BTS has maintained its spot in terms of singer brand reputation for the month of February. In fact, the boy group has recorded an increase of 17.38 percent from their figures last month.
Soompi cited the seven-member mustered a total of 18,711,518 points from their record of 15,940,973 in January. BTS was followed by TWICE with 15,307,269, while Red Velvet placed third with 12,186,350.
Aside from these three, the latest ranking includes EXO, BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN, BIGBANG, Bolbbalgan4, MAMAMOO and Block B. Reports stated the list was based on the data accumulated by Korean Business Research Institute from Jan. 23 to Feb. 24.
BTS has recently released "Spring Day" and "Not Today" under "You Never Walk Alone" album. Hence, their standing on the latest ranking for brand reputation can be attributed to their comeback music.
Their newest album also made it to "Billboard 200," making them the first K-Pop act to enter the list for four consecutive times as per Allkpop. Apart from "You Never Walk Alone," BTS got listed for their albums "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2," "Young Forever" and "WINGS."
Also, BTS has been breaking records here and there for "Spring Day" and "Not Today." But amid the success of their new singles, the boy group got accused of "copying" T.O.P's stage design for their performance at the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards.
The issue even caused fandom war between ARMYs and VIPs, forcing the organizers to acknowledge the mistake. A couple of days after the awarding event, Gaon Chart admitted they have overlooked the details of BTS' performance this year.
The organizers ended their statement with an apology to BTS and BIGBANG for causing such controversy. With Gaon Chart's official dispatch, both parties are just hopeful that the "copying" has been cleared out.
Watch BTS' performance of "Save Me" and "Blood, Sweat & Tears" at the 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards:
