Actor Son Seok Koo, who has recently reached his heyday, has proven himself to be a "trend".

On June 5th, the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute announced that Son Seok Koo ranked first in the big data analysis of the brand reputation of the drama actor.

The result was indexed by the brand reputation algorithm by measuring 57,138,259 brand big data of 50 popular actors from the 5th of last month to the 5th of June.

As a result of measuring consumers' brand participation, media volume, traffic, and communication volume, Son Seok Koo was analyzed with a participation index of 1,033,712, a media index of 713,514, a communication index of 1,873,737, and a community index of 702,124. As a result, Son Seok Koo's total brand reputation index was 4,323,087.

Koo Chang Hwan, director of the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute, said, "Son Seok Koo, who ranked first in the drama actor brand reputation in June 2022, showed high "respect", "thank you", and "hard acting" in the big data link analysis, and in the keyword analysis, "Mr. Gu", "Liberation Notes", and "Kim Ji Won" came out high. In the positive-negative ratio analysis, the positive ratio was analyzed to be 84.57%".

Son Seok Koo's figure was also unique and drew attention.

Actor Lee Byung Hun, who took second place, had a total brand reputation index of 2,615,212, and actor Shin Min Ah, who ranked third, had a brand reputation index of 2,420,996.

Following the three, Lee Joon Gi (2,306,450), Lee Min Ki (2,019,927), Im Soo Hyang (1,978,593), and Han Ji Min (1,910,029) were ranked in that order.

On the other hand, Son Seok Koo made his debut in the drama "Sense8 Season 2" in 2017, and has since built up his filmography by digesting various genres including dramas "Mother", "Matrimonial Chaos" and "D.P.".

Recently, through the JTBC drama "My Liberation Notes" and the movie "The Outlaws 2", they are showing their unique charm and experiencing explosive popularity.

Son Seok Koo, a "popular actor", is about to film the webtoon-based drama "The Murderer Toy" as his next work.

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BTS's Jimin just made history on Spotify Korea!

On May 13, Spotify updated its Korea Daily Top Songs chart, and Jimin reached a huge milestone — he now has a total of 600 No.1s on the chart. He is officially the first and only artist to ever achieve this record on Spotify Korea.

Jimin’s latest title track “Who” from his second solo album MUSE quickly climbed to the top of the chart after its release and is still holding strong at No.1. This shows just how powerful his music and fan support really are.

Before this, Jimin's FACE title track “Like Crazy” stayed at No.1 for an impressive 268 days, breaking records and winning hearts. Other songs that helped him reach this incredible milestone include “Set Me Free Pt.2”, “Angel Pt.1”, and the English version of “Like Crazy”. In total, five of his songs have reached No.1 — bringing him to 600 chart-toppers.

And there’s more! On May 11, Jimin also ranked No.1 on the Spotify Korea Daily Top Artists chart, increasing his total artist No.1 wins to 650.

Fans are celebrating the achievement with pride, calling Jimin a true solo powerhouse and praising his consistent success even during BTS’s group break.

With records like this, it’s clear: Jimin isn’t just making music — he’s making history.

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