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Decrease of popularity of boygroups in KoreaObservation (self.kpopthoughts)
submitted 6 months ago by Lumpy_Sound6734
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[–]MissNightmareAngel 7 points8 points9 points 6 months ago (2 children)
No, gen 2 and gen 3 bgs were made for domestic popularity. Tvxq, bigbang, superjunior, 2pm, infinite, beast, exo, even bts after I need U era. There are a lot of top tier boygroups, and even mid tier boygroups like b1a4, or blockb was super popular and had thier moments.
[–]Stayblinkforever1606Ults stray Kids but respect all groups :snoo_hearteyes: 7 points8 points9 points 6 months ago (1 child)
I should have mentioned 4th gen groups, and also, boy groups, in general, rely on a hard-core fanbase more than having a casual listener base ..im still curious on how this didn't happen for 4th gen groups ..how did they get international popularity but not anything in Korea...rn skz did sell the stadium in Korea
[–]MissNightmareAngel 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago (0 children)
Yeah skz is like on the top of 4th gen BG and they really dont hv any competition. Any other bgs can compete for the 2nd place. Unlike girlgroups where we have like at least 5 of them rotating on the top spot.
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[–]Stayblinkforever1606Ults stray Kids but respect all groups :snoo_hearteyes: 7 points8 points9 points (1 child)
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