BTS, Lim Young Woong, IVE, BLACKPINK, and Wanna One lead the April 2026 singer brand reputation rankings.
From March 25 to April 25, 2026, the Korea Brand Reputation Institute reviewed 122,699,048 pieces of singer-related brand data. This is up 23.92% compared to the 99,015,754 data points recorded in March.
The No. 1 spot went to BTS with a brand reputation index of 9,262,989. This marks a 27.60% increase from their March score of 7,259,201.
In second place, Lim Young Woong recorded a brand reputation index of 6,390,625, up 12.81% from his March score of 5,665,018.
IVE came in third with a brand reputation index of 5,832,563, showing a 34.83% rise from 4,325,946 in March.
The fourth spot was claimed by BLACKPINK with a brand reputation index of 4,879,743. This marks a 23.72% increase from 3,944,221 in March.
In fifth place, Wanna One recorded a brand reputation index of 3,202,886. This reflects a sharp 174.11% rise compared to 1,168,453 in March.
Here are the top K-pop acts for April 2026
- BTS
- Lim Young Woong
- IVE
- BLACKPINK
- Wanna One
- KiiiKiii
- Kim Yong Bin
- WOODZ
- Stray Kids
- aespa
- SEVENTEEN
- Hearts2Hearts
- Lee Chan Won
- Park Ji Hyun
- EXO
- BIGBANG
- Sung Si Kyung
- Hwasa
- Park Seo Jin
- Cortis
- Jang Yoon Jeong
- Hanroro
- TWS
- IU
- TWICE
- Oh My Girl
- Red Velvet
- Young Tak
- Woody
- BIBI
- Park Hyo Shin
- Joy
- Taeyeon
- i-dle
- Busker Busker
- Younha
- Song Mino
- Kang Daniel
- Lee Youngji
- Solji
- Car the Garden
- Song Ga In
- Jay Park
- fromis_9
- RIIZE
- DAY6
- Highlight
- Kim Junsu
- Jang Min Ho
- Jeong Dong Won
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE
- Park Chang Keun
- Son Tae Jin
- NCT
- ILLIT

