[SOTY Discussion] Spring Day, Boy with Luv and Dynamite are the only K-pop songs to win SOTY and also be the biggest long-run hits of their respective years.

What is a long-run hit? Simple: it's the song that gains the most success (unique listeners, downloads, streams) over the years after its initial release.

Let's look at this idea over the years with MAMA and MMA SOTY winners.

2013: Cho Yongpil - Bounce (MAMA), EXO - Growl (MMA)

Long run: IU - Friday

2014: Taeyang - Eyes, Nose, Lips (MMA, MAMA)

Long run: Park Hyoshin - Wildflower

2015: BIGBANG - BANG BANG BANG (MAMA, MMA)

Long run: Lim Changjung - Love Again

2016: TWICE - Cheer Up (MMA, MAMA)

Long run: MC the Max - No Matter Where, Bolbbalgan4 - Galaxy

2017: BTS - Spring Day (MMA), TWICE - Signal (MAMA)

Long run: IU - Through the Night, Spring Day

2018: iKON - Love Scenario (MMA), TWICE - What is Love? (MAMA)

Long run: Paul Kim - Every Day Every Moment

2019: BTS - Boy with Luv (MAMA, MMA)

Long run: Boy with Luv

2020: BTS - Dynamite (MMA, MAMA)

Long run: Dynamite

2021 is far too early to judge, but Butter has stiff competition. Even if it doesn't continue the legacy, it's still a smash hit.

If you have nothing to contribute beyond simply disagreeing with me, I won't reply to you.

Quote from Litto

no

Cool, but I don't agree with you.

Quote from Golden_Wishes

Eyes, Nose Lips, Bang Bang Bang and Cheer Up?

Yes. They're not the biggest songs of 2014-16 respectively.

Quote from Gayyoongles

wanted to say ur gonna make people mad but i see that already happened

They're not mad lol. It might happen, but then again I'm known for these kinds of threads. It's not unexpected at all.

Quote from ViWinters

slightly unrelated but Spring Day has literally never fallen off the charts ever since its release.... its longevity is insane omggg

It's not unrelated at all, you're right on target actually. Spring Day is literally the definition of "long run"; it even survived the Xmas blitz on Melon over this past weekend.

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Spring Day didnt even reach #1 on Melon Daily, let alone Melon Weekly or Monthly charts. I just can't in good faith consider Spring Day on the same level as those other hits, if you've never been #1 for one day, how can you be #1 for the year?

• Recently confirmed 300M streams on Gaon
• Has the most unique listeners for 2017 songs on Melon
• Longest charting song in Gaon history (12 years) and Melon history (17 years)

You've been disproven again and again. The biggest song of 2018 never peaked at #1 either, but you don't care because it's not from an idol group.

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who cares, the author of the thread already has the answer he wants and for me to say what I think will not change at all

I'm saving both of us time

Saying no twice is a waste of your time if you don't agree with me.

Quote from Litto

what will change in your life if i agree with this thread? lmao

You're doing nothing but being contrarian. Again, waste of your time and now mine.

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eh immaturity is a wonderful thing lol. anyways i didn't know Bounce was that popular?

Bounce did well, Cho Yongpil is a legacy act in Korea.

Quote from PsychicPsycho

what do i do with this useless information? All the sotys have huge impact. LimYoungWoong will also have long run hits in future because of crazy fandom easily manipulating realtime charts.

lim youngwoong will likely never win soty, especially since trot is never nominated in main categories. You decided this info was useless for yourself but still commented. Funny.

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idk why but these threads attract the most butthurt people it's fucking hilarious yet a real statement on how BTS impacts non-fans lmao

I just get "no" "you're wrong" "mass streaming" comments. Doesn't change hard statistics that anyone can find.

Quote from superyeah

It's an appreciation thread. Take it as it is. Not every thread is meant for deep debate or analysis. Not every thread requires a devil's advocate.

With that said, disagreement is natural. If you disagree, start your own thread praising all the SOTYs or whatever you wish to do.

Thank you. I'm happy to debate but not with people who just say my thread is useless or don't engage in actual conversation. I'm cool with disagreement, not with rudeness. Especially not in my threads.

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Wait what's bigger than Cheer Up?

Answered in OP