Rising Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

April 8, 2026

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

The rankings were established through an analysis of various emerging singers’ media coverage, consumer engagement, interaction, and community awareness indices, utilising big data collected from 1st March to 31st March.

WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn) maintained his position at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 2,617,028, reflecting a 0.23 per cent increase in his score since last month.

Trot singer Kim Yong Bin also retained his second place with a brand reputation index of 2,528,551, representing a 3.30 per cent rise in his score.

Stray Kids came in a close third with a brand reputation index of 2,481,162, marking a 16.79 per cent increase in their score since last month.

KiiiKiii jumped to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,128,902, while Park Ji Hyeon rounded out the top five with a score of 1,987,791.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!