BTS, Lim Young Woong, and IVE Lead December 2025 Brand Rankings

BTS, Lim Young Woong, IVE, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, and Kim Yong Bin are the top ranking k-pop acts for December 2025 singer brand reputation rankings.

The Korea Enterprise Reputation Research Institute collected and examined 108,476,322 singer-related brand data points between November 27 and December 27, 2025. Compared with last November’s total of 128,963,307 data points, the volume decreased by 15.89%.

BTS topped with a brand reputation index of 6,809,220, a 33.26% decline compared to their November score of 10,202,812.

Lim Young Woong placed second, recording a brand reputation index of 6,055,100. This reflects a 10.50% decrease from his November index of 6,765,253.

IVE came in third with a brand reputation index of 5,291,094. Compared to November’s score of 5,159,897, this represents a 2.54% increase.

Hwasa ranked fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,517,427. Compared to her November score of 892,103, this represents a sharp increase of 294.28%.

BLACKPINK placed fifth with a brand reputation index of 3,260,128, a 52.51% drop from their November brand reputation index of 6,864,541.

Here are top 50 K-pop singers for December 2025

1. BTS
2. Lim Young Woong
3. IVE
4. Hwasa
5. BLACKPINK
6. Stray Kids
7. SEVENTEEN
8. Kim Yong Bin
9. Park Ji Hyun
10. EXO
11. Lee Chan Won
12. ILLIT
13. LE SSERAFIM
14. BIGBANG
15. TWICE
16. Park Seo Jin
17. aespa
18. BABYMONSTER
19. Young Tak
20. Hanroro
21. BOYNEXTDOOR
22. Park Jinyoung
23. CORTIS
24. TWS
25. KiiiKiii
26. Hearts2Hearts
27. Jang Yoon Jung
28. Jo Jazz
29. Red Velvet
30. NMIXX
31. Baekhyun
32. Roy Kim
33. IU
34. DAY6
35. Vibe
36. Cho Yong Pil
37. Oh My Girl
38. Kim Junsu
39. Joy
40. Son Tae Jin
41. Woodz
42. Jung Dong Won
43. Song Ga In
44. BIBI
45. I-dle
46. Taeyeon
47. Jannabi
48. Jang Minho
49. Davichi
50. Lee Young Ji