Is it safe to say that the 5th gen is starting?

Given the relevance of JYPE, their debuting Itzy was what started the 4th gen. Even if some groups pre-Itzy are considered 4th gen, they were retroactively added after Itzy debuted.

Isn't it safe to say that their debuting a new group next year marks again the start of another generation of K-pop, the so called 5th generation?

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No.

There's nothing fundamental that has changed

There's no info yet. Maybe JYPE will announce something that's game changing and worthy of a new generation.

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Every time a thread starts with “Is it safe to say”, I already know it’s gonna be a mess.

Only if 4th gen fans can't accept the fact that their time is over and it's now time for the 5th gen to shine.

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Wait 5th ? I thought 10th gen has already started. DAMNN. You are late.

Why are you skipping generations over my watch?

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I'm personally waiting for the NCT gen. At some point their infinite expansion will result them absorbing other groups into theirs.

This is one of my fears. NCT will break the concept of generations and leave K-pop fans in a state of eternal confusion.

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By that logic, NCT Dream are the 4th gen leaders

Together with Blackpink

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I think JYPE and HYBE killed the generations.

HYBE is trying to replace BTS money, JYPE ditched all other renvue streams and relied on Idol groups. + KPOP just got too big, so groups get released enough because the fanbases are there now

They're definitely the main culprits of messing up the generations timeline

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4th gen last 2 good minutes, 5th wil last 10 second, the others wont even count in a time space

I predict that by 10th gen we will approach the limit of 1 group per generation.

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The more I visit this forum, the more insane I get

If you can't beat them, join them. Just accept that a new era is starting.

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When AESPA’s AE’s have their AI’s then we can call AI GEN!

STAN THE AES

I had a feeling JYPE's new GG was going to be an AI group. If it's confirmed, then maybe 5th gen is the AI gen.

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yes, we're all living in a 5th gen world now and everyone has to accept it

Begone boomer gens.

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you actually did it

I'm only stating a fact. It's up to people to accept it or not.

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Since all KPOP I guess acknowledges that JYP is the benchmark for Generations. This is the 7th Generation

1st Gen (JYP himself debuted) He's practically a GG himself with those plastic pants.

2nd Gen Wonder Girls

3rd Gen Miss-A

4th Gen Twice

5th Gen ITZY

6th Gen NiziU

QED this new GG will be the 7th.

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NiziU doesn't count because they're J-pop. But you do have a point. Are we actually going into 6th gen then? We need a K-pop generation reform ASAP.

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So then NCT Dream and Blackpink are 5th gen leaders?

No, if we pass the reform they will still be 4th gen. They're after Twice and before Itzy.

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seems legit

Thank you

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Idk, but Omni's troll era is I fear.

Excuse you? I'm trying to have a serious thread here.