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SEVENTEEN Tops October's TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN K-Pop Boy Brand Rankings
The global voting for October was conducted through TENASIA's voting service, divided into categories such as K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand.
SEVENTEEN secured the top spot in the K-Pop Boy Brand category. Currently on a world tour, SEVENTEEN is set to perform at Japan's four major domes in November and December. Additionally, they will host 'SEVENTEEN The City' in Los Angeles (LA) after nearly a year. Member Hoshi, who is serving in the military, recently shared updates on Instagram, showing his completion of basic military training and his meeting with family at the graduation ceremony.
EXO claimed the second position. Despite the legal dispute involving members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin with SM Entertainment, the remaining EXO members are preparing for a comeback. SM announced that EXO will hold a fan meeting, 'EXO'verse,' on December 13-14 at Inspire Arena in Incheon and release their 8th full album in the first quarter of 2026. Members Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, and Lay will participate in these activities, while Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin, who lost their lawsuit, will not join.
BTS secured the third spot. Leader RM (Kim Namjoon) delivered a keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, emphasizing K-Pop's unique blend of elements and BTS's fandom, ARMY's 'borderless inclusivity' and 'strong solidarity' as sources of creative inspiration. Additionally, Jungkook's participation in Calvin Klein's 2025 Holiday Campaign video surpassed 28 million views within a day, setting a record for the brand's campaign.
Following them were Kang Daniel, Stray Kids, ZEROBASEONE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, &TEAM, ATEEZ, and ENHYPEN.
The rankings for SEVENTEEN, EXO, BTS, Kang Daniel, Stray Kids, ZEROBASEONE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, &TEAM, ATEEZ, and ENHYPEN were determined 100% by global popularity votes through TENASIA's voting service(topten.tenasia.com).
The criteria for nominees include the top 20 male and female idol groups and solo artists on the Melon chart for the month, and the top 20 domestic groups and solo artists with entries on the Melon chart and Idol Champ monthly chart for the Hot Genre Brand category.
Each month, the top-ranked artists in TENASIA ARTIST TOP TEN receive benefits such as exclusive feature articles and promotion on TENASIA's main page as Artist Top Ten.
By Min-Kyung Lee, TENASIA Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr
