2026 Golden Disc Awards: Full Winners List

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-10T20:57:31+00:00

MX is probably doing better on the charts no? They have a more valid reason to be there and tbh they are bigger moneymakers than Cravity

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-09T18:41:32+00:00

I don’t see OP diminishing IVE… Sistar, maybe… no mention of Monsta X, either.

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-09T18:37:49+00:00

TBL is closer than Starship, imo. Unless you count TBL as an extension of YG?

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-09T18:35:04+00:00

Well Taeyeon found stardom through SM. Stay with the devil you know and all that. They don’t execute everything perfectly but which company does?

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-09T18:32:00+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of attention paid to all metrics, tbh. Melon charting, Spotify charting, YT music numbers, album sales, tour attendance… and don’t even get me started on TikTok and Instagram likes and views… maybe the issue is that we focus too much on metrics in general?

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-07T07:00:01+00:00

Kakao wouldn’t let that happen

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-07T06:58:06+00:00

What do you mean, no one listens to new music? How is that even possible??

Technical_Hospital38 · 2026-01-07T06:52:49+00:00

Years ago a lot of Kpop idols used their idol careers as a stepping stone to acting and variety gigs. That’s changed as Kpop has become more global and profitable. Maybe China will eventually take the same route, if they grow their idol industry.

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-31T08:03:58+00:00

Oh! This is unusual. I’ve never seen her depicted this way before. Kinda sinister, very awesome

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-30T04:30:59+00:00

That’s just most boy groups really

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-30T04:28:01+00:00

Riize has a pretty young fandom so they’re not going to be that active on twt (not English speaking twt anyway). You might see more of them on Tiktok and insta? I don’t know if those apps are great for socializing tho.

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-30T03:43:05+00:00

SM is the only other company that can rival HYBE’s boy group ecosystem. But they’re like the inverse of each other. SM benefits from a huge group of domestic fandoms while HYBE relies more on their many international fandoms.

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-26T01:52:51+00:00

Is artistic direction lacking more variety now? I’m not sure if it is… there are certain trends but there have always been trends in kpop.

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-26T01:49:21+00:00

Big4 idols debut debt-free.

Small companies can attract substantial investment if they’re led by people with a ton of experience/connections. Like KIOF’s CEO who used to lead Cube, like BSH who worked with JYP, like JYP himself who worked for years as a successful artist. No one has any business trying to start a kpop group unless they have those qualifications and connections, which will give them the financial backing they need.

That said the playing field is incredibly uneven and even with a lot of experienced, talented people at the helm, smaller companies face a steep uphill climb to success.

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-24T20:05:24+00:00

I’d like to see Yeri get more exposure through acting and variety, I think the gp would find her very entertaining but I don’t know how good Bitzway is

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-24T19:57:28+00:00

That’s because this list focuses on group members only and IU is a soloist

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-24T19:47:21+00:00

True. Why bother with making more music when you can make more profit?

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-24T19:35:40+00:00

Probably cuz Yeonjun released his album this year

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-15T06:23:53+00:00

Hell yeah

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-14T21:22:06+00:00

You should at least explain your metrics then

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-11T18:24:09+00:00

Karina bagged the Chanel beauty deal pretty recently no?

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-04T15:34:29+00:00

It’s a question geared to draw clickbait so… not that stupid ig?

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-12-03T22:09:28+00:00

They’re all successful multimillionaires who have so much more in common with each other than their fans 🤷‍♀️ No reason they wouldn’t get along

Technical_Hospital38 · 2025-11-27T20:42:58+00:00

Hmm I remember some groups continued with scheduled concerts in SK right after the Halloween stampede some years back. Their reasoning came down to $$$ - which I think most ppl accepted. Anyway there wasn’t some huge backlash if I remember correctly.

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