IVE’s Jang Wonyoung Takes Over February Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Beating BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Rosé — Here’s Who Made the Top 30

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IVE’s Jang Wonyoung has officially dominated the February idol brand reputation rankings, proving once again that she’s one of the hottest idols right now!

On February 21, the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute revealed their big data analysis results, and Jang Wonyoung took the No.1 spot. Coming in at No.2 was BLACKPINK’s Jennie, while BLACKPINK’s Rosé secured No.3. Other top-ranking idols included aespa’s Karina (No.4) and IVE’s Ahn Yujin (No.5).

Jang Wonyoung’s brand reputation index for February hit 8,720,413, marking an impressive 68.63% increase from January’s score of 5,171,231. Her ranking was based on factors like:


✔ Participation Index – 1,506,816
✔ Media Index – 1,554,222
✔ Communication Index – 3,594,220
✔ Community Index – 2,065,156

Koo Chang-hwan, the director of the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute, commented, "Jang Wonyoung’s rankings soared with strong keyword associations such as ‘dominate,’ ‘grow,’ and ‘record.’ Her connection to phrases like ‘Lucky Vicky,’ ‘Revel Heart,’ and ‘Children’s President’ also stood out. Her positivity ratio in big data analysis reached an impressive 93.20%."

The February 2025 idol brand reputation rankings were compiled from January 21 to February 21, 2025, analyzing a total of 125,141,674 data points for 1,730 idols. The rankings were based on participation, media exposure, communication, and community engagement. While February’s total volume dropped by 23.38% compared to January, individual idol rankings saw major shifts!

Top 30 in February Idol Brand Reputation Rankings

1️⃣ IVE Jang Wonyoung
2️⃣ BLACKPINK Jennie
3️⃣ BLACKPINK Rosé
4️⃣ aespa Karina
5️⃣ IVE An Yujin
6️⃣ BTS Jimin
7️⃣ BIGBANG G-Dragon
8️⃣ Wanna One Hwang Minhyun
9️⃣ BTS Jin
? ASTRO Cha Eunwoo

  1. BTS Jungkook
  2. BLACKPINK Jisoo
  3. aespa Winter
  4. SHINee Key
  5. BTS V
  6. IVE Rei
  7. BLACKPINK Lisa
  8. Super Junior Heechul
  9. Wanna One Kang Daniel
  10. RIIZE Wonbin
  11. IVE Leeseo
  12. IVE Liz
  13. SEVENTEEN Mingyu
  14. Red Velvet Irene
  15. SEVENTEEN Jeonghan
  16. EXO Baekhyun
  17. Super Junior Kyuhyun
  18. aespa Giselle
  19. cignature Jee Won
  20. BIGBANG Taeyang

In addition to the Top 30, idols like IVE’s Gaeul, NCT’s Mark, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, and SEVENTEEN’s Woozi also ranked high! Other notable names included MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, TWICE’s Nayeon, SHINee’s Minho, ITZY’s Yuna, and RIIZE’s Anton.

With Jang Wonyoung securing the No.1 spot, fans are excited to see how March’s rankings will turn out!

Who do you think will rise in next month’s rankings?

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