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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of various stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from January 28 to February 28.

NewJeans held onto their spot at the top of the list for the second consecutive month, scoring a brand reputation index of 7,176,143 for February.

Lim Young Woong rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 6,505,134 for the month.

Meanwhile, BTS took third place in the rankings with a brand reputation index of 6,087,045 for February.

Son Heung Min climbed to fourth place after enjoying a 28.56 percent increase in his brand reputation index since last month, bringing his total score to 5,195,224.

Finally, Kim Min Jae came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 5,112,490, marking an impressive 65.90 percent increase in his score since January.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. NewJeans
2. Lim Young Woong
3. BTS
4. Son Heung Min
5. Kim Min Jae
6. BLACKPINK
7. Yoo Jae Suk
8. Baek Jong Won
9. Lee Chan Won
10. Song Joong Ki
11. EXO
12. Song Hye Kyo
13. IU
14. SEVENTEEN
15. H1-KEY
16. Kim Ho Joong
17. TWICE
18. Young Tak
19. Girls’ Generation
20. BIGBANG
21. IVE
22. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
23. NCT
24. Moon Ga Young
25. Younha
26. Super Junior’s Kim Heechul
27. Kim Yeon Koung
28. Kang Daniel
29. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
30. Gong Yoo

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from January 25 to February 25.

NewJeans held onto their spot at the top of this list this month with a brand reputation index of 8,878,566 for February.

Meanwhile, Lim Young Woong similarly maintained his position at second place with a brand reputation index of 8,256,269.

BTS held steady at third place in the rankings with a brand reputation index of 5,788,628, while Lee Chan Won rose to fourth with a total index of 5,315,820.

Finally, BLACKPINK rounded out the top five for February with a brand reputation index of 4,957,605.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. NewJeans
2. Lim Young Woong
3. BTS
4. Lee Chan Won
5. BLACKPINK
6. Younha
7. IU
8. Kim Ho Joong
9. IVE
10. EXO
11. Young Tak
12. SEVENTEEN
13. LE SSERAFIM
14. Lee Young Ji
15. H1-KEY
16. BIGBANG
17. (G)I-DLE
18. Kang Daniel
19. Jeong Dong Won
20. NCT
21. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
22. Song Ga In
23. aespa
24. Lee Seung Yoon
25. Sung Si Kyung
26. Girls’ Generation
27. Jay Park
28. STAYC
29. Tei
30. WINNER’s Song Mino

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Music has that ability to make anyone transcend into another space and time. Particular songs can remind you of certain friends, events, or even moments. The power of music and the emotions it evokes, especially nostalgia, is a beautiful thing. Here are 10 old-school K-pop songs that are sure to evoke those feelings to all K-pop listeners from a decade ago – or older!

1. “T.O.P” – Shinhwa

We’re taking it really far back here. Shinhwa’s song “T.O.P” in the late ’90s was a powerhouse of a single, and it was enough to put them on the charts for top songs, making them a strong contender to compete against the most popular K-pop groups at the time. You really can’t help but bop your head to this chorus whenever it comes on!