The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from March 11 to April 12.

BTS topped the rankings for the 11th consecutive month, scoring a brand reputation index of 16,144,122 for April. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “YouTube,” “Boy With Luv,” and “comeback,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “cute,” “hot,” and “cool.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis for the month revealed a score of 91.23 percent positive reactions.

EXO took second place on the list with a brand reputation index of 6,246,700 for April, enjoying a 40.67 percent increase in their score since last month.

Meanwhile, NU’EST rose to third place on this month’s list. The group scored a total brand reputation index of 5,123,424 for April, marking a 28.14 percent increase from their March score.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

BTS EXO NU’EST TXT SHINee PENTAGON Stray Kids SEVENTEEN BEAST VAV WINNER BTOB Super Junior Block B 2PM JBJ95 NCT MONSTA X VIXX ASTRO SF9 TVXQ GreatGuys The T-Bird HOTSHOT D.I.P INFINITE The Boyz JYJ VERIVERY

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