BTS, Lim Young Woong, IVE Top April 2026 Singer Brand Reputation Rankings

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

1. BTS
2. Lim Young Woong
3. IVE
4. BLACKPINK
5. Wanna One
6. KiiiKiii
7. Kim Yong Bin
8. WOODZ
9. Stray Kids
10. aespa
11. SEVENTEEN
12. Hearts2Hearts
13. Lee Chan Won
14. Park Ji Hyun
15. EXO
16. BIGBANG
17. Sung Si Kyung
18. Hwasa
19. Park Seo Jin
20. Cortis
21. Jang Yoon Jeong
22. Hanroro
23. TWS
24. IU
25. TWICE
26. Oh My Girl
27. Red Velvet
28. Young Tak
29. Woody
30. BIBI
31. Park Hyo Shin
32. Joy
33. Taeyeon
34. i-dle
35. Busker Busker
36. Younha
37. Song Mino
38. Kang Daniel
39. Lee Youngji
40. Solji
41. Car the Garden
42. Song Ga In
43. Jay Park
44. fromis_9
45. RIIZE
46. DAY6
47. Highlight
48. Kim Junsu
49. Jang Min Ho
50. Jeong Dong Won
51. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
52. Park Chang Keun
53. Son Tae Jin
54. NCT
55. ILLIT