I know, new kpop fans think kpop began the year they start to stan someone but history repeats itself many times.
Red Velvet did abysmal in the charts for their first comeback, Be Natural. Aespa did poorly as well.
Then Red Velvet came back with ICC and it charted top 10. Then Aespa made a come back with Next Level and charted in the top 10. Yes, it has happened before.