Please read what I'm typing and then confirm the difference between PEAK and LONGEVITY.
Those are two entirely different conversations.
Shaq has one of the most dominant PEAKS in NBA History, rivaled only by Michael Jordan.
But his PEAK was just about 3-4 years.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, until LeBron James, had the greatest LONGEVITY as a top player, giving valuable minutes for 20 years.
Leaving sports aside and returning to K-Pop, it's the same logic. If this was a conversation about the totality of the groups' careers, then of course nobody has matched SNSD
But this is about the groups at their peak popularity in Korea, so how long it's SUSTAINED doesn't matter
The framing here isn't to wonder who was at the top for the longest, but who reached the highest in comparison to SNSD.
I hope this makes more sense to you and anyone else who may be confused now. I was going to leave it alone, but people misconstruing peak with longevity infuriates and triggers me as a sports fan.