September Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 735 girl group members, using big data collected from August 20 to September 20.
RESCENE’s Woni continued her reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 8,100,422 for September. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK,” “REMINE,” and “Like Woni,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “dependable,” “cute,” and “root for.” Woni’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.98 percent positive reactions.
IVE’s Jang Won Young held onto her spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 6,793,562, marking an 8.51 percent increase in her score since August.
aespa’s Karina took third place with a brand reputation index of 5,225,640, while RESCENE’s Zena came in fourth with a score of 5,063,601.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Jennie rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 4,579,525 for September.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
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Stray Kids’ Bang Chan Makes 2 Separate Donations To Meaningful Causes
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Park You Na Picks A Fight With Her Family In “Love On The Menu”
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Seo Kang Jun And Ahn Eun Jin Get All Dressed Up To Go On A Proper Date In “A Love Other Than Yours”
On the next episode of “A Love Other Than Yours,” Seo Kang Jun and Jo Aram will get all glammed up for a special night out! KBS 2TV’s “A Love Other Than Yours” is a realistic romance drama that follows a couple in their 10th year of dating as they experience unexpected emotional changes in Continue reading Seo Kang Jun And Ahn Eun Jin Get All Dressed Up To Go On A Proper Date In “A Love Other Than Yours” Seo Kang Jun And Ahn Eun Jin Get All Dressed Up To Go On A Proper Date In “A Love Other Than Yours” Soompi. ...
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Song Kang Faces A Hostile Lee Jun Young In “Four Hands, Two Sonatas”
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Seo Kang Jun And Jo Aram Share Hidden History In “A Love Other Than Yours”
Seo Kang Jun and Jo Aram will grow closer on the next episode of “A Love Other Than Yours”! KBS 2TV’s “A Love Other Than Yours” is a realistic romance drama that follows a couple in their 10th year of dating as they experience unexpected emotional changes in a relationship that once felt familiar. Spoilers Continue reading Seo Kang Jun And Jo Aram Share Hidden History In “A Love Other Than Yours” Seo Kang Jun And Jo Aram Share Hidden History In “A Love Other Than Yours” Soompi. ...
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Lee Jun Young Refuses To Answer Questions About His Past In “Four Hands, Two Sonatas”
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With just one episode left to go, SBS’s “Flex x Cop 2” hit a new all-time high in viewership last night! On September 18, “Flex x Cop 2” soared to its highest viewership ratings yet ahead of its finale. According to Nielsen Korea, the penultimate episode of the drama scored an average nationwide rating of Continue reading “Flex X Cop 2” Heads Into Finale On Its Highest Ratings Yet “Flex X Cop 2” Heads Into Finale On Its Highest Ratings Yet Soompi. ...
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Girls’ Generation’s “Genie” Becomes Their 10th Group MV To Hit 100 Million Views
Another Girls’ Generation music video has just joined the 100 million club! On September 19 at around 11:55 a.m. KST, Girls’ Generation’s music video for their iconic 2009 hit “Genie” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, making it their 10th full-group music video to do so after “Gee,” “The Boys,” “Mr. Taxi,” “I Got A Continue reading Girls’ Generation’s “Genie” Becomes Their 10th Group MV To Hit 100 Million Views Girls’ Generation’s “Genie” Becomes Their 10th Group MV To Hit 100 Million Views Soompi. ...
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