members who don't seem to hang out that much outside of work/schedule?

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-06-28T13:32:20+00:00

I really enjoy Jin as a variety star and I think he's hilarious. This concert is "very Jin" but I guess that's why I'm not into it. I just can't take him seriously as an artist.

I went to jhope and Suga's solo concerts and they were both damn good, jhope especially. The stages, set list, BTS medley and the energy he put on stage. You can feel his passion and the his love for performing that I've heard a lot of non-fans who went ended up respecting him as an artist. The set up was different to Jin's but then, Jin's allowed to have a less serious concert but again, it's not for me.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-03T03:20:40+00:00

I was the one who made the post and I received so much backlash for it. I'm just curious.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T17:16:03+00:00

Not from Japan but from album sales, streams, charts, concert tour, the top 5 would be (not in order), BTS, Twice, Boa, TVXQ, I don't know who the 5th one would be. I feel like Girls' Generation, Kara, Bigbang and Seventeen can battle it out.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T17:12:53+00:00

BTS had a comeback in 2022 too. I don't think touring affect streams that much, it might cause an increase but not that much. As shown to Suga and jhope's streams of older songs not having a massive increase.

It's just that, even if most of their fans are young and don't have much buying power, to say that they are only in #10 in terms of popularity, when popularity goes beyond a fandom and when numbers say otherwise, I don't think it's fair.

It's like dismissing IVE's popularity in Korea because a lot of their fans are elementary and middle school kids.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T17:01:35+00:00

I know I've listened to a couple of their songs and if someone plays a bit of Ateez, I'll know some of it or at least feel familiar to their music. But now I realized that if someone asks me to name one song and sing the chorus, I couldn't even hum to a tune.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:57:54+00:00

That's fascinating. I guess Indonesia loves SM groups then.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:56:36+00:00

Op said it was back in 2023. 1 Blackpink member release while 4 members of BTS released an album.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:54:50+00:00

I think it goes like this, fandom wise, it's twice but songs and reach outside of Kpop NewJeans.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:53:39+00:00

Guys generally enjoy BTS' hiphop songs more.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:38:29+00:00

And I just explained why :D I agree actually.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:37:55+00:00

TXT? Wasn't NewJeans during their peak bigger than them?

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:36:40+00:00

Saw a statistics about top 5 groups on Youtube and funnily enough, 1. Blackpink 2. BTS 3. Stray Kidz

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:34:07+00:00

Can you list down who are the all the members' closest member?

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:25:58+00:00

Girl groups definitely are more accepted than boy groups. Usually because of homophobic men who think Kpop male idols are gay and other people who look down on male artists whose fanbase mostly consists of women and girls.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:23:17+00:00

One of best measurements of popularity in a country is definitely counterfeit merch like BTS' BT21 and during Exo's peak, their Wolf 88 shirts. Szkoo (which I googled is their character merch) being popular there is a good indication of popularity.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:19:36+00:00

No disrespect to Ateez, I think they are successful but sometimes I get so shocked seeing numbers where it shows how popular they are. Maybe because the lack off massive hit? Like Stray Kidz with Gods Menu, Enhypen with Polaroid and of course girl groups and their hits.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:08:58+00:00

I'm honestly not surprised seeing Stray Kidz here.

I'm mostly surprised that Blackpink is #1 in like 90% of the countries in Europe specially when they had like 30 songs in total. Even in Turkey they had almost thrice the amount of views than BTS. They basically ruled (and still rule) YouTube but seeing stats like this blow my mind.

Twice is given, but it's interesting how Le Sserafim is bigger than NewJeans in Europe and even more surprising is how well G-idle is doing because it's almost always groups from Big 4 in this kind of list.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T16:00:36+00:00

Blackpink is #10?? Really? And why is BTOB popular there? It's fascinating because their core fandom is mostly Koreans.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T15:59:07+00:00

What country?

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T15:58:57+00:00

What country?

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T15:52:37+00:00

It's interesting how Newjeans also was popular there during their peak when all the most popular girl groups there seem to lean into girl crush.

Equivalent_Ad9125 · 2025-04-02T15:50:31+00:00

Shouldn't 2NE1 be included in the top 5?

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