Korean charting is much more important than spotify and youtube for non big4 girlgroups

yes for small companies it's usually not realistic to expect huge popularity internationally so if they're popular in korea that's already great

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Its beyond tragic how their latest comeback title couldn't even surpass 10M on Spotify and its been months. You would expect people to check them out but they are faceless group

I mean it’s like they were doing great before AS for a group like EG which had the international hype it could have helped them but for a group which doesn’t have a big fanbase and enough casuals listeners.

HP did better than Tag Me and Zig Zag so they slightly improved if you exclude AS.

I agree as long as that Korean charting leads to bigger album sales.

Korean streaming revenue i think is even worse than YT or Spotify (i THINK i read that somewhere, correct me if i'm wrong), charting high on Melon and Gaon is exciting for chart watchers like us but financially, wouldnt it be much better to have bigger streaming numbers on YT and Spotify in particular their premium services.

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well koreans charting is much more important than spotify and youtube for any groups, big 4 or non big 4

idols doesn't get Big brand deal and cf based on the number of spotify stream but based on if they are able to are relevant in korea and gets hits

they are also able to build a strong solo career based on their career in korea

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That’s not true if you have a big fanbase you can bag cf and have solo gigs.

Loona popularity in Korea is inexistante and Chuu is really booked even Doyeon and naeun are quite popular with no big hits.

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Afterschool was supposed to be the starting point tho. It was supposed to gain them fame and fandom but no one cared about the group.

Like I said they didn’t enough recognition and a big fanbase before AS so I don’t know why you expected to suddenly smash. That’s not how it works.

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I agree as long as that Korean charting leads to bigger album sales.

Korean streaming revenue i think is even worse than YT or Spotify (i THINK i read that somewhere, correct me if i'm wrong), charting high on Melon and Gaon is exciting for chart watchers like us but financially, wouldnt it be much better to have bigger streaming numbers on YT and Spotify in particular their premium services.

It's possible that Korean charting doesn't bring much money directly, but leads to many commercial deals, ads, etc which is where the big money is.

You mean charting equally good in Youtube than melon? If you wanna chart on Youtube global rank 1, you usually need 30 - 50m views per week. That is pretty unlikely if you are not Blackpink or BTS

Having a hit on melon would still be way more beneficial for any group because all the exposure that comes with it, that leads to CFS and being to do a lot of festivals and whatnot. From that popularity, you can branch to others areas like acting and variety shows a lot more easily.

Charting on YouTube/Spotify/Apple Music is definitely good, but outside Blackpink and BTS most groups won't be able to capitalize on this international popularity outside of concerts.

In the end of the day, Korea still is the most important market for any kpop group to have a long-lasting career.

You're right. I love how some int fans say that korean charting is unsteady and koreans always drop a group for the next big name and act how the same doesn't happen int fame wise. Groups like KARD and Everglow were hyped a lot at debut and the hype didn't translate into sales.

I'd say charting in korea is way more important than Spotify and youtube even for big companies groups. You chart at #10 on melon and can get cfs and spots on national tv and media, which is way more relevant than having 100M views on youtube

It's better to have international popularity imo but the problem is that if you're not popular in korea, it's gonna be hard to become popular internationally, so it's not realistic. People say everglow are popular internationally but even they aren't that popular. If they really were, they would sell more. That's why it's better for small companies to focus on korea more.