Out of all the 3rd gen gg why has bp had the most longevity in Korea?

    Quote from Broasted Confit of Mammoth (910)

    ktl spent 6 weeks in melon top 10 so i don't know what you mean by barely top 50. it was also released at the height of the burning sun scandal so the underperformance in korea was more likely related to that.

    lsg did well in korea. internationally it was weaker but i think thats cos it wasnt a hype girl crush type song but also yeah it was released very quickly after the previous release. but i think thats normal, no one does well with super quick succession releases (like 1 month apart). Look at twice scientist, bts - on and ptd etc. all did very poorly by those artist normal standards. so i don't think you can conclude that bp specifically relies on hiatuses. i think they would do well with releases 6 months apart

    i dont think the solo releases really prove anything cos obviously bp are more popular as a whole compared to individually except maybe jennie. i doubt rose and lisa wouldve done much better even with a greater gap between previous releases. i think rose wouldve done a lot better with a korean release. lisa just isnt popular in korea.

    This thread is about the top 50 yr end chart.

    None of the excuses people come up with for BP's popularity hold up to scrutiny.


    "It's because they go away for ages, it makes their fans thirsty!" Then why are so many other K-Pop groups constantly whirring away in their hamster wheels then? Give them a break for 10 months, it will make them more famous. Apparently.


    "It's because they only have a handful of songs, so people have to loop them all day." Streamers all have the same amount of hours in the day, whether their faves have 5 songs or 50. And casual fans are not going to play Boombayah all day for no reason.


    "It's because they're a YG group." You see any other YG groups on the radar right now?


    "It's because they have a Thai member so SEA feels compelled to stan them like it's their collective job." G-Idle has a Thai member. CLC has/had a Thai member...


    The KPop hive mind has labelled their music mediocre trash, and it's arguably a valid opinion, but then they hold up other mediocre songs as though the holy grail had just been discovered in three-chord form which makes it impossible to take seriously.


    Blackpink are famous because all four have different enough to be refreshing but not jarring, they all manage to be a good mix of relatable and unattainable, there are no filler members, they are all good at what they do. They have a strong devoted fanbase, and are also building a GP following who don't expect new material every quarter. No-one's knocking them off their perch for a while yet.

    I'd like to take you point to point, but I don't want to seem like a BP anti. I liked the girls actually, have some of their songs on my playlist. Jennie's pretty funny on variety and Rose' has a unique vocal tone, they're talented no doubt. At the end of the day, a huge fanbase is what contribute to longevity. Simple as that.

    Quote from Broasted Confit of Mammoth (910)

    Look at twice scientist, bts - on and ptd etc. all did very poorly by those artist normal standards. so i don't think you can conclude that bp specifically relies on hiatuses. i think they would do well with releases 6 months apart

    You really want to bring armys in this thread don’t you?? Not only dragging ON, but also dragging ptd when that did better than ur fave’s Ice cream

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    You really want to bring armys in this thread don’t you?? Not only dragging ON, but also dragging ptd when that did better than ur fave’s Ice cream

    settle down. i didnt say the songs did bad i specifically said they did bad compared to the artists normal standards and is that not true? point is no one has super hype releases when they already released something recently. i can't think of any examples. and so lsg isnt really an example of how well bp would do with a normal hiatus length.

    their brand deals keep them in the public eye while maintaining their exclusive personas. they have the influencer angle, which helps in the age of social media. doesn't hurt that Jennie is the only 3rd gen it girl with relevance anymore.

    Koreans just love them?🤷‍♀️

    Why for all these years since debut that people always joke that BP only has 5 Kblinks?

    I thought they were not popular in SK? but i guess they truelly are.

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    Why for all these years since debut that people always joke that BP only has 5 Kblinks?

    I thought they were not popular in SK? but i guess they truelly are.

    No one says that except Onces. from 2016-2020 they might have gotten away with it, but we all see now which gg is actually liked by the Korean public.

    Quote from Tenderized Sour Horse (126)

    Why for all these years since debut that people always joke that BP only has 5 Kblinks?

    I thought they were not popular in SK? but i guess they truelly are.

    It's just a meme. Blackpink probably have the biggest hardcore k-fandom among ggs ignoring the deceased igone (still small compared to top bgs though). And they also have the most gp recognition by a mile

    Quote from Broasted Confit of Mammoth (910)

    settle down. i didnt say the songs did bad i specifically said they did bad compared to the artists normal standards and is that not true? point is no one has super hype releases when they already released something recently. i can't think of any examples. and so lsg isnt really an example of how well bp would do with a normal hiatus length.

    dynamite was the song bts released in the same year they released MOTS7 & it's probably the biggest kpop song since gs. so it isn't the more they release close together, the smaller the hype they get. many people, even army, just didn't like ptd & korean gp wasn't really vibing with on. don't mean this in an aggressive way, but bts isn't a good example of what you wanted to explain. bts' releases doing better/worse is mostly linked with how much army and gp liked the songs, not how recently their last one was.

    Becuase other companies cannot afford to have a low or no profit year like YG can, for multiple years over BPs career YG barely turned any profit from music output but retained huge overall revenue that keeps the company strong due to its numerous other earning streams.


    You can't apply this to every company when most of them only generate profit and revenue from constant music output, their artist taking huge breaks and subsequently not bringing in money like BP isn't viable. Basic business.

    Quote from Cured Saffron & Shallot Beef (917)

    dynamite was the song bts released in the same year they released MOTS7 & it's probably the biggest kpop song since gs. so it isn't the more they release close together, the smaller the hype they get. many people, even army, just didn't like ptd & korean gp wasn't really vibing with on. don't mean this in an aggressive way, but bts isn't a good example of what you wanted to explain. bts' releases doing better/worse is mostly linked with how much army and gp liked the songs, not how recently their last one was.

    but dynamite was released a full 6 months after the previous main title track. really doesn't disprove what i said.

    also save me and LGO were released quickly after previous singles and didnt really have as much hype as normal. theres a pattern here

    Quote from Broasted Confit of Mammoth (910)

    but dynamite was released a full 6 months after the previous main title track. really doesn't disprove what i said.

    also save me and LGO were released quickly after previous singles and didnt really have as much hype as normal. theres a pattern here

    neither of those examples are very fitting & i could go into detail why,
    but it's pointless to keep discussing this since i don't think we're gonna agree.

    with the amount bts has released some years, they have proven they won't lose hype bc of that


    to see if the pattern of less hype with hylt - ice cream or hylt - lsg is because of the closeness of the releases or just because the songs weren't what most people wanted/liked, the girls should release multiple singles again

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