Is there a ceiling to 4th gen girl group's general name recognition and popularity due to public's lack of interest in idol nowadays?

The domestic public has lost a ton of interest for idols since the 2nd gen and early 3rd gen, I would argue even most 3rd gen idols have limited name recognition. Outside of the core Kpop fandoms, most people simply do not know the name of even idols from upper tier groups.

The number of real successful soloists who have consistent releases and number of successful idols who have gained recognition for acting have shrunk significantly since the 2nd gen.

How would 4th gen idols even combat this going forward? The options for them seem extremely limited as they progress later into their careers.

depends on which 4th gen groups are you talking about, domestic public has good interest in groups like aespa,idle, ive, stayc so its possible they can go as high as 3rd gen ggs, while groups in which domestic public has lost interest like itzy don't have high hope

no, there is a lot of interest on koreans groups

but not the ones of 4th gen

they are just not good enough

sometimes you can´t put a horn on a horse and call it an unicorn

There is more of a ceiling for 4th gen bg