Full May 2026 K-pop Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings

BTS, SEVENTEEN, BIGBANG, CORTIS, EXO, and Wanna One lead the May 2026 boy group brand reputation rankings.

The Korea Brand Reputation Institute examined 57,899,924 pieces of boy group brand big data gathered from April 9 to May 9, 2026. It is a 27.59% drop compared to the 79,966,049 pieces recorded in April of last year.

Taking the top spot, BTS recorded a brand reputation index of 10,428,385. Compared to April’s score of 22,897,786, this marks a 54.46% decline.

In second place, SEVENTEEN posted a brand reputation index of 4,641,979. This is a 54.46% decline from 3,913,634 in April.

BIGBANG ranked third with a brand reputation index of 3,362,832. Compared to last April’s score of 2,735,238, this marks a 22.94% increase.

In fourth place, CORTIS earned a brand reputation index of 3,142,397, up 68.03% from 1,870,149 in April

EXO rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,489,847. Compared to April’s score of 2,562,765, this reflects a 2.85% decrease.

Here are the top 50 K-pop boy groups for May 2026

1. BTS
2. SEVENTEEN
3. BIGBANG
4. CORTIS
5. EXO
6. Wanna One
7. SHINee
8. THE BOYZ
9. NCT
10. TWS
11. ENHYPEN
12. Super Junior
13. Stray Kids
14. TVXQ
15. KickFlip
16. 2PM
17. TXT
18. BTOB
19. MonstaX
20. ASTRO
21. TREASURE
22. ATEEZ
23. VIXX
24. Highlight
25. Infinite
26. ZEROBASEONE
27. ALPHADRIVEONE
28. BOYNEXTDOOR
29. EVNNE
30. B1A4
31. RIIZE
32. CRAVITY
33. GOT7
34. 2AM
35. ONF
36. idid
37. Pentagon
38. FTISLAND
39. SF9
40. Block B
41. VERIVERY
42. Teen Top
43. NEXZ
44. Shinhwa
45. AMPERS&ONE
46. NINE.i
47. CIX
48. NOWZ
49. idntt
50. Xdinary Heroes