October Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
10/3/2025, 12:51:09 AM

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual rookie idols!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idols, using big data collected from September 3 to October 3.
CORTIS’s Keonho topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 384,060. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “CORTIS,” “What You Want,” and “GO,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “handsome,” “cute,” and “good-looking.” Keonho’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 87.03 percent positive reactions.
ILLIT’s Wonhee took second place on the list with a brand reputation index of 357,459, while Hearts2Hearts’ Ian ranked third with a score of 245,449.
ILLIT’s Minju came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 225,281, marking a 4.67 percent increase in her score since September.
Finally, CORTIS’s Juhoon rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 194,252.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
CORTIS’s Keonho
ILLIT’s Wonhee
Hearts2Hearts’ Ian
ILLIT’s Minju
CORTIS’s Juhoon
KiiiKiii’s Jiyu
Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo
KiiiKiii’s Leesol
MEOVV’s Anna
CORTIS’s Martin
ILLIT’s Moka
CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
TWS’s Shinyu
izna’s Choi Jungeun
ILLIT’s Yunah
izna’s Bang Jeemin
KiiiKiii’s Haeum
TWS’s Dohoon
Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha
Hearts2Hearts’ A-na
ILLIT’s Iroha
Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen
Hearts2Hearts’ Stella
CORTIS’s James
izna’s Mai
KATSEYE’s Yoonchae
izna’s Yoon Jiyoon
BABYMONSTER’s Ahyeon
Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on
MEOVV’s Ella
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