THESE Rookie K-pop Groups Trended the Most in December 2024

This 2024 has given tons of memories for K-pop fans, as many of their favorite idol groups have trended for their music releases, world tours, achievements, and much more content. Now that 2024 is ending, the Korean Business Research Institute released its brand rankings for rookie K-pop groups.

The list, which was derived from data gathered from November 3 to December 3, was composed of idols who had debuted in 2023 or later on. Various factors such as the participation of consumers, their coverage by the media, and overall engagement were analyzed.

Here are the 30 most popular rookie K-pop groups in December 2024!

1. TWS

TWS claimed No. 1 this December after seeing a brand reputation index of 1,960,986.

2. QWER

QWER followed in No. 2 with an index of 1,545,693.

3. ILLIT

ILLIT claimed No. 3 with a brand index of 1,447,686.

4. BABYMONSTER

BABYMONSTER followed in fourth place after gaining a brand reputation index of 1,139,952.

5. RIIZE

RIIZE completed the top five with an index of 867,083.

6. tripleS

After gathering an index of 672,450, tripleS claimed No. 6.

7. MEOVV

The seventh place was secured by MEOVV with a brand index of 616,428.

8. izna

The No. 8 spot was taken by izna after garnering an index of 575,889.

9. ZEROBASEONE

ZEROBASEONE collected a brand index of 544,045.

10. BOYNEXTDOOR

Lastly, BOYNEXTDOOR claimed No. 10 with an index of 517,205.

See the remaining ones below:

11. KISS OF LIFE

12. KATSEYE

13. SAY MY NAME

14. UNIS

15. YOUNG POSSE

16. NOWADAYS

17. Candy Shop

18. Burvey

19. RESCENE

20. The Wind

21. ARTMS

22. BADVILLAIN

23. Big Ocean

24. NEXZ

25. ODD YOUTH

26. NiziU

27. HORI7ON

28. Geenius

29. FANTASY BOYS

30. 8TURN