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5 hours ago, Dialamba said:


 

the obsession with generations needs to be studied. :ghostface:

 

and it’s starting :clap3:wouldn’t be surprised if YG and SM do the same thing with their upcoming groups

like i previously mentioned in this thread before, 5th gen is starting now

 

a generation doesn’t have to peak before another one starts, 3rd gen is an example of this :giraffe:

 

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Posted (edited)

How can 5th gen start, when some 3rd gen contracts haven’t even expired yet??? :rip:

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Posted
49 minutes ago, paperfectdelusion said:

THE WAY everyone forgot about TripleS:rip: merely 2M streams for their latest sing on Spotify:rip:

The music is good but all the members have zero charisma and stage presence. Generation and Rising should have been a Loona project 

 

2 minutes ago, kendoll2001 said:

Bep1er (Back Door Unit) on Studio Choom soon 

Kim Jiwoong already the 5th Gen #1 It Boy

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eww at the Yujin payola :biblio:

 

1 minute ago, hallucinate said:

and it’s starting :clap3:wouldn’t be surprised if YG and SM do the same thing with their upcoming groups

like i previously mentioned in this thread before, 5th gen is starting now

 

a generation doesn’t have to peak before another one starts, 3rd gen is an example of this :giraffe:

 

No way the 4th gen only lasted 5 YEARS. :deadbanana4:

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5 minutes ago, Adama said:

eww at the Yujin payola :biblio:

!!!  :biblio:

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8 minutes ago, Adama said:

No way the 4th gen only lasted 5 YEARS. :deadbanana4:

why not :coffee2:

it honestly feels like we are entering a new era

 

or 5th gen will start next year but groups like baemon and smngg will still count as a part of that despite debuting one year early

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I thought some people were joking about the 5th Gen start. We are just entering 4th Gen peak, it doesn't mean 5th gen automatically starts...

 

It makes no sense, why would it start so soon :deadbanana2:

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A flop group from a flop survival show not gonna start 5th gen :ducky:

Posted
3 minutes ago, BellKat said:

I thought some people were joking about the 5th Gen start. We are just entering 4th Gen peak, it doesn't mean 5th gen automatically starts...

 

It makes no sense, why would it start so soon :deadbanana2:

honestly bc theyre debuting literal fetuses. in 6 years, the youngest in baemon will be the youngest blackpink were when blackpink debuted :rip:

safe to say based on age alone they're essentially gen5

Posted

mentally for me the 5th gen started with NewJeans or Le Sserafim

it really felt like a musical shift

Posted (edited)

2018-2019: The new globalization of Kpop had just started and 3rd were still stomping on 4th gen. Groups like BTS, BP, TWICE, EXO, RV, Mamamoo were all at their peaks. 
 

2020-2021: Once the 3rd gen started to fall off slowly, the pandemic started which hit the 4th gen the most since some of these rookie groups still haven’t performed in front of a live audience yet, and the whole world in general being limited in terms of promo, performance etc. 

 

2022: 3rd gen starting to fall off and the pandemic ending. For the first time ever, 4th gen are finally taking over and are able to thrive without the pandemic, and being in the shadows of 3rd gen. 
 

2023: Then according to MNET, 5th gen has already started this year :rip:

 

Can y’all see why it doesn’t feel right to move onto 5th gen already, not until 2025 at least? 

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idk why baemon ages are considered to start the 5th gen era when nct dream who's a 3rd gen group debuted with the same age range of baemon (much lower infact)

 

Mark- 17

Renjun- 16

Jeno- 16

Haechan- 16

Jaemin- 16

Chenle- 14

Jisung- 14

 

while baemon has 1 21 year old, 2 or more turning 18 and the rest minors.

 

 

don't forget that aoa whos also considered 3rd gen are much different image wise with twice, omg, gfriend when they were starting.

 

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mnet saying "5th gen" is purely "latest and greatest" marketing 

but the truth is there's no hard set of rules to define these gens :rip:

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We need a new album, last year was amazing for her.

 

 

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Not SM giving away this bop.

Posted
1 hour ago, Pluto2022 said:

How can 5th gen start, when some 3rd gen contracts haven’t even expired yet??? :rip:

Yeah I mean it's too early for 5th gen. However 3rd gen is lasting unusually long, especially the top tier GGs.

BP, RV and TWICE were all million sellers last year and they all have areas where they are still growing, either domestically, internationally or both.

 

The 2nd gen GGs, SNSD, 2NE1, WG etc. all declined around the 7 years point.

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Lucas is back? maybe the nct solo is really him :rip:

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4th gen definitely started with aespa and STAYC, like how SNSD and WG debuted in 2007 then an influx of new ggs debuted in 2009

 

ITZY and GI are gen 3.5 (like A Pink, EXID, AOA are gen 2.5) but they ain't ready for that convo yet

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SZA, Bad Bunny, Blackpink, BTS are absolutely niche when being compared to Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce, Rihanna, Bruno Mars in their prime. The first group’s popularity mostly comes from a dedicated demographic, whether they be tik tok genz or K-pop stans, whereas the “traditional” popstars are/were consumed by multiple generations across the globe. 

Posted
11 minutes ago, Sept said:

4th gen definitely started with aespa and STAYC, like how SNSD and WG debuted in 2007 then an influx of new ggs debuted in 2009

 

ITZY and GI are gen 3.5 (like A Pink, EXID, AOA are gen 2.5) but they ain't ready for that convo yet

Erm the influx of group debuting was in 2017/2018 around (G)I-DLE debut. Matter of fact since aespa debut 2020 was already a record for the lowest debut group in a year, 2021 debuted even less group by a dozen, even 2022 debuted a bit more group than 2021 but still less than 2020.

Posted (edited)
6 minutes ago, Bonjourtristesse said:

SZA, Bad Bunny, Blackpink, BTS are absolutely niche when being compared to Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce, Rihanna, Bruno Mars in their prime. The first group’s popularity mostly comes from a dedicated demographic, whether they be tik tok genz or K-pop stans, whereas the “traditional” popstars are/were consumed by multiple generations across the globe. 

How Bad bunny a niche when 30% of the US population are Latino :dies:.  Or are we talking worldwide? 

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You can’t be a niche when you’re mainstream.  
The only fact is that the era of superstars  ended years ago. 
 

Itzy and Gidle are 4th gen. :cm: No one calls exo and BTS 2.5 Gen. 

Posted
1 minute ago, Adama said:

How Bad bunny a niche when 30% of the US population are Latino :dies:.  Or are we talking worldwide? 

Worldwide. Bad Bunny is obviously a mainstream household name among Latin countries/communities, just like BTS is obviously mainstream in Asia, but outside of their target audiences, both acts are niche.

Posted

Beyoncé is niche to black people then :matty: 

Posted
Just now, Dialamba said:

You can’t be a niche when you’re mainstream.  
The only fact is that the era of superstars  ended years ago. 
 

Itzy and Gidle are 4th gen. :cm: No one calls exo and BTS 2.5 Gen. 

i've actually heard exo being called 2.5 gen tho :huh:

Posted
3 minutes ago, Xalric said:

Erm the influx of group debuting was in 2017/2018 around (G)I-DLE debut. Matter of fact since aespa debut 2020 was already a record for the lowest debut group in a year, 2021 debuted even less group by a dozen, even 2022 debuted a bit more group than 2021 but still less than 2020.

That's why they are gen 3.5. Similar to how an influx of groups like APink, EXID, AOA, HELLOVENUS,  debuted around 2011-12 :michael:

 

As u said, it became dry around 2019-2020, and only truly kick-started in late 2021/2022 with IVE, Kep1er, NMIXX, LSRF, NewJeans, XG etc.

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