Asia Brand Research Institute

Asia Brand Research Institute
Company typePrivate
IndustryManagement consulting
Founded2016
Headquarters,
South Korea
Area served
South Korea
Key people
Han Jeong-geun (CEO)
Services
  • Data analytics
Websitekbrandindex.co.kr

Asia Brand Research Institute (Korean아시아브랜드연구소) is a South Korean analytics and advisory company established in 2016. It provides analytics and management consulting to organizations in South Korea and globally. The company is known for its K-Brand Index (KoreanK-브랜드지수) big data system developed in 2024. The index is calculated based on analyzing online trends in media, socials (positive/negative), activations, as well as community responses.[1][2][3][4]

K-Brand Index

Entertainment

Actor of the Year

Year Name Ref.
2025 Park Bo-gum [5]

Film of the Year

Year Title Ref.
2025 Yadang: The Snitch [6]

Drama of the Year

Year Title Ref.
2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines [7]

Show of the Year

Year Title Ref.
2025 Exchange [8]

Sports

Sportsperson of the Year

Year Name Ref.
2024 Son Heung-min [9]

Advertising

Model of the Year

Year Name Ref.
2024 Son Heung-min [10]

Corporate

CEO of the Year

Year Name Ref.
2025 Lee Jae-yong (Samsung) [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ 알파경제 (August 8, 2025). "알테오젠, K-브랜드지수 제약·바이오 상장사 1위 차지". alphabiz.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  2. ^ "K-브랜드지수 건설사 1위 현대건설·2위 GS건설". Business Korea.
  3. ^ "현대건설, 국가대표 브랜드 선정···'K-브랜드지수' 건설사 부문 1위". Financial Review Korea. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  4. ^ "'K-브랜드지수' 여행사 부문 1위 하나투어…이어 마이리얼트립, 모두투어 順". Financial Review Korea. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  5. ^ "K-브랜드지수 올해의 배우 부문, 1위는 '박보검'". Financial Review. December 31, 2025. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  6. ^ 이지한 (December 30, 2025). "유해진의 '야당', 이병헌의 '승부' 제치고 K-브랜드지수 올해의 영화 1위". m.swtvnews.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  7. ^ "'폭군의 셰프'보다 '폭싹 속았수다'였다‥K-브랜드지수 올해의 드라마 1위". Newsen (in Korean). December 29, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  8. ^ 박진영. "'환승연애4', K-브랜드지수 2025 올해의 예능 1위⋯'런닝맨' 2위". 조이뉴스24 (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  9. ^ "'역시' 손흥민, 2024 스포츠스타 'K-브랜드지수' 1위..김도영 2위-김연경 8위". Newsen (in Korean). January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  10. ^ "K-브랜드지수, 2024 광고모델 부문 1위 '손흥민' 선정". nanews.co.kr. January 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "이재용 삼성 회장, K-브랜드지수 '올해의 CEO' 1위 선정". EzyEconomy.