RESCENE Tops September Rising Singer Brand Reputation Rankings

The Korean Business Research Institute announced its September brand reputation rankings for rising singers on September 25, 2026. The institute compiles the list by analyzing big data on media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness. The figures for this edition were drawn from data collected between August 25 and September 25.

RESCENE held onto the top spot for the month with a brand reputation index of 8,160,727, a 17.33 percent increase over their August score. ATEEZ again placed second, recording a brand reputation index of 3,437,673 for September.

The rest of the top five were made up of soloists. Seongri climbed to third place on the strength of a 99.28 percent jump in his index since the previous month, finishing with a total of 3,241,649. Jang Han Byul followed in fourth with an index of 2,983,286, up 78.21 percent from August, while CORTIS rounded out the top five at a close fifth with 2,933,342.

Several other well-known acts appeared further down the published top 30. Stray Kids placed sixth, followed by i-dle at 13th, aespa at 16th, and ENHYPEN at 20th. EXO's Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.) came in at 26th, and BABYMONSTER placed 28th, rounding out a list that spanned both groups and solo artists across the month's rankings.