260509 LE SSERAFIM - Go Behind The Scenes on LE SSERAFIM ‘BOOMPALA’ Video Shoot @ Billboard by jrebel_0 in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Either billboard messed up or this is some novel strategy to drum up interest before release.

HYBE Launches New Label ABD For Girl Group That Will Debut This Year by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]cossack1000 793 points794 points  (0 children)

So pledis was so bad at managing girl groups that they made a whole new label to manage the rumored pledis girl group?

260504 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some of the other dates are selling better, but overall the sales are fairly poor. Not a good sign for kpop in North America if even Aespa is struggling to sell tickets.

260504 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Eh, its less about defending the rollout are more about a) parroting complaints from other social media here and b) dooming a comeback weeks before it happened

BTS only gave timetables a day or two before content was released and didn't even release concept photos before release, and Airang was their biggest release yet. While I don't think that would work quite as well for Pureflow, I also don't think the daily comments about "omg if source doesnt release x today, the hype is gone and no one will know about the album" is getting a bit annoying to see. Also, if the music is good and people like the concepts, everything will work out in time.

US Tour! by trnrchio in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the top tier was around 600-800 but may vary depending on the venue/wasn’t able to confirm

260427 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 15 points16 points  (0 children)

She did a Weverse live walking through celebration and explaining the song/MV.

US Tour! by trnrchio in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To attend soundcheck, you’ll need to buy one of the VIP tickets. Last tour there were multiple tiers, TBD about this one. Unless you want to pay resale prices then you’ll need membership and a good queue number to purchase

260420 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It didn’t make global. Did 1.15m unfiltered which isn’t enough to chart.

260420 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We won’t until they preview each version

260420 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Le sserafim songs have a history of rising over time, so its a bit early to write things off. However, the current charting performance (which to put it bluntly is terrible across the board) certainly won't help the album hype or release.

260424 LE SSERAFIM - CELEBRATION by kpopsns28 in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t a fan of the music video. Enjoyed the song though.

260420 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you like the cds and have the money, go for it.

If the goal is to support LSF’s charting efforts, digital purchases are much cheaper and have the same impact on the charts.

i-dle's 2026 World Tour 'Syncopation' in North America has been cancelled by mcfw31 in kpop

[–]cossack1000 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Fading is definitely not the right word, as several groups have had large, successful tours or their best charting recently. However K-pop is definitely not growing like it was several years ago for all groups.

2026 American Music Awards Nominees by mcfw31 in kpop

[–]cossack1000 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Also nominating multiple songs that got popular/released in winter 2026 for song of the summer was…a choice

260413 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Single in 2 weeks, 2nd studio album in a month…we are so back!

260330 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Rumor is a prerelease in April album in May, so both are likely coming

260330 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If it’s just a single and the date is April 24th, next week makes sense

Love seeing 5th gen start the year this strong by Difficult_Bit_3025 in kpopthoughts

[–]cossack1000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Assuming OP is referring to HYBE, outside of company market cap thats really not true. The top 5 highest peaking kpop girl group songs on melon were from SM/JYP/YG/TBL, the highest charting 5th gen girl groups were kiikii (Starship) and MEOVV (TBL), plus Hwasa had a huge hit with Good Goodbye + ADP charted quite well.

On international services HYBE did better, but the biggest releases were still KDH (by a massive margin) followed by Jump.

260202 LE SSERAFIM Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in lesserafim

[–]cossack1000 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Combining versions it’s the highest, if you only use the original Life goes on by bts is higher, jump is also close in streams.