What makes Twice the most sold albums (pure sales) and highest streams for GGs in the USA?

Wow, Idk Twice is quite big there. How about Bp? *Genuine question*

They're one of the most popular kpop GGs plus they have multiple comebacks a year and it adds up

Because of Mina's:

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Top material. Their songs are all class in my opinion.

Spotify tracking period is from 1st Jan to 31st Oct so no, it's not because of multiple comebacks. Even their B1&2 album was released 2 months before the tracking ended.

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They're one of the most popular kpop GGs plus they have multiple comebacks a year and it adds up

TWICE have a big fandom there. I don't think they are known among the GP, but then no Kpop group is except BTS.

2023 is gonna be a big year for Twice.

Twice's music and members contains what I consider.... concentrated sunshine....

They make great "feel good" songs and I think there's a market for things like that, especially in the US where I feel the general population have this need to listen to a particular sound more so than any other country, especially the male population. Secretly, Twice is a lot of peoples "guilty pleasure", they tap into what a lot of people really want but is afraid to admit.

It's really refreshing for people just getting into kpop because its completely different than anything they've ever heard before. It also help that kpop has rising a lot in the west and people are curious and want to see what kpop is all about. Twice is a perfect example on what the essence of kpop is, they give new fans a glimpse of "bubble" pop and their frequent content and social media updates give's new fans of the feel of the social dynamic between fan and idols that you don't get with western idols.

I think people underestimate Twice's potential internationally. Before it wasn't that they weren't popular in the west because people don't like their sound, it's more so that they just never pushed for it until The Feels which is also when we started noticing significant jump in Twice's western interest.

Twice's songs are also top quality. It used to be that people argue Twice is "quantity" over "quality" but that's no longer the case. Arguably their past few comebacks have some of the highest quality b-sides. At this point into their career, they have so much music out that new fans just getting into Twice is just more ikely to be able to find something in their discography that they like because Twice literally covers like every genre, there is a lil bit of something for everyone.

The thing is JYP really sucks at promo which is Twice's biggest area of opportunity in the west. I'm afraid of Twice's potential with proper marketing.

What is pure sales?

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Spotify tracking period is from 1st Jan to 31st Oct so no, it's not because of multiple comebacks. Even their B1&2 album was released 2 months before the tracking ended.

So that explains why my Rolling Quartz and Dreamcatcher playlist that had RQ songs repeated a dozen times, that I played literally on infinite repeat for the last two weeks, didn't impact my Spotify Wrapped?

Because they are popular and people like them and their music.

- Because they are one of the biggest gg in kpop

- have large number of fans

- have one of the biggest discography and a lot of side content

- tour in US early this year

- Japanese and Korean comebacks

If you actually want to contextualise the data, it's because BP didn't release any music between Sep '20 and Aug '22 and had an odd roll-out of their album price wise.

The Feels was Twice's most streamed song of 2022 which was released in Q4 2021, which was followed by a full album.

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Physical and digital album sales. Because streams can be counted as album sales too ie 1500 streams = 1 album sold (this is my understanding, please correct me if I’m wrong)

I thought it was only physical but thanks

And idk the conversion rate tbh

Anyway congrats to Twice they really deserve their success

streams wise it still bp though. but album sales wise it's twice formula of love and between 1& 2 sell a lot if i am not wrong twice latest album still charting on billboard album sales

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streams wise it still bp though. but album sales wise it's twice formula of love and between 1& 2 sell a lot if i am not wrong twice latest album still charting on billboard album sales

nope

Because Twice ♡

The same way BIGBANG had the most successful boy group song in SK this year. Both are top/legendary groups that people insisted (this happens way more in Twice case unfortunately) that are over, flops or surpassed, but they still bring top numbers and music.

Cause they are One in a Million girls<3

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Yeah Bigbang did great. Wish they comeback with a full album, I’m sure there’s new stories and maybe new styles

Because they are all in their 30s now and went thru a lot.. would be interesting to hear their thoughts/feelings in their new songs.

Yeah, they are in a level that no kpop group is in SK with the "GP" relevance, but i doubt they'll cb with a single, let alone a full album. Maybe they'll focus in their solo activities which makes GD a mystery in what sound he'll release.

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They're one of the most popular kpop GGs plus they have multiple comebacks a year and it adds up

They only had one comeback this year

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Too bad. If only they do a tour with their old songs, like a nostalgia tour or something. You guys must miss them so. I’m trying to imagine BTS not releasing music after military.. that’s hard.

I do miss them, but i also understand why they chose to "kinda" retire. Nothing lasts forever and mental health should always be priority.

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They only had one comeback this year

Had no idea, I'm so used to them having 3-4 comebacks a year. They've always had a strong US fan base so congrats to them achieving this with just 1 comeback.

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streams wise it still bp though. but album sales wise it's twice formula of love and between 1& 2 sell a lot if i am not wrong twice latest album still charting on billboard album sales

Yes stream wise Blackpink's Born pink still leads by far.

Bornpink had 25k streaming equivalent units and 1500 track equivalent sales.

Twice between 1 and 2 had 6k streaming units and negligible track equivalent sales.

Actually Bornpink is still charting on billboard 200 and its the longest charting girlgroup album this year.

They have a fresh bubblegum pop sound so I am not surprised to see that they have a solid fandom in the US.

More tracking time and more albums

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And that bc twice had 2 albums, track by track, with less time BP chart their songs better, even their besides

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army must be happy about this lol it's obvious YG did blackpink dirty with the album sales thing and if the tracking was from January to oct so twice still had an advantage. I mean, If you ask a random american if they ever heard of kpop and which kpop girl group do they know, you'll know the answer

let's be real blackpink is more popular in the states than twice this is not a reflection of the reality not trying to take anything away from twice but this was YG fucking up things for blackpink and the result is evident as to way bp didn't do better

Because they had a comeback in the last straws of 2021 and that got carried on to 2022. BP didn't comeback until august yet they still had more charted songs, what about that?

Yes, I like Twice.