It’s an exciting time to be a K-pop fan because not only are we being treated to hotly anticipated comebacks, but many of our favourite idol groups such as BTS and Stray Kids are entertaining global fans with world tours as well. Among them, one idol group member recently topped South Korea’s Brand Reputation Rankings for K-pop Idols in July 2026. Hint: It’s not BTS member Jimin…

Not BTS’s Jimin, this singer topped South Korea’s Brand Reputation Rankings for K-pop Idols in July 2026

RESCENE member Woni topped the Brand Reputation Rankings for Individual Idols in July 2026. According to the Korean Business Research Institute and Soompi, the buzzy singer triumphed the list with a brand reputation index of 5,434,024, a staggering 384.56 per cent increase since June.

The high-ranking phrases in Woni’s keyword analysis included ‘Pretty Girl’, ‘Deokyeon’s daughter’ and ‘Geoje Charmander’, while her highest-ranking related terms included ‘cute’, ‘likeable’ and ‘pretty’. Woni’s positivity-negativity analysis was an impressive score of 93.96 per cent positive reactions. Notably, RESCENE’s latest single, Pretty Girl — a remake of Kara’s iconic 2008 song — clinched the girl group their first music show win on The Show.

Following Woni is Jimin, who took second place this month with a brand reputation index of 4,849,221. Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon wasn’t too far behind at No 3 with a brand reputation index of 4,412,495. The Top 5 was completed by BTS member Jungkook (4,399,287) and IVE’s Jang Won Young (4,073,693) at No 4 and No 5, respectively.

Here are the Top 30 Brand Reputation Rankings for K-pop Idols in July 2026:RESCENE’s WoniBTS’s JiminWanna One’s Park Ji HoonBTS’s JungkookIVE’s Jang Won YoungBLACKPINK’s JennieRESCENE’s MinamiBLACKPINK’s RoséBTS’s VATEEZ’s Sanaespa’s KarinaBTS’s J-HopeBTS’s JinBLACKPINK’s LisaIVE’s An Yu JinBTS’s RMBTS’s SugaRESCENE’s ZenaGirls’ Generation’s Taeyeonaespa’s WinterGirls’ Generation’s YoonABLACKPINK’s JisooTWICE’s NayeonBIGBANG’s G-DragonRed Velvet’s SeulgiIVE’s ReiRed Velvet’s JoyEXO’s BaekhyunTWICE’s SanaRESCENE’s Liv