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BTS, NCT, EXO, ONF, & More

The Korean Business Research Institute has recently published this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!

Based on the latest brand rankings, K-pop boy groups BTS, NCT, EXO, and ONF are hailed as the top four leading acts this June.

The rankings are grounded on various factors including consumer media, communication, and community indices. Particularly, the institute has extracted a huge amount of data from May 12 to June 12.

#1 BTS

Topping the list for the 25th straight month now, is the phenomenal septet BTS. The group maintained its impressive rank after scoring a brand reputation index of 8,562,921 for June.

Some of the high-ranking phrases from the group’s keyword analysis included “Billboard”, “YouTube”, and “7th anniversary”. The words such as “apologize”, “congratulate”, and “donate” are also present as their highest-ranking related terms.

#2 NCT

With a 17.38 percent increase in their score since May, rising K-pop boy group NCT shone to take second place this month. The group obtained the said high spot with a brand reputation index of 2,674,099.

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#3 EXO

Following closely at the third spot is the Nation’s trusted boy group EXO. The well-loved group was able to maintain the rank thanks to their score of 2,611,909 for June.

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#4 ONF

Coming in to take the fourth spot is WM Entertainment’s prized boy group ONF. Even though not included in the top 30 last May, the boys impressively rose in the rankings this June. The group has been gaining a lot of support from fans for their captivating performances on Mnet’s Road To Kingdom.

Here are the other K-Pop boy groups who entered the Top 30 this June 2020:

#5 SEVENTEEN

#6 TXT

#7 BTOB

#8 WINNER

#9 MONSTA X

#10 NU’EST

#11 Super Junior

#12 ASTRO

#13 The Boyz

#14 VIXX

#15 SHINee

#16 BIGBANG

#17 AB6IX

#18 INFINITE

#19 PENTAGON

#20 VERIVERY

#21 2PM

#22 VICTON

#23 TVXQ

#24 Golden Child

#25 SF9

#26 GOT7

#27 ONEUS

#28 HOTSHOT

#29 Block B

#30 Stray Kids


Source: The Korean Business Research Institute

Photo Credits: Big Hit Entertainment | SM Entertainment | Mnet

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