Posts by BEG4DAWIN
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I mean look at that line, 130+ is definitely a possibility, they need 1 more day or so.
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They are waiting for Yena.
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ChaEunwoo
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I think this article best explains the POV of only 3 Generations
1st was the start of the idol wave.
2nd was the kpop expansion to Asian markets (read Japan) (some did try to go west)
3rd Generation is the expansion of kpop to other non-Asian international markets.
https://channel-korea.com/kpop-generations-over-the-year/
This article gives some years (but it is a bit older)
QuoteFirst Generation, it started in the early 1990s to early 2000s
QuoteThe 2nd Generation started in 2003 but there is no exact year when it ended. Some say, 2009 to the extent of 2010
QuoteThe 3rd Generation started in 2011. Some people say it ended in early 2018 but some state this generation still continues up to present.
https://www.kpopstarz.com/arti…4/generations-of-kpop.htm
And just to be fair, here is an article that does show 4 generations (well they have 7, but they use half generations)
So Gen 1
Gen 1.5
Gen 2
Gen 2.5
Gen 3
Gen 3.5
Gen 4
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Good for them, that means they will be out of debt pretty soon.
Royalties pay good money.
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The 4th gen are made to cater for global.
They might not be there yet but they will be soon. Can already see certain groups gaining traction
Another thing is that global is a loaded word for sure.
I think most fans mean the west (USA/Canada most obviously) when they say global.
kpop bands have been touring Latin America and Europe for a while now, but mostly in small venues.
Only BTS has had tours in large stadiums. (and BP invitation to conchella)
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You didn't understand what i say at all.
What I mean is the 4th gen group are made before they debut to be successful on the international stage. This is not the case with BTS, and even less with 2nd generation. This is debatable for Blackpink, but I think YG was aiming more at an Asian scene than truly international.
Wonder girls kind of was, at least to give it a shot.
BP for sure with 3 English speakers.
Twice was made for Japan obviously.
The internationalization started with Gen 3 by bringing in more and more international members, mostly from Japan, China and Thailand.
Obviously Korean English speakers have been a part of kpop since gen 1.
I am not sure about boy groups, but Wonder girls and 2NE1 did put out a few English language songs.
But again, I do not see a difference in gen 4 vs gen 3 here, I just do see any 4th gen groups following BP/BTS success in the west.
That is why I still do not think we have seen a 4th generation, just my opinion.
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Not at all.
First the Kpop song that really made a world impact first is PSY's Gangnam style.
Second, it would be a lie to say that BTS is a group that was formed to be internationally successful when no one predicted such a career for them to begin with, or even eventual success in Korea. This can be debatable with Blackpink or YG knew how to realize the way opened by PSY and knew how to rush into the fault to be part of the precursors of Kpop on the international scene.
Like i said in my post 4th gen group are MADE for Global kpop scene, just take a look at Stray Kids, Itzy and Aespa. SM and JYPE ambition are very clear, they want to export their groups everywhere.
But if other groups fail to be global like BTS and BP, then would you say 4th generation failed?
Is not like Gen 2 did not try to make it in English language, they just did not have success.
Wonder girls tried and failed, 2NE1 tried and failed.
BTS succeeded and even BP is succeeding.
So if 4th Gen is success in the west, then BP and BTS are the dividing line, because as of today, they are the only groups that have not failed.
Something else to take into account is China.
China was not as big in terms of revenue potential for 2nd generation as it is today.
BP huge international success is in China, BTS a bit more balanced with their success in the west.
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But Blackpink and BTS debut long ago before their WW success, so it is hard to classify them as the 'start of the 3rd gen' when groups like EXO and Twice existed before.
BP and BTS are influence of the blueprint for 4th gens, i would put it that way. TXT, Aespa, ITZY are all clearly product of this blueprint - with english spoken member(s), songs in English or western influenced songs, targeting the western audience
But they are not global, only BTS and BP are global.
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Obviously brave girls will dominate streams, but Rose will crush them with physical sales.
So she has good 2 weeks to win as many as possible before IU comes in.
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That's exactly the point for me that separe 3rd et 4th gen. 4th gen start for being global and not just Korean/Asian, they really want to get a global presence like BTS and Blackpink. Now 4th gen groups are really better in English than their senior, and are made by the company for target a global market (Not only USA, but the whole world).
But this would mean that BTS and Black pink are the start of 4th Generation.
Or arguably, they are the start of 3rd generation, any boy group before BTS is 2nd generation and any girl group before BP is also 2nd generation.
That would mean, no 4th Generation.
Realistically speaking, only BTS and BP are "global groups".
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4th gen will probably be the last. but the problem is the split.
afaik exo is 3rd gen, and they debuted in 2012, so with that logic, 4th gen being 2018/19( i think 19 is more realistic but w.e) doesnt seem so far off. even BTS was 2013.
But for girls, RV/BP/TWICE are all 14-16, so its like pushed back.
like, of you took 2012 at start of 3rd gen, then current 4th gen, would be in the same place 3rd gen was with 2nd gen
Display MoreI think Its a way of people not being able to see certain groups being categorized in the same category as 3rd gen groups. Eg. Saying TXT and BTS are the same generation is a bit idk how to put it uncomfortable or like odd I guess.
Another thing is most of the 4th gen debuted when there was an overall change in the K-pop landscape to more focus on the international/US market (which is a big reason why many 4th gen groups are struggling in Korea).
It's this shift by K-pop companies starting mainly in 2018 where there was this focus on US market compared to 3rd gen groups that debuted pre 2018 that were mainly focused more towards the Korean and Asian Market in general that to me does show a difference in the groups considered as 3rd gen (BTS, EXO, BP, Twice) who didn't target the US at their debuts (i.e.. didn't sign with US labels immediately), compared to 4th gen debuts like TXT, Ateez, (G)I-DLE who all signed to US labels within their first year or two.
But I can see what you mean about it maybe being too early.
Well there is a timing difference between boys and girls in terms of generations.
Usually SM was the company that marked those splits, but perhaps in the future it will be Big hit for boys and who knows for girls.
if JYP debuts a new GG, will that be a new generation? I doubt it, JYP did debut Wonder girls and Miss A, both are considered 2nd generation.
So should BTS and TXT be considered the same generation? who knows.
If we go by girls, it should be 2021-2022 when generation 4 starts to debut, if we go by SM marks the Generations, then AESPA is the dividing line between 3rd and 4th, or we could argue that Aespa is just the FX to Red Velvet and we are still in the 3rd generation for Girl groups.
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For my latest music show analytics thread, I decided to look at how music show wins have risen and fallen over time for each generation of girl groups. What inspired this analysis was seeing numerous posts like this one by salem9, all discussing how older groups are still dominating and not making way for Fourth Generation groups to rise up.
Methodology: As some of you may already know, I've created a large database of music show wins, which I update regularly. For this analysis, I first assigned a generation to each girl group win, based on the classification schema described in this AKP article. With that done, it was easy to filter the data by year and generation to come up with a table of wins for each generation, broken down by year. Then, I just had to present the data in chart form, the result of which is shown below. Note that my numbers are up to date as of the end of 2020, and the chart starts in 1998 since that's when S.E.S. recorded their first win.
As we can see, there was a rather "clean" hand-off between the First Generation and the Second Generation. The transition between the Second and Third Generations wasn't quite as sharp, but still, there is a clear "changing of the guard" between 2015 and 2016.
However, the Fourth Generation is starting out at a time when older groups are still performing very strongly, which is unprecedented. I do believe that the Fourth Generation will eventually come to dominate, but it will be a slower process compared to what we have witnessed in the past.
So 7 years between gen 1 and gen 2
8 years between gen 2 and gen 3
Only 4 years between Gen 3 and Gen 4.
Almost like Gen 4 should not exist yet
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