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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community indexes using big data from August 21 to September 22.

BTS topped the rankings for the second consecutive month, earning a brand reputation index of 20,169,012 for September. The group enjoyed a 30.09 percent increase from their August score.

High-ranking phrases in BTS’s keyword analysis included “set a record,” “surprising,” and “awesome,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “Billboard” and “IDOL.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 80.41 percent positive reactions for September.

BLACKPINK took second place on this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 8,347,102, marking a 13.69 percent increase from their August score.

Wanna One maintained their spot at third place with a brand reputation index of 7,449,824, while Red Velvet and TWICE rounded out the top five at fourth and fifth places respectively.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BTS
2. BLACKPINK
3. Wanna One
4. Red Velvet
5. TWICE
6. Sunmi
7. iKON
8. EXO
9. IU
10. Oh My Girl
11. Girls’ Generation
12. MAMAMOO
13. (G)I-DLE
14. WJSN (Cosmic Girls)
15. MOMOLAND
16. GFRIEND
17. SEVENTEEN
18. SHINee
19. Apink
20. BIGBANG
21. WINNER
22. AOA
23. NU’EST W
24. BTOB
25. Bolbbalgan4
26. Chungha
27. GOT7
28. Crush
29. Im Chang Jung
30. Shaun

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