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BTS’s Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V all earned spots on December’s individual brand reputation list.
BLACKPINK’s Rose released her first solo album titled Rosie in December. (Image source: Instagram)
2024 has been an eventful year in the K-Pop world. From BTS’ Jin releasing his first-ever solo album, BLACKPINK’s Rose collaborating with Bruno Mars to G-Dragon and 2NE1’s comeback, the year has been a whirlwind of unforgettable moments. And now, just days before the year ends, the Korea Business Research Institute has released the December Brand Reputation Ranking for individual idols, in recognition of their hard work and efforts this year.
The analysis highlights the popularity and influence of individual artists between November 28 and December 28. The rankings are based on the data collected, taking into account factors such as consumer engagement, media coverage, interaction and community awareness indicators for 1,730 idols. Based on the data, BLACKPINK’s Rose also managed to maintain her top spot this month. Her popularity has surpassed some of the biggest names in the K-Pop industry, including BIGBANG’s G-Dragon and BTS members like Jin, V, and Jungkook.
Rose took first place on the December Brand Reputation list, thanks to her single APT., with Bruno Mars, and her debut solo album Rosie. According to Soompi, the 27-year-old singer topped the list with a brand reputation index of 18,825,475. Keyword analysis revealed that high-level phrases such as APT. Rosie and Christmas are associated with Rose. While the highest-ranking related terms included participation, recognition and registration. Its positive and negative analysis score reached 93.28 percent of positive reactions.
On the other hand, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 6,115,841. Karina from Aespa took third place with an index of 5,998,096. IVE’s Jang Won-young is closely following. It has a brand reputation index of 5,874,248, a 10.31 percent increase in its score since November. Meanwhile, BTS Jin, who released his first solo album, Happy, ranked fifth on the brand reputation list for December with an index of 5,252,011.
Here is the complete list of the top 30 K-Pop idols for December.
- Rose Blackpink
- G-Dragon from BIGBANG
- Karina Espa
- IVE’s Jang Won Young
- Jin BTS
- ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
- Jungkook from BTS
- Jimin from BTS
- Jennie from Blackpink
- IVE is Yeo Jin
- Nayeon from Twice
- Irene from Red Velvet
- Ispa winter
- Hoshi from SEVENTEEN
- Red velvet delight
- Jisoo from Blackpink
- Wonwoo from SEVENTEEN
- Lisa from Blackpink
- Juyeon from The BOYZ
- RM from BTS
- Wanna One member Kang Daniel
- June seventeen
- Giselle Espa
- Mingyu from SEVENTEEN
- Jeonghan from SEVENTEEN
- BTS V
- EXO member Baekhyun
- Ninging ESPA
- BIGBANG’s Taeyang
- Yves Liz