If we're talking about digitals, then it's neither 2NE1 nor SNSD: both SNSD and 2NE1 did good, solid, in digitals when it comes to song charting - but T-ARA ( in early 2010s) and Sistar did best from 2011-2015.
In every other field, from album sales to popularity and recognition, they dominated supreme in most of 2nd gen era.
If we're talking about digitals, then it's neither 2NE1 nor SNSD: both SNSD and 2NE1 did good, solid, in digitals when it comes to song charting - but T-ARA ( in early 2010s) and Sistar did best from 2011-2015.
In every other field, from album sales to popularity and recognition, they dominated supreme in most of 2nd gen era.
2NE1's digitals are bonkers, they weren't simply "good". SNSD's were good. 2NE1 was excellent and did better than basically every 2nd gen GG from 2009-2014. SISTAR picked up some slack, yes. I'd put them 2nd.
SNSD were very dominant even with some other ggs being popular around that time they couldn't get close to SNSD in general such as relevancy, longevity, popularity with the gp, and all SNSD always was on another level
they were also the only GG to dominate over bgs in their active times
SNSD IS THE STANDARD
? Sistar's songs charted higher in the time period 2011-2015, same for T-ARA's in their peak period (to add, SNSD were phenomenal in digitals in 2009-2010 and still good after that).
Also when it comes to popularity with the general public in SK, it was SNSD, then a big wall, and then Sistar and T-ARA from 2011-2015 (see for example Gallup).
Only with album sales did Sistar very badly.
When it comes to international popularity, true, that was SNSD and then 2NE1. But not when it comes to popularity and success in SK.
BTS sure, they're setting new records and doing things never done in kpop by anyone
Not Bp though. If SNSD had more competition in their time with the groups you pointed out and still beat all of them for years and years on end including outlasting them, then logically SNSD are clearly more dominant group. BP's only real competition through their career are Twice, who were easily beating BP for years which alone individuates BP being as dominant as SNSD, and Red Velvet with maybe the occasional mention of Mamamo or Gfriend (in their early years) putting up a challenge.
If we're talking about digitals, then it's neither 2NE1 nor SNSD: both SNSD and 2NE1 did good, solid, in digitals when it comes to song charting - but T-ARA ( in early 2010s) and Sistar did best from 2011-2015.
In every other field, from album sales to popularity and recognition, they dominated supreme in most of 2nd gen era.
I already said overall SNSD dominate but in some areas, obviously there are still big competitor like 2NE1 and sistar. Didnt include Tara as they were left in dust after hwayoung scandal.
While sistar and Tara did better for their title track, 2ne1 did much much better on overall album tracks.
IIRC they were the only GG to line up all songs from album in top 10.
Yes they are. They can even beat bgs
in their era and most the most impact
group that time.
If you talk about GG maybe ? Their sales were unmatched, group in general is a stretch though like BTS right now is huge, Exo was easily bigger than the rest of the industry 2013- 2015, Big Bang was something too, if you count Japan (you need to count Japan if you want to make a case for SNSD) then TVXQ and Boa enter the discussion too.
WOnder Girls was also very big in their prime and SNSD didn't reach their prime at that point. Blackpink 2020 is also extremly dominant among gg
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