January Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from December 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026.

TWS topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 1,073,422, marking a 55.78 percent increase in their score since December. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “angtal challenge,” “Entertainment Awards,” and “Japan performance,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “heartwarming,” “romantic,” and “cool.” TWS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 86.12 percent positive reactions.

ILLIT jumped to second place on the list with a brand reputation index of 1,033,591, marking a a 75.04 percent rise in their score since last month.

KiiiKiii took third place with a brand reputation index of 929,929, while CORTIS came in at a close fourth with a score of 921,943.

Finally, BABYMONSTER rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 668,909, marking a 16.63 percent increase in their score since December.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

1. TWS
2. ILLIT
3. KiiiKiii
4. CORTIS
5. BABYMONSTER
6. Hearts2Hearts
7. XLOV
8. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
9. izna
10. KickFlip
11. AHOF
12. MEOVV
13. RESCENE
14. KATSEYE
15. IDID
16. UNIS
17. eite
18. ARTMS
19. Baby DONT Cry
20. NEXZ
21. HORI7ON
22. NOWZ (formerly NOWADAYS)
23. SAY MY NAME
24. SPIA
25. Geenius
26. L5ST
27. CLOSE YOUR EYES
28. KIIRAS
29. BE BOYS
30. A1