June Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from May 2 to June 2.

CORTIS shot to the top of this month’s list after seeing a whopping 373.33 percent increase in their brand reputation index since May. The group’s total score for June came out to 4,153,281.

High-ranking phrases in CORTIS’s keyword analysis included “COER,” “REDRED,” and “ears-wobbling-to-and-fro dance,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “record,” “take up,” and “sweep.” CORTIS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.58 percent positive reactions.

ILLIT climbed to second place with a brand reputation index of 2,390,619, marking an impressive 208.05 percent rise in their score since last month.

RESCENE jumped to third place after seeing a staggering 733.51 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their total score to 1,896,677 for June.

KiiiKiii took fourth place for the month with a brand reputation index of 906,511, while TWS came in at a close fifth with a score of 890,606.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

CORTIS

ILLIT

RESCENE

KiiiKiii

TWS

Hearts2Hearts Hearts2Hearts K-POP GROUP Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) is an 8-member girl group under SM Entertainment, debuting in 2025 with a fresh, emotional pop sound and a global focus.

BABYMONSTER BABYMONSTER K-POP GROUP BABYMONSTER is a multinational girl group under YG Entertainment. They debuted as a full ensemble on April 1, 2024.

ALPHA DRIVE ONE

AND2BLE

KATSEYE KATSEYE K-POP GROUP KATSEYE is a global girl group formed through HYBE x Geffen's "The Debut: Dream Academy" project. The group debuted in 2024 and is known for a modern pop sound, sharp performance style, and multilingual global-member lin

izna

AHOF

KickFlip

NAVILLERA

UNCHILD

ARTMS

MEOVV

LNGSHOT

NEXZ

XLOV

idntt

UNIS

CHASER

NAZE

Geenius

ifeye

SPIA

IDID

SAY MY NAME

KIIRAS