I guess it's time for Wonyoung (or Yujin) to release a solo song too.

Since Baddie era none of the Ive songs have charted on Spotify Global and Apple Music Global tho!

Domestically Wonyoung and Yujin will be fine but internationally I don’t think so!

im ready for Yujin solo songs

She can sing, dance, and perform very well. More important, she's really charismatic and has great stage presence

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To be honest, I don't like this expectation for every popular female idol to release a solo.

I blame the Blinks who put pressure on YGE to give each member a solo, even if it meant group activities had to be put on hold. A lot of them were Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé akgaes or anti-Jennie Blinks who knew they could leverage the "Jennie favoritism" allegations and force more solo projects to happen. This stuff divided the fandom and possibly (but hopefully not) put a strain on the members' chemistry.

So now other companies are following the same trajectory.

Solos used to be "Oh, cool, it's a fun little side quest from this idol we love!" Now it's basically an expectation if you're a member in a popular girl group. That's just my observation.

With that said, out of all the IVE members, I think Yujin has the most potential to make a hit.

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Companies back then wouldnt let every members go solo because only one or two of the group is really popular. And they require these members to get even more popular and bring that popularity into the group.

But if you're talking about BP, all 4 of them are popular enough on their own. The gap in popularity is not wide and hence all 4 of them CAN and SHOULD explore solo.

I see no reason why BG members are able to do this while GGs cannot. I do agree, group activities are more important than solos BUT at that point, all 4 of them already passed the level where they can be self-sustain and hence YG couldnt and shouldnt hold them back. It is not like any of them will flop and waste money

not every idol needs to or wants to go down the path of being a solo artist - maybe transition into acting or other gigs and some even leave the entertainment industry altogether

Not everyone is meant to be a soloist

I feel like Yujin has the most potential of the 2 to really break out! She just has that star factor imo and I think nows the time in the peak of their popularity before all these new gen groups take over

Something YG got right was releasing Jennie‘s first solo during BP high. Other companies were a little slow with 3rd gen gg imo and thankfully SM released aespa’s unofficial solos theyre able to benefit from individually and as a group

maybe I should release a solo next since everyone has to have a solo these days

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I feel like Yujin has the most potential of the 2 to really break out! She just has that star factor imo and I think nows the time in the peak of their popularity before all these new gen groups take over

Something YG got right was releasing Jennie‘s first solo during BP high. Other companies were a little slow with 3rd gen gg imo and thankfully SM released aespa’s unofficial solos theyre able to benefit from individually and as a group

I think it's important especially for idols to have plenty of (at least opportunities for) solo activities during their first contract period - that way when it comes to contract negotiations they stand a much better position should the group not renew

like I've mentioned it before but twice had more solo activities in the first 6 months of their seventh year than the entire prior six years combined - now that might have been good for JYPE but definitely not good for the individual members

They will eventually

Even Eunha had solos back in the days

Nah what we need is more IVE songs

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I blame solo stan Blinks and akgae Blinks for causing this trajectory. Now we get long delays for group activities because companies are scared the fans will claim mistreatment if their favorite members don't get a solo.

Jennie didn't get a proper solo project between 2018 and 2024 because YGE was probably scared Blinks would come for them and tear down the building if Jennie got two promoted solo projects while the other members only had one or none.

It interrupts the flow of things. If a solo is meant to happen, it will happen. Releasing a solo just because it's the new expectation from fans is just not it. It puts the members in an awkward spot, possibly making them think they have to compete with each other for the fans' sake.

obviously there are issues with certain blinks and akgaes but whether an idol releases solo music or not should be completely up to that idol and fans should not question why certain idols release solo music over certain other idols

like for twice for example nayeon's already releases two solo music whilst the other 6 members haven't and there will be certain members of the twice fandom who will question things like but but why does nayeon get to cb before xyz has even debuted etc etc

one cannot change that mentality if certain fans think that way

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Nah what we need is more IVE songs

I agree, IVE needs to redeem themselves as a group first before Wonyoung and possibly Yujin can jack off their popularity high again and release solos. If they release solos now at the decline of IVE's career, won't that just spark rumors that IVE will disband and be done as a group soon? 😅

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I agree, IVE needs to redeem themselves as a group first before Wonyoung and possibly Yujin can jack off their popularity high again and release solos. If they release solos now at the decline of IVE's career, won't that just spark rumors that IVE will disband and be done as a group soon? 😅

If ive is flopping then the other groups that can't even beat their numbers in tour and sales have already tanked

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I feel like Yujin has the most potential of the 2 to really break out! She just has that star factor imo and I think nows the time in the peak of their popularity before all these new gen groups take over

Something YG got right was releasing Jennie‘s first solo during BP high. Other companies were a little slow with 3rd gen gg imo and thankfully SM released aespa’s unofficial solos theyre able to benefit from individually and as a group

Man. This Mamamoo erasure is getting old AKP! David is about to seem like a harmless kitten if you all keep triggering my ancient MooMoo Soul.