Rising Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

May 7, 2026

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of various emerging singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indices, using big data collected from 28th March to 28th April.

HANRORO topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 3,009,929, marking a 47.07 percent increase in her score since last month.

Trot singer Kim Yong Bin maintained his position in second place with a brand reputation index of 2,921,662, marking a 15.55 percent rise in his score.

KiiiKiii came in a close third with a brand reputation index of 2,890,127, marking a 35.76 percent increase in their score.

WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn) took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,639,880, marking an 0.87 percent rise in his score.

Finally, ENHYPEN rounded out the top five after seeing a 51.73 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their total score to 2,529,125.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!