Did the Produce curse not affect SOMI after all?

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ioi was years ago

also if that is the metric itzy is doing even worst as group that promote more often but perfrom worst with each cmb

Did you create this narrative in your head or...? MIM out charted Not Shy, Break Ice is not a real CB. I didn't even say shit about Somi, I was just taking notes for my faves CB.

No, she came from a big company and is currently promoted as a Teddy artist. Sejeong and Chungha had to make her solo career on her own unlike her

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ioi was years ago

also if that is the metric itzy is doing even worst as group that promote more often but perfrom worst with each cmb

SOMI started her solo career as a damn near superstar coming off of IOI, ITZY has a standard idol group growth.

and MITM being the thing that it was, is doing better than all previously releases on spotify, and GUESS WHO is doin the best in general.

KPOP is more then just melon and korean charts these days

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SOMI started her solo career as a damn near superstar coming off of IOI, ITZY has a standard idol group growth.

and MITM being the thing that it was, is doing better than all previously releases on spotify, and GUESS WHO is doin the best in general.

KPOP is more then just melon and korean charts these days

I don't think she's doing bad internationally tho, I was just listening to Dumb Dumb and out of curiosity went to see her followers numbers on Deezer and she's at 100k, that's not bad for a "nugu" streaming platform and Korean soloist. I don't have spotify numbers because I don't use it. Somi has a lot of potential but BlackLabel hasn't been pushing her enough, Dumb Dumb will keep climbing charts as she promotes because the song is awesome.

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She won because shes doing what she wants and seems happy?

^ thisss

i havent seen an idol who seems as genuinely happy with where they are as her

idk why but she seems to really like the blacklabel so im happy for her

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^ thisss

i havent seen an idol who seems as genuinely happy with where they are as her

idk why but she seems to really like the blacklabel so im happy for her

TBL gives its artists direct control over what is produced. They also have all of YG's endorsement connections. Basically, Somi has control over her music and she's still making a ton of money, even without a hit. Sounds pretty good to me.

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TBL gives its artists direct control over what is produced. They also have all of YG's endorsement connections. Basically, Somi has control over her music and she's still making a ton of money, even without a hit. Sounds pretty good to me.

makes sense ty!!

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somi debut charting was just ok and her cmb last year was not good

from that all people could said it was how she was a failure and her hype died

not that her song is rising people are changing their narrative

that's what I mean

Oh, true, but this is common in kpop kkkk

Good 4 her 👀

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She's not doing great. Somi should be a consistent instantly top 10 artist.

Her current performance is horrible for what her hype was coming out of IOI

No, she is doing great giving the hiatus she had.

You are free to disagree, but it's hypocrite for you to have such high expectations from a soloist when you may not have this same expectation from your own faves groups.

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No, she is doing great giving the hiatus she had.

You are free to disagree, but it's hypocrite for you to have such high expectations from a soloist when you may not have this same expectation from your own faves groups.

Do you understand how big SOMI was, or do you only care cause she in under YG?

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Do you understand how big SOMI was, or do you only care cause she in under YG?

I understand, but she debuted later and with just 2 songs, disappeared and came back again after one year with just one song and hiatus again.

Dou you understand that this doesn't help her career neither gives her an established fanbase or enough public recognition as a solo or you only care bc she is under YGE/IOI?

Being the center on a famous group is different from having to start a solo career.

Why are people dragging other artists here? Is Somi that big to be compared to whole groups ?

And to answer OP, I think IOI big 3 (sejeong, chungha and somi) have broken that "curse", they all are doing great considering their circumstances. It's really telling that none of the Wanna One or X1 boys have ever charted on melon daily chart since their groups disbanded (except nuest during their first cb as 5 members and Kang Daniel's debut probably?) and aside from Daniel, their cfs numbers and fandom power is really low. The girls are doing way better at that

how does one win kpop?

if the artist is happy doing what they are doing then good for them or her or him...

As long as they are releasing music and content I'm happy so I'm winning so to speak

Somi is not really affected by this curse just like Daniel because they were more popular in Produce than the others trainees. Sejeong and Chungha are doing well too. Somi is still booked and appeared in numerous TV shows.

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Top 30 is a hit now? I'll remember this next time Itzy comes back. I do love the song.

I don't understand why some people got pressed at that comment. I was also suprised at OP's definition of a "decent hit".

That does not mean Somi comeback's will be unsuccessful if DD is not a hit, apparently it's doing better than her previous song so it's great for her.