Ever since I've joined Kpop I've heard things like:
Bts blew up because "BAP had a scandal","1D went on hiatus","X group did not get promotions","y group went to military","z group disbanded"
NO, the reason why they succeeded was because they never took their success for granted , even after 8 years they work as hard as rookies.
Everyone is always quick to call them overrated, over hyped and their music "generic" but they are among the very few acts that have actually put in the effort to maintain their popularity.
There is a reason why they are still growing after 8 years