They always had a really low chance and received the shorter end of the stick but when 2022 hit,with the influx of well anticipated debuts and instant success groups from big 4 companies,smaller ggs got completely overshadowed. With fans flocking to these groups,smaller ggs who debuted before 2022 started loosing ground and smaller ggs that debuted during or after 2022 never gained it in the first place. It's no wonder it's been gg massacre for the past 3 years 2022 remains my favorite year in kpop,I still listen to a lot of 2022 releases and stan some of these successful groups,but I can't deny the damage it did to mid tier/nugu ggs. Prior to 2022 it feels like they had a miniscule chance but after 2022 it was killed. The only gg I can think of that started out small and went viral in recent years is 50/50 and we all know how that turned out. This was inspired by purple kiss' disbandment announcement. I was a purki stan for 3 years and they remain the only grp I stanned pre debut,which was because of their pre debut singles. They are the whole package kpop fans are looking for,but the truth is that often times they don't look outside the big 4 companies and don't come across the talent and diversity there is out there in kpop. Purple kiss had vocals,stage presence,dancing skills and also self produced. I didn't expect them to disband before the 7 year mark. I thought they'd hit 7 years and then disband. I didn't expect them to continue after,but I didn't expect them to stop at 4 years either. Tho with mamamoo,which is rbw's main source of income, being inactive for years and the rest of their artists not being big enough to compensate for their profit,I should have seen it coming. Rbw is not doing well and they're cutting their loses,even if it is at the expense of the fans and the idols themselves. Hopefully smaller ggs get a bigger chance to shine someday in kpop submitted by /u/Alive-Pitch-9180 [link] [comments]
