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
- Lim Young Woong
- IVE
- BTS
- BLACKPINK
- Kim Yong Bin
- DAY6
- J.Y. Park
- Park Jihyun
- Lee Chanwon
- SEVENTEEN
- Park Seo Jin
- Cho Yong Pil
- ILLIT
- Jo Jazz
- Red Velvet
- i-dle
- TWICE
- KiiiKiii
- RIIZE
- Kang Daniel
- aespa
- EXO
- Young Tak
- Car, the Garden
- LE SSERAFIM
- Sung Si Kyung
- BIGBANG
- TWS
- Joy
- Woodz
- BIBI
- Jeong Dongwon
- Hwanhee
- FIFTY FIFTY
- Oh My Girl
- Hearts2Hearts
- fromis_9
- Vibe
- IU
- 10CM
- Son Tae Jin
- Jang Minho
- Jannabi
- Jeon Somi
- NCT
- Jang Yoon Jung
- Taeyeon
- Lee Seung Yoon
- Kim Junsu
- Kim Hee Jae