August Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 755 boy group members, using big data collected from July 16 to August 16.
BTS’s Jin topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 4,961,133, marking a 3.54 percent increase in his score since July. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “world tour,” “Don’t Say You Love Me,” and “concert,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “outstanding,” “sold out,” and “expand.” Jin’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.30 percent positive reactions.
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon took second place with a brand reputation index of 4,414,777. marking a 3.25 percent rise in his score since last month.
ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo climbed to third place with a brand reputation index of 4,390,489, marking a 4.69 percent increase in his score since July.
Meanwhile, BTS’s Jimin came in at a very close fourth with a brand reputation index of 4,385,053.
Finally, BTS’s V rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,926,662, marking a 36.18 percent increase in his score since July.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
Watch Jin on “Half-Star Hotel in Lost Island” on Viki below:
And check out Cha Eun Woo’s variety show “Rented in Finland” below!
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