If you were promised to blow up, would you rather debut as a solo or in a group?

Group. Being solo would be awesome, but I'd rather have some experience before I do that. In a group, I'll try my best, but if I slip up, there's a slight chance it may get hidden, but by yourself, there's nowhere to hide. Also, being in a group could help me not be lonely and make a lot of new friends in the industry.

If its a guaranteed success then solo definitely

A group would be nice. Navigating all the pitfalls of fame with no one to understand exactly what it's like sounds scary. At least in a group you can take turns taking breaks from certain aspects of the job like social media and fan interactions knowing other group members can pick up the slack. As a soloist all the pressures are directly on your shoulders. It would be too stressful for a person like me.

Solo anyday. I want individuality and I hate working with people. It's worse to be hated by your own group's members

of course solo

Solo, because I had no restriction into what songs or concepts that I want to make.
If it was group, I must consider the other members when choosing the concept, because they might not fit in.

But with that said, group would be fun too because when in group, you got more than one brains to working on concepts instead just our own.

Solo. I am an attention whore lmao.

If I debuted in a group and wasn't the most popular member, I think I'd be jealous. I wouldn't be a snake, but if I ended up being the punching bag of the group or the "hole", I'd hate it even if we were popular.

Sure, literally every idol gets hate, but there is a vast difference in how the popular and non-popular members are treated. I'd get the ugliest fits, the least amount of center/screen time, etc. Also, when in a group, you have to share dorms. I prefer my own space. Living with people is a hassle. I know since I am currently doing it.

It should be more work since I would have to be the visual, the main vocal, the main rapper, the main dancer, and the personality, but if I am guaranteed to make it big anyway, there's less pressure with the thought of failing.

depends on the level of success. I would rather be in a group like ive level of success than be a solo like chungha level. But if we are talking about like iu level vs twice level id choose iu. But if its like a bts or blackpink level id choose that over any solo.

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Group then go solo after - best of both worlds

in a group since it's more likely to hit big that way. Also I will feel lonely as a soloist.

Companies might promise "blowing up", but no K-pop company today wants to debut any trainee as a soloist,

Unless they were already popular either in a group or via TV, SM etc.

Every company wants the next BTS, next Twice -but no company tries for the next IU.

That's discussed in this thread

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Why IU is not relevant to K-pop?

No I am not writing for @WhyKnock . But against his constant doomsaying about how IU will destroy K-pop.

IU for all her impressive achievements in S.Korea is actually not relevant to K-pop as an industry.

When was the last time a K-pop agency debuted a solo "idol" (not other genres), who already hadn't been a part of group or had some TV fame etc.?

Most agencies would have multiple trainees, with definitely good vocals and distinctive tones, under training etc.
But why don't we see a spate of…

bbgc

Jul 2nd 2022

So if I were an unknown trainee, then group offers lesser risk and not probability of success.

I could always try solo, after the group - whether it becomes a great success or fails.

well assuming ceteris paribus

solo

since as a group I'd have to share the group's earnings amongst the group...