What do these rankings mean? The Korean Business Research Institute analyzes idolsŌĆÖ media coverage, consumer participation, online interaction, and more in a span of time. Points in different categories add up to a total, which represents an idolŌĆÖs ŌĆ£rankŌĆØ for the month. For September, BTSŌĆÖs Jimin topped the ranking once again, with MAMAMOOŌĆÖs Hwasa and Kang Daniel at #1 and #2, respectively. These were the top 5 idols: Jimin came in #1 with 11,749,717 points; Hwasa was #2 with 9,752,497 points; Kang Daniel reached #3 with 9,550,183 points. BTSŌĆÖs V ranked at #4 with 9,508,530 Āpoints; and BTSŌĆÖs Jungkook followed closely at #5 with 9,381,853 points. The individual idol brand reputation ranking, from 1st place to 30th place, is as follows: Source (1)
