SM did really well in picking the members and rather than a Suzy situation it’s a Taeyeon and Yoona one.
Korea — Winter is the most popular one, Karina is popular too, but it’s not like the other 2 are nugus, not at all. They rank high in brand rep and are still talked about.
Japan – They’ve never promoted there so idk why people get mad at Winter being popular due to going viral. Like damn it’s fine to have a most popular member the other 3 will grow their fanbase.
China — I did an analysis. Karina bar has way more followers but Winter’s super topic ( like a Reddit sub ) has more followers. Basically Karina’s fanbase is significantly bigger and Ningning bar has the second most followers meaning among the fandom she’s second, but non fans like Winter the most.
when it comes to ifans it’s harder to know. I feel like Ningning is well liked among non fans of the group and among the fandom Karina has the edge.
overall it’s really Winter vs Karina but in a Taeyeon and Yoona way. It’s a good thing. A group of 4 members having 2 members THIS relevant is amazing. Taeyeon and Yoona to this day are both very relevant just in different ways.
