The Korean Business Research Institute has named the most popular K-pop group members for August 2025. Jin of BTS and Rosé of BLACKPINK took the stop spots. Their names spark excitement and strong emotions among fans worldwide. Jin led the boy group members’ list, while Rosé topped the girl group members’ rankings. Find below for other K-pop group members who also made headlines and earned places in the top 100 individual K-pop group boy and girl member brand reputation rankings in August 2025.
August 2025 Individual K-pop Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings
BTS’s Jin, the “Sold Out King,” Takes the Top Spot
The Korean Business Research Institute analyzed 87,691,981 online data from July 16 to August 16, 2025. Compared to the 84,897,759 K-pop boy group brand data points from July, the index increased by 3.29 percent.
The institute studied how fans engaged with 755 K-pop boy group members using consumer behavior analysis. And they determined the rankings by measuring the individual K-pop boy group members’ brand reputation index using participation, media, communication, and community indexes.
In K-pop boy group member rankings, Jin of BTS led with a brand reputation index of 4,961,133. In his link analysis, the institute found the most popular terms used in online discussions included “unique,” “sold out,” and “expand.”While in the keyword analysis, his most popular keywords for search were “world tour,” “Don’t Say You Love Me,”and “concert.” In positivity/negativity analysis, he earned a positive score of 94.30 percent.
After releasing his latest solo album “ECHO,” he kicked off his solo world tour RUNSEOKJIN_EP. TOUR in Goyang, South Korea, and completed his first-ever solo tour in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Fans call BTS member Jin, “Sold Out King,” for a reason. His solo world tour tickets sell out almost instantly. In Japan, his 2-day shows in Chiba sold out within 4 minutes, respectively, showcasing his immense popularity.
Jin brought his fun show “RunSeokjin” to the stage. During the concert, he played and challenged the audience between the setlist. This fresh idea created a wave of excitement and made fans feel a deep connection to the idol.
In addition to his successful solo concert, Dongwon F&B named him as the new face of its Dongwon Tuna brand, adding a major brand to his portfolio. His hit song “Super Tuna” also serves as the brand’s new jingle.
TOP 100 K-pop Boy Group Members
- BTS Jin
- BIGBANG G-Dragon
- ASTRO Cha Eun Woo
- BTS Jimin
- BTS V
- BTS Jungkook
- TVXQ Yunho
- RIIZE Wonbin
- Wanna One Kang Daniel
- EXO Baekhyun
- Shinhwa Lee Min Woo
- BTS Suga
- BTS J-Hope
- WEi Kim Yohan
- Highlight Yoon Doojoon
- Wanna One / NU’EST Hwang Minhyun
- Wanna One Kim Jaehwan
- Super Junior Heechul
- SHINee Key
- SHINee Minho
- BTS RM
- WINNER Song Min Ho
- Wanna One Park Ji Hoon
- Wanna One Ong Seong Wu
- RIIZE Sohee
- Super Junior Sungmin
- Super Junior Kyuhyun
- RIIZE Sungchan
- ASTRO Yoon Sanha
- RIIZE Anton
- WINNER Kim Jinwoo
- BIGBANG TOP
- Super Junior Choi Siwon
- THE BOYZ Juyeon
- GOT7 Jinyoung
- NCT Mark
- BIGBANG Taeyang
- SEVENTEEN Hoshi
- Wanna One Ha Sung Woon
- Super Junior Donghae
- Wanna One Bae Jin Young
- ENHYPEN Sunghoon
- THE BOYZ Hyunjae
- SEVENTEEN Mingyu
- ATEEZ San
- EXO Kai
- SHINee Taemin
- THE BOYZ Sunwoo
- ZEROBASEONE Sung Han Bin
- WINNER Kang Seung Yoon
- ENHYPEN Jay
- SEVENTEEN Jun
- SEVENTEEN Woozi
- Super Junior Eunhyuk
- SHINee Jonghyun
- NCT Doyoung
- Super Junior Shindong
- TVXQ Changmin
- Super Junior Leeteuk
- SEVENTEEN Jeonghan
- TXT Yeonjun
- SEVENTEEN Wonwoo
- ENHYPEN Sunno
- SHINee Onew
- Super Junior Yesung
- TXT Subin
- ENHYPEN Jungwon
- NCT Jaehyun
- RIIZE Eunseok
- Super Junior Ryeowook
- Wanna One Yoon Ji Sung
- ASTRO Moonbin
- SEVENTEEN DK
- SEVENTEEN S.Coups
- Monsta X Minhyuk
- Wanna One Lee Dae Hwi
- Highlight Yang Yoseob
- NCT Taeil
- NCT Sion
- NCT Riku
- Highlight Lee Gikwang
- ENHYPEN Heeseung
- NCT Ryo
- TWS Shinyu
- TWS Dohoon
- WINNER Lee Seung Hoon
- ZEROBASEONE Zhang Hao
- NCT Yushi
- TWS Hanjin
- BTOB Lee Changsub
- TXT Heuning Kai
- TXT Taehyun
- FT Island Choi Min Hwan
- ENHYPEN Niki
- ZEROBASEONE Kim Ji Woong
- MONSTA X I.M
- THE BOYZ Younghoon
- VERIVERY Kangmin
- Wanna One Park Woojin
- TXT Beomgyu
BLACKPINK’s Rosé Stands Strong at the Top
For K-pop girl group member brand reputation rankings, the institute analyzed 99,917,582 brand big data points from July 17 to August 17, 2025. They studied online trends for 725 girl group members to see who was the most popular. However, the number decreased by 4.32 percent from 104,426,891 brand big data points of K-pop girl group members in July.
Using consumer behavior analysis, the institute determined the August ranking for the girl group members. They examined the members’ brand reputation indexes from participation, media, communication, and community indexes.
As a result, Rosé of BLACKPINK topped the girl group member rankings for August 2025, marking her second consecutive month at the top. In link analysis, the terms “record,” “celebrate,” and “prove” were used by fans who celebrated her success online. Meanwhile, in keyword analysis, her most popular keywords were “Jump,” “APT,” and “Billboard.” In the positivity/negativity analysis, she earned a positive score of 93.42%.
Rosé is making history with her hit song “APT.” She earned eight nominations at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). This is the most nominations ever for a K-pop solo artist, proving her incredible global power.
Her success with her group BLACKPINK is also soaring. The group’s new single “Jump” landed on two major Billboard charts. The track also set a new record by staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks.
TOP 100 K-pop Girl Group Members
- BLACKPINK Rosé
- IVE Jang Won Young
- BLACKPINK Jennie
- IVE An Yu Jin
- aespa Winter
- BLACKPINK Lisa
- Red Velvet Joy
- IVE Liz
- BLACKPINK Jisoo
- IVE Rei
- Red Velvet Seulgi
- aespa Giselle
- Cignature Jee Won
- Red Velvet Yeri
- aespa Ningning
- Red Velvet Wendy
- LE SSERAFIM Kim Chaewon
- NMIXX Sullyoon
- Oh My Girl Arin
- TWICE Jeongyeon
- TWICE Jihyo
- Oh My Girl YooA
- IVE Gaeul
- TWICE Mina
- Red Velvet Yeri
- IVE Leeseo
- TWICE Dahyun
- EXID Hani
- ITZY Yuna
- TWICE Chaeyoung
- Girl’s Day Bang Minah
- Oh My Girl Mimi
- LE SSERAFIM Sakura
- Hearts2Hearts Ian
- TWICE Nayeon
- LE SSERAFIM Kazuha
- ILLIT Minju
- Oh My Girl Hyojeong
- FIFTY FIFTY Chanelle Moon
- Girls’ Generation Taeyeon
- ITZY Ryujin
- Girl’s Day Hyeri
- APINK Yoon Bomi
- fromis_9 Lee Chae Young
- BABYMONSTER Asa
- ILLIT Wonhee
- FIFTY FIFTY Yewon
- NMIXX Lily
- LE SSERAFIM Hong Eun Chae
- fromis_9 Baek Ji Heon
- fromis_9 Park Ji Won
- BABYMONSTER Rami
- NMIXX Haewon
- Girl’s Day Yura
- LE SSERAFIM Huh Yun Jin
- fromis_9 Song Ha Young
- BABYMONSTER Ahyeon
- Oh My Girl Seunghee
- Hearts2Hearts Jiwoo
- Kiss of Life Natty
- BABYMONSTER Ruka
- ITZY Yeji
- NMIXX Jiwoo
- Girl’s Day Sojin
- Kiss of Life Belle
- fromis_9 Lee Na Gyung
- FIFTY FIFTY Hana
- aespa Karina
- f(x) Luna
- WJSN Soobin
- ILLIT Moka
- MEOVV Anna
- ILLIT Yunah
- ITZY Chaeryeong
- BABYMONSTER Laura
- H1-KEY Yel
- H1-KEY Riina
- Oh My Girl Yubin
- Woo!ah! Wooyeon
- IZNA Yoon Ji Yoon
- ITZY Lia
- ILLIT Iroha
- H1-KEY Seoi
- Hearts2Hearts Stella
- Kiss of Life Julie
- Hearts2Hearts Yuha
- Hearts2Hearts A-Na
- IZNA Mai
- MEOVV Ella
- Hearts2Hearts Carmen
- BABYMONSTER Chiquita
- Hearts2Hearts Ye-On
- IZNA Bang Jee Min
- tripleS Kim Chae Yeon
- MEOVV Gawon
- BABYMONSTER Pharita
- TripleS Shinwi
- Hearts2Hearts Juun
- IZNA Koko
- IZNA Choi Jung Eun
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