Posts by redcurtain

IVE, I Am had less weeks at #1 than Supernova because of way higher competition at release, as Yama already pointed out, but it's cumulative weekly scores on Circle were way higher. Also despite being released in Apri 2023 it finished at 21st on the 2024 Melon yearly chart whereas Supernova is already at 15th on the daily chart just two weeks into January. If APT. had come out in August instead of November we'd probably all be talking about aespa's 2024 differently. Also Baddie spent 11 weeks in the top 10 on Melon vs. 7 for Armageddon and also reached #1 weekly with a PAK which obviously Armageddon didn't do either of those things.

Whiplash vs. Kitsch remains to be seen but Kitsch definitely had the higher peak and I think IVE wins the other 2 song performances, and that's not even factoring in Either Way which peaked at #3 on Melon and may have been a bigger hit than Armageddon too.

And finally they also had far better album sales in 2023 than aespa did in 2024.

Quote from Yama-Chan

Can you explain your reasoning for including I.O.I.? I have a feeling I know why, but I'd rather you explain it

yeah I think you know why, but it's just they were the first huge survival show group that was "determined" by votes and kicked off that whole trend in earnest.

H.O.T.

BIGBANG

SNSD

BTS

I.O.I (but not for the music, altho I like them)

BLACKPINK

but eventually NewJeans or Jeanz or whatever will be on here.

I don't consider Seo Taeji and the Boys a "kpop group" (which I guess I consider synonymous with idol group) or else they would definitely be one of mine. They were the template that LSM ripped off of for sure tho.

I care about the charts in that I want my group to do well and I'm proud of them when they do, but it's just an extension of my love for the arts. If they do flop (which they kinda did the last two comebacks, at least digitally), it still doesn't dampen my enthusiasm for the music and I have no desire to stan a new group.

overall it must be Blackpink, but in SK it was Twice and it wasn't close. I would say the first month after TT's release is the craziest I've seen SK ever get about one group in my time here (in terms of just one concentrated moment anyways).

dak galbi . . . however, it's very hit or miss depending on the restaurant because most places have their own house spices/sauce that they marinate the chicken in. But I've found a place where I live that's just amazing (and I went through a lot of mediocre spots to get there lol). Ddeokbokki is another one that is extremely variable depending on the restaurant, but if you find a place with amazing sauce it's incredible.

In terms of like how good it is on average across all restaurants then it's hard to beat samgyeopsal (especially because you have to cook it yourself basically every time lol) or kimchi jiigae.

Gugudan

at least you know she's running her own instagram

Quote from sveznalica

I can't see first pic, I agree with Mars being first place

oh what the heck, it worked when I posted it, but now I can't see it either. Let me try again.

all 9 of Twice's Circle numbers ones were legit hits that were everywhere when they were released, none of them were one week download boosted #1s that fell 90 plus spots the next week like some of these bg #1s these days. And LOAA and Fancy were legit big hits too. So 11 real hits.

(G)I-DLE has their four #1s and then Klaxon was legit pretty popular too. But if a song like Latata or Hann counts as a hit then definitely More and More, Feel Special, and Alcohol Free on Twice's side would count as hits too. Not to mention Twice has several songs that were big hits in Japan or popular internationally like The Feels. So I think it's easily Twice right now, but ofc (G)I-DLE debuted much later than Twice and really became an A-list group like 4 years into their career as opposed to like 7 months in for Twice.

Since Svez started it!

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I hope this boosts her profile enough to get her another comeback . . . I love her voice so much

I don't understand why she renewed, I feel like she could gain so much from going pretty much anywhere else.

Quote from draggehz

koreans say 큐떱

short for 큐더블유이알 which is QWER

or they just say qwer anyways

all my students say "Q W E R" in English

I'm shocked some of you didn't know "Eyes One" was the pronunciation they were so big at their peak lol.

I'm absolutely reeling "cosmic latte" isn't actually EXO's official color tho, so what do I know.

Quote from Baekhyun_Anggeul

unless a song has 2 genres, then it should be 7 songs.

i hope his album drops before that date. it's been long overdue.

could not agree more! I thought for sure it would be this year

1. SNSD

2. BP

3. TWICE

4. NewJeans

5. 2NE1

6. Wonder Girls

7. S.E.S.

8. Fin.K.L.

9. IVE

10. Red Velvet

painful cuts were made and bias did color my choices somewhat

wait . . . does that mean 7 songs??

Also, I really hope he's telling the truth about the album coming out around Lunar New Year (January 29th next year), usually we always have to wait until at least March for EXO-related music.

it'll be tougher this year, we'll see if GD's song is losing steam by the time Xmas rolls around. Perfect Night only peaked at like 275k ULs or something like that (and was down to 225k when TFS passed it), GD is currently at about 350k ULs (and The First Snow peaked at 316k last year).

We'll also see how TFS does without a big tiktok craze pushing it. But then again now it's just a widely known Xmas classic whereas last year a lot of people discovered it for the first time, this year it might just be their default pick from the start to listen to this season. Melon might playlist it more too.

I love this song lol, I listened to it just because I felt like I owed RV and with no enthusiasm and then listened to it for like 40 minutes in a row lol. I love songs that progressively add all these little details as they go. The last chorus is soo catchy.

dang One Hundred really wrangled together a pretty killer roster when no one was looking lol