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 September 8 to October 8.

BTS topped the list for the 53rd consecutive month with a brand reputation index of 9,511,195. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “concert,” “HYBE,” and “military service issue,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “appear,” “perform,” and “reveal.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 65.41 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,814,243 for October.

NCT rose to third place in this month’s rankings with a brand reputation index of 3,233,041, marking a 6.47 percent increase in their score since September.

THE BOYZ took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,448,590, while EXO rounded out the top five with a total index of 2,173,481.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. BTS
2. SEVENTEEN
3. NCT
4. THE BOYZ
5. EXO
6. Super Junior
7. BIGBANG
8. Highlight
9. SHINee
10. INFINITE
11. MONSTA X
12. BTOB
13. ASTRO
14. WINNER
15. Stray Kids
16. Wanna One
17. Shinhwa
18. 2PM
19. TXT
20. TREASURE
21. ENHYPEN
22. VIXX
23. TVXQ
24. ATEEZ
25. ONEUS
26. Golden Child
27. PENTAGON
28. GOT7
29. Block B
30. VICTON

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