STAYC Announces Dates And Cities For 2026 Fan Concert Tour “STAY CLOSER”

STAYC is going on tour!

On May 19 KST, STAYC officially announced the stops for their upcoming fan concert tour “STAY CLOSER.”

After kicking things off with two nights of fan concerts in Seoul on August 22 and 23, STAYC will be performing in Manila on September 20, Macau on September 26, Taipei on October 11, Perth on October 14, Melbourne on October 16, and Sydney on October 18.

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May 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 April 10 to May 10.

IVE continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 4,663,701. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “BANG BANG,” “ARCH-IVE,” and “world tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “prove,” “charming,” and “sold out.” IVE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.41 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK held onto their spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,944,164.

ILLIT shot to third place after seeing a whopping 286.80 percent increase in their brand reputation index since April, bringing their total score to 3,351,051 for the month.

LE SSERAFIM took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,922,334, marking a 28.54 percent rise in their score since last month.

Finally, TWICE came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,718,410, marking a 31.20 percent increase in their score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. IVE
  2. BLACKPINK
  3. ILLIT
  4. LE SSERAFIM
  5. TWICE
  6. aespa
  7. Hearts2Hearts
  8. Red Velvet
  9. KiiiKiii
  10. KISS OF LIFE
  11. OH MY GIRL
  12. BABYMONSTER
  13. NMIXX
  14. Apink
  15. fromis_9
  16. i-dle
  17. WJSN
  18. MAMAMOO
  19. STAYC
  20. H1-KEY
  21. izna
  22. ITZY
  23. tripleS
  24. KATSEYE
  25. Kep1er
  26. FIFTY FIFTY
  27. Girls’ Generation
  28. Girl’s Day
  29. MEOVV
  30. VIVIZ

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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 March 16 to April 16.

BTS continued their reign at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 18,899,941, marking a 90.72 percent increase in their score since last month. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “Goyang concert,” and “Billboard,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “overwhelming,” “perform,” and “gather.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.41 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, IVE rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 6,363,816.

Wanna One shot to third place with a brand reputation index of 4,960,223, marking a whopping 171.87 percent increase in their score since last month.

BLACKPINK took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 4,463,584, while SEVENTEEN rounded out the top five with a score of 3,716,301.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS
  2. IVE
  3. Wanna One
  4. BLACKPINK
  5. SEVENTEEN
  6. BIGBANG
  7. ENHYPEN
  8. EXO
  9. TWICE
  10. SHINee
  11. Red Velvet
  12. KiiiKiii
  13. OH MY GIRL
  14. NCT
  15. aespa
  16. H1-KEY
  17. THE BOYZ
  18. TWS
  19. ILLIT
  20. Super Junior
  21. BTOB
  22. Shinhwa
  23. Stray Kids
  24. LE SSERAFIM
  25. Apink
  26. ATEEZ
  27. Hearts2Hearts
  28. NMIXX
  29. STAYC
  30. RIIZE

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April 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 March 12 to April 12.

IVE held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,372,506. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “BANG BANG,” “fashion,” and “world tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “all-kill,” “reveal,” and “record.” IVE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.98 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 5,958,864 for April.

LE SSERAFIM shot to third place after seeing a 35.81 percent increase in their brand reputation index since March, bringing their total score to 2,273,462 for April.

aespa came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 2,245,984, marking a 23.90 percent rise in their score since last month.

Finally, KiiiKiii rounded out the top five for April with a brand reputation index of 2,147,655.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. IVE
  2. BLACKPINK
  3. LE SSERAFIM
  4. aespa
  5. KiiiKiii
  6. TWICE
  7. OH MY GIRL
  8. Red Velvet
  9. WJSN
  10. fromis_9
  11. ITZY
  12. MAMAMOO
  13. BABYMONSTER
  14. H1-KEY
  15. Hearts2Hearts
  16. Apink
  17. FIFTY FIFTY
  18. NMIXX
  19. ILLIT
  20. i-dle
  21. STAYC
  22. Girls’ Generation
  23. Kep1er
  24. KISS OF LIFE
  25. Girl’s Day
  26. tripleS
  27. EXID
  28. KATSEYE
  29. VIVIZ
  30. UNIS

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