January 2026 Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings: BLACKPINK, IVE, TWICE Lead

BLACKPINK, IVE, TWICE, ILLIT, Red Velvet, Mamamoo, aespa, KiiiKiii, and more dominate the January 2026 girl group brand reputation rankings.

From December 11, 2025, to January 11, 2026, the Korea Enterprise Reputation Research Institute reviewed 52,502,090 pieces of girl group brand data. The overall brand reputation index dipped slightly by 0.31 percent compared to December’s total of 52,664,307 data points.

BLACKPINK took the first position with a brand reputation index of 6,194,975. This marks a 16.90 percent increase compared to their December index of 5,299,273.

IVE placed second with a brand reputation index of 4,755,080. Their overall score fell by 14.78 percent from December’s figure of 5,579,470.

TWICE came in third with a brand reputation index of 3,582,007. Compared to their December index of 3,126,926, the group saw an increase of 14.55 percent.

ILLIT took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,387,538, up 73% from their December score of 1,958,163.

Red Velvet ranked fifth with a brand reputation index of 3,229,515. The group saw an 18.10 percent increase compared to their December brand reputation index of 2,734,454.

Here are the top 50 K-pop girl groups for January 2026

1. BLACKPINK
2. IVE
3. TWICE
4. ILLIT
5. Red Velvet
6. MAMAMOO
7. aespa
8. KiiiKiii
9. OH MY GIRL
10. LE SSERAFIM
11. i-dle
12. Apink
13. WJSN
14. BABYMONSTER
15. Hearts2Hearts
16. NMIXX
17. izna
18. Girl’s Day
19. H1-Key
20. ITZY
21. tripleS
22. STAYC
23. EXID
24. FIFTY FIFTY
25. Kep1er
26. KATSEYE
27. KISS OF LIFE
28. UNIS
29. cignature
30. MEOVV
31. XG
32. VIVIZ
33. LOONA
34. Weeekly
35. Baby DONT Cry
36. SPIA
37. Dreamcatcher
38. RESCENE
39. Brown Eyed Girls
40. CLASS:y
41. SAY MY NAME
42. Billlie
43. fromis_9
44. BBGIRLS
45. LIGHTSUM,
46. BURVEY
47. Black Swan
48. HITGS
49. Kiiras
50. YOUNG POSSE