Why did both Ive and Aespa sales not grow much between comebacks?

They peaked within their respective markets

They need to tap into new markets most especially the west cause that's where k-pop is making the most money today after East Asia 👀

It's easier for boygroups to solidify and grow a fanbase. They do it even without releasing a popular song, now imagine when they do - SKZ/SVT 2022 releases - and are able to expand their popularity where they weren't as big before, like Seventeen has been conquering the West and Stray Kids got massive on China and Japan.

For girlgroups to grow in sales/fandom to the same extent they need to keep releasing multiple game changers in their career, not only simple popular songs. And It's impossible to happen every comeback.

It is because their songs in the previous comeback were not good.

Fans will say that it was fantastic, but they are biased.

Ive imo will stagnate next comeback. Aespa... will depend on their song later today... if its great they have good growth next comeback, if it is bad or really bad, they stagnate or decline next comeback.

ive grow between release from their firs hit(debut)-mega hit-!following mega hit" hit

the grow was there but people thought going from single to album would change anything when people dont buy "albums" bc of that.

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They peaked within their respective markets

They need to tap into new markets most especially the west cause that's where k-pop is making the most money today after East Asia 👀

Yeah right when aespa about to do Tokyo Dome without Jp debut

I suspect SM under-stock Spicy album because it's still under Dreamus (has ties with LSM) . The same way on how Warner didn't do anything for aespa (except obligatory promo tweet) because they are waiting for the contracts to end

and btw comparing ggs to bg fandoms just dont work

one thing, 17 is simultaneously deforesting asia with their photocards while polluting the ocean and all those poor sea turtles

there grow is not palpable, thats why people wonder: why 17 sell so much? same for skz or any other bg at this point

all lack streaming wise so that take away from their physical sales whatever they like it or not

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It is because their songs in the previous comeback were not good.

Fans will say that it was fantastic, but they are biased.

Ive imo will stagnate next comeback. Aespa... will depend on their song later today... if its great they have good growth next comeback, if it is bad or really bad, they stagnate or decline next comeback.

Afterlike, I AM, and Kitsch were all 9s and 10s what are you on? Much better than Love Dive which is more like a 6 nowadays. And we see that song popularity with ULs, Afterlike had over 620k, Kitsch had 500k, and I AM had 580k, while Love Dive only peaked around 470k.

This might be where the plateau for the current gen is, until another massive change in the market somehow occurs

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and btw comparing ggs to bg fandoms just dont work

one thing, 17 is simultaneously deforesting asia with their photocards while polluting the ocean and all those poor sea turtles

there grow is not palpable, thats why people wonder: why 17 sell so much? same for skz or any other bg at this point

all lack streaming wise so that take away from their physical sales whatever they like it or not

yeah boy group album sales never impress me in all honestly they lack so much in other areas and we know they have an advantage just by the fact they a boy group it's unfair to compare them to girl groups

also I think aespa is doing fine in all honestly it might seem easy but having over 2M in preorders isn't an easy feat for girl groups

for IVE didnt WY cbar boycotted this comeback for some reasons?

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Afterlike, I AM, and Kitsch were all 9s and 10s what are you on? Much better than Love Dive which is more like a 6 nowadays. And we see that song popularity with ULs, Afterlike had over 620k, Kitsch had 500k, and I AM had 580k, while Love Dive only peaked around 470k.

Then I and every single advertiser in Korea must be wrong in thinking that NJs is the most popular girl group in Korea now. #EVERYONEKNOWS

For aespa, No one seems to know but the pre order time for this CB was much shorter then their previous one. But it didn’t stop them from having bigger numbers despite the previous CB having double the time for preordering. Ie they are increasing rather quickly.

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for IVE didnt WY cbar boycotted this comeback for some reasons?

They should've, but then when it was revealed wy wrote two songs, some of them retracted and supported it

I think it is important that Aespa get a good song this time. This will make the competition fiercer, and drive all involved companies to put out good songs, not trash. Several good performing groups will drive up general interest in Western markets, and the next Hallyu wave.

I think in general groups are peaking

slow and steady wins the race...

also in terms of solely album sales...one cannot increase (as a %) forever since such exponential growth is impossible

Each group doesn't release the same amount of versions or has the same price nowadays for their albums. So it's pointless to compare.