I just saw a post asking why we don’t have successful groups from the west anymore and most of the comments were talking about how in the west, the groups often tend to split soon because there are too many competing egos, and it made me wonder why we don’t see this in kpop often.
as far as i know, i have not seen a lot kpop idols in groups fight for attention within their groups or go solo if they gain enough popularity. even when they do follow their solo careers or do solo projects, most of them still seem to retain loyalty for their groups, and the members meet up for group comebacks. the only person i know who separated completely from his groups is jay park.
the reasons that i could think of for this:
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this is a cultural thing. as the stereotype goes, the west tends to be more individualistic, and koreans are particularly known for their group mentality.
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it’s a difference in audience taste. in the west, solo pop artists tend to do better, whereas consumers of kpop prefer groups over solo artists so being in a group tends to bring in more guaranteed success.
this seems pretty interesting to me, so i please leave your thoughts below to discuss!
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