Who are currently the digital top groups in South Korea?

1 LOONA

2 6ix9ine

3 BTS

Bts

Blackpink

Aespa

Oh my girl

The rest are pretty irrelevant. Mid performance or straight up flopping

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I think you're mostly right. The obvious choices currently are:

BTS

Blackpink

aespa

Oh My Girl

Brave Girls (at least until we see how their next single performs)

STAYC

all those groups released singles that finished in the top 50 (and actually top 30) on the Gaon Year-End Chart. If you want to include Twice (Alcohol-Free finished #68) and Red Velvet (Queendom at #87 (and Joy's Hello at #72)), then I wouldn't argue. Both of those groups have really famous brands so I think they at least still have the chance of hits down the line.

The interesting one is Itzy. Itzy's MITM finished at #92 for the year, which I think is disappointing for them but for most 4th gen groups it'd be a huge success, so I think it's fair to at least consider Itzy a relevant group digitally, certainly moreso than any NCT unit.

Currently streaming?

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Even Brave Girls is mid performance to you?

Rollin was a miracle. We ride shot up because of it. Cmbr did no better than alcohol free and queendom. If anything it was disappointing. Yeah you could say we should wait for one more comeback but will they have the hype to get a hit again either?

IVE could be a contender as well.

BTS, BP, OMG, aespa are a top currently, pretty much guaranteed top 10

TWICE, Brave Girls, ITZY, Red Velvet, Mamamoo I would say are a gray area currently, but I don't think we should count them out it yet, because they sure have their base. And they are the best performing groups after the top 4

STAYC and I'VE need more time to really say if they are top digital groups though definitely contenders

MassiveKpopFan come do your thing

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Now that we're fully in 4th gen times, things have started to change. Some 3rd gen groups have disbanded or left their company, some have lost members, new groups have debuted and made their marks, summarily, the K-pop scene is undergoing changes once again.

But how much? Like who are the digital top groups in South Korea these days, which groups rule the Korean charts?

Based on Gaon's results of the past 1-2 years, I'd say the current ranking goes something like this:

1. BTS

2. Blackpink

3. Brave Girls

4-5. Aespa / Oh My Girl

6. Red Velvet

7. STAYC

8. TWICE

9. Mamamoo

Did I miss some groups? I couldn't see any boygroups besides BTS that had a good digital performance, but maybe NCT Dream on 10?

Do you agree with the list? And how do you expect it to change this year?

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1. BTS

2. BLACKPINK

3/4. Oh My Girl/Brave Girls

5. aespa

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6. Red Velvet

7. TWICE

8. STAYC

9. ITZY

10. SEVENTEEN

Mamamoo fell off, they're no longer top 10. NCT Dream didn't blow up until this year, so SEVENTEEN rounds out the top 10.

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1. BTS

2. BLACKPINK

3/4. Oh My Girl/Brave Girls

5. aespa

6. Red Velvet

7/8. TWICE/STAYC

9. ITZY

10. SEVENTEEN

Mamamoo fell off, they're no longer top 10.

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you’d put brave girls above aespa?

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IVE could be a contender as well.

Too early, we can't judge them without a comeback

Easy.

1. Aespa

2. BTS

3. Oh My Girl

4. Brave Girls

Aespa dominated 2021 and the first two months of 2022.

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you’d put brave girls above aespa?

Yes, purely because of Rollin and We Ride. I know ChiMatBaRam was average and After We Ride flopped, but Brave Girls still has more overall digital points than aespa and both blew up last year. aespa should very well take BG's spot this year seeing how well Dreams Come True is doing.

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1. Aespa

2. BTS

No.

BTS in 2021 - 3.9B

aespa in 2021 - 1.1B

Also the prompt was the last 2 years, not just last year. So you're lying to prove your false point anyway.

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No.

BTS in 2021 - 3.9B

aespa in 2021 - 1.1B

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That includes fandom streamed B sides and ancient songs from 2020 and even earlier lol. Just look at recent singles since the question is about CURRENT digimons.

Next Level defeated Butter and PTD easily and is still top 20.

Savage easily outcharted MU which might be out of top 50 already.

Cover song reached top 10 on MElon.

Collab song now top 5 on Melon.

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Rollin was a miracle. We ride shot up because of it. Cmbr did no better than alcohol free and queendom. If anything it was disappointing. Yeah you could say we should wait for one more comeback but will they have the hype to get a hit again either?

The fact that you are comparing queendom and alcohol free charting just shows how ignorant your comments are lmao

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I think you're mostly right. The obvious choices currently are:

BTS

Blackpink

aespa

Oh My Girl

Brave Girls (at least until we see how their next single performs)

STAYC

all those groups released singles that finished in the top 50 (and actually top 30) on the Gaon Year-End Chart. If you want to include Twice (Alcohol-Free finished #68) and Red Velvet (Queendom at #87 (and Joy's Hello at #72)), then I wouldn't argue. Both of those groups have really famous brands so I think they at least still have the chance of hits down the line.

The interesting one is Itzy. Itzy's MITM finished at #92 for the year, which I think is disappointing for them but for most 4th gen groups it'd be a huge success, so I think it's fair to at least consider Itzy a relevant group digitally, certainly moreso than any NCT unit.

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For reference amongst the other artists in the top 5 in digital points since 2020:

Blackpink- 2.398B

Oh My Girl- 2.379B

Brave Girls - 1.7B~

Aespa- 1.4B~

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Just look at recent singles since the question is about CURRENT digimons.

Changing the meaning of the term, so more lying. "Digimon" just means an act that charts consistently well. There was no stipulation of only recent songs being included in the criteria.

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Next Level defeated Butter and PTD easily and is still top 20.

Savage easily outcharted MU which might be out of top 50 already.

Cover song reached top 10 on MElon.

Collab song now top 5 on Melon.

1. none of the b-sides from BE even made the year end chart, so that argument's out.

2. Next Level wasn't competition to PTD and only you, a success stan, thinks in terms of battle between fucking songs.

3. My Universe came out more than a week before Savage, they're not competition either.

4. Good for aespa, Dreams Come True is charting like a single.

5. Step Back isn't aespa's song, doesn't count toward their performance as a group.

aespa's first 10 songs (Black Mamba, Forever, Next Level. Savage EP, Dreams Come True) = 1,302,244,586 (9 songs; Forever didn't chart)

BTS's last 10 songs (Butter, PTD, My Universe, BE minus Dynamite) = 2,243,042,308

since you're all about "recency bias" there you go.

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The fact that you are comparing queendom and alcohol free charting just shows how ignorant your comments are lmao

Actually they're similar. Queendom has a little more longevity, but they both peaked in the top 10 and are summer hits.

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The fact that you are comparing queendom and alcohol free charting just shows how ignorant your comments are lmao

How different is it and why won't it be compared? The only advantage af has is in having more gaon points in the same weeks. Queendoom has already outlasted in longevity. They'll end up around the similar numbers. Maybe it's u who is ignorant? Don't know the charting? If u don't ,don't qoute.

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The fact that you are comparing queendom and alcohol free charting just shows how ignorant your comments are lmao

Queendoom, Alcohol-free and CMBR are all similar level hits. Alcohol free and queendom have similar peak at 22M points, currently quite similar in longetivity. CMBR had the biggest peak but the worst longetivity. All 3 will end up as ard 300M+ digital points. All 3 are pretty sub-standard compared the biggest songs the groups had

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Changing the meaning of the term, so more lying. "Digimon" just means an act that charts consistently well. There was no stipulation of only recent songs being included in the criteria.

1. none of the b-sides from BE even made the year end chart, so that argument's out.

2. Next Level wasn't competition to PTD and only you, a success stan, thinks in terms of battle between fucking songs.

3. My Universe came out more than a week before Savage, they're not competition either.

4. Good for aespa, Dreams Come True is charting like a single.

5. Step Back isn't aespa's song, doesn't count toward their performance as a group.

aespa's 2021 singles that charted (Next Level + Savage EP) = 1,302,244,586 (7 songs)

BTS's 2021 singles (Butter, PTD, My Universe) = 1,382,418,136 (3 songs)

I'm not even gonna add any of their 2020 releases, because then the comparison would be obsolete.

Actually they're similar. Queendom has a little more longevity, but they both peaked in the top 10 and are summer hits.

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Next Level outcharted everyone. Savage will end up third, it's already outcharting MU and will catch up to PTD as well, it's gaining millions of points every week on PTD which is like 45 right now.

1. NL

2. Butter

3. Savage

4. PTD

5. Dreams

6. MU

Also, if Armys are gonna take credit for Savage Love when BTS was only a featured guest on the song, then Aespa should definitely get credit for GOT.

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Next Level outcharted everyone. Savage will end up third, it's already outcharting MU and will catch up to PTD as well, it's gaining millions of points every week on PTD which is like 45 right now.

Every song is gaining at least a million points on the chart, dumbass point.

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Also, if Armys are gonna take credit for Savage Love when BTS was only a featured guest on the song, then Aespa should definitely get credit for GOT.

Aespa's name: not there

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BTS: credited by name

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You're reaching for such straws

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stop setting up my girls

mys literally don't gaf it's always the non-fans barking

My list is based on pure facts doe. Can anyone seriously dispute my ranking? NL outcharted Butter. Savage easily outcharted MU and had higher peaks than PTD and will surpass it on Gaon points eventually. And Armys ALWAYS be taking credit for Savage Love Remix when their boys were only literally GUESTS on the track, which means Aespa should get credit for GOT.

interesting list also why no one mentioned shinne though they also did great last year right

This is getting more heated, who wants some popcorn