Which Korean singers were the most talked-about in the month of August?

From July 27 through August 27, the Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation analyzed big data of Korean singers in areas including consumer participation, media activity, communication, community activity, etc. 

Based on the Institute's analysis, girl group BLACKPINK earned the #1 spot on this month's brand value rankings for singers with a total of 13,741,893 points. 2nd place went to boy group BTS with 7,404,133 points, while 3rd place went to trot singer Lim Young Woong with 6,879,414 points. 

Here are the top 30 Korean singers in terms of brand value rankings for August: BLACKPINK, BTS, Lim Young Woong, IVE, IU, Seventeen, Lee Chan Won, NewJeans, Young Tak, Psy, Kim Ho Joong, Jung Dong Won, Taeyeon, Kang Daniel, Girls' Generation, Oh My Girl, Jessi, fromis_9, aespa, Lee Young Ji, LE SSERAFIM, TWICE, (G)I-DLE, Jang Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, Highlight, Song Ga In, NCT, Kim Hee Jae, and Kyungseo.