Top 100 Korean Star Brand Reputation Rankings in October 2021

On October 31, the Korean Business Research Institute released the October brand reputation ranking for Korean stars, including celebrities, drama actors, movie actors, singers, trot singers, boy groups, girl groups, and sports figures. So, let’s check out the list of the top 100 most popular Korean star brand reputation rankings in October 2021 below.

Lim Young Woong, BTS, and Son Heung Min Lead the Top 100 Korean Star Brand Reputation Rankings in October 2021

The Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation has collected 193,469,158 big data of the Korean stars from September 30, 2021, to October 31, 2021. Compared to 186,566,328 star brand big data in September, it increased by 3.70 percent.

As a result, the most popular trot singer in South Korea, Lim Young Woong, took the No.1 position with a brand reputation index of 9,824,155.

Down to No.2, there was BTS with a brand reputation index of 9,205,571, followed by Son Heung Min, the South Korean football player, who climbed to No.3 with a brand reputation index 5,863,379.

On No.4, solo singer IU stayed on the same spot since last month with a brand reputation index of 5,694,067. Finally, BLACKPINK rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 7,276,683.

Here are the top 30 most popular Korean stars in August, September, and October 2021.

Top 5 Most Popular Stars

1. Lim Young Woong

• Brand Participation Index: 2,533,815
• Media Index: 2,480,433
• Communication Index: 2,216,211
• Community Index: 2,593,697

Lim Young Woong’s brand reputation index rose by 3.74 percent, from 9,469,958 in September to 9,824,155 in October.

2. BTS

• Brand Participation Index: 1,713,870
• Media Index: 2,111,792
• Communication Index: 2,678,968
• Community Index: 2,700,941

​BTS’s brand reputation index fell by 11.58 percent, from 10,411,176 in September to 9,205,571 in October.

3. Son Heung Min

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• Brand Participation Index: 1,592,009
• Media Index: 1,606,337
• Communication Index: 1,325,799
• Community Index: 1,339,234

Son Heung Min’s brand reputation index rose by 54.02 percent, from 3,806,876 in September to 5,863,379 in October.​

4. IU

• Brand Participation Index: 1,003,320
• Media Index: 1,167,013
• Communication Index: 1,684,454
• Community Index: 1,839,281

IU’s brand reputation index rose by 20.75 percent, from 4,715,555 in September to 5,694,067 in October.

5. BLACKPINK

• Brand Participation Index: 445,319
• Media Index: 735,897
• Communication Index: 1,188,770
• Community Index: 2,595,945

​​​​​​​​​BLACKPINK’s brand reputation index fell by 31.76 percent, from 7,276,683 in September to 4,965,930 in October.

Top 100 Most Popular Korean Star Brand Reputation Rankings in October 2021

1. Lim Young Woong
2. BTS
3. Son Heung Min
4. IU
5. BLACKPINK
6. Lee Chan Won
7. Lee Jung Jae
8. Gong Yoo
9. Han So Hee
10. Young Tak
11. EXO
12. Shin Min Ah
13. aespa
14. Yoo Jae Suk
15. TWICE
16. Jung Ho Yeon
17. Kang Daniel
18. SEVENTEEN
19. Jessi
20. Honey Lee
21. Red Velvet
22. Baek Jong Won
23. Lovelyz
24. NCT
25. Girls’ Generation
26. Ryu Hyun Jin
27. Ahn Bo Hyun
28. Apink
29. Lee Byung Hun
30. Lee Seung Gi
31. Oh My Girl
32. Oh Yeong Su
33. Jo Jung Suk
34. Kim Yeon Koung
35. Namkoong Min
36. Infinite
37. Lee Sang Min
38. Kim Yoo Jung
39. Park Hee Soon
40. Kim Gu Ra
41. The Boyz
42. Kim Go Eun
43. Lee Se Hee
44. BTOB
45. Kim Dong Hyun
46. Jung Dong Won
47. Park Seo Joon
48. ASTRO
49. MAMAMOO
50. Ahn Hyo Seop
51. Super Junior
52. Lee Sang Yi
53. Kim Jong Kook
54. Park Myung Soo
55. Haha
56. Jang Minho
57. Kang Ho Dong
58. Jeon Mi Do
59. Shin Dong Yeop
60. BLACKPINK’s Lisa
61. Song Ga In
62. Lee Yo Mi
63. Jang Yoon Jung
64. Wi Ha Joon
65. Ryu Jun Yeol
66. Gong Myung
67. Yang Ji Eun
68. Heo Sung Tae
69. Park Hae Soo
70. Jung Hae In
71. Song Ji Hyo
72. Eun Ga Eun
73. Kim Jun Ho
74. Park Jung Min
75. Lee Dong Gook
76. Kim Hee Jae
77. Kim Dae Myung
78. Kim Seong Joo
79. Brave Girls
80. Lee Hak Joo
81. Weeekly
82. Ahn Jung Hwan
83. Seo Jang Hoon
84. Jung Hyung Don
85. Chang Ryul
86. Stray Kids
87. Highlight
88. Fromis 9
89. STAYC
90. Im Chang Jung
91. Jeong Jun Ha
92. Lee Mu Jin
93. Jeon So Mi
94. Kim Nam Gil
95. ITZY
96. TXT
97. Kim Sang Ho
98. Lee Soo Kyung
99. ATEEZ
100. Hong Ji Yun

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