# Jungkook tops K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings

Release page: https://ktrenz.com/article/2026/06/jungkook-tops-k-brand-index-2026-first-half-kpop-individual-rankings
Reach map: https://ktrenz.com/reach-graph/jungkook-tops-k-brand-index-2026-first-half-kpop-individual-rankings
Artist: IVE — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/IVE
Category: tour
Published: 2026-06-26

## How measured
Server-side crawler hits on this article, counted per vendor and per bot. "Answer-time" means the vendor fetched the page while composing an answer (OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User); "training" means bulk collection. These are requests we served — not impressions, not audience, not estimated reach. Crawlers we block are excluded from every number here.

## AI reach
- Answer-time citations: 43
- Total AI reads: 58
- Distinct vendors: 7
- Window: 80 days from first to last crawl

| Vendor | Reads | Kind | Bots |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenAI | 46 | answer-time | ChatGPT-User 32×/22d; OAI-SearchBot 11×/5d; GPTBot 3×/3d |
| Amazon | 4 | training | Amazonbot 4×/4d |
| Anthropic | 3 | training | ClaudeBot 3×/3d |
| Apple | 2 | training | Applebot 2×/2d |
| Meta | 1 | training | Meta-ExternalAgent 1×/1d |
| Common Crawl | 1 | training | CCBot 1×/1d |
| Perplexity | 1 | training | PerplexityBot 1×/1d |

## Human reach
- Media outlets that picked this up: 14
- Social posts tracked: 257
- Listed below: 14 outlets, 60 posts

| Outlet | Lang | Date | Headline | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| K-Brand Index (Asia Brand Research Institute) | KO | 08-01 | Asia Brand Research Institute announces K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings...'Jungkook 1st vs G-DRAGON 2nd' | https://kbrandindex.co.kr/article/1065570304129369 |
| BaoMoi | VI | 08-01 | Jungkook of BTS 'surpasses' G-DRAGON | https://baomoi.com/jungkook-cua-bts-vuot-qua-g-dragon-c55681075.epi |
| wowKorea | JA | 08-01 | Jungkook tops K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings | https://www.wowkorea.jp/news/pickup/530000.html |
| Music Mundial | ES | 08-01 | Jungkook of BTS leads K-Brand Index and becomes Korea's most influential idol | https://www.musicmundial.com/jungkook-de-bts-lidera-el-k-brand-index-y-se-convierte-en-el-idol-mas-influyente-de-corea/ |
| dmenuニュース / Wow!Korea syndication | JA | 08-02 | Jungkook tops K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings | https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/wowkorea/entertainment/wowkorea-20260724wow022 |
| MHN Sports / The CEN News | KO | 08-04 | BTS Jungkook tops June K-Brand Index... G-DRAGON and KARINA follow | https://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=754148 |
| breaknews.com | EN | 08-30 | breaknews.com | https://www.breaknews.com/1229268 |
| wowkorea.live | EN | 08-30 | wowkorea.live | https://www.wowkorea.live/topic/read/160472.html |
| chosun.com | EN | 08-30 | chosun.com | https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/08/17/3R5NUL6XR5FB7NV36WNQGV2BU4/ |
| fanplus.co.kr | EN | 08-30 | fanplus.co.kr | https://fanplus.co.kr/en-US/community/bts/134341390 |
| starnewskorea.com | EN | 08-30 | starnewskorea.com | https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/music/2026/08/19/2026081906412698992 |
| x.com | EN | 08-30 | x.com | https://x.com/km_charts/status/2088452068910469479 |
| KpopVisage | EN | 09-11 | Today in K-Pop News / BTS’s Jimin stays atop boy group member brand reputation rankings; Jungkook rises to #2 | https://www.kpopvisage.com/en/news/2026-08-15 |
| 5News Hong Kong | ZH | 09-11 | 最新韓星品牌指數分析：BTS 智旻登頂、ATEEZ崔傘分數狂升，柾國攀升至第二位 | https://www.5news.com.hk/kpop-boy-group-member-brand-reputation-august-ranking/ |

| Platform | Account | Date | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YouTube | unknown | 08-01 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3QbXvAJhpk |
| X | @capacityforpain | 08-03 | https://x.com/capacityforpain/status/2084217772750602695 |
| YouTube | IVE | 08-02 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3DpXTXkIs |
| YouTube | IVE | 08-03 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRFNm5nMNvM |
| X | @momoppangz | 08-03 | https://x.com/momoppangz/status/2084217856632213927 |
| X | @demitrio97 | 08-03 | https://x.com/demitrio97/status/2084217833089544239 |
| X | @eirensilv | 08-03 | https://x.com/eirensilv/status/2084217822759276638 |
| X | @cuckforlife81 | 08-03 | https://x.com/cuckforlife81/status/2084217798176264424 |
| X | @Tstelli88 | 08-03 | https://x.com/Tstelli88/status/2084217787614978064 |
| X | @JOGOBONlTO | 08-03 | https://x.com/JOGOBONlTO/status/2084217783332528479 |
| X | @andhaiivenn | 08-03 | https://x.com/andhaiivenn/status/2084217773186850955 |
| X | @arnesa_kustura | 08-03 | https://x.com/arnesa_kustura/status/2084217773081665918 |
| Instagram | ivestarship | 08-03 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbkgUSaPJpT/ |
| YouTube | IVE | 08-03 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtkPNTec6V8 |
| Instagram | ivestarship | 08-03 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbkS8MKBuZg/ |
| X | @HEAVENXO | 08-04 | https://x.com/HEAVENXO/status/2084582681325847009 |
| X | @rosenr0te | 08-04 | https://x.com/rosenr0te/status/2084582601197576262 |
| X | @faeciyun | 08-04 | https://x.com/faeciyun/status/2084582647032947069 |
| X | @ladyspeakerz | 08-04 | https://x.com/ladyspeakerz/status/2084582639172767962 |
| X | @XpJellyBeans | 08-04 | https://x.com/XpJellyBeans/status/2084582610622128307 |
| X | @ProphetSmit | 08-04 | https://x.com/ProphetSmit/status/2084582587696316656 |
| X | @Scarfyfulness | 08-04 | https://x.com/Scarfyfulness/status/2084582577856291315 |
| X | @birdmad_gurl | 08-04 | https://x.com/birdmad_gurl/status/2084582567119122486 |
| X | @CarolynBe | 08-04 | https://x.com/CarolynBe/status/2084582565202075727 |
| X | @yippeeism | 08-04 | https://x.com/yippeeism/status/2084582549406302614 |
| X | @aqquiesce | 08-05 | https://x.com/aqquiesce/status/2084945585292050618 |
| X | @ClericDeer | 08-05 | https://x.com/ClericDeer/status/2084945585195647421 |
| X | @julezrz | 08-05 | https://x.com/julezrz/status/2084945574520840291 |
| X | @familiarcoal | 08-05 | https://x.com/familiarcoal/status/2084945563079127206 |
| YouTube | KARA CRAIG | 08-04 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrOsTzpXLIo |
| X | @negrorhythm | 08-05 | https://x.com/negrorhythm/status/2084945516404613205 |
| X | @starrfusions | 08-05 | https://x.com/starrfusions/status/2084945502727245972 |
| Instagram | ivestarship | 08-05 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpkWf5vQGj/ |
| X | @clausewitz1964 | 08-05 | https://x.com/clausewitz1964/status/2084945562277925153 |
| X | @I_LOVE_GN | 08-05 | https://x.com/I_LOVE_GN/status/2084945541067338004 |
| X | @kirkelwood2 | 08-05 | https://x.com/kirkelwood2/status/2084945520363999381 |
| Instagram | ivestarship | 08-05 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbpbyoUD-kd/ |
| X | @dhavkhen85 | 08-05 | https://x.com/dhavkhen85/status/2084945588093591841 |
| X | @cyrene_eternal | 08-06 | https://x.com/cyrene_eternal/status/2085309833688072431 |
| X | @LoyalLogic | 08-06 | https://x.com/LoyalLogic/status/2085309861542412315 |
| X | @119L0VELYNIGHT | 08-06 | https://x.com/119L0VELYNIGHT/status/2085309880601313603 |
| X | @sourtamago | 08-06 | https://x.com/sourtamago/status/2085309906643726376 |
| YouTube | BuzzFeed Celeb | 06-02 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ46hy9TfCQ |
| X | @sixinchgod | 08-06 | https://x.com/sixinchgod/status/2085310030589411359 |
| X | @djc_roc | 08-06 | https://x.com/djc_roc/status/2085309993507774472 |
| X | @freerantings | 08-06 | https://x.com/freerantings/status/2085309794525802906 |
| YouTube | SonicAwareness 4K Fancams | 07-26 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzpAs3EnFRs |
| X | @Exotcrypto | 08-06 | https://x.com/Exotcrypto/status/2085309951220805826 |
| X | @messyangelpud | 08-06 | https://x.com/messyangelpud/status/2085309963870859763 |
| Instagram | ivestarship | 08-06 | https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrssFXhSI2/ |
| X | @dctr_feelgood | 08-06 | https://x.com/dctr_feelgood/status/2085309860128985092 |
| YouTube | IVE | 08-07 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guPCoa8bJTU |
| YouTube | IVEy daeng | 07-31 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jcxfc1VhPc |
| X | @47kere7 | 08-07 | https://x.com/47kere7/status/2085672535555776961 |
| X | @heelieam01 | 08-07 | https://x.com/heelieam01/status/2085672488457883668 |
| X | @_ZhaiShou | 08-07 | https://x.com/_ZhaiShou/status/2085672405037715781 |
| X | @abydabyy | 08-07 | https://x.com/abydabyy/status/2085672401241526597 |
| X | @_Autopsy_Turvy_ | 08-07 | https://x.com/_Autopsy_Turvy_/status/2085672368563740731 |
| X | @shady_oneee | 08-07 | https://x.com/shady_oneee/status/2085672365573165458 |
| X | @damn_then | 08-07 | https://x.com/damn_then/status/2085672345533063170 |

## Attribution
Measured and published by KTRENZ (https://ktrenz.com). Cite as: "KTRENZ Release Reach, Jungkook tops K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings".