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 476 boy group members, using big data collected from November 14 to December 15.

Wanna One’s Kang Daniel returned to the top of the rankings this month, enjoying a 20.43 percent increase in his score since November for a total brand reputation index of 14,131,362.

High-ranking phrases in Kang Daniel’s keyword analysis included “birthday,” “donation,” and “Spring Breeze,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “cute,” “good-looking,” and “happy.” The idol’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 89.10 percent positive reactions.

BTS’s Jimin, Jungkook, and V swept the next three spots in the rankings. Jimin, who topped last month’s list, came in at second place for December with a brand reputation index of 13,350,480. Jungkook took third for the month with a brand reputation index of 10,137,559, while V followed close behind in fourth place with a score of 9,756,550.

Finally, Wanna One’s Ha Sung Woon rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 5,089,281 for December.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. Wanna One’s Kang Daniel
2. BTS’s Jimin
3. BTS’s Jungkook
4. BTS’s V
5. Wanna One’s Ha Sung Woon
6. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
7. Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon
8. BTS’s Jin
9. Wanna One’s Lee Dae Hwi
10. Wanna One’s Ong Seong Woo
11. Wanna One’s Hwang Min Hyun
12. NU’EST W’s Baekho
13. Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan
14. NU’EST W’s Ren
15. Wanna One’s Lai Guan Lin
16. BTS’s RM
17. Wanna One’s Park Woo Jin
18. NU’EST W’s JR
19. Wanna One’s Bae Jin Young
20. Wanna One’s Yoon Ji Sung
21. BTS’s Suga
22. B1A4’s Jinyoung
23. BTS’s J-Hope
24. EXO’s Chanyeol
25. EXO’s Xiumin
26. EXO’s D.O.
27. BIGBANG’s Seungri
28. BTOB’s Changsub
29. EXO’s Baekhyun
30. WINNER’s Song Mino

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The December 14 broadcast of KBS 2TV’s “Weekly Entertainment” met up with BIGBANG’s Seungri in Singapore.

The BIGBANG member said he was in Singapore for business as the creative director of a new VR park. Talking about why he got into business, Seungri said, “Honestly, I was nervous. Because the other members [of BIGBANG] are so talented, I had nothing in my arsenal that I could call my own. So I started in business, something that the other members don’t really do, and I slowly got to where I am today.”

Showing his sincerity in his work, he said, “It’s not business where I’m exploiting my fame as a celebrity; I’m engaging in my work with depth and thought.”

Seungri said he’s not a big spender, and when asked how the BIGBANG members are with money, he said, “They’re all good. They’re incredibly frugal.” On who pays when they all go out to eat, Seungri said, “Of course it’s the one with the most money.” The interviewer said, “Is it you?” and Seungri responded, “How could I beat G-Dragon?”

In all seriousness, with pride, he added, “But that’s a joke. When it comes to the members of BIGBANG, G-Dragon is more than happy to spend money. He’s a proper man.”

Seungri was then asked to describe his role in BIGBANG. He said, “I’m a folding screen.” He insisted despite protests from the interviewer, saying, “This is really important. [In BIGBANG], I should neither stand out, nor be lacking. If the five of us are on stage, it’s always G-Dragon and Taeyang that are [completely decked out, with necklaces, rings, and everything]. For me and Daesung, we have a T-shirt, a jacket, and that’s it.”

However, it’s entirely appropriate, said Seungri. “Imagine if we all were draped in jewelry. Are we an accessory shop? If we’re standing next to G-Dragon or Taeyang, we shine together.” He joked, “So in order to be more reflective, I’ll sometimes wear something like foil.”

“In BIGBANG, there’s a proper order to things,” said Seungri when asked about why he took five years to return with a solo album. “G-Dragon has to release an album, and then Taeyang. Me, I’m last. Once the members have all hit home runs, it’s, ‘You can do whatever you want, whether you hit a single, a home run, or bunt. We’ve already hit home runs.’ It’s kind of like that.”

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BIGBANG’s G-Dragon and BTS’s Jimin have landed a spot on The Guardian’s list of “30 Best Boy Band Members”!

On December 13 local time, British daily newspaper The Guardian published an article listing 30 boy band members in pop history with the best style and performances.

G-Dragon was listed at No. 11 and praised for his role in influencing the era of “modern, multi-disciplinary Korean pop stars.” His talents in producing, songwriting, rapping, and more were all featured as points that made the BIGBANG member one of the kings of K-pop.

Jimin grabbed the No. 17 spot. The Guardian praised him as being one of the members to bring back the “old school boyband sex appeal” to BTS’s London arena shows, as he flashed his abs during his solo track “Serendipity.”

Other stars to make the list include Zayn Malik, Justin Timberlake, and Michael Jackson.

Congratulations to both artists!

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