What do these rankings mean? The Korean Business Research Institute analyzes idol groupsŌĆÖ media coverage, consumer participation, online interaction, and more in a span of time. Points in different categories add up to a total, which represents a groupŌĆÖs ŌĆ£rankŌĆØ for the month. For October, BLACKPINK topped the ranking once again. Oh My Girl ranked #2 and MAMAMOO was #3. These are the top 5 boy groups this month: BLACKPINK came in Ā at #1 with 11,211,456 points; Oh My Girl was #2 with 4,401,065 points for a 14.5% increase since last month; MAMAMOO reached #3 with 5,893,884 points, marking a 33.31% increase since September. (G)I-DLE ranked at #4 with 3,579,643 points for a 30.2% increase; and GirlsŌĆÖ Generation followed closely at #5 with 3,524,027 points, a whopping 54.68% increase. The girl group brand reputation ranking, from 1st place to 30th place, is as follows: Source (1)
