This is a shower thought that I had btw... According to my observations, Japanese female idols have seen greater successes with the Korean GP overall. For example, if you think about it, TWICE's J-line (Sana was arguably one of their most popular members in Korea during their peak), LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha and Sakura, aespa's Giselle (half-Japanese/half-Korean), and IVE's Rei - they've all managed to 'hit it off' with the Korean GP at some point, appearing on fashion magazines, receiving CF deals, and with Sakura and Sana even hosting their own variety programs. Whereas it seems that Japanese male idols have not seen a similar level of success - NCT's Yuta, despite his Korean proficiency, has not really 'hit it off' with the Korean GP in the same way, and is arguably one of the lesser popular 127 members in Korea. Other prominent Japanese male idols that I can think of such as ENHYPEN's Ni-ki, TREASURE and NCT WISH's J-line have also not seen a similar level of success amongst the Korean GP. Although brand reputation rankings should be taken with a pinch of salt, they do give an indication of idols' popularity. Whereas Japanese idols have consistently appeared on girl group individual member rankings, the last Japanese idol on the boy group individual member rankings was RIIZE's Shotaro in July 2024. Is this part of the trend of 4th generation girl groups being more popular amongst the GP than 4th gen boy groups, or are Korean audiences less receptive to Japanese male idols? or is it just the popularity of the respective groups submitted by /u/octopus288 [link] [comments]
