BTS’s Jin has officially broken ASTRO Cha Eunwoo’s consistently winning spell on the monthly brand reputation ranking for individual boy group members.
For several months, the ‘Stay’ singer held the top spot among other male K-pop idols, and maintained his enviable reign. However, the eldest BTS member’s grand comeback after his discharge from the military marked a new beginning for the K-pop supergroup that is currently on a break.
Jin’s return to the music scene ignited a spark, especially when coupled with the group’s grand 11th debut anniversary on June 13. In addition, the ‘Astronaut’ hitmaker returned to his idol role by holding an extravagant hug event to reconnect with his fans and kick off the annual BTS Festa celebrations in style.
The Korean Business Research Institute’s June survey again relied on a cumulative analysis of consumer participation, communication, media coverage, and community awareness indices. Data collected from May 15 to June 15 evaluated the industry presence of 730 boy group members.
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Finally, the ‘Super Tuna’ singer dominated the list, with his brand reputation index seeing a whopping 203.52% increase since May. Scoring a total of 3,835,261 this month, Jin secured his stunning victory with high-ranking phrases such as “free hug”, “ARMY” and “fan meeting”. In addition, other important terms related to his keyword analysis included “grateful”, “discharge” and “congratulations”. He also achieved a score of 95.07% positive feedback.
After remaining at the top for several months, ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo slipped to second place with a brand reputation index of 3,604,710. Despite the drop in rank, his score saw a 24.97% increase since May.
Where are the BTS members on the June charts?
The other BTS members also applied for official leave from their respective posts to celebrate the conclusion of Jin’s military duty. As a result, the posts of the entire septet jumped up on the June list.
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Jin topped the chart, with Jimin following him at No. 3 with a brand reputation of 2,258,664. Following him, Jungkook closed out the top 5 ranks with a brand reputation index of 1,898,925.
Speaking of the other members of the global sensation, V and RM managed to crack the top 10 at 6th and 9th place respectively. Meanwhile, the remaining duo of J-Hope and Suga joined the group’s ranks at 11th and 12th place respectively.
How many SEVENTEEN members made it into the June brand reputation rankings?
Four of the 13-member lineup made it into June’s rankings. Hoshi and Mingyu ranked 13th and 17th. On the other hand, Jeonghan and Wonwoo, who are set to debut as a special two-member subunit with their first single album ‘This Man’ on June 17, ranked 16th and 24th, respectively.
Top 30 Boy Group Member Brand Ranking for June
- BTS’ Jin
- ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo
- BTS’ Jimin
- Kang Daniel (formerly Wanna One)
- BTS’ Jungkook
- BTS’ V aka Kim Taehyung
- the boyz younghoon
- Wonbin of RIIZE
- BTS’ RM
- Lee Minwoo of Shinhwa
- BTS’ J-Hope
- BTS’ Suga
- Hoshi of Seventeen
- EXO’s Baekhyun
- Highlights Yong Dujun
- Seventeen’s Jeonghan
- Mingyu of Seventeen
- SHINee’s Taemin
- Kyuhyun of Super Junior
- SHINee’s Oneyu
- SHINee’s Minho
- Juyeon of The Boys
- The Key to Shiny
- Wonwoo of Seventeen
- Sunwoo of The Boyz
- NCT Mark
- Hwang Minhyun (formerly of NU’EST and Wanna One)
- NCT Doyoung
- Park Ji Hoon (formerly of Wanna One)
- Ong Seong Wu (formerly Wanna One)
