MUSIC
UNIS Tops Tenasia's May K-Pop Girl Brand Rankings
In May, Tenasia conducted a global voting service, dividing the categories into K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand.
UNIS emerged as the top K-Pop Girl Brand. The group recently performed at several universities, including Pai Chai University and Korea University. They are also set to hold their '2025 UNIS FANCON ASIA TOUR IN SEOUL' on June 8, marking their first anniversary.
BLACKPINK secured the second spot. YG Entertainment's Yang Hyun-suk announced their comeback with a new song via a YouTube video on the 26th. BLACKPINK will kick off their 'DEADLINE' world tour on July 5-6 at Goyang Stadium, covering 16 cities with 31 shows.
aespa ranked third, having won three major awards at 'ASEA 2025' in Yokohama, Japan, including 'Artist of the Year' and 'Song of the Year.' They also received the 'Group of the Year' award at the 'Billboard Women in Music 2025' in Los Angeles.
Following them were AleXa, IVE, (G)I-DLE, LE SSERAFIM, IU, Kim Sejeong, and Kiki.
The rankings were determined by a combination of 30% media index from Melon, 10% Google Trends, and 60% global fan votes via Tenasia's voting service.
Eligibility for the K-Pop Boy and Girl Brand categories required artists to be in the top 30 of Melon's monthly chart, while the Hot Genre Brand required a top 30 position on Melon and Idol Champ monthly charts.
Winners of Tenasia's Artist Top Ten receive exclusive feature articles and promotion on Tenasia's main page.
