September 2026 Korean Celebrity Momentum report

September 2026 Backers100 Momentum report (as of 2026-09-30). Korean celebrity TOP 10 with the largest month-over-month gains (rookies and comebacks surface here). The top entry of this momentum report is 임영웅 with a score of 97.530. TOP 3: 임영웅 (97.530), 이승기 (89.800), 조인성 (89.600). The TOP 10 average score is 91.104, with a gap of 8.150 points between #1 and #10. The analysis covers 1,842 Korean K-POP idols, actors, and TV personalities across six weighted indicators: Media Influence (30%), Positive Impact (25%; donations, volunteering, public-good campaigns, ESG), Momentum (20%; 7-day vs 14-day news mention growth), Search Interest (15%), Fan Signals (5%; user engagement), and Brand (5%; endorsements, ambassadorships, campaign collaborations) — combined into a 0–100 composite score. Reports are updated daily at 02:30 KST, based on verified media coverage and AI classification (OpenAI gpt-4o-mini) followed by human review.