Issegae Idol, Say My Name, fromis_9, Kim Sejeong, Girls' Generation, IVE, Red Velvet, NiziU, Sunmi, and Suzy have been selected as the winners of the March 'Artist Top Ten K-Pop Girl Brand' by TENASIA.
In March, TENASIA conducted a global vote through its voting service, dividing the categories into K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand. The voting for February took place from the 9th to the 22nd.
'Artist Top Ten,' organized by TENASIA, is a monthly competition that selects the most buzzworthy domestic artists. Male idols, female idols, and genre artists (such as indie, mixed groups, ballads, etc.) representing K-pop compete for the top spot in each category.
The voting results revealed that the virtual group Issegae Idol claimed the top spot in the K-Pop Girl Brand category. Formed through an audition planned by internet broadcaster UwUakgud, this six-member virtual idol group debuted on December 17, 2021. Last month, they made headlines by becoming the first virtual idol to win the Post Generation Award at the Hanteo Music Awards.
In second place was the group Say My Name. In February, they successfully completed their '2026 SAY MY NAME Asia Tour Fan Concert "ATTI GIRL" in SEOUL' at the Grand Auditorium of Sungshin Women's University in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. Say My Name has been gaining significant attention with explosive growth, achieving their first win on a terrestrial music show with their latest title track 'UFO(ATTENT!ON)' from '&Our Vibe,' and recording more than double the initial sales compared to their previous work.
In third place is the group fromis_9. According to their agency Ascend, fromis_9 will release their Japanese debut EP 'Like You Better (Japanese Version)' on the 1st and begin their activities in Japan. The Japanese EP includes the title track 'Like You Better' and the song 'Love=Disaster' from their sixth mini-album 'From Our Twenties,' released in Korea last year, in Japanese versions. Before this, fromis_9 will hold their '2025-26 fromis_9 World Tour Encore 'Now Tomorrow. In Tokyo'' on the 28th in Tokyo, meeting with local fans.
Following them were Kim Sejeong, Girls' Generation, IVE, Red Velvet, NiziU, Sunmi, and Suzy.
The rankings of Issegae Idol, Say My Name, fromis_9, Kim Sejeong, Girls' Generation, IVE, Red Velvet, NiziU, Sunmi, and Suzy are determined 100% by the voting scores conducted on the TENASIA application. After the monthly voting concludes, the artists with the highest combined scores from fan votes are selected as the Artist TOP 10. An event is also held on the voting page, where one heart is gifted daily for attendance check.
Candidates for the K-Pop Boy Brand and K-Pop Girl Brand categories are selected from the top 20 teams on the Melon Chart and Idol Champ Monthly Chart for the month. Candidates for the Hot Genre Brand category are determined from the top 20 teams on the Melon Chart and Celeb Champ Monthly Chart for the month.
Artists who make it to the 'Artist Top Ten' TOP 10 receive benefits such as a special article linked to their final ranking, promotion on the TENASIA website, and inclusion in the following month's Artist Top Ten candidates (limited to the 1st place artist).
Reporter Min-Kyung Lee, TENASIA 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr