Singer Brand Reputation Index September 2025: Top 50 Rankings Revealed

Lim Young Woong, IVE, BTS, BLACKPINK, Kim Yong Bin, DAY6, J.Y. Park, and more have secured top spots in the September 2025 Singer Brand Reputation Rankings.

Between August 27 and September 27, 2025, the Korea Enterprise Reputation Research Institute reviewed 117,140,823 pieces of singer brand big data. This figure reflects a 12.44% increase from the 104,183,204 entries collected in August.

Lim Young Woong secured the top spot with a brand reputation index of 8,275,105. This marked a 13.18% rise from his August index of 7,311,589.

IVE followed in second place with a brand reputation index of 7,528,740. The group jumped 170.17% from their August ranking of 2,786,683.

BTS came in third with a brand reputation index of 7,172,156. Compared to August’s 9,535,953, their index declined by 24.79%.

BLACKPINK ranked fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,840,068, a sharp decline of 43.71% compared to their August score of 6,822,422.

In fifth place, Kim Yong Bin earned a brand reputation index of 3,667,615. This reflected a 44.42% increase from his August index of 2,539,513.

Here are the top K-pop acts for September 2025

1. Lim Young Woong
2. IVE
3. BTS
4. BLACKPINK
5. Kim Yong Bin
6. DAY6
7. J.Y. Park
8. Park Jihyun
9. Lee Chanwon
10. SEVENTEEN
11. Park Seo Jin
12. Cho Yong Pil
13. ILLIT
14. Jo Jazz
15. Red Velvet
16. i-dle
17. TWICE
18. KiiiKiii
19. RIIZE
20. Kang Daniel
21. aespa
22. EXO
23. Young Tak
24. Car, the Garden
25. LE SSERAFIM
26. Sung Si Kyung
27. BIGBANG
28. TWS
29. Joy
30. Woodz
31. BIBI
32. Jeong Dongwon
33. Hwanhee
34. FIFTY FIFTY
35. Oh My Girl
36. Hearts2Hearts
37. fromis_9 
38. Vibe
39. IU
40. 10CM
41. Son Tae Jin
42. Jang Minho
43. Jannabi
44. Jeon Somi
45. NCT
46. Jang Yoon Jung
47. Taeyeon
48. Lee Seung Yoon
49. Kim Junsu
50. Kim Hee Jae