UNIS Tops April's TENASIA Artist Top Ten for K-Pop Girl Brands

UNIS, aespa, Hearts2Hearts, IVE, Kim Sejeong, (G)I-DLE, BLACKPINK, IU, BABYMONSTER, and NMIXX have been selected as the winners of the April TENASIA Artist Top Ten for the 'K-Pop Girl Brand' category.

In April, TENASIA conducted a global voting service, dividing categories into K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand.

UNIS claimed the top spot in the K-Pop Girl Brand category. The group released their first mini-album 'WE UNIS' and their debut single 'CURIOUS' last year. According to their agency F&F Entertainment, UNIS will hold the '2025 UNIS FANCON ASIA TOUR IN SEOUL' on May 8th at the CG Art Hall in Gangnam, Seoul, marking their first anniversary.

Aespa secured the second position. They concluded their second world tour with an encore performance at the KSPO DOME in Seoul last March. Aespa also received the 'Group of the Year' award at the 'Billboard Women in Music 2025' event held at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles in April.

Hearts2Hearts took the third spot. This multinational group debuted on February 24th and performed at the 'Seoul Spring Festa Opening Ceremony SEOUL WONDER SHOW' at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on March 30th. Member Jiwoo made her debut as an MC.

Following them were IVE, Kim Sejeong, (G)I-DLE, BLACKPINK, IU, BABYMONSTER, and NMIXX.

The rankings for UNIS, aespa, Hearts2Hearts, IVE, Kim Sejeong, (G)I-DLE, BLACKPINK, IU, BABYMONSTER, and NMIXX were determined by a combination of 30% media index from Melon, 10% Google Trends index, and 60% global popularity votes from TENASIA's voting service.

The criteria for nominees in the K-Pop Boy Brand and K-Pop Girl Brand categories include male and female idol groups and solo artists within the top 30 on the Melon chart for the month. The Hot Genre Brand category includes domestic groups and solo artists with a history of entering the monthly charts on Melon and Idol Champ, also within the top 30.

Each month, the winners of the TENASIA Artist Top Ten receive benefits such as exclusive feature articles and promotion as the Artist Top Ten on TENASIA's main page.

By Min-Kyung Lee, TENASIA Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr