Only these queens could pull this off.

When you see these behind-the-scenes photos from six female K-Pop acts’ photoshoots, their ability to look perfect no matter the circumstances will have you in shock.

1. Jennie (BLACKPINK)

From her windswept hair to her glowing skin, Jennie looks positively perfect in this promotional photo for HERA.

You’d never guess she was sitting on a stack of crates with a blanket over her lap when it was taken.

2. Irene (Red Velvet)

In this rare solo photoshoot for GRAZIA Korea, Irene captured fans’ hearts with that camera-piercing gaze she’s known so well for.

But behind the scenes, she was beaming with sweatpants and trodden-down shoes on.

3. Kim Lip (LOONA)

These days, LOONA is one of the most successful girl groups in K-Pop. However, their beginnings were a little humbler. Remember Kim Lip’s iconic teaser photo?

Her agency looked up colorful backgrounds on YouTube and projected them over her face to create it.

4. Seulgi (Red Velvet)

Seulgi looked like a flawless woodland fairy in this shoot for Naver x Dispatch, surrounded by pretty leaves and tree branches.

How did she manage to perch herself in that tree without looking awkward?!

5. Aespa

For their first photoshoot as Givenchy ambassadors, the aespa members went with super cool wet-look hair styling to complement their outfits.

But when you see how their hair looked behind the scenes, it’s surprising how well they pulled it off.

6. BLACKPINK

Unsurprisingly, all the BLACKPINK members are photoshoot queens. They looked stunning in this Marie Claire Korea anniversary pictorial back in 2018.

Would you believe it if we said they were sitting on a mattress in a shady looking room the whole time? Because it’s 100% true.

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February Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 535 girl group members, using big data collected from January 14 to February 14.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie held onto her spot at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 4,380,571, marking a 53.42 percent increase in her score since last month. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “YouTube,” “Chum Churum,” and “THE SHOW,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “open,” “surpass,” and “advertise.” Jennie’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 83.95 percent positive reactions.

BLACKPINK’s Rosé rose to second place in the rankings this month after seeing her brand reputation index rise by 70.58 percent since January. The idol’s total index for the month came out to 3,212,101.

Finally, (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon came in third place after enjoying an impressive 96.20 percent increase in her brand reputation index, bringing her to a total score of 2,694,661 for February.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

BLACKPINK’s Jennie
BLACKPINK’s Rosé
(G)I-DLE’s Miyeon
MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo
Oh My Girl’s Arin
IZ*ONE’s Kim Min Ju
Oh My Girl’s Seunghee
(G)I-DLE’s Yuqi
BLACKPINK’s Lisa
(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon
Red Velvet’s Seulgi
Red Velvet’s Irene
aespa’s Karina
(G)I-DLE’s Soojin
IZ*ONE’s Jang Won Young
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
aespa’s Winter
(G)I-DLE’s Minnie
TWICE’s Nayeon
Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon
(G)I-DLE’s Shuhua
IZ*ONE’s Choi Ye Na
IZ*ONE’s Kim Chae Won
Red Velvet’s Joy
APRIL’s Naeun
IZ*ONE’s Jo Yu Ri
ITZY’s Yeji
TWICE’s Jeongyeon
Girls’ Generation’s YoonA

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BLACKPINK, (G)I-DLE, MAMAMOO Top Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings In February

The Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation analyzed 38,382,504 data collected from January 12, 2021 to February 12, 2021 to release the brand reputation rankings for girl groups this month. Compared to the brand reputation index of 42,652,998 in January, the figure decreased by 10.01%.

BLACKPINK (Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, Lisa) continue to dominate the top with a brand reputation index of 4,727,078. Compared to the brand reputation index of 4,695,457 in January, it rose 1.91%. High-ranking phrases in the group's keyword analysis included "Online Concert", "Billboard", and "Jennie". On the other hand, the group's highest-ranking related terms included "performance", "donation", "breakthrough". The girls scored 79.82% positive reactions in the positivity-negativity analysis.

Rising to the 2nd place from the 4th, (G)I-DLE (Miyeon, Minnie, Sujin, Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua) has a brand reputation index of 3,535,118. Compared to last month, the figure increased by 18.87%.

MAMAMOO (Moonbyul, Solar, Wheein, Hwasa) also went up, from No.7 to No.3, as they have a brand reputation index of 3,230,068. Compared to January, it rose 46.85%.

Here are the Top 30 of this February girl group brand reputation rankings:

BLACKPINK
(G)I-DLE
MAMAMOO
TWICE
IZ*ONE
GFRIEND
OH MY GIRL
Red Velvet
aespa
Dreamcatcher
SNSD
ITZY
Fromis 9
WJSN
April
Cherry Bullet
Lovelyz
LOONA
APINK
Ladies' Code
MOMOLAND
PIXY
Weki Meki
woo!ah!
Weeekly
STAYC
LABOUM
Stellar
DIA
Girl's Day

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BTS, NCT, SEVENTEEN Make Top 3 Of Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings In February

The Korea Institute of Corporate Reputation collected a total brand reputation index of 52,820,091 for boy groups measured from January 11 to February 11, 2021. Compared to the total brand reputation index of 57,697,220 in January, it decreased by 8.45%.

Staying at the top, BTS (RM, Suga, Jin, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook) has a brand reputation index of 12,696,615. Compared to last month, their index decreased by 31.94%. High-ranking phrases in their keyword analysis included "Billboard", "Spotify", and "Dynamite". In addition, the group's highest-ranking related terms included "select", "record", and "bid". Their positivity-negativity analysis showed a score of 87.52% positive reactions, slightly better than last month.

At the 2nd place, NCT (Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, Ji Sung, Lucas, Jungwoo, Kun, Shotaro, Sungchan, YangYang, Xiaojun, Hendery) has a brand reputation index of 5,115,736. Compared to January, the figure dropped 13.14%.

At No.3, SEVENTEEN (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino) has a brand reputation index of 4,183,589. Compared to last month, it dropped 9.31%.