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 January 6 to February 7.

BTS topped the list for the 21st consecutive month with a brand reputation index of 12,787,271. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “performance,” “ARMY,” and “Starbucks,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “cool,” “kind,” and “different.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 70.58 percent positive reactions.

EXO maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,911,595, while Super Junior rose to third place with a total index of 2,289,821 for February, marking a 25.52 percent increase in their score since last month.

Check out this month’s top 30 below!

1. BTS
2. EXO
3. Super Junior
4. SF9
5. SEVENTEEN
6. BIGBANG
7. NCT
8. SECHSKIES
9. NU’EST
10. SHINee
11. ASTRO
12. MONSTA X
13. TXT
14. VIXX
15. Golden Child
16. INFINITE
17. 2PM
18. HOTSHOT
19. WINNER
20. The Boyz
21. ATEEZ
22. TVXQ
23. AB6IX
24. VERIVERY
25. BTOB
26. Stray Kids
27. VICTON
28. Romeo
29. ENOi
30. GOT7

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The Military Manpower Administration (hereafter MMA) has sent Seungri a military draft notice.

Last March, Seungri’s military enlistment had been postponed so that he could participate in the ongoing police investigations.

Almost a year later, on February 4, the MMA announced, “We have sent Seungri a draft notice for the purpose of fair imposition of the duty of military service following the conclusion of his investigations. We have continuously stated that we would ‘order his enlistment in the same procedure as per usual when the investigations end.’ This is because there is concern that prolonged trials in civilian courts will lead to complications in imposing the duty of military service on him. When Seungri enlists, jurisdiction over his trials will be transferred to the military courts in accordance with the related laws. We will actively cooperate with the prosecution to ensure a consistent and fair judgement, and we will make sure that the trials consider the rulings made by civilian courts regarding the related cases.”

The MMA states that Seungri’s enlistment date and army unit will not be revealed as they pertain to his personal information.

On January 30, Seungri was indicted without detention for mediating prostitution services, habitual gambling, and violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act.

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