February Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

February Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

February Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

Feb 16, 2019

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 521 boy group members, using big data collected from January 14 to February 15.

BTS’s Jimin and V both maintained their spots at the top of the rankings this month, taking No. 1 and No. 2 on the list respectively for the second consecutive month. Jimin scored a total brand reputation index of 13,064,314 for February, while V’s brand reputation index came out to 10,212,471 for the month.

High-ranking phrases in Jimin’s keyword analysis included “Grammy,” “chocolate,” and “Promise,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “cute,” “sexy,” and “cool.” The idol’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 85.09 percent positive reactions.

ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo rose to third place on this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 7,290,595 for February.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS’s Jimin
  2. BTS’s V
  3. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
  4. BTS’s Jungkook
  5. BTS’s Jin
  6. BIGBANG’s Seungri
  7. BTS’ Suga
  8. BTS’s RM
  9. TVXQ’s Yunho
  10. BTS’s J-Hope
  11. SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu
  12. SF9’s Chani
  13. BTOB’s Minhyuk
  14. SHINee’s Taemin
  15. EXO’s Xiumin
  16. SEVENTEEN’s Jun
  17. ASTRO’s Moonbin
  18. SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan
  19. ASTRO’s Sanha
  20. SEVENTEEN’s Seungkwan
  21. ASTRO’s JinJin
  22. ASTRO’s MJ
  23. TVXQ’s Changmin
  24. SEVENTEEN’s Woozi
  25. EXO’s Kai
  26. SEVENTEEN’s Wonwoo
  27. EXO’s Chanyeol
  28. ASTRO’s Rocky
  29. SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi
  30. B1A4’s Jinyoung

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BIGBANG’s Seungri Responds To Photo Of Him With Former Club Employee Suspected Of Dealing Drugs

BIGBANG’s Seungri Responds To Photo Of Him With Former Club Employee Suspected Of Dealing Drugs

BIGBANG’s Seungri Responds To Photo Of Him With Former Club Employee Suspected Of Dealing Drugs

Feb 14, 2019

February 13, BIGBANG’s Seungri spoke to media in response to a photo that has been circulating online of him and a woman at the club Burning Sun.

The woman, according to reports, is Chinese, goes by the nickname “Aena,” and is currently under suspicion of dealing drugs at Burning Sun while working there as an MD. The photo in question is from the woman’s social media, which she posted in October 2018 with the caption, “You have to work hard if you want a photo with CEO Seungri. Doing a lot after getting drunk this week.”

In response to the photo, Seungri said he does not know who the woman is. “I was at the club and she asked me for a photo, so I agreed. I don’t remember when we took the photo or who she is.” Seungri added, “There are countless photos of me and fans on the internet, on social media, and in online communities. When I’m at the club, there are a lot of people that approach me and ask for a photo, and I usually accept.”

Meanwhile, police have stated that they are planning to investigate Aena, but are currently unable to reach her. She faced a charge involving marijuana last year, but received a suspension of indictment. If she is still in Korea, reports say she is in the country illegally, as her passport has expired.

Reports also revealed that Aena is one of the two women who sued Kim Sang Kyo for sexual harassment. Kim Sang Kyo is the Mr. Kim in question who first put Burning Sun in the public eye with his accusations of assault last month. Suspicions quickly followed regarding alleged backroom dealings with the police and tolerance of sexual assault and drug use at the club, all of which were wholly denied in both a statement by Burning Sun and the club CEO, Lee Moon Ho.

And despite statements from Seungri and the CEO stating that Seungri never had a hand in operations or management of the club, the BIGBANG member likewise has been unable to shake public scrutiny with regards to the recent controversies.

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G-Dragon Shares First Update On Instagram In Almost A Year Since Enlistment

G-Dragon Shares First Update On Instagram In Almost A Year Since Enlistment

G-Dragon Shares First Update On Instagram In Almost A Year Since Enlistment

Feb 11, 2019

BIGBANG’s G-Dragon has given his fans an update on how he’s doing.

In the post, G-Dragon shares pictures of pages of Nietzsche’s works. The chapter titles translate to “How to live” and “Bet on not your country’s ideals, but your ideals.” He also shared a screenshot of a phone lock screen with the date and time, and the caption, “2019.02.11 Everyone say ‘hello,'” along with the hashtag “Nietzsche’s Words.”

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2019.02.11. 모두 ‘안녕’ 해요? #니체의말

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This post is his first Instagram update in almost a year, since his last post the day before his enlistment on February 25. He is set to be discharged this October.

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