Karina (aespa) was surpassed by Jang Won Young (IVE).

The Korean Business Research Institute has just announced the August brand reputation rankings of Kpop girl group members .

The rankings were determined through analysis of consumer engagement, media coverage and community awareness index of 675 girl group members, using data collected since July 18 until August 18, 2024.

IVE 's Jang Won Young rose to the top of this month's list with a brand reputation index of 5,671,379 points. Phrases that ranked high in Won Young's keyword analysis included "Wonyoung turn", "Wonyoung-esque accident" and "Lucky Vicky".

The highest-ranking related terms include “cute,” “optimistic,” and “popular. Jang Won Young's positive - negative analysis also showed that 91.07% of the reaction scores were positive.

Meanwhile, aespa 's Karina dropped to 2nd place in August, but her score was not too far from 1st place, with a total score of 5,473,424.

cignature's Jeewon suddenly rose 3 places to 3rd place this month, with a reputation index of 3,730,451 points, marking an increase of 25.28% compared to July.

IVE's An Yujin ranked 4th with a brand reputation index of 3,714,334 points, an increase of 12.32% over the previous month.

Finally, aespa's Winter entered the Top 5 with a brand reputation index of 3,655,531 points, an increase of 41.94% since July.