SEVENTEEN leads, BTS dominates despite hiatus: February boy group brand reputation rankings

When it comes to K-pop, countless groups debut every year, but only a select few rise to the top. To determine which boy groups are leading the industry each month, the Korean Business Research Institute has released the brand reputation rankings for February.

The rankings are based on consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes, analyzed using big data collected from January 8 to February 8. Let's dive into the Top 5 and see how the rest of the rankings unfold.

SEVENTEEN

Members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino?

The 13-member group maintained their position at the top of this month's rankings with a brand reputation index of 5,418,828. Their positivity-negativity analysis showed an impressive 92.21 percent positive reaction.?

BTS

Members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook

Despite being on a hiatus as a group for more than 2 years, they still continue to dominate. They maintain their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 5,188,423 for February.

Stray Kids

Members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N?

Meanwhile, the group from JYP Entertainment climbed to third place this month, earning a brand reputation index of 2,628,900.?

BIGBANG?

Members: G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung?

The group claimed the fourth spot with a brand reputation index of 2,531,841, maintaining their strong presence despite limited group activities. While individually they are going strong, fans are awaiting group projects.?

TWS

Members: Shinyu, Dohoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon, and Kyungmin?

The rookie group made an impressive entry into the rankings, rounding out the top five with a score of 2,455,079, proving their growing influence in the industry.

Check out the top 30 for this month?

6. EXO?

7. SHINee?

8. ENHYPEN?

9. Super Junior?

10. NCT?

11. THE BOYZ?

12. INFINITE?

13. ZEROBASEONE?

14. TXT?

15. BTOB?

16. MONSTA X?

17. ASTRO?

18. RIIZE?

19. GOT7?

20. TVXQ?

21. Wanna One?

22. BOYNEXTDOOR?

23. 2PM?

24. CRAVITY?

25. TREASURE?

26. ONEUS?

27. ONF?

28. EVNNE?

29. VIXX?

30. HIGHLIGHT

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