August Rising Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

September 1, 2026

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rising singers!

The rankings were determined by analysing various rising singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction and community awareness indices, using big data collected from 26 July to 26 August.

RESCENE continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,955,486, representing an 18.71 per cent increase in their score since July.

ATEEZ shot to second place with a brand reputation index of 4,053,749 for August, while CORTIS ranked third with a score of 3,360,052.

Stray Kids jumped to third place with a brand reputation index of 2,987,268, marking a 63.84 per cent rise in their score since last month.

Finally, ENHYPEN came in a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,923,190, marking a 61.55 per cent increase in their score since July.

See the top 30 for this month below!