Got the idea for this thread thanks to Serendipity2000 and her Nayeon's pre-debut teaser thread
If you look at the teasers of Twice, Blackpink and especially Red Velvet, they all look cheap AF.
just look at them... $5 and a dream....
TWICE (putting Tzuyu and Mina as an example because couldn't find group picture)
also Nayeon's teaser...
while the 4th gen groups teasers look like movie posters
NMIXX (again putting two random members because there are no group pictures yet)
were JYP, SM and YG really THAT broke before the Big 3 girl groups came to save their asses or was the standard back then just way too low so they could get away with the bare minimum?