PRODUCE 101 True Winner : Soyeon vs Somi vs Sejeong

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so at the end who is the true winner of Produce 101 ?

All of them.

Just like you said, somi had a great one in cfs and sejeong in kdrama, while soyeon is on money-streak in kpop

I mean, why is it always must be 1 winner only???

They are winning because they successfully built up their name from the show.

Music wise, obviously Soyeon lol.

Individually, it's Sejeong and it's not even close.

they all kinda lost. if were talking music then sadly soyeon, somi just a jobless woman. they got her locked up in the black label, but I'm sure she don't mind cause she has no passion for creating REAL art, if we're talking other things than sejeong, but she ain't even doing nothing in the music industry so she lost too.

Somi has just an insane amount of popularity for how little she has done since 2016. 7 years and she's had one album, three comebacks, one additional reality show (Unnies), a few variety show appearances. No fulltime singing, acting, or variety show gigs and yet she somehow still makes waves when it comes to eyeballs, her makeup tutorial on Vogue's official YT channel is still among the most popular in terms of views.

Sejeong had a breakthrough role but i havent heard from her since, plus her singing career is nonexistent it seems like. However one could argue that the breakthrough role that she got has made her more recognized than either Somi or Soyeon amongst the Korean GP, assuming of course that actors are more renowned than almost all idols among the Korean GP.

Soyeon is the most accomplished songwriter/producer in Kpop, and is the unquestioned leader of the third most popular group in Korea.

It's actually tough to anoint a winner here.

They're all winners in the way that they've all cemented and made a name for themselves in the industry.

Individually, Sejeong has the biggest brand for herself amongst the GP, doing dramas back-to-back and is a real entertainment all-rounder in music, acting, variety shows, musicals and even hosted year-end award shows in the last two years. She's always in demand for CFs as well and is a brand ambassador for French luxury brand Longchamp.

Somi doesn't release as much music as one would hope but she's still relevant and attending fashion shows and brand events regularly, that just shows how much brand power she has. She's also done global campaigns for huge brands like Prada and others.

Soyeon's G-Idle is doing the best in music, but in terms of public recognition and brand power, she's the weakest out of the three. I would argue even Miyeon and Yuqi are more well-known and popular from her group. That said, her group is incredibly well.

Sejeong in SK

Each of them comes out of top in a specific category. In the music-releasing idols realm, it’s soyeon. In the korean public relevance field, it’s sejeong. In the social media influence niche, it’s somi. None of them is doing poorly and all can say they win in some way. It just depends on which one you consider to be most important

sejeong because Samantha and Raechel

Sejong is doing pretty good with Kdramas

They're all doing well

I understand this is a Kpop forum but let's be real yall lol. The one doing hit Kdramas is the biggest winner. The different way celebrities are perceived and respected is a real thing, just like how sport figures vs actors vs entertainers vs idols are viewed differently. Idol music is inherently enjoyed by a limited demographic, mainly kids, teens and young adults but dramas and films are enjoyed by all ages.