The institute analyzed 116,221,875 sources of data from July 25 to August 26 in the categories of participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness.
Wanna One topped this month’s brand reputation rankings with a total score of 17,658,317. 방탄소년단 followed up in 초 place with a total score of 6,915,325, while Red Velvet came in third place with a score of 6,238,027.
Check out the 상단, 맨 위로 25 rankings below:
Wanna One
BTS
Red Velvet
EXO
IU
TWICE
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
PSY
WINNER
BLACKPINK
LOVELYZ
NU’EST
Highlight
SEVENTEEN
Apink
GFRIEND
Heize
MAMAMOO
Block B’s Zico
Yoon Jong Shin
Dean
Chungha
BTOB
VIXX
Young B (Yang Hong Won)
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According to IU, “I’m putting the final touches to my new album” and that “there won’t be a separate producer for the album, instead I’ll be involved in many parts of the album directly and accomplishing things on my own, which is a ‘challenge’ to me.”
Also, “It could be something with a 더 많이 serious (theme) than before, but it’ll be an album that contains my own thoughts”."
Korean source: link
Full 기사 translation 출처 의해 squishy with love: link (Thanks, squishy!)
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