At what point do you consider a group no longer nugus????

good digital performance can stop K-netizen calling a group NUGU.

Cf deals.

Quote from selfmate

I just had a sudden thought like at what point is a group no longer considered nugus?

is it different from BG v GG v soloists?

selling over XYZ albums? charting above ABC position?

getting a cf deal?

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When you get a hit song. Until then you are nugu to the gp

For kpop stans it is when you do higher than average according to their standards.

When they start triggering fans of popular groups

If I see on variety shows, magazines, or ads with some frequency, I guess it's not nugu anymore.

100% nugus for me are the ones who can't even go to TV music shows. Even very small company groups can get their name vaguely known among music show watchers, so for a Kpop fan, I'd say if a group can promote consistently in TV shows, it may be enough to not be nugu independently of success. However, overtime a group can become nugu again if they stop promoting.

By this forumgoers' standard, maybe getting around top 10~15 of whatever ranking consistently. People may only look around this range (probably they may check just top 5~7). For some they tie it too much with success IMO. For me it depends more on reach and impact of their promotion.

real nugu groups aren't even called nugus because people never heard of them so they aren't even talked about.

This term is mostly used to discredit a group someone dislike which have achieved enough for kpop stans feel the need to talk shit about them. It's use is more derogatory than objective.

Quote from reiusagi

Yea I don't stan btob ateez or monstaX but I've seen them here and there a nugu group would be someone like Cignature or onlyoneof

I’ve heard of cignature, so it’s not nugu. Onlyoneof though. Nugu.

Other answer, when they have many people defending them in the internet :-D

If they chart 2 or more times in the top of the I-chart.

Selling 100K is also a good one.

WJSN is probably not nugu anymore.