IVE make their much anticipated comeback on April 29. Will they keep their #1 hit streak alive though?

So it's

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NJ

now?

My vote: I want the streak to live on as long as yamachwan exist

Should waited for blop or flop thread

Nvm that girlgroup user will beat everyone anyway in making it

IVE were very fortunate to keep the streak going with Baddie tbh, one of the lowest listening/streaming PAK's across all channels. 260k or something? Laughable any other time.

Most of that is, luckily, to two factors that are fixable - poor song choice, and muddled promo roll out (2 pre-releases only works if the songs are absolute pearlers. Even NJ couldn't keep that up - look at ETA results).

So they've gone all in one a big title upon release and a follow-up, giving them 2 bites of the cherry. Basically the LSF strategy - and I think it's the smarter strategy. LSF have managed to get pretty middling songs to good results with that strategy. It makes sure you funnel first day listeners to your main song for the visibility- which in turn feeds more visibility and listeners. Pre-release can kill an entire comeback cycle if anything else is not locked on.

And the 2nd song is the added insurance. Let's all the 2-bit homers cope if the first song doesn't hit that their's a 2nd song coming. Win Win. Wonder if they'll go for an extended music show promo, switch mid stream depending on which one has the better results. Be interesting to watch it unfold.

So yeah, I think their strategy is far better this time around. The only drawback is them describing it as 'cvntquake' which is all sorts of cringe and side-eyeing, but their promo strategy is at least far more solid this time, and they'll debut higher. So I'd say a good chance to get a number 1.

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Should waited for blop or flop thread

Nvm that girlgroup user will beat everyone anyway in making it

u should make that thread right now and do a countdown from 2 weeks ago

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No. I want predictions in well before the song drops. I like my receipts aged well and preserved.

Like you?

yup, i have faith for them. Their music never fail for me (at least the last cb they have OTR and EW)

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u should make that thread right now and do a countdown from 2 weeks ago

I don't have the same pull as that user. I'm nugu

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'cvntquake'

thats not official right

If ADOR decides to be weird and not release bubblegum in digital platforms on the 27th, IVE will continue their #1 streak.

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I do not recall Armys being such aholes to rival groups or this cocky and arrogant even during peak BTS dominance, with such instigatory threads...OP giving strong Hardy and toxic plastic Blonks vibe, ngl.

Will wait for 2 more years to see if OP remains on AKP or disappears like Hardy with their tail between their legs.

hardy catching strays lmao

Wasnt baddie a major flop

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OP really reminds me of Hardy in a not good way, ofc AKP Armys and Hybe stans ignore their behaviour cause most also stan newjeans, so yeah nagl for all parties involved.

what did the toxic plastic blonks part mean? is that a user also

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Wasnt baddie a major flop

In Korea, no. Globally, yes.

To the OP, is the Pope Catholic?

Sistar got #1 in Melon Korea in every one of their comebacks for 6 years until they left Starship. It will be the same until Ive leave Starship.

IVE will probably do well this time around. Their roll-out is going to be better than their last era.

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Long story, users who have been on the forum for years will get what I mean

fair fair

to answer your question, the gg game has always been super close, its been this way for several years with the 4th gen ggs, plus BP/Twice chiming in, so the egos get huge and the bitterness builds up esp. with all the CBs they get

With BTS vs BP, I always got the sense when I came to AKP that BTS had already sped past BP and there wasn't much of a comparison anymore, plus BG vs GG is sometimes an apples vs oranges debate

Anyway, maybe i missed the worst of BP vs BTS, so I never got to see how toxic it got. Can't be much worse than rn i imagine

You should also make a thread for NewJeans. Aren’t you at all worried about them? They’re going to get dragged real hard if they don’t do as well as or surpass their last comeback

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thats not official right

From the producers of the song themselves (at least we're led to believe they are the producers, but they definitely used the term, yes).

Their eligibility for 2 people who look like them even co-opting terms from the african american queer community I'll leave for more learned commenters. But on the surface it appears a bit suspect.

To answer OP:

I love discographies, I like looking at them, thinking about them, and listening to them in order, because I love the narrative of a good artist. IVE's last CB was their 'experimental' era: triple TTs, girl crush, ballad TTs etc etc. History will tell you that artists with a lot of public goodwill (aka. IVE) often learn from their experimental phases then get BETTER. They consolidate their strengths and maybe learn a new trick or two.

IVE seem to be playing all their cards right, and they have the new confidence from touring. They'll do well

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I think Yama and Catzi should be given their own sub forum to duke it out

we used to have an anon section for these personality types

No it’s over they’ll tank. You won

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oh and I forgot, back to Monday releases. They're consolidating their strengths for sure.

As of now their teasers trend on theqoo straight after they drop which is very difficult, which means they are very anticipated

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If ADOR decides to be weird and not release bubblegum in digital platforms on the 27th, IVE will continue their #1 streak.

Ador is gonna do exactly that

WY ain't no joke in her homeland China. Fraudulent sales incoming 3.4M