Display MoreI have no doubt. They are still consistently the #1 most searched artists on Melon and they haven't done anything in 4 years. Their MVs are still some of the most watched every month and they haven't released one in 4 years.
GD has one of the most lucrative endorsement deals for a Korean in China. And his Nike events brought Korea to a stand still where even celebrities were begging to take pics and bragging about their GD Nikes.
If you follow Twitter accounts like YG Charts Global, you can see the numbers they consistently pull everyday. Yet they haven't made a peep since 2016.
They breathe and the media is writing a million articles.
They'll pull the numbers once they comeback. Financial experts are even predicting it. Part of the reason is their fandom aren't like the regular fickle Kpop fandoms. They've survived A LOT.
Also, I understand that a lot of new ifans are new to Kpop since 2016...basically when BB went on hiatus. I almost feel sorry for them. They've never experienced a BB comeback. They don't know what will hit them lol. Their comebacks are more like events than a regular comeback. It shakes the industry.
You really can't compare them to anyone in the industry.
Kpop fans forget easily. If you're not coming back every month they think you're "old news" or "lost it." Which proved to be a fatal mistake when they said it about BLACKPINK in 2018 and again in 2019. And BLACKPINK proved them wrong and got stronger each time.
Anyway, many of their records still stand including touring numbers, which speaks volumes.
Their first comeback I predict will be the biggest that Kpop has ever seen.
You should specify "korean" numbers
Ion doubt they will break melon & spend couple weeks at #1 on gaon digital charts but like kpop is global now so korean numbers alone aren't enough to warrant "biggest cb" ever seen
Also their album sales are historically weak so ion expect more than 250K from them & globally they will be behind the Big 3 in digitals & streaming tho they will probably be able to reclaim Chinese numbers from BP (BTS & BP & Twice)
Touring + korean digitals are the only aspect BB can compete with the current BIG 3 even then I doubt they will be able to beat BP 2022 touring numbers even with Japan domes.. Bts is too far ahead
Twice will also be a hurdle since they can also pull crazy numbers in Japan