2pm would have done well even today. Not after school but orange caramel probably would do well in Korea not so much among ifans. MissA will do well even now.
Yes 2PM they would do well! As for After School i think if their debut song is "Bang!" it will be a success because it's different
Display MoreSNSD and DBSK would have been phenomenal, if they'd debut now, they'd have seen explosive growth within the first year.
DBSK's high vocal/dance/performance talents were extraordinary, SNSD's vocal/dance/performance talent would be on a high level too and they would be completely unmatched by any 3rd/4th gen group on the variety level easily winning the hearts and minds of Korean general public.
Big Bang would most likely do very well too, Wonder Girls too.
2NE1, not sure. People have gotten used to girl crush, so they wouldn't stand out for that so much, and I feel K-pop fans would have started to expect different visuals and looks from an YG group now - the bar on visuals has been raised in general since 3rd gen and 4th gen.
But if they had Teddy's songs, they'd do well.
T-ARA, Sistar and KARA, would be slow starters. Only when they'd start getting hit songs, recognition would follow from the general public and K-pop fans. Same for 2PM and Super Junior.
But as soon as they'd start to get recognition and a few hit songs, they'd do well, just like they did in 2nd gen era.
Yes i agree with you on SNSD, imagine if Gee was released now. It will again be a BOP with a signature dance. Lately i've been missing songs with signature dances like what you had with songs from 2nd gen.
For 2ne1 i believe they'd still slay the charts, yes maybe you're right about visuals but people would be blown up because of how they perform. I still think that 2ne1 stage presence is unbeatable
Cosmic Girls/WSJN didn't do that well, even when Sistar was on the peak of their popularity and Cosmic Girls debuted as the 2nd Starship girl group after Sistar.
Immediate success isn't a guarantee for Starship girl groups apparently, so I feel like Sistar's rise to success if they'd debuted in 4th gen era would be heavily dependent on the hit songs they'd produce over time.
Sistar also debuted in a calmer time period where the 2nd gen group dominance was past its high peak and they started to take longer and longer hiatus breaks, while the 3rd gen groups hadn't risen to their high peaks yet.
I'm not so sure if they'd have done as well with the strong competition as it is now, with a lot of groups at peak level.
I think maybe if Sistar would have debuted now with "Alone" or "Touch my Body" as a summer debut it would be a success because those songs/styles are something that i don't see in K-Pop now.
Of course it depends how the taste of the K-Pop listeners currently is.
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Just watched 2PM and AS.
I found it a bit painful for Kaeun not being there - she got excluded by Mnet from IZ*One, and now from this by her former After School members - but it was great to see AS being able to perform this.
Was it a one-time thing? Or will more 2nd gen groups follow?
True, i don't know how After School decided who would perform. Like e.g. 9Muses decided that the last members who stayed in the group will perform.
Tbh i don't really know if more are coming because T-ARA and U-Kiss also performed there a few months ago.
Display MoreI think they will.
I mean this isn't the greatest example (because it started with a viral moment), but Brave Girls which is technically 2nd Gen (with a 3rd Gen lineup) are literally one of the top GGs right now in SK.
These groups I think will do well
- 2NE1 debut as a 4th Gen group would be HUGE
- Sistar debut as a Starship NGG would be huge too (assuming that Starship is as established as it is now, since Sistar kinda was the one that made Starship)
- T-ara and Kara debuting under MBK/DPS respectively won't have a huge following at the start, but they might have a similar StayC moment
- 4Minute debut under Cube (instead of LIGHTSUM) would probably do pretty well too
- miss A debut would be huge as well under JYP
- And yes lets not forget f(x) debuting under SM, they probably break records
Short answer, yes I think at least the top few groups of the 2nd Gen, would still do well or maybe even better. They definitely will sell a lot more albums, digitally it depends but it probably won't be a complete flop
I agree with you in all points!
Now that After School, 2PM and Nine Muses appeared on MMTG again.
Do you believe that if these idols would have debuted now during 4th gen idols era they would have the same impact like they had in the past?
You can also name other 2nd gen idols, that you think would break records now with their music and style😊
Tell us the first K-Pop song you heard
Which year was it and do you still stan that group/singer?
vocals:
It's only my preference but when it comes to vocals i actually put YG on no. 1. I know SM has many incredible vocals like Taeyeon and Baekyeon but somehow i find YGs vocals unique and you can recognize them without seeing their faces. Like Taeyang, Daesung, Suhyun, June, Kang Seung Yoon, Yedam, Junkyu, Jeongwoo and Rosé.
rap:
1. YG
3. SM
dance:
1. JYP
2. SM
3. YG
stage presence:
1. YG
2. JYP
3. SM
visuals:
1. SM
2. YG
3. JYP
treatment:
I can't really say because we don't know what's going behind the scenes but maybe
1. YG/JYP
2. SM
concepts:
1. YG
2. SM
3. JYP
line distribution:
It depends on the song
