member’s first No. 1 solo track on our chart. Congratulations to Soyeon!

Moving back up three spots to No. 2 is CORTIS’s “REDRED.” Holding steady to round up the top three is RESCENE’s “Pretty Girl.”

Two songs newly entered the top 10 this week.

Moving up three spots to No. 8 is EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.) with “Guitarist,” the title track from his fourth solo mini album “DOPAMINE.” “Guitarist” is an R&B and soul based song in which the guitar transcends its role as a simple instrument to become a narrator that portrays emotions.

BIG Naughty’s “Nostalgia” is up four spots to No. 10. In this personal track, BIG Naughty encourages listeners to not regret mistakes from their youth as they are what have created one’s current self.

Singles Music Chart – September 2026, Week 4

Rank Song Artist/Band
11 (+22) Made My Night LE SSERAFIM
12 (-2) SUN KISS TUIDE
13 (-4) Skibidi Girls’ Generation-HRS
14 (-2) 또또 (ToTo) Lim Young Woong
15 (+7) 이 별로부터 (Unknown Planet) IU
16 (-3) 갑자기 (Suddenly) I.O.I
17 (-2) Lemon Tang Hearts2Hearts
18 (new) 꺾어 (GOGO) Youngtak
19 (-3) 만찬가 (BANSANKA) Taeyeon
20 (-1) Bloody Paradise ENHYPEN
21 (+17) 꿈꾸던 어른이 되었나요? (The Adult I Dreamed Of) MEOMURU
22 (-4) Mark on Me &TEAM
23 (new) 사계, 그리고 너 (Four seasons, and you) Lee Changsub
24 (-1) 생각을 멈추다 보면 (When I stop thinking) Choi Yu Ree
25 (-8) MAGIC MONSTA X
26 (+1) 캐치 캐치 (Catch Catch) Yena
27 (+3) DANG DANG ALL(H)OURS
28 (-4) 여름아 부탁해 (Please Summer!) BOL4
29 (+7) Heavy Serenade NMIXX
30 (+7) Vitamin ME fromis_9
31 (new) Devil Youth Club MCND
32 (–) Good Goodbye Hwasa
33 (-8) FALLEN ANGEL Jennie
34 (-13) Death of Me EVAN
35 (+4) 사랑하게 될 거야 (Landing in Love) HANRORO
36 (new) 연애의 조건 (Love Options) BESTie
37 (+8) Midnight IN A MINUTE
38 (+2) 기쁨, 슬픔, 아름다운 마음 (Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart) AKMU
39 (+2) Drowning WOODZ
40 (-5) BANG BANG IVE
41 (-10) Surfin’ Boy Red Velvet
42 (-22) CLICK Jisoo
43 (–) Next to You Cho Min Gyu
44 (-15) ALIVE (feat. Sungchan) hrtz.wav
45 (new) 하늘땅 별땅 (Sky Land, Star Land) UNIS
46 (-18) Make it hot Minho
47 (-21) Don’t Panic! VERIVERY
48 (-1) Like Fire 82MAJOR
49 (-5) 뛰어 (JUMP) BLACKPINK
50 (new) ENERGY Y:SY

About the Soompi Music Chart

Soompi Music Chart takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:

Circle Singles + Albums – 30%
Hanteo Singles + Albums – 20%
Apple Music Korea – 15%
Soompi Airplay – 15%
YouTube K-Pop Songs + Music Videos – 20%

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September Rising Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rising singers!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of various rising singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from August 25 to September 25.

RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 8,160,727, marking a 17.33 percent increase in their score since August.

ATEEZ also maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,437,673 for September.

Seongri jumped to third place after seeing a 99.28 percent rise in his brand reputation index since last month, bringing his total score to 3,241,649.

Jang Han Byul took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,983,286, marking a 78.21 percent increase in his score since August.

Finally, CORTIS came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,933,342 for September.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE
  2. ATEEZ
  3. Seongri
  4. Jang Han Byul
  5. CORTIS
  6. Stray Kids
  7. Kim Yong Bin
  8. NCT
  9. DK
  10. I.O.I
  11. Park Ji Hyeon
  12. 10CM
  13. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  14. i-dle
  15. DAY6
  16. Woody
  17. aespa
  18. Yena
  19. NMIXX
  20. Rowoon
  21. ENHYPEN
  22. BIBI
  23. KyoungSeo
  24. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  25. KiiiKiii
  26. Ahn Sung Hoon
  27. EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
  28. BABYMONSTER
  29. QWER
  30. Car, the garden

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Winners Of 2026 The Fact Music Awards

The winners for this year’s The Fact Music Awards has been announced!

On September 19, the ceremony for the 2026 The Fact Music Awards took place in Busan.

The four Daesang (grand prize) awards went to ATEEZ, NMIXX, RIIZE, and CORTIS. ATEEZ took home Icon of the Year along with Artist of the Year, while NMIXX took Sound of the Year and Artist of the Year, with member Sullyoon also snagging the FANSTAR MYSTAR award. RIIZE won Muse of the Year along with Artist of the Year, and CORTIS won three awards with Record of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Next Leader.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Icon of the Year: ATEEZ

Sound of the Year: NMIXX

Muse of the Year: RIIZE

Record of the Year: CORTIS

World Best Performer: TREASURE

Artist of the Year: ATEEZ, TREASURE, NMIXX, RIIZE, ILLIT, RESCENE, KiiiKiii, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Yena

World Best Wave: EVAN

Global Hot Trend: tripleS, CLOSE YOUR EYES

Next Leader: CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Hottest: xikers, IDID

TMA Popularity Award: Lim Young Woong

Today’s Choice: RESCENE

Special Jury Award: Lim Young Woong

FANNSTAR CHOICE (Group): BTS
FANNSTAR CHOICE (Solo): Lee Chan Won

Best Music (Spring): BTS
Best Music (Summer): BTS
Best Music (Autumn): PLAVE
Best Music (Winter): Lee Chan Won

Global Hot Star Awards: PLAVE

FANNSTAR MYSTAR (Male): Jin
FANNSTAR MYSTAR (Female): Sullyoon

Congratulations to all the winners!

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September 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 August 16 to September 16.

RESCENE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 8,227,982, marking a 16.78 percent increase in their score since August. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK” and “Pretty Girl,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “prove,” “become a fan,” and “cheer on.” RESCENE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.92 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, BTS took second place for September with a brand reputation index of 7,032,284.

BLACKPINK rose to third place with a brand reputation index of 3,778,683, marking an 8.47 percent rise in their score since August.

ATEEZ came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,655,593, marking a 16.87 percent increase in their score since last month.

Finally, CORTIS rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,598,481, marking a 3.65 percent rise in their score since August.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE
  2. BTS
  3. BLACKPINK
  4. ATEEZ
  5. CORTIS
  6. SEVENTEEN
  7. Stray Kids
  8. IVE
  9. BIGBANG
  10. Red Velvet
  11. izna
  12. EXO
  13. TWICE
  14. i-dle
  15. KiiiKiii
  16. aespa
  17. ILLIT
  18. NMIXX
  19. INFINITE
  20. Apink
  21. Girls’ Generation
  22. ENHYPEN
  23. Wanna One
  24. SHINee
  25. ITZY
  26. Super Junior
  27. Hearts2Hearts
  28. OH MY GIRL
  29. BTOB
  30. NCT

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

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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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Idols Light Up The Red Carpet At 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards

The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards was a stylish affair!

On September 6, the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards were held at KINTEX in Ilsan, with Jang Sung Kyu, Billlie’s Tsuki, and AND2BLE’s Han Yujin serving as MCs.

Ahead of the ceremony, the MCs and performing artists hit the red carpet to pose for photos and show off their fits.

Check out photos of some of the stars who stepped out on this year’s red carpet below!

MCs Han Yujin, Tsuki, and Jang Sung Kyu

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Yena

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KISS OF LIFE

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KiiiKiii

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RESCENE

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KickFlip

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CLOSE YOUR EYES

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MODYSSEY

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xikers

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IDID

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POW

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cosmosy

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Jeon Yu Jin

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Check out the full list of winners from the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards here!

Top Photo Credit: Xportsnews

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Winners Of 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards

The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards was a star-studded event!

On September 6, the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards took place at KINTEX in Ilsan. The SPOTV K-Pop Awards aims to carry on the legacy of the Circle Chart Music Awards by combining objective evaluations based on Circle Chart data with global voting by fans all around the world.

This year’s Best Song of the Year went to KiiiKiii, while the Best Artist of the Year went to AKMU, and the Best Album of the Year went to BTS. AND2BLE snagged two group awards with Best New Artist and Artist of the Year (Bonsang) as well as three individual awards.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Next Generation: CLOSE YOUR EYES, IDID

Global New Wave: cosmosy, POW, xikers

Global Connect: RESCENE, MODYSSEY, 82MAJOR

Best New Artist: ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE

Best Genre – Rock/Indie Artist: Hanroro

Best Genre – Trot Female Artist: Jeon Yu Jin

Best Genre – Trot Male Artist: Seongri

BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE K-POP: Nana (UNIS)
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE TROT: Lee Chan Won
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE BAND: DAY6
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE OST: Zhang Hao (AND2BLE)
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE iCONIC: Zhang Hao (AND2BLE)
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE Best Spotlight: Ricky (AND2BLE)

Best Female Group: KISS OF LIFE

Best Male Group: KickFlip

Artist of the Year (Bonsang): AKMU, BTS, NCT WISH, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, KiiiKiii, KISS OF LIFE

SPOTV Ground Performance: KickFlip

SPOTV Ambassador: RESCENE

Best Creative Producer: YH Entertainment’s Jung Hae Chang

Daum Best Male Solo Artist: Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)

Daum Best Female Solo Artist: Yena

Casanello Best Performer: Billlie

Best Song of the Year: KiiiKiii

Best Artist of the Year: AKMU

Best Album of the Year: BTS

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!

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2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) Announces 1st Lineup

The 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) has announced its first lineup of performing artists!

On September 4, the Korea Grand Music Awards announced that ATEEZ, RIIZE, TREASURE, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, ALLDAY PROJECT, AND2BLE, CRAVITY, AHOF, and CLOSE YOUR EYES would all be attending this year’s ceremony.

This year’s awards will be held over two days on November 7 and 8 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. RESCENE’s Woni and actress Nam Ji Hyun will host the ceremony on Day 1, while IVE’s Liz and actor Kim Jae Won will serve as MCs on Day 2.

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Stay tuned for the next lineup of artists!

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