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paerarru 01/31/18 6:33:05 PM #197:	Solioxrz362 posted... After spending some time listening to AOA, BESTie, and Dalshabet (and watching their interviews, and live performances, etc.), I think I've realized why AOA was by far the most popular of those three. AOA is best at playing the idol. They're always on, just about always confident, basically always professional (at least professional at being pretty and fun), and always ready for the camera. Of course, I'm pretty sure they got their popularity cut in half because of that one scandal they had, but the way they carry themselves is the most idol-ish of the three groups I know well. Also, I'm sure their agency had PLENTY of funds to promote them in every way they wanted. BESTie had the talent, but they just weren't ready when they debuted and it took them too long to get into their right spot. And then by the time they'd released a couple songs that were showing their maturity and progression as a group, they lost Dahye and Uji lmfao Dal Shabet... idk, their lives aren't super great and the consistency in their songs isn't very good. They've got some real gems and then some stuff that I think is total garbage. Subin could be idol of all time but her voice isn't as steady as it should be when she's main vocal in her group (otherwise she's amazing though, and in the studio she sounds fantastic). And I'm pretty sure Joker was banned from broadcast when it first came out? Probably never helps when that happens. That's all good and true, but here you can see a very simple but powerful reason why AOA was popular: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/56/e9/11/56e91108cba72b95048c2c6f2346c6d6.jpg Seriously, don't underestimate the power of a nice pair of jeans. Kpop is image, man. At least this part of it is. The reasons why groups succeed or not sadly often don't have that much to do with the members, it's circumstances beyond their control, or just plain luck. If there was some magic formula everyone would just follow it. There's no such thing. There's too many groups, and you have to catch a lucky break. Or several. You're right about the agency though. If the group is managed by an agency with resources, a more prestigious agency with clout and connections, well that gives them more opportunities to catch those breaks, makes it easier to get them. It's luck, luck for your image. Look at Bestie, or any group, why were they not successful? Actually Bestie has a pretty weird, controversial history. http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/01/pann-story-behind-split-between-exid.html https://onehallyu.com/topic/131774-bestieexid-split-and-what-doesnt-add-up-from-that-pann-post/ https://www.soompi.com/2016/08/03/besties-uji-reveals-left-exid/ Shrug. Instead, EXID have found success, at least enough to the point that they're still around. Why? Because they came out a better group after Bestie left? No. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmKuGxb23z0 AOA bounced back okay from their scandal. It was a dumb thing that no one really cared about that much. --- Hottest K-Pop Girl Group http://challonge.com/96st4ysk <cite>paerarru posted [p:895201942] in kpop topic... [t:75915203]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solioxrz362 posted...</cite> <quote>After spending some time listening to AOA, BESTie, and Dalshabet (and watching their interviews, and live performances, etc.), I think I've realized why AOA was by far the most popular of those three. AOA is best at playing the idol. They're always on, just about always confident, basically always professional (at least professional at being pretty and fun), and always ready for the camera. Of course, I'm pretty sure they got their popularity cut in half because of that one scandal they had, but the way they carry themselves is the most idol-ish of the three groups I know well. Also, I'm sure their agency had PLENTY of funds to promote them in every way they wanted. BESTie had the talent, but they just weren't ready when they debuted and it took them too long to get into their right spot. And then by the time they'd released a couple songs that were showing their maturity and progression as a group, they lost Dahye and Uji lmfao Dal Shabet... idk, their lives aren't super great and the consistency in their songs isn't very good. They've got some real gems and then some stuff that I think is total garbage. Subin could be idol of all time but her voice isn't as steady as it should be when she's main vocal in her group (otherwise she's amazing though, and in the studio she sounds fantastic). And I'm pretty sure Joker was banned from broadcast when it first came out? Probably never helps when that happens.</quote> That's all good and true, but here you can see a very simple but powerful reason why AOA was popular: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/56/e9/11/56e91108cba72b95048c2c6f2346c6d6.jpg Seriously, don't underestimate the power of a nice pair of jeans. Kpop is image, man. At least this part of it is. The reasons why groups succeed or not sadly often don't have that much to do with the members, it's circumstances beyond their control, or just plain luck. If there was some magic formula everyone would just follow it. There's no such thing. There's too many groups, and you have to catch a lucky break. Or several. You're right about the agency though. If the group is managed by an agency with resources, a more prestigious agency with clout and connections, well that gives them more opportunities to catch those breaks, makes it easier to get them. It's luck, luck for your image. Look at Bestie, or any group, why were they not successful? Actually Bestie has a pretty weird, controversial history. http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/01/pann-story-behind-split-between-exid.html https://onehallyu.com/topic/131774-bestieexid-split-and-what-doesnt-add-up-from-that-pann-post/ https://www.soompi.com/2016/08/03/besties-uji-reveals-left-exid/ Shrug. Instead, EXID have found success, at least enough to the point that they're still around. Why? Because they came out a better group after Bestie left? No. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmKuGxb23z0 AOA bounced back okay from their scandal. It was a dumb thing that no one really cared about that much. --- Hottest K-Pop Girl Group http://challonge.com/96st4ysk</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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