Why is Oh My Girl underperforming on the chart?

IMO Real Love is nowhere near as catchy as Nonstop, Dolphin and Dun Dun Dance. It's a bit too much on the safe side. Also, their hype from Kingdom has died down and the GP is not anticipating them like they did last year. Anyways, they can definitely bounce back with the right song, although that is easier said than done.

1. they aren't a group that can afford all these long hiatuses

2. Bad song

Also the charts are kinda fierce right now. It's like all top tier groups decided to comeback all at the same time

Guess I’m the only one who think the song is tolerable better than DDD imo.

Not everything needs or can be a chart topper. You can count the artists who can consistently put out hit after hit with 1 hand

people seem to not like their song as much as the other releases

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1. they aren't a group that can afford all these long hiatuses

2. Bad song

basically terrible management but people keep defending their company somehow

Bc the song is meh

I think people have too high of an expectation in K-pop due to very select acts and expect everyone else to always have a hit

I said it before the company is managing them bad

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basically terrible management but people keep defending their company somehow

It's the same company that killed B1A4 the group went through the same route as omg once they started getting popular the group strated promoting less ans less

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1. they aren't a group that can afford all these long hiatuses

2. Bad song

I like the song, but have to agree about the hiatuses. I always wondered why they started to comeback less when they became popular.

Isn't solo work a reason for hiatuses? As soon as nonstop and dolphin became hits they seem to have started focusing more on solo jobs. One way it's better. Also i do wonder if things got messy once rbw took over WM. Maybe it wasn't well settled. Honestly too long break and then coming back with a bland boring song will make one flop.

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I like the song, but have to agree about the hiatuses. I always wondered why they started to comeback less when they became popular.

Could be members are tired of idol life, or maybe they need extended breaks between comebacks due to physical ailments. I've read that Jiho has been dealing with chronic injuries. OMG arent spring chickens anymore, even baby Arin is gonna be 23 soon and the oldest will be 28 this year.

The alternative theory is what atropos said...could be something to do with RBW taking over.

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i think DDD's success probably rode off the Nonstop hype & these long hiatsues are killing their hype

all of a sudden when they blew up they started taking these...very long hiatuses. i get that they're focusing on their solo work but not everyone can be like BP & smash after long periods of time with no music

even their album sales are starting to decline real love had worst first day sales than dear omg

i'd say it's because the song is underwhelming too but worse songs have become hits

but i think most people were expecting some kind of summer bop like DDD/Nonstop and when the got....that they said no

it's kinda early though they could turn around and smash with more promo

also not people preaching "nOt eVEry SoNG NeEds tO BeCoME A HiT" in here i know yall type long ass essays in anons about groups performance on the down low

this is why akp is dead

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its bc they are a older group so they will cmb less often, I don't follow them like that so idk if they are doing promo for this cmb bc before with dolphin/ nonstop they were in a lot of tv shows so maybe they didn't do that this time

also, exactly bc they are old, its that they can't afford to underperform, especially with the situation their company is facing. Rainbow buy their company or have the majority of shares now and the first thing they did was let all their trainees go, if they see omg don't do well or even sell enough they will just get rid of them

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Could be members are tired of idol life, or maybe they need extended breaks between comebacks due to physical ailments. I've read that Jiho has been dealing with chronic injuries. OMG arent spring chickens anymore, even baby Arin is gonna be 23 soon and the oldest will be 28 this year.

The alternative theory is what atropos said...could be something to do with RBW taking over.

I read about Jiho health, but other reasons... Idk, idols usually act like rookies when they get successful. But at the same time OMG is a different case, they aren't Brave Girls out of complete nugudom after years and overwhelmed by all the attention, their songs charted and they were known by kpop fans since before Non stop and Dolphin.

love oh my girl but the song is extremely meh i was disappointed rbw trying to screw them over

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Could be members are tired of idol life, or maybe they need extended breaks between comebacks due to physical ailments. I've read that Jiho has been dealing with chronic injuries. OMG arent spring chickens anymore, even baby Arin is gonna be 23 soon and the oldest will be 28 this year.

The alternative theory is what atropos said...could be something to do with RBW taking over.

Jiho has stated the best time is when they aren't coming back lmao

Totally see the physical health avenue

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if they see omg don't do well or even sell enough they will just get rid of them

I don't think they'll get rid as they did renew their contracts and they do have solo jobs. But yeah real love album isn't selling as much as previous one. Now maybe they can close the gap in next few days.

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I don't think they'll get rid as they did renew their contracts and they do have solo jobs. But yeah real love album isn't selling as much as previous one. Now maybe they can close the gap in next few days.

they can reduce their promo even more until their new contract run out bc those normally just last 2-3 years

maybe the majority of people just didn't like the song

if you (generic you not OP you) liked it great...just don't focus on the charting

What are yall listening to? Real love is not a bad song.

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What are yall listening to? Real love is not a bad song.

It's not bad but bland and not really striking in any way. In a way that can be worse than a bad song.

They just need to release Drip as their next single & MV. That song is a banger.

Expectedly, I ended up liking the song after the initial comeback hype subsided. I realized how Oh My Girl this song is and that chorus is something I'm totally digging. However, I still think that putting this as a title track was an odd move. I wonder if they noticed that with Dun Dun Dance they weren't able to replicate the success of Nonstop + Dolphin and seeing that Dolphin was the song that stuck with the GP more, they decided to promote a chill and easy song as the title track in hopes that with it given the title track treatment, it'll be more successful.

I agree with the other points too. Their hiatus periods were too extended and it's not like they went ham on the solo promos, they dialed down on them + Arin's MC gig ending. For the select few that were still expecting their comeback, hearing Real Love for the first time could've been a moment after expecting a summer dance song and leaving unsatisfied. With weird songs, at least, you actually end up having more replay chances. Whilst fans eventually might warm up to the song, commercially, you don't get as much leeway. I'm pulling for a slow rise or something but

It’s weird to expect every song an act releases be chart topping hits…

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It’s weird to expect every song an act releases be chart topping hits…

i don't most ppl expected them to top charts, especially with tomboy, IU, FMR songs out now, but it's not even a week and they are already close to being out of top 70 on melon, that's really shocking for a gg that even before Nonstop used to do kinda better digitally

Real Love should not have been the comeback song

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i don't most ppl expected them to top charts, especially with tomboy, IU, FMR songs out now, but it's not even a week and they are already close to being out of top 70 on melon, that's really shocking for a gg that even before Nonstop used to do kinda better digitally

Yep, to use RV as example, queendom was around Lowe top 10 to top15 with queendom, if real love was doing like that or even top20 it wouldn't be as bad but they nearly 50 places below that

The song is miles better than the other songs they released too

because this is by far their worst single

they need to do a repackage and go back to release bops because Real Love is the most disappointing comeback of 2022 for me.

If you are going to take a long hiatus before a comeback you should know you need a banger to smash because if the song is bland you will totally fail.

RBW messed the girls, I hope they get something way better for the next comeback because the album shows they actually HAVE bangers there

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What are yall listening to? Real love is not a bad song.

This. Just because it doesn't have a punchy chorus doesn't mean it's bad or boring.

I actually find the hook pretty catchy and memorable.

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the way you have some of the worst takes on the forum chile

Can't help having superior taste