I’ve been thinking about how rare it is for a boy group to consistently release smash hits every single year—both in Korea and internationally. The last group that truly achieved this was BTS. From around 2016 to 2021, every comeback was a major event, topping charts in Korea, dominating global platforms, and leaving a lasting impact. Before BTS, we had EXO, who also had a golden era of back-to-back national and international hits.
But since BTS, has there been another boy group that can match that level of consistent, widespread success? It doesn’t have to be BTS level, just constant hits like how girl groups these days like Aespa, Gidle, Ive, etc have.
Many 4th-gen boy groups are doing extremely well, but none have quite reached the level of being undeniably mainstream in both Korea and internationally at the same time. For example, Stray Kids are massive globally but haven’t fully won over the Korean GP (general public). Seventeen has strong domestic success but they don’t have have constant smash hit after hit. Groups like iKon, TXT, and even NCT sub-units have their own universal smash hits but not every year or constant as BTS, Exo, BigBang, etc.
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