February Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 1,453 idols, using big data collected from January 21 to February 21. BTS’s Jimin held onto his spot at the top… Continue reading February Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

February Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from January 20 to February 20. BTS held onto their spot at the top… Continue reading February Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

February Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from January 12 to February 12. BLACKPINK held onto their spot at the top of… Continue reading February Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

QUIZ: Which Female Idol Born In The Year Of The Ox Are You BFFs With?

The Lunar New Year is upon us, which means a time to reconnect with friends and family, as well as letting ourselves overindulge just a little bit! And while this year’s celebrations might look a little different because of social distancing and various protocols, you can still depend on our annual Lunar New Year quiz to… Continue reading QUIZ: Which Female Idol Born In The Year Of The Ox Are You BFFs With?

Source Music Issues Apology After GFRIEND’s Sowon’s Controversy Over Photos

GFRIEND’s agency Source Music has released an apology after Sowon posted controversial photos on social media. On January 31, Sowon uploaded photos of herself posing with a mannequin that was dressed in what has been described as a Nazi uniform. The photos have since been deleted, and on February 1 GFRIEND’s agency issued an official apology. The… Continue reading Source Music Issues Apology After GFRIEND’s Sowon’s Controversy Over Photos

(G)I-DLE’s Soojin Names GFRIEND’s SinB And WJSN’s Eunseo As Her Closest Celebrity Friends

(G)I-DLE’s Soojin talked about her friendship with GFRIEND’s SinB and WJSN’s Eunseo! On the latest episode of “Idol League,” Soojin played a “speed talk” game in which she had to answer a number of rapid-fire questions quickly. One of the questions asked her to name her closest celebrity friend outside of the other (G)I-DLE members,… Continue reading (G)I-DLE’s Soojin Names GFRIEND’s SinB And WJSN’s Eunseo As Her Closest Celebrity Friends

January Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from December 24, 2020 to January 24, 2021. BTS successfully defended their position at at the top of the… Continue reading January Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from December 23, 2020 to January 23, 2021. BTS held onto their spot at… Continue reading January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

QUIZ: Which 2020 K-Pop Song Will Best Describe Your 2021?

Happy 2021, everyone! Phew! Now that we’ve survived 2020, it’s time to dust ourselves off and look forward to what 2021 has to offer. And wouldn’t it be awesome if we could actually have a hint of what’s to come, you know, to sort of prepare ourselves? Unfortunately, looking into the future isn’t an actual skillset we have,… Continue reading QUIZ: Which 2020 K-Pop Song Will Best Describe Your 2021?

10 Inspiring Songs That Fill Us With Hope

Hope is a feeling that allows people to carry on, even when they feel they’ve hit rock bottom, for the sake of seeing their expectations and desire come to fruition. Like many feelings that have been featured in K-pop, hope is a theme that is found in multiple releases. Here is a non-exhaustive selection of some… Continue reading 10 Inspiring Songs That Fill Us With Hope

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