There are many opinions about what the top groups are. However, the only ones we’ve come across that appear to have an objective basis are those created by the Korean Business Research Institute (KBRI). These rankings are determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups. The KBRI statistics are released monthly. Our analysis provides a broader and more balanced view by combining the monthly rankings into annual averages.
This chart shows how the ranks of the current top 20 girl groups have changed in the near term. The first column shows the difference in rank between the current month and the previous month. The next column shows the difference in rank between the current month and a half year ago. The popularity of the top 10 groups is remarkably stable. The lower the rank, the more variable the rank distribution becomes. The KBRI rankings are based on social media metrics only. To see an analysis of sales you should use the Gaon Music Charts.
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LABOUM has shown the largest increase moving up 9 positions since half year ago on the strength of its new hit "Kiss Kiss". Brave Girls continues to climb in popularity moving up 6 positions since half year ago after their song "Rollin" (originally released in 2017) unexpectedly went viral. Apink rose 4 positions since half year ago in anticipation of an imminent comeback of the full group but without Son Naeun. On the other hand, ITZY, (G)I-DLE and OH MY GIRL have shown the largest decrease in popularity since half year ago. Top Winners/Losers is determined by adding the rank difference since last month and since half year ago. For example, the net change for Brave Girls is -1 + 6 = 5.
This graphic represents annual averages by month of the rankings of the top 10 Kpop Girl Groups.
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This graphic shows the rank distribution of the top 10 Kpop Girl Groups.
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For example, aespa has ranked number 5 for 1 period, number 6 for 5 periods and number 9 for 1 period during the time that we have maintained data for this analysis. The popularity of the top 10 groups is remarkably stable. The lower the rank, the more variable the rank distribution becomes.
This graphic represents annual averages by month of the rankings of the top 20 Kpop Girl Groups.
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This graphic shows the rank distribution of the top 20 Kpop Girl Groups.
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You might also be interested in our Favorite Kpop Girl Group Videos: panpacificpoporchestra.com/Favorite_Kpop_Girl_Group_Videos.html which has YouTube playlists for most of the top 20 Kpop girl groups.
