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K-Pop Girl Brand of January: fromis_9 Tops Tenasia Artist Top Ten
The Tenasia voting service conducted a global poll in January, dividing it into categories: K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand. The voting took place from January 8 to January 21.
Organized by Tenasia, the 'Artist Top Ten' is a monthly competition that selects the most buzzworthy domestic artists. Male idols, female idols, and genre artists (such as indie, co-ed groups, ballads, etc.) compete for the top spot in their respective categories.
In the voting results, fromis_9 secured the top position in the K-Pop Girl Brand category. They quickly sold out tickets for their '2025-26 fromis_9 World Tour Encore Now Tomorrow' concerts on January 31 and February 1. An additional performance on January 30 has been confirmed, with tickets available for pre-sale on Melon Ticket on January 12 at 8 PM and general sale on January 13 at 8 PM.
IVE claimed the second spot. On January 28, IVE's agency, Starship Entertainment, shared the scheduler image and spoiler concept photos for their second full album 'REVIVE+' on IVE's official SNS. They will make a comeback with 'REVIVE+' on February 23, with a pre-release track 'BANG BANG' dropping on February 9 at 6 PM.
Kim Sejeong took third place. She won the Best Couple Award with actor Kang Tae-oh at the '2025 MBC Drama Awards' held on December 30 at the MBC Media Center in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Kim Sejeong and Kang Tae-oh starred together in the MBC drama 'The Moon Flows Over the River' (aka 'River Moon'). Additionally, she held a fan concert '2026 KIM SEJEONG FAN CONCERT 'Tenth Letter'' at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) on January 23, sharing a meaningful time with local fans.
Following them were NiziU, (G)I-DLE, H1-KEY, IU, BABYMONSTER, ILY:1, and MAMAMOO.
The rankings of fromis_9, IVE, Kim Sejeong, NiziU, (G)I-DLE, H1-KEY, IU, BABYMONSTER, ILY:1, and MAMAMOO are determined 100% by voting scores conducted through the Tenasia application. After the monthly voting concludes, the artists with the highest combined fan voting scores are selected as the Artist TOP 10. The voting page also offers an event where participants receive one heart 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. Candidates for the Hot Genre Brand category are chosen from the top 20 teams on the Melon Chart and Celeb Champ monthly chart.
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 next month's Artist Top Ten candidates (limited to the first-place artist).
Reporter: Min-Kyung Lee, Tenasia 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr
