hybe grps dont really sell much in ktown since it has less perks. they usually buy in weverse shop. selling this much album is expected as well after smashing records globally ( spotify esp US and apple music) and getting better results locally than expected . multis or hybe stans are buying like many engenes are starting to buy hence u can see a surge on sales on day 7 selling over 80k IMG_4821.jpg
The same goes for boy groups too. Look at the success of tws and all their other boy groups. While boynextdoor didn't explode, they are growing nicely, and its a minimum seven year plan for all groups.
The same goes for boy groups too. Look at the success of tws and all their other boy groups. While boynextdoor didn't explode, they are growing nicely, and its a minimum seven year plan for all groups.
Their bgs are not doing what the ggs are, they have cracked the code with ggs.
What a terrible take.
So the scenarios available here are that Hybe (their sublabels really) debut a new girl group successfully, which proves said groups are expendable somehow OR the girl groups could instead flop and Hybe gets to be harshly criticized just like JYP and YG.
I'm really curious what your vision of how the girl groups should be handled is, since strong debuts are apparently a negative.
NewJeans hasn't even been outperformed overall or even close to it. Their numbers extend far further than just first week Hanteo sales at debut.
Their bgs are not doing what the ggs are, they have cracked the code with ggs.
imo NJ and Illit are targeting a niche, call it kpop high school musical or whatever, and relative to other new girl groups its doing fantastic globally. But it is still a niche. If YGE actually ever gets their act together and succeeds with a new hip-hop group, they will be more successful because hip-hop is not a niche.
I get reminded of 2021 and how stans of one newbie big 3 gg had gotten so cocky that they started claiming their faves are digimons on par with IU...then there were 2 other non big 3 ggs whose stans literally got built on the back of a few viral hits, all bandwagon success stans. The former big 3 gg is not even in the top 5 active ggs at the moment while the last two have faded to irrelevance.
Seeing how fast night changes in the cut throat gg market, no one should be cocky bout their newbie faves is all. 4th gen and now 5th gen gg market is so volatile that there will not be a clear period of dominance for any gg the way it used to be in 2nd gen and 3rd gen. Some success stans will learn this the hard way, I will enjoy the implosions in the meanwhile.
imo NJ and Illit are targeting a niche, call it kpop high school musical or whatever, and relative to other new girl groups its doing fantastic globally. But it is still a niche. If YGE actually ever gets their act together and succeeds with a new hip-hop group, they will be more successful because hip-hop is not a niche.
Ok....Hybe ggs are literally making pop music, YG is making noise cough girl crush...pop is for the gp, hip hop is more niche than it
ATP I don’t think any debuted Hybe gg can flop with Hybe’s push and money. This ain’t any crazy creative process. It’s just pure money
Not sure if it's fully correct
It also enter the top5 best selling kpop debut albums on 1st week of hanteo:
1. ZEROBASEONE, YOUTH IN THE SHADE — 1,822,028
2. RIIZE, GET A GUITAR - 1M
4. WannaOne, 1X1=1(TO BE ONE) — 411,306
5. ILLIT, SUPER REAL ME — 380k
I thought everyone understood that push refers to promotions and creative process has more to do with the music aspect but it seems I underestimated everyone’s level of understanding
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