October 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 September 1 to October 1.

RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 8,057,217, marking a 8.04 percent increase in their score since September. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK,” “trot,” and “college festival,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “surpass,” “sold out,” and “root for.” RESCENE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.97 percent positive reactions.

CORTIS × About group CORTIS CORTIS is a five-member boy group under BIGHIT MUSIC consisting of MARTIN, JAMES, JUHOON, SEONGHYEON and KEONHO. The group debuted in 2025. The name CORTIS is derived from the phrase "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES" and represents thinking freely beyond conventional rules and standards. The members participate collaboratively in music, choreography, performance and visual production. Tap again to view profile → Close maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 2,510,823, marking a 2.96 percent rise in their score since last month.

izna shot to third place after seeing a whopping 492.05 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their total score to 1,374,000 for October.

Hearts2Hearts × About group Hearts2Hearts Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) is an 8-member girl group under SM Entertainment, debuting in 2025 with a fresh, emotional pop sound and a global focus. Tap again to view profile → Close took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 1,174,877, while KiiiKiii came in at a close fifth with a score of 1,149,374.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

RESCENE

CORTIS × About group CORTIS CORTIS is a five-member boy group under BIGHIT MUSIC consisting of MARTIN, JAMES, JUHOON, SEONGHYEON and KEONHO. The group debuted in 2025. The name CORTIS is derived from the phrase "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES" and represents thinking freely beyond conventional rules and standards. The members participate collaboratively in music, choreography, performance and visual production. Tap again to view profile → Close

izna

Hearts2Hearts × About group Hearts2Hearts Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) is an 8-member girl group under SM Entertainment, debuting in 2025 with a fresh, emotional pop sound and a global focus. Tap again to view profile → Close

KiiiKiii

TWS

ILLIT

TUIDE

BABYMONSTER × About group BABYMONSTER BABYMONSTER is a multinational girl group under YG Entertainment. They debuted as a full ensemble on April 1, 2024. Tap again to view profile → Close

UNIS

ALPHA DRIVE ONE

MEOVV

Geenius

AHOF

LNGSHOT

NAVILLERA

KATSEYE × About group KATSEYE 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 lineup. Tap again to view profile → Close

XLOV

USPEER

ARTMS

KickFlip

idntt

KIIRAS

SPIA

AtHeart

UNCHILD

eite

NEXZ × About group NEXZ NEXZ is a seven-member global boy group formed through Nizi Project Season 2, a joint audition project between JYP Entertainment and Sony Music. The group consists of TOMOYA, YU, HARU, SO GEON, SEITA, HYUI, and YUKI. NEXZ globally debuted on May 20, 2024 with Ride the Vibe. The group name represents Next Z(G)eneration. Tap again to view profile → Close

IDID

AND2BLE