What really makes a group the top/leading group at the moment? There are many repetitive posts all over many kpop subreddits asking who is the top group or who are top5 groups, and in all of them it feels like most people are unsure what is their priority when ranking groups. It's a bit like quicksand, one person will say ''touring and sales matter the most'', another will say ''streams and touring internationally'', and a third person will say ''korean popularity comes first''. It really feels a bit like the way people rate/rank groups is all over the place. So what would you say is the most fair and objective way to rank groups, without underestimating or overestimating unfairly? For example, no one is going to say that BP isn't bigger than Twice just because of lack of daesangs, even though traditionally daesangs are things ''top groups'' generally have. Obviously context always matters. Similarly, something I've seen often these days, is people saying BTS is no longer the top group because they don't hold the best-selling album. So in that vein, do you think there are specific things ''the top group'' must have like a best-selling album for example or the most streamed MV, that are non-negotiable because they are a priority for success, and are there metrics you would consider to weight less and be more malleable in their significance? And which? submitted by /u/silveraes [link] [comments]
What it takes for a group to be seen as ''the top'' group?
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