1st Rescene, 2nd CORTIS, 3rd izna

October 1, 2026 289 views Source: 스타뉴스 Translated and reviewed by the KOTourLive Editorial Team

New Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings — October 2026

[Star News | Reporter Moon Wan-sik]

RESCENE continued its popularity as a leading act by taking first place in the October brand reputation rankings for new idol groups.

The Korean Enterprise Reputation Research Institute analyzed RESCENE as No. 1 in the October 2026 brand reputation rankings for new idol groups. RESCENE's brand reputation index was 8,057,217, up 8.04% from 7,457,923 in September.

This analysis measured participation, media, communication, and community indexes for boy groups and girl groups that debuted since 2023. The big data extracted from September 1 to October 1 totaled 22,363,066 entries, an increase of 13.31% from the previous month's 19,735,635.

CORTIS ranked second with a brand reputation index of 2,510,823, up 2.96% from the previous month. IZNA ranked third with 1,374,000, rising 492.05% month over month. Hearts2Hearts ranked fourth with 1,174,877, while KiiiKiii ranked fifth with 1,149,374; the two groups' indexes fell 1.47% and 22.61%, respectively, from the previous month.

Goo Chang-hwan, director of the Korean Enterprise Reputation Research Institute, said, "For the RESCENE brand, which ranked first in the October 2026 brand reputation rankings for new idol groups, 'break through,' 'devote oneself,' and 'support' ranked highly in the link analysis, while 'Love Attack,' 'trot,' and 'university festivals' ranked highly in the keyword analysis. The positive-to-negative ratio analysis recorded a positive rate of 94.97%."

The top 30 rankings in the October 2026 brand reputation analysis for new idol groups were RESCENE, CORTIS, IZNA, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, TWS, ILLIT, TWYD, BABYMONSTER, UNIS, AlphaDrive One, MEOVV, Gen1es, AHOF, Lngshot, NAVILLERA, KATSEYE, XLOV, Youthpeer, ARTMS, KickFlip, IDID, KIRAS, Supia, AtHeart, Unchild, ATEIGHT, NEXZ, IDNTT, and ANDOUBLE, in that order.

The October 2026 analysis of new idol group brand reputation covered RESCENE, CORTIS, IZNA, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, TWS, ILLIT, TWYD, BABYMONSTER, UNIS, AlphaDrive One, MEOVV, Gen1es, AHOF, Lngshot, NAVILLERA, KATSEYE, XLOV, Youthpeer, ARTMS, KickFlip, IDNTT, KIRAS, Supia, AtHeart, Unchild, ATEIGHT, NEXZ, IDID, ANDOUBLE, VIV, CANDY SHOP, SAY MY NAME, Newbeat, TUNEX, LOOSsemble, ASC2NT, NOWADAYS, ifeye, CLOSE YOUR EYES, HITGS, LUN8, Baby Don't Cry, ALL(H)OURS, MADEIN, S2IT, IN A MINUTE, NouerA, MBIO, and Daily Direction.

Reporter Moon Wan-sik [email protected]

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