Singer Im Young-woong has once again demonstrated his unparalleled influence, securing the number one position in the Trot Singer Brand Reputation rankings for an astounding 65 consecutive months.
On May 24, Im Young-woong topped the May 2026 Trot Singer Brand Reputation big data analysis results, as announced by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute. Following Im Young-woong in first place were Kim Yong-bin in second and Lee Chan-won in third. This remarkable achievement marks Im Young-woong’s 65th consecutive month leading the trot singer brand reputation charts.
The Im Young-woong brand, having achieved the top spot in trot singer brand reputation, was analyzed with a total brand reputation index of 5,001,378. This comprised a participation index of 752,785, a media index of 1,232,954, a communication index of 1,284,933, and a community index of 1,730,705.
Goo Chang-hwan, director of the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute, stated, “The Im Young-woong brand, which ranked first in the May 2026 trot singer brand reputation, showed high scores for ‘unique,’ ‘breakthrough,’ and ‘donate’ in its link analysis. Keyword analysis highlighted ‘Heroic Era’ (his fandom), ‘letter,’ and ‘YouTube’ as prominent. Furthermore, the positive-negative ratio analysis revealed an impressive positive ratio of 93.02%.”


The Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute conducted its brand reputation index analysis by extracting 67,071,006 pieces of trot singer brand big data from April 24, 2026, to May 24, 2026. The analysis was based on participation index, media index, communication index, and community index.
The top 30 trot singer brand reputation rankings for May 2026 were analyzed as follows: Im Young-woong, Kim Yong-bin, Lee Chan-won, Jang Yoon-jung, Young Tak, Park Ji-hyun, An Sung-hoon, Jin Sung, Park Seo-jin, Seong-ri, Jang Han-byul, Kang Jin, Irune, Nam Jin, Jeon Yu-jin, Jung Dong-won, Jin Hae-sung, Hong Ji-yoon, Jang Min-ho, Hong Jin-young, Kim Da-hyun, Park Goon, Kim Hee-jae, Lyn, Son Tae-jin, Shin Sung, Kim Tae-yeon, Kang Moon-kyung, Haru, and Son Bin-a.

The May 2026 trot singer brand reputation analysis included a comprehensive study of artists such as Im Young-woong, Kim Yong-bin, Lee Chan-won, Jang Yoon-jung, Young Tak, Park Ji-hyun, An Sung-hoon, Jin Sung, Park Seo-jin, Seong-ri, Jang Han-byul, Kang Jin, Irune, Nam Jin, Jeon Yu-jin, Jung Dong-won, Jin Hae-sung, Hong Ji-yoon, Jang Min-ho, Hong Jin-young, Kim Da-hyun, Park Goon, Kim Hee-jae, Lyn, Son Tae-jin, Shin Sung, Kim Tae-yeon, Kang Moon-kyung, Haru, Son Bin-a, Na Hoon-a, Yang Ji-eun, Cha Ji-yeon, Solji, Song Ga-in, Seol Woon-do, Kim So-yeon, Shin Yu, Oh Yu-jin, Lee Su-yeon, Tae Jin-ah, Kim Hye-yeon, Lee Chang-min, Kim Yong-im, Lee So-na, Jung Mi-ae, Heo Chan-mi, Choi Jae-myung, Joo Hyun-mi, Lee Seung-yeon, Jo Hang-jo, Kang Hye-yeon, Miss Kim, Kim Yeon-ja, Na Tae-joo, Hwang Yoon-sung, Enoch, Maria, Hong Seong-yoon, Min Su-hyun, Choi Baek-ho, Park Min-soo, Park Sang-cheol, Chun-gil, Geum Jan-di, Hong Ja, Gu Su-kyung, Choi Jin-hee, Shin Seung-tae, My Jin, Gil Ryeo-won, Na Sang-do, Park Hyun-bin, Jin Wook, Eun Ga-eun, Kim Joong-yeon, Yoon Tae-hwa, Kim Ui-young, Bae Ah-hyun, Yoyomi, Suk Haeng, Jo Jung-min, Kim Yang, Kim Su-hee, Cheon Rok-dam, Lee Dae-hwan, Jung Yeon-ho, Chu Hyeok-jin, Choi Su-ho, Jung Seo-ju, Kim Su-chan, Kim Na-hee, Kim Kyung-min, Na Young, Oh Seung-geun, Nam Seung-min, Park Ju-hee, Jang Hye-ri, Yang Ji-won, and Choi Woo-jin.
