The Korean Business Research Institute unveiled the list of boy group rankings for March!
The data results were based on the group's participation value, communication, media and social value indexes of different male Idol groups using the big data that is accumulated from February 12 to March 13.
BTS incredibly landed on the number one place, still maintaining the momentum for 22 months by having the total index of 12,903,195.
The successful release of their latest album "ON" that made it to the international music charts, along with their "Billboards" and "albums" keyword analysis, made them achieve a high-ranking status.
BTS' highest-ranking related terms were "donate," "cheer on," and "thankful."
EXO took the second spot and achieved an index of 3,096,492 for the month.
Clinching the third place is NCT. They earned a brand reputation index of 2,540,480 for the third month of 2020.
Here is the Top 10 list of South Korean boy group based on their reputation index.
1. BTS (RM, Suga, Jin, Jimin, V, Jungkook)
Brand Index: 12,909,195
Participation Index: 3,156,672
Media Index 3,025,216
Communication Index: 3,143,961
Community Index: 37,577,346
2. EXO (Xiumin, Baekhyun, Suho, Chen, Lay, D.O., Chanyeol, Kai, Sehun)
Brand Index: 3,911,595
Participation Index: 273,240
Media Index: 712,704
Communication Index: 1,464,405
Community Index: 646,143
3. NCT (Taeyong, Yuta, Taeil, Kun, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Johnny, Ten, WinWin, Xiaojun, Jungwoo, Lucas, Hendery, Mark, Renjun, Haechan, Jeno, Jaemin, Chenle, YangYang, and Jisung)
Brand Index: 2,540,480
Participation Index: 141,856
Media Index: 957,184
Communication Index: 659,157
Community Index: 782,283
4. SHINee (Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, Taemin)
Brand Index: 2,106,932
Participation Index: 60,808
Media Index: 276,992
Communication Index: 1,239,886
Community Index: 529,245
5. Seventeen (Essence, Junghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Uji, Dogyeom, Minkyu, D8, Seung-wan, Vernon, Dino)
Brand Index: 1,879,640
Participation Index: 311,960
Media Index: 338,688
Communication Index: 868,787
Community Index: 360,205
6. PENTAGON (Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Yuto, Kino and Wooseok)
Brand Index: 1,842,684
Participation Index: 108,592
Media Index: 1,362,688
Communication Index: 174,750
Community Index: 196,654
7. Super Junior ( Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun)
Brand Index: 1,715,720
Participation Index: 130,240
Media Index: 566,272
Communication Index: 637,907
Community Index: 381,300
8. ASTRO (MJ, Cha Eun-woo, Moonbin, Jinjin, Rocky and Yoon Sanha)
Brand Index: 1,703,676
Participation Index: 121,698
Media Index: 316,672
Communication Index: 558,082
Community Index: 706,954
9. The Boyz (Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Ju Haknyeon, Sunwoo, and Eric)
Brand Index: 1,669,570
Participation Index: 104,984
Media Index: 958,208
Communication Index: 242,134
Community Index: 364,244
10. VIXX (N, Leo, Ken, Ravi, Hongbin and Hyuk)
Brand Index: 1,644,484
Participation Index: 390,984
Media Index: 581,632
Communication Index: 425,202
Community Index: 246,667
Numbers 11 to 30 are the following: HSKIES, INFINITE, Golden Child, BIGBANG, MCND, WINNER, NU'EST, SF9, BTOB, VICTON, MONSTA X, TXT, TVXQ, BNF, VERIVERY, AB6IX, GOT7, Block B, Stray Kids, and B.A.P.
Congratulations to the groups.