Posts by StanGIDLE

Quote from citron-icy

I don't think it's "star power" issue, but rather a problem related to the visual identity of the group (i'm not talking about girls visual but art visual). Their music and concept vary enormously but there is no visual identity to tie it all together and worse than that I find that aesthetically the group is very behind compared to what the industry in general offers.

Sweet Juice had managed to reach a wider audience because I think partly that although the music was very good, there was a stronger visual identity that came across in general. I find that it got lost again with "BBB" and "7Heaven" the group can't find consistency, and it seems like they are still searching for themselves artistically and that everything remains very conceptual in their aesthetics.

That's a solid point. I agree that they needed consistency and going with BBB and 7Heaven wasn't that wise of a choice. They most likely would be in a better spot if they had consistency and built on Sweet Juice style/concept. I think they got scared due to not charting well and selling that many units. Social media wise I felt they got a lot of attention with Sweet Juice, but social media engagement doesn't = $

Quote from citron-icy

That's why it's always hard to support small groups. There is nothing easy and the fans really have to invest themselves

It feels like their company fumbled. I thought they were going to breakthrough with Zombie. Then Memem didn't connect. It's sad because I enjoy their music, and vocally one of the best group. Hope they bounce back because they group is very talented, but lack star power

Quote from SafariDebut

that's very low and entwurf was released 2 years ago.

That bad and not good at all.

Unsure what the legs would be for this comeback. It will most likely sell 800k like their other releases. I get what you're saying about not much growth. It feels sales wise and touring seems stable and the outlier "A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream" is most likely caused by kpop album inflation that happened. We're now in the correction stage

Quote from WhyKnock

And not surprisingly no one is talking about Yoon Sangah, whom Cube was favoring.

Based on IG and Twitter it seems Chowon and Nayoung are the members most are talking about. It seems like the it didn't do much for Sangah. Hopefully Cube gives them a proper comeback because Pose is too good not to get much traction

Quote from SafariDebut

That's bad actually compared previous releases. I believe their final numbers might be in higher 700K.

Not that bad. Sold similar to their other releases

It's crazy how limited we've seen the two groups interact with each other. Hopefully we get more moments

Their performance was great. I hope they went viral today

Chances are slim due to Cube not investing much into the group. It's a shame because "Pose" is just as good as the current popular songs. Lightsum also have very talented members, but it doesn't matter much. I think they need to hope that they get a viral moment to gain traction

Song is very good but the Lil Cherry rap verses ruins the song

They need to release the Aespa solo songs

Very limited interaction it seems. Miyeon has done some challenges with Lightsum

Their last comeback was very good. Hopefully they get another one soon

Out of that list I think Karina has the best chance to succeed. Her being popular in China and being an it girl should help her a lot.

In terms of sales I think Yuqi and NingNing have a huge advantage due to being Chinese. Also, it helps they're both in very popular groups. Yuqi already proven she can get an insane amount of sales with her latest solo selling over 500k units.

I think many are sleeping on Miyeon because she's got a lot of talent as a vocalist and she seems to be very popular. I can picture her being similar to Tayeon in regard of being a soloist.

Overall, I think many acts from popular groups can move a lot of units, but unsure how long their solo careers will be, and sales decline once once group disband or moves on.

It's the right move, and it's nice to see they're finally protecting the girls. At first it was about the group improving their vocals, but it evolved into something nasty. When you have people attacking a minor on IG, calling a member a zionist, and making inappropriate comments towards members. Then it's time to turn off comments and protect the group. I am just surprised it took them this long to do that

Idols are more popular than kdrama actors, but kdramas are more popular than kpop

They should push Sullyoon more because I feel she's the member with the most potential to bring more fans in

When does MHJ contract expire?

Soyeon keeping the lights on at Cube

One of the best episodes, she's very talented. Also, it's crazy how she joined SM because I definitely would've thought it was a scam.

Neither groups fell off. Ive just had a succesful world tour and their latest comeback moved a lot of units. New Jeans seem to be doing well in Korea and their latest comeback moved a lot of units. I just think there are some corrections happening with certain metrics in kpop