What’s interesting is that BTS actively sought to give up the top spot with their hiatus. They are visibly mentally exhausted and their hearts are no longer in this.
Their success stanning fans are another story.
The problem is no kpop group is remotely viable.
I would say bp is a joke in the west but people need to know them first to even say that.
It’s been fun though to see how blinks made this comeback about bts instead of bp and used all sorts of fascinating gimmicks.
I mean i would do that too if my faves released that sort of song after 2 years of starvation.
As for the 4th gen offerings, some are fresh but their momentum is no where near early BTS.