Is the Kpop Demon Hunters success among western audience gonna help kpop have another international wave?  Because we know kpop is kinda peaking globally right now, so it needed this newfound level of interest. 

 

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29 minutes ago, OrgVisual said:

It's more about Kpop Demon Hunters being a cultural phenomenon than it is a Teddy-produced track

 

Tbf, the Huntrix tracks are nice and catchy, but they are just copies of other popular Kpop songs. It's just proofs that with the right push, Kpop could dominate the world

I know but him being attached and involved in the project is another big win for him and his label!
 

If all Kpop songs were fully in English I think it would have been even bigger! 
 

29 minutes ago, Saint James said:

BTS #1 most streamed, duh we know

Blackpink all the way down at #13 - serving Lady Gaga chart position. despite all members being extremely active and promoted?  it's not looking good for the girls

Jennie and Rosé are literally the most streamed acts at #2 and #3! How it's not looking good for these girls ?
 

2 minutes ago, thirdward said:

and it's the moment he didn't make the comeback song 

at least of jump flops we have an excuse, no teddy 

Lmao, still think he's involved. Let's wait for the credits 

33 minutes ago, youresotoxic said:

 

oh they devoured  SOTS is here 

This should've been the follow up single to Maniac… they fumbled so bad

So come up with me, I'll take you high
That Primadonna spice up your life

whats the commotion all about? like, what difference does it make?

BTS, Stray Frauds and TWICE still has 200+ songs and 40+ singles each the dramatics over nothing 

 

most streamed kpop acts of 2025

 

#1 BTS - 235 songs (43 singles)

#2 JENNIE - 23 songs (11 singles)

#3 ROSÉ - 17 songs (7 singles)

#4 Stray Kids - 240 songs (38 singles)

#5 Jung Kook - 24 songs (12 singles)

#7 LISA - 21 songs (9 singles)

#12 TWICE - 238 songs (43 singles)

#13 BLACKPINK - 31 songs (12 singles)

 

 

 

22 minutes ago, Witnessed ET said:

Is the Kpop Demon Hunters success among western audience gonna help kpop have another international wave?  Because we know kpop is kinda peaking globally right now, so it needed this newfound level of interest. 

IVE is rushing to the studio to record I AM v3.0 as we speak

Just now, MonsterNavy said:

whats the commotion all about? like, what difference does it make?

BTS, Stray Frauds and TWICE still has 200+ songs and 40+ singles each the dramatics over nothing 

 

most streamed kpop acts of 2025

 

#1 BTS - 235 songs (43 singles)

#2 JENNIE - 23 songs (11 singles)

#3 ROSÉ - 17 songs (7 singles)

#4 Stray Kids - 240 songs (38 singles)

#5 Jung Kook - 24 songs (12 singles)

#7 LISA - 21 songs (9 singles)

#12 TWICE - 238 songs (43 singles)

#13 BLACKPINK - 31 songs (12 singles)

 

 

 

Not Stray Frauds

27 minutes ago, youresotoxic said:

 

whoever chose this concept should read the room

 

Speaking of IVE, I have a feeling they're gonna switch things up next comeback. Idk I have a really good feeling about this, I think their next title will be one of their best yet

Just now, Rhyme said:

Speaking of IVE, I have a feeling they're gonna switch things up next comeback. Idk I have a really good feeling about this, I think their next title will be one of their best yet

Yes, especially after Ryan Jhun dropping them.

him and Xiaojun sit at the same eyebrows table

also, why is it such a big deal whenever I drag twice literally just once every quarter? yall circle jerk over blackpink here 24/7 calling their music dated turd, the pinks talentless, calling lisa bunch of misogynistic names and "arnault sugar baby/arnault connection", rosé "thank you bruno" "flop without bruno", jisoo a bunch of "stiffsoo" nicknames and dont get me started with jennie lord  

 

but when I do the same to twice once every quarter i'm the worst person in this thread  the hypocrisy  idgaf about yall but its funny seeing these hypocrite twice stans complain about the things they do here on daily once it gets thrown back to them    that delusional witnessed katy perry stan and k$ellie users are the worst offenders lol biggest hypocrites in existence. esp that witnessed katy stan claiming they had me on ignore for years but still reacting to my posts and calling me all names and personal attacks over my celebrity drags yet has the nerve to complain about my harmless posts )

 

i'm literally the only person here left defending blackpink and hyping them up posting their stats and stuff cause yall shoo'd away every single one of blinks from this thread because of yalls pretentiousness and unprovoked blackpink circle jerk on this thread on the daily  

 

anyways,

 

top 10 biggest hits of the 2020s on billboard global 200:

 

1. Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

2. As It Was - Harry Styles

3. Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

4. STAY - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

5. Die With A Smile - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

6. Flowers - Miley Cyrus

7. Heat Waves - Glass Animals

8. Beautiful Things - Benson Boone

9. BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish

10. APT. - ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

 

apt is only 8 months old btw 

 

 

Edited July 8, 20251 yr by MonsterNavy

 

thank you.

52 minutes ago, OrgVisual said:

 

Wait what is this fraud? How come they were above FAMOUS? 

Downloads. It'll even out next week when Famous skyrockets and Fromis_9 plummets. Third Gen groups usually get a strong boost from them as that's how music was consumed by their fans originally.

3 hours ago, Zack said:

Well you can laugh, but day 8:

 

Rebel Heart 157k ULs

Dirty Work 211k ULs

 

aespa also reached 200k ULs within 3 days (before any promotion started), whereas IVE took 3 weeks, and as you say, the chart was empty for IVE with zero competition. And that's before we consider that both Attitude and Rebel Heart have been and gone from the top 10 in a matter of weeks, whereas Whiplash is still there after almost 1 year.

 

Dirty Work promotion only started 1 week ago too and the song hasn't yet peaked, so

 

Why would an IVE fan want to talk digitals with Aespa in 2025?  Dives have been insanely aggressive on Twitter, too.

16 hours ago, Pluto6 said:

What is SKZ's Mixtape: Dominate?

• "Mixtape: Dominate" is a digital release with no music video, no physical album, no official promo, and no Korean comeback schedule.

• It's a gift to fans, not a chart-focused release. Mixtapes often serve as creative outlets outside of the typical K-pop promotional cycle

 

What is aespa's comeback?

• aespa's "Dirty Work" is a full-fledged comeback:

  • Backed by a music video, physical album, huge marketing, music show performances, and international press.

  • These comebacks are designed to dominate charts and streaming.

 

Factor	SKZ Mixtape	aespa Comeback
Physical album	❌ None	✅ Yes
Music video	❌ None	✅ Yes
Promo activities	❌ None	✅ Yes (interviews, shows)
Goal	Fan gift, casual drop	Full commercial release
Chart ambition	Not prioritized	Heavily targeted

 

Like?  You're comparing aespa's full-fledged global comeback, something that was heavily promoted and meant to be their big international breakthrough, to a Korean version of a Japanese song that SKZ only released so they could legally perform it on their record breaking tour. Japanese songs aren't allowed to be performed outside of Japan, so they had to release it in Korean. Like it had no MV, no promotions, no physicals, it was literally just a drop gift for the fans, since SKZ's had their 7 year anniversary as a group, like be serious 

 

If you want to compare streaming stats fairly, compare aespa's latest Japanese release to SKZ's latest Japanese release etc. - not a full-scale comeback to a digital gift for fans. Like are you really that naive to think that an actual SKZ comeback would only pull 36K daily streams especially in less than a year

And let's be honest, if aespa suddenly dropped something like "Hot Mess (Korean Ver.)" with no promo, no music video, and no album tied to it, and just released digitally randomly, would it really pull the same numbers as "Whiplash"? Exactly.

 

Anyway, SKZ will have an actual Korean comeback in August that isn't tied to any Japanese version. It will be their first promoted comeback in over a year. If you're so confident in aespa's numbers, you can compare again then and see what happens. 

 

Also, despite aespa just having a hyped comeback, they're still struggling to chart consistently on the Spotify Global Artist chart, and their daily streams are currently below SKZ's. And mind you, they're not even top 5 among groups right now. So… what was the point again?

 

Girl, there's a long pattern of Aespa's title tracks outstreaming SKZ's. You all do well on Stationhead spamming Spotify streams, but it doesn't translate to other platforms.

 

Dirty Work (less than two weeks) vs. Giant (6+ months)

YTM - 49M vs. 45M

Spotify - 21M vs. 49M

Melon - 6M vs. ?

Genie - 2M vs. ?

 

Whiplash vs. Walkin' On Water

YTM - 407M vs. 81M

Spotify - 256M vs. 100M

Melon - 92M vs. less than 10M

Genie - 34M vs. less than 10M

 

Armageddon vs. Chk Chk Boom

YTM -  325M vs. 365M

Spotify - 256M vs. 290M

Melon - 70M vs. 20M

Genie - 20M vs. less than 10M

 

Supernova vs. Lalalala (Lalalala has a year of release on Supernova)

YTM - 389M vs. 360M

Spotify - 324M vs. 305M

Melon - 135M vs. 25M?

Genie - 48M vs. 10M?

5 minutes ago, MonsterNavy said:

anyways,

 

top 10 biggest hits of the 2020s on billboard global 200:

 

1. Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

2. As It Was - Harry Styles

3. Save Your Tears - The Weeknd

4. STAY - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

5. Die With A Smile - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

6. Flowers - Miley Cyrus

7. Heat Waves - Glass Animals

8. Beautiful Things - Benson Boone

9. BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish

10. APT. - ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

 

apt is only 8 months old btw 

 

 

#70 on the U.S. only decade end charts, too.  

https://talkofthecharts.org/us-chart-hits-2020s

 

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Edited July 8, 20251 yr by Bewitched

 

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Edited July 8, 20251 yr by youresotoxic