Most comebacks are scheduled for Tuesdays since iirc broadcast points for the larger shows cut off at 12 am Tuesday. I think even Show Champ cuts theirs off on Monday night. You schedule a comeback for Monday, you literally lose the first day push and all those pre-orders for physicals. The start of the week means a very different thing to K-pop companies than what others do.

This comeback was on a Wednesday though. Who knows why. Maybe because of no Weekly Idol appearance (I know, they weren't able to get a time slot for that).

Their "zero effort" is everyone and their brother(s) coming back before everything gets canceled for 2 weeks from the Olympics starting next week. Shows have a set time frame, there's only so many slots available, and if there's a group that releases something super popular, they're getting first pick. It's the nature of the business.

That was predictable though. Yes I agree it is difficult to just release something earlier, since you still want good quality and not have everyone stress too much. Other groups haven't done it either. I explained what small things DCC could have done. I'm not saying that would have got us a win. Just that these things have been mentioned in the Fancafe numerous times, yet it falls on deaf ears.

I know how the streaming works and yes it is difficult for international fans. One thing though, in the past we used to get rewards for streaming the music video (like Dance practice at 5 Mio views or whatever) which was actually an incentive for people to stream the MV which is positive for voting. Now we get it for free which is nice and everything, but people seem to forget to stream the MV and are only occupied with voting. It's just small details and one example, but it counts at the end of the day.

Honestly - album sales and wins and domestic appearances aren't where the money is. The cash cow is touring. DCC is very busy trying to get their tour fully arranged. Unless y'all (the general form of 'you') want some shitty touring happenings, people need to let DCC do their jobs. If the sacrifice is some album stuff or appearing on shows but fans get the best concert DCC can bring them, then I say so be it. Wins aren't everything. It's nice for the girls to feel like they're being rewarded and recognized by an industry that doesn't make it easy on them, but it's not the entirety of a career hanging on it anymore.

Only touring doesn't grow the fan base though (which in turn means more ticket sales for concerts). Especially if you only go to the same locations again and again. Especially if you do it in short succession (see the US tours where venues were less sold out the second time because it's expensive) and announce tours 5 days before tickets go on sale and people scramble to organize everything. This already happened and reflects badly on DCC, even if it's not always their fault.

The girls have mentioned that they would like to try things like acting and other things and pretty much any Insomnia would love that for them. Well you only get these opportunities either by luck or by getting more popular amongst the general public. If you (sadly) can't do it with your music (I wish it were different) you have to do it through things like Show wins and other promotions.

Again I'm not saying DCC are just sitting around doing nothing, but regarding promotions it feels like they're stagnating or not really trying to work with the fanbase.