The Big 4 debuted their 5th-gen representatives pretty early this generation

Tbh, I still see this gen as part of the 4th gen, but what can we do when the companies, idols, and media themselves already consider it the newest generation of K-pop?

Anyway, has anyone else noticed how fast this generation is moving for both girl groups and boy groups? Or has it always been like this, and I'm just noticing it now?

HYBE:

- Debuted: Illit, Tws, Bnd

- Coming this year: Soumu's new gg & Pledis' new gg

SM:

- Debuted: Riize, Nct Wish

- Coming soon: H2H

YG:

- Debuted: Baemon

- Rumored: New bg in 2025/26

JYP:

- Debuted: Kickflip

- Rumored: New gg in 2025/26

We're only in the first year in the 5th gen, and we already have so many new groups from the Big 4, like we all have representative from all of them this early. And that’s not even including the ones from midsize companies that are confirmed or rumored to debut this year.

Is this even healthy? Can company stans really keep up with all these groups? With how the Kpop market is right now, debuting new groups back-to-back doesn’t seem like the best idea.

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Wait didn’t 5th gen start last year whenever BM and Illit debuted? So we’re in the second year!

Imo only SM and YG got it right aespa is already in their 5th year and the gap between BP to BM was long!

JYP debuting a gg every 3 years will be the downfall!

Hybe debuting a gg every year will be their downfall!

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My bad, I was listening to First Love by Adele while writing that, so I subconsciously wrote 'first' instead of 'second' . But yeah, they started with Zb1 in the middle of 2023