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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from December 23, 2022 to January 23, 2023.

NewJeans topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 9,400,011. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “OMG,” “Minji,” and “Ditto,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “record,” “surpass,” and “apologize.” NewJeans’ positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 86.05 percent positive reactions.

BTS took second place in the rankings with a brand reputation index of 8,106,573, while BLACKPINK came in third place with an index of 4,865,510.

IVE claimed fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,878,364, and SEVENTEEN rounded out the top five for January with a total score of 3,266,092.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. NewJeans
2. BTS
3. BLACKPINK
4. IVE
5. SEVENTEEN
6. (G)I-DLE
7. NCT
8. Girls’ Generation
9. BIGBANG
10. Super Junior
11. MONSTA X
12. LE SSERAFIM
13. EXO
14. Red Velvet
15. TWICE
16. Stray Kids
17. aespa
18. THE BOYZ
19. Oh My Girl
20. SHINee
21. BTOB
22. TXT
23. ASTRO
24. NMIXX
25. VIXX
26. ENHYPEN
27. Shinhwa
28. Highlight
29. WJSN
30. Apink

Check out NewJeans’ variety show “NewJeans Code in Busan” with subtitles below!

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Both BIGBANG’s Taeyang and BTS’s Jimin are achieving some exciting career firsts as soloists with their new collab single!

For the week of January 20 to 26, Taeyang’s new single “VIBE” featuring Jimin entered several of the United Kingdom’s Official Charts (typically regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s U.S. charts).

“VIBE” debuted on the Official Singles Chart at No. 96, making it both Taeyang’s and Jimin’s first-ever entry as soloists on the chart.

The song also debuted at No. 4 on both the Official Singles Sales Chart and the Official Singles Downloads Chart, making it Taeyang’s first entry as a soloist on both charts and Jimin’s second (following his “Our Blues” OST track “With You“).

Additionally, “VIBE” debuted at No. 48 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)’s Singles Chart this week, making it both Taeyang’s and Jimin’s first solo entry on the chart.

Congratulations to Taeyang and Jimin!

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Get ready to go behind the scenes of BIGBANG’s Taeyang’s recent comeback on “The Manager”!

On January 21, the popular MBC reality show aired a preview of its upcoming episode, which will feature Taeyang as a guest.

The newly released preview begins with Taeyang introducing himself to viewers and mentioning that it’s been six years since his last solo comeback. The singer then thrills the panelists by recreating the viral meme from his concert where he sings, “Everyone, I missed you so much.”

The clip goes on to take viewers behind the scenes of Taeyang’s comeback preparations—before teasing that he’s about to meet up with a mystery celebrity friend whom he hasn’t seen in a long time.

The next episode of “The Manager” will air on January 28 at 11:10 p.m. KST. In the meantime, check out the new preview below!

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