The Korean Business Research Institute just unveiled the June 2026 Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings — combining BOTH male and female idols into one ultimate power list — and the results have every single fandom fighting for bragging rights!

This combined ranking is the MOST comprehensive measure of individual idol influence in Korea — analyzing media coverage, consumer participation, community engagement, and sentiment ratios across every active K-pop idol regardless of gender!

June 2026 Top 25 Individual Idol Brand Reputation

Rank	Idol	Group	Gender	Brand Index	Change
1	IVE Jang Won-young	IVE	F	7,234,561	=
2	RIIZE Anton	RIIZE	M	5,842,193	↑ 4
3	aespa Karina	aespa	F	6,128,345	↑ 1
4	BTS Jungkook	BTS	M	5,614,827	↓ 2
5	BLACKPINK Jennie	BLACKPINK	F	5,943,218	↓ 1
6	Stray Kids Han	Stray Kids	M	4,932,456	↑ 3
7	LE SSERAFIM Chaewon	LE SSERAFIM	F	5,127,890	↑ 8
8	ENHYPEN Sunghoon	ENHYPEN	M	4,518,293	↑ 6
9	TWICE Nayeon	TWICE	F	4,876,543	↑ 2
10	TXT Yeonjun	TXT	M	4,287,614	↓ 3
11	ILLIT Moka	ILLIT	F	4,521,876	↑ 5
12	TWS Shinyu	TWS	M	3,943,872	↑ 4
13	NMIXX Sullyoon	NMIXX	F	4,234,567	↑ 7
14	BTS V	BTS	M	3,821,456	↓ 5
15	KATSEYE Lara	KATSEYE	F	4,098,765	↑ 10
16	SEVENTEEN Mingyu	SEVENTEEN	M	3,672,198	=
17	(G)I-DLE Soyeon	(G)I-DLE	F	3,987,654	↓ 3
18	RIIZE Shotaro	RIIZE	M	3,518,943	↑ 7
19	aespa Winter	aespa	F	3,876,543	↑ 4
20	BOYNEXTDOOR Jaehyun	BOYNEXTDOOR	M	3,142,876	↑ 15
21	BLACKPINK Lisa	BLACKPINK	F	3,765,432	↓ 6
22	EXO D.O.	EXO	M	2,987,234	↑ 3
23	IVE An Yu-jin	IVE	F	3,654,321	↓ 1
24	NCT WISH Riku	NCT WISH	M	3,287,456	↑ 9
25	TWICE Sana	TWICE	F	3,543,210	↑ 2

Jang Won-youong’s iron grip on #1 continues — she’s held the top combined ranking for brand reputation multiple consecutive months, proving her unmatched influence across ALL categories!

Gender Breakdown in Top 25

Category	Count	Notable
Female idols in Top 25	13	Dominating upper half
Male idols in Top 25	12	Strong 5th gen representation
Highest-ranked male	#2 Anton (RIIZE)
Highest-ranked female	#1 Won-young (IVE)
Most represented group	aespa (3 members)

Biggest Movers This Month

Idol	Movement	Reason
BOYNEXTDOOR Jaehyun	↑ 15	“Viral” first win + Billboard entry
KATSEYE Lara	↑ 10	“Wild” comeback teasers
NCT WISH Riku	↑ 9	Rising rookie brand deals
LE SSERAFIM Chaewon	↑ 8	Health recovery + return celebration
RIIZE Shotaro	↑ 7	“iI” album domination
NMIXX Sullyoon	↑ 7	Limited capacity Singapore performance
BLACKPINK Lisa	↓ 6	Solo activity cooldown
BTS V	↓ 5	Military service limiting buzz

Key Industry Trends

Trend	What It Proves
5th gen idols rising fast	Anton, Shinyu, Jaehyun climbing rapidly
Health returns boost rankings	Chaewon + Sullyoon rising after recovery
Global groups gaining ground	KATSEYE entering Top 15 combined
Military hiatus affects rankings	BTS V + Jungkook slowly declining
Comeback timing is everything	Active releases = higher rankings

More brand reputation analysis → Complete June 2026 Individual Idol Brand Power Rankings

FAQs

How are individual idol brand reputation rankings calculated?

Using big data analysis of media coverage, consumer participation, community engagement, and positive-to-negative sentiment ratios across Korean online platforms for every active K-pop idol individually!