Why is StayC sales not increasing as fast as other groups?

    Ive/Aespa are doing 400K on Hanteo, groups without hits like Nmixx or Lesserafim are also pulling 400K for debut, StayC has had couple of hits yet their last album did 180K on Hanteo, even lower than Kep1er?

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    Well let's be honest StayC songs are more on the cute and girly while Aespa/Ive songs are more sexy and cool.


    There is the fans that are more into StayC , must be the more younger age but they don't represent a majority of the demographic.

    1. Aespa is a whole new story

    2. Ive/lesserafim have popular member from ex top gg in their team

    3. Nmixx hype from jyp.


    Stayc definitly in the same path as RV, they slowy but surely successful

    Leave stayc alone, they're doing just fine. Ive had 2 members already in kpop for 3 years, basically cheated and same with lesserafim. nmixx was revelled more than 6 months before debut and had pre pre release which is basically cheating. Aespa is a whole other story and big 3 with itzy and nmixx which is cheating.

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    But Red Velvet are Big 3. Not saying they don't deserve their success because they do, but being Big 3 is always a safety net and an assurance. StayC don't have that. They could start to freefall.

    They will be fine. They have one of the strongest female fandoms in Korea, + their posts are always trending for visuals + good songs. It's the OMG strategy really, more than RV however Stayc have more visibility than OMG did.

    Their songs aren’t doing as well internationally that’s where bulk of sales come from

    Well, they aren't from a big company like some of the other groups.


    In perspective, it is impressive they are doing well as their company isn't big.

    Smaller international fandom where most of the sales usually comes from

    it used to be "produce curse" and suddenly now it's "produce privilege" like we didn't see so many produce groups and solos flop.

    People overstimate StayC way too much here. ASAP did fine on sk, nothing exceptional, it is stuck at 460m on gaon and won't be crossing the 100m streams or the 4m uls on melon, on international level. Stereotype and So Bad are flops, and Run2U despite peaking higher than ASAP is already losing the longeivty battle.Also their Youtube and Spotify numbers are bad, no 100m in neither and their biggers numbers are 60m at most. They are hyped to be one of the top 4th gen ggs but they ain't at that level yet, they aren't the RV or 4th gen, at most the Gfriend but with explosive sales

    Lettuce see:


    1. IVE/LESSERAFIM - popular produce/IZ*ONE members in each group + HYBE for LESSERAFIM

    2. AESPA - SM + Next Level the biggest hit of the decade before their mini was released

    3. NMIXX - JYPE pulling strings + multiple fan meeting lotteries for cheap single album

    4. KEP1ER - GP999 was big internationally + Japanese members + Xiaoting IT girl + the blonde girl having a preexisting fandom due to who she's related to.


    It could also be because STAYC constantly releases quality music, to which a lot of kpop fans are allergic to.

    (IVE does too but they struck luck with popular members before debut)

    they need a stronger international fandom or at least chinese fans who will bulk buy

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    People overstimate StayC way too much here. ASAP did fine on sk, nothing exceptional, it is stuck at 460m on gaon and won't be crossing the 100m streams or the 4m uls on melon, on international level. Stereotype and So Bad are flops, and Run2U despite peaking higher than ASAP is already losing the longeivty battle.Also their Youtube and Spotify numbers are bad, no 100m in neither and their biggers numbers are 60m at most. They are hyped to be one of the top 4th gen ggs but they ain't at that level yet, they aren't the RV or 4th gen, at most the Gfriend but with explosive sales

    No one said they were RV, they’re doing fine compared to the current 4th gen group.

    The biggest 4th gen song in 2021 were next level, eleven and savage after that there is Asap.

    Their sales are good

    They have no backup and have two tracks with over 60M, which eventually reach 10 streams


    They managed to repeak after Stereotype flop charting so yes they have a lot of potential but okay

    You really think ive and lsrf are gonna sell more than aespa?

    If you are not a boy group you need chinese and japanese members. Or be bp

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