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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from June 9 to July 8.

BTS topped the list for the 50th consecutive month with a brand reputation index of 5,786,587, marking a 50.04 percent decrease in their score since last month. High-ranking phrases in BTS’s keyword analysis included “Proof,” “J-Hope,” and “Jungkook,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “promote,” “release,” and “respond.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a high score of 60.89 percent positive reactions.

SEVENTEEN held onto their spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,911,076, marking a 32.84 percent decrease in their score since June.

NCT rose to third place for July with a brand reputation index of 2,326,899, despite seeing a 12.63 percent decrease in their score since last month.

Finally, ASTRO and MONSTA X rounded out the top five at fourth and fifth places respectively.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BTS
2. SEVENTEEN
3. NCT
4. ASTRO
5. MONSTA X
6. THE BOYZ
7. BIGBANG
8. EXO
9. WINNER
10. BTOB
11. Stray Kids
12. ENHYPEN
13. TXT
14. INFINITE
15. Super Junior
16. Shinhwa
17. SHINee
18. Wanna One
19. TREASURE
20. TNX
21. GOT7
22. 2PM
23. NU’EST
24. Golden Child
25. PENTAGON
26. VIXX
27. SF9
28. Highlight
29. ATEEZ
30. TVXQ

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YG Labelmates BIGBANG’s G-Dragon and Lee Soo Hyuk thrilled fans with a super-cute exchange on Instagram!

On June 20, Lee Soo Hyuk took to Instagram Stories to upload a photo of them together with the caption, “2022, 35 years old…”

G-Dragon reposted Lee Soo Hyuk’s post on his own Instagram Stories along with the colorful words “Forever Young,” and he commented, “No, no! I’m still 33 years old?!?!” along with a thinking face emoji.

Both Lee Soo Hyuk and G-Dragon were born in 1988, with the actor born in May and the BIGBANG leader born in August.

Lee Soo Hyuk’s most recent project was MBC’s “Tomorrow,” which came to an end in May, and BIGBANG made their long-awaited return in April with their single “Still Life.“

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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 703 boy group members, using big data collected from May 18 to June 18.

Wanna One’s Kang Daniel rose to the top of this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 5,253,824, marking a 6.89 percent increase in his score since May. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “album,” “The Story,” and “Move Like This,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “record,” “advance,” and “release.” Kang Daniel’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 80.51 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 5,236,670, marking an impressive 60.78 percent rise in his score since last month.

Finally, BTS swept the next three spots on the list, with Jimin, Jungkook, and V ranking No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 respectively. Jimin’s brand reputation index came out to 5,048,622 for June, Jungkook’s to 4,754,275, and V’s to 4,031,051.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. Wanna One’s Kang Daniel 
2. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
3. BTS’s Jimin
4. BTS’s Jungkook
5. BTS’s V
6. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon
7. BTS’s Jin
8. BTS’ Suga
9. Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan
10. BTS’s RM
11. Highlight’s Son Dongwoon
12. BTS’s J-Hope
13. Super Junior’s Kim Heechul
14. Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon
15. Super Junior’s Kyuhyun
16. Highlight’s Yoon Doojoon
17. WINNER’s Song Mino
18. Wanna One’s Ha Sung Woon
19. SHINee’s Key
20. NU’EST and Wanna One’s Minhyun
21. SHINee’s Minho
22. SEVENTEEN’s Jun
23. TVXQ’s Yunho
24. Wanna One’s Yoon Ji Sung
25. Super Junior’s Choi Siwon
26. WINNER’s Kang Seung Yoon
27. SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo
28. SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu
29. EXO’s Kai
30. NCT’s Mark

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