Is YG still a top 3 label?

Legit, I'm not so sure. YG hasn't had a single hit song this year.

iKON has severely decreased in popularity since B.I left

Treasure still hasn't dominated the charts yet

Kang Seungyoon's first solo comeback in eight years didn't do very well

Blinks have convinced me On The Ground was the only big hit from a YG artist this year

It seems like the Blackpink and maybe AKMU are the only company keeping YG relevant these days. So would you say they are still the big 3? I would say no because Hybe has far surpassed even SM and JYP with BTS world domination, TXT's increased popularity, Enhypen are rising stars, and Seventeen and Nuest are continuing to do well.

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They took part in making what kpop is today and they host some of biggest kpop people. PSY and of course the biggest gg Blackpink so yes, they still are.

I'm not denying that they were not ever in the big 3. Big Bang, @@@6e28e0dc-1d3b-4164-bada-c0533d557871@@@, PSY, BP, Winner, iKON, and AKMU ? That's iconic behavior. However, most of those groups are inactive, disbanded, or have decreased in popularity. DSP used to be considered a big 3 label but you'd be foolish to say they're a big 3 label now. In one year, if YG doesn't turn their act around, they could head down that path.

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Rosé song is still covered by multiple artist and charting, she is the best performing solo this year to just iu

dont group her with the rest of yg idols that aren bp

also fuck yg, the only reason they are smth is bp, they could be top700 (like treasure charting) for all I care

Thing is though that no matter what Rose was going to be successful. Everyone was anticipating this but I don't think anybody truly vibed with it. It's not a song that people are going to remember for it's impact imo. It only did well because it was Rose.

But I agree, if they didn't have Blackpink now, they'd be in serious trouble. And it's been 9 months since their last comeback

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Well by that logic, you could say that DSP is still in the Big Three.

For OP's question, I'm not sure either. Certainly there's an argument to be made that it's at least the Big Four these days.

I personally think we'll need to wait one more year before we know for sure. I can see Treasure releasing a massive hit that puts YG back on the map. I can also see them not releasing anything or being on hiatus or focusing on promotions in Japan, and never significantly topping the charts in Korea.

No matter what, Blackpink are definitely the top gg, but is that enough to say they are a big 3 label?

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You could have stopped at the first sentence. The song was a success. Her debut was a success. Her b-side is very successful. Rosé is legit the best performing soloist behind IU this year. Many people liked it.

idk just from people I've talked with irl and on these forums, people were disappointed, including myself

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I mean by that logic, SM and HYBE are the only top labels because JYP hasn't snatched a hit this year either(or last year)

Came through with the RECIEPTS

But like at least JYP groups are still active, still getting lots of music show wins. Plus Twice is still at the top right up there with Blackpink and Stray Kids have like the biggest international fandom at the moment. That's enough to say they're still a top 3 label imo and of course Itzy are doing well.

I'm not denying that she broke records. These stats are constantly being broken with every comeback though because the hallyu wave keeps getting bigger. I think it was legitimately impossible for the song to "flop" on the charts, but I'm talking about impact and I predict people won't be talking about how influential and popular this song was in a couple years.

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Can u at least be objective and tell us what releases overshadowed rose's solo release?

Yeah!

Rollin' and Lilac

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And if you're going to judge one label, at least keep the same energy for others? Since you mentioned HYBE, BTS are pretty much their only relevant act on the charts, like how BP is YG's only relevant act on charts. Please help me understand cause you seem to have a different criteria for each company :confused:

Okay...

BTS: the #1 group by far

TXT: experiencing lots of growth

Enhypen: Rising stars

Seventeen: Continuing to do well on the charts in Korea and abroad

Nuest: Continuing to do well on the charts in Korea

SM:

NCT Dream have been doing well

Aespa had like the biggest girl group hit of the year

Everyone still knows Red Velvet, EXO

SHINee had one of their most successful comebacks in years

JYP:

Stray Kids won Kingdom, have a huge international fandom

Twice had a decently successful summer comeback and are doing well in Japan

Itzy have one of the largest international fandoms and do well in Korea as well

2pm had a grand return that has been doing pretty good on the charts

YG:

Rose was their only song this year that was a hit

Treasure did okay, in general I haven't heard much buzz surrounding them

Kang Seungyoon underperformed

iKON underperformed.

Big Bang are still on hiatus and now Winner is on hiatus with members enlisting

I remember when YG artists were constantly trending, their fans were everywhere. Other than Blackpink, that's just not happening this year.

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Well, regardless, lots of people stream it/buy it… so I guess that matters more than some people not liking it.

I wasn’t initially vibing with Rosé’s solo, but it’s grown on me a lot since, and I’ve seen a lot of people say they love it, so my experience is different than yours.

Fair enough

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I believe Rose's solo was a hit internationally, maybe not that big domestically but still, it's a hit.

BLACKPINK is bringing so much into YG. I wish they would be treated better.

For now, YG is still top 3, I think.

I'm not saying it wasn't a hit, but it's not going to have the impact Solo had imo.

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Let's see

This year without BP or Bigbang cbs so far they had:

Treasure doing okay with physical sales

Rose breaking records both digitally and physically

Winner/Ikon solo and group releases at least charted on melon for some time

JYP so far:

Itzy and twice doing well digitally and physically

Day6 and 2pm charting on melon

There's no difference between both companies, and YG has the biggest peak with Rosé's solo>>any jyp release so if anything, both JYP and YG are out of big 3 together or tied in last place if we count HYBE labels as one

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Idk ikon did like really bad two comebacks in a row. Plus they didn't do very well on Kingdom. Also Winner didn't release anything this year. You have Treasure who has a moderate fandom and Rose who was a success. That's not good. JYP did significantly better this year. Twice and Itzy are always trending and get tons of music show wins. Stray Kids won kingdom and they're always trending internationally. 2pm had a decent comeback and Day6 did okay too. Imo it's not even close,JYP is doing much better and they're much more relevant. Plus more JYP artists are actually active.

I don't get why people are acting like JYP are irrelevant like, Twice is still massively successful, Itzy is also very successful, and Stray Kids have the hugest international fandom behind BTS. Just because JYP artists aren't releasing back to back national hits, it doesn't mean they're not doing well. They still get tons of wins and are constantly trending.

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It's not enough since bp is not that active, they move like bb with one comeback in a while and mostly focus on individual activities.

Don't forget niziU which is huge in Japan. JYP is in much better place than YG right now.

Yes! My roommate is from Japan and she says Niziu is very popular there