



By Dong Sun-hwa







BTS member Jimin is the most powerful brand on the K-pop scene in April, a domestic reputation index showed on Sunday.







Jimin edged out 987 K-pop singers to top the monthly index, assessed by the Korea Reputation Center, a business consultancy. The rating is based on big data analysis in four categories ― participation, media, communication and community.







Six other BTS members were in the top 10, verifying the seven-member boy band's popularity ― Jungkook (2), V (4), Jin (5), RM (6), Suga (7) and j-hope (8).







Jimin debuted as a BTS member of in 2013 with the album "2 COOL 4 SKOOL." The group has recently dominated the Billboard 200 chart with its latest album "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA," and is set to begin a second world tour "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" on May 4.





