but they won’t because they have a sick habit of making their new bg promote the same time as bts (remember how awkward it was having txt dance and interact during bwl encore 🥹💀) so we’re getting the next bg when bts is back from the military and ready to release as a whole group again.
but rn 5th gen boy groups are having a momentum — they’re performing far better than their 4th gen counterparts did in their early years. txt now has a stable fanbase and they’re doing well in their capacity. I doubt much is going to change for them. bighit needs new fresh blood that might change the tides in their favor. with bts playing soldiers in the military, the top boy group is not a bighit boy group for the first time since 2018 and I doubt bang sihyuk is happy about that. yes hybe groups are taking the world by storm but bighit is entirely bang sihyuks and the label hybe is built around.
trainee a got scrapped two years ago so that gives bh enough time to form a new lineup considering how they have tens of trainees practicing with them at all times. with 5th gen bgs already doing so well they can media play a bit here and there (yg style) and use these groups to promote their group. rn they need a perfectly curated and crafted boy group that can fill in the gaps and show better performance than riize and tws. And I hope for the love of god they prioritize vocals this time around. Hybe is just simply a dance and performance factory at this point. Rip a page from sm’s book, will you sihyuk?