[talk] BTS Jimin is ranked #1 in individual idol brand!

BTS member Jimin took first place in the January idol individual brand reputation rankings ahead of the group's full comeback.

The Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute analyzed individual idol brand reputation big data from December 22, 2025, to January 22, 2026, extracting 160,367,806 pieces of big data on 1,730 individual idols. The research analyzed brand reputation indices by measuring consumer participation, media, communication, and community indices for each idol's individual brand. Compared to the 154,132,208 pieces of idol individual brand big data from December, the figure increased by 4.05%.

The top 30 idol individual brand reputation rankings for January 2026 were BTS Jimin, Blackpink Jennie, Ive Jang Won-young, BTS Jungkook, BTS V, BTS Jin, aespa Winter, Blackpink Rosé, Blackpink Jisoo, Blackpink Lisa, aespa Karina, Ive Ahn Yu-jin, Big Bang G-Dragon, BTS J-Hope, Girls' Generation Yoona, Red Velvet Irene, Girls' Generation Taeyeon, EXO Baekhyun, Red Velvet Joy, Girls' Generation Sooyoung, Ive Ray, Astro Cha Eun-woo, Red Velvet Seulgi, Twice Nayeon, Red Velvet Wendy, Twice Momo, Seventeen Hoshi, Twice Sana, Ive Gaeul, and BTS Suga.