Is CLC DOOMED? Comeback roundup!

[mangomuffins.livejournal.com]

4minute's sister group CLC's recent comeback is being hotly contested by their very small but dedicated fanbase in Korea! Let's take a look at some of their comeback articles!

Article: "V-App" CLC MV promise: We'll release the One-take version after 500,000 views

[+9. -2] Let's surpass that, fighting!

[+0, -0] CLC releases full 'Hobgoblin' MV (original comment in English)

[+4, -5] Looking at the MV, even the clothes are completely Hyuna. If Hyuna had released this, it would've been so cool

Article: CLC Goblin, the transformation of girls is not sin but pleasure

[+13, -2] Wait... Why are you guys complaining about Cube that this concept is Hyuna's? Can the girl crush concept only be done by Hyuna and not CLC? If Hyuna drinks water can CLC not drink water? Stop with the bullshit and try creating these concepts and MVs yourself, is the Hyuna the only one who can do girl crush concept? Other girl groups try everything but CLC can only do cute concepts and it's not right to do girl crush and it doesn't match? They can get popular and if the song is good, it's all possible, so in the future, drop the crap about how it doesn't match and how it's not right and just view this type of concept well instead.

[+2, -2] Hyuna coached these girls a lot and it's really similar but the first time I heard it I went, Hm? But the more I heard it the more it grew on me. It's a good song.

[+2, -2] <3 <3 <3

[+1, -2] The makeup is really awkward but the MV is good and the song is catchy. There's a good possibility it will rise up on the charts.

[+5, -3] I couldn't understand anymore once I saw the MV. This is 4minute's style so why are they making a new 4minute? Cube is funny.

[+5, -5] Not only the song but the MV and concept are all 4minute-esque. The 4minute feeling is too strong.

[+4, -5] The song is trash but the kids are pretty. Please give Seunghee more parts.

[+8, -8] Wow, seriously what is this song? These girls don't match girl crush, Pepe and No oh oh era was good.

[+7, -8] It doesn't match, it would've matched Hyuna. Cube, stop being greedy.

Article: 'Comeback' CLC are female goblins, breakthrough transformation

[+21, -2] No matter how much 4minute has fallen out of trends, they still rank much higher on the charts and sell more albums than these kids. Why did they disband?

[+27, -8] Why break up 4minute if you were gonna make CLC come out with a girl crush concept in the end?

[+10, -3] Why are there so many of them?

[+6. -3] I don't even know who they are and this is supposed to be a comeback? If it's not a debut but a comeback then doesn't that mean they had activities before this?

[+3, -2] These girls could have been popular if 4minute were still here, why is Cube so biased? When WG came out, they supported Rain. When Miss A came out, they still supported WG. When Twice came out, they still supported Miss A. Without 4minute, how exactly will CLC make it alone? A Pink was taken by Loen and BEAST left too...

[+2, -2] Who?

[+7, -4] They look like ghosts

[+1, -2] The song's good

[+1, -3] Aigo...

{+12, -7] The members each have their own charms~ Especially Jang Seungyeon, who is not well known and ranked lowly within the group, is the dancing top out of girl groups~ Elkie and Kwon Eunbin who were added last year also have quite competitive visuals....

Are CLC's 20 fans too busy debating the song on these articles and forgetting to stream the song? Goblin debuts in Bubbling Under Top 100 Real Time Charts on 3 out of 7 major Korean music services (including Korea's top streaming site, Melon).

[CHART] 1 AM KST #씨엘씨 #CLC #도깨비 #Hobgoblin
Melon -
Genie 77
Naver 82
Bugs -
Mnet 26
Olleh 62
Soribada -

— CLC ➕ Pentagon (@CLC_Pentagon) January 16, 2017

CLC also enters the top 10 on iTunes in Thailand! Congratulations girls!

[ITUNES] #CLC — Crystyle

#4 Thailand
#11 Norway
#45 Mexico
#77 Spain
#124 Belgium
#184 US

— Kpop Charts (@kpopchartsdata) January 16, 2017

What do you guys think about the fate of CLC and Cube in the future?

me @ Cube:

Sources: Naver (1, 2, 3), Twitter (@CLC_Pentagon, @Kpopchartsdata), translations by me :)

Comments

[impatiences.livejournal.com]

any time a clc post pops up all i can think is 'who the fuck is that'

literally who the fuck is clc.

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

The post starts like this "4minute's sister group CLC'"

[little-giant.livejournal.com]

They pretty much peaked with their debut song. Is it true they've never charted on Melon? That's pretty dismal for a group who've released four or five songs. They even screwed up any potential hype Eunbin created on P101 by announcing her joining the group while she was still on the show.

[girlsday.livejournal.com]

according to their small fanbase, they have charted but only towards the bottom and for two hours maximum :(

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

had to take a look at the OP name when i saw the post title. just to make sure thats its not another post by that flopday user

[dynamite-state.livejournal.com]

I was also confused at first ngl

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

mmmh looking at the number of comments and positive votes, I'm not so sure about it lol Let's better say "At least ifans are talking about them!", because for sure I have seen a bigger response this time than with their previous comebacks. But we will take what we got ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[girlsday.livejournal.com]

i still can't believe 4minute was disbanded for a group whose peak gaon position is 120!! karma is so real for cube right now, just look at the state of them!

[pbutterlion.livejournal.com]

mte

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

le sigh :/

[bloodtaki2.livejournal.com]

This should surprise no one. Korea doesn't really dig the "girl crush" type of songs. Crazy was really popular with girls, but not so much for other demo, when gg songs usually appeal to a wider demo than boy group songs. Hate was unfortunately a disaster as it could not appeal to general audience nor to girls, their target demo. So, it's logical that CLC's song is not gonna appeal either, and they def don't have a fanbase that can back them up. So while I like this type of concept, there was no illusion that it would not be a "breakthrough" in korea.

[girlsday.livejournal.com]

hate wasn't a disaster, it was actually a top 13 hit! i don't think korea's to blame about clc's lack of charm and ability to appeal to... well, anyone.

[flowerdances.livejournal.com]

i'm sad because i really want them to do well and i kinda wanna stan but not if i'm gonna be heartbroken so soon :/ i'm new enough to kpop that i hardly know anything about 4minute so this sound/concept is so good to me.... at least the songs were good and are going on my repeat list!

[glider.livejournal.com]

If you liked this you'll probably like 4minute (at least their last releases, Crazy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCLBTmjJBY) and Hate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_F9HUTYnl0) are extremely similar to Hobgoblin) and maybe 2NE1. I feel like this kind of girl group concept/sound is unfortunately pretty rare in K-pop.

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

Should have went with Liar....

[kalasunrise.livejournal.com]

Is that an old photo? Because I see G.NA in it! Had me excited for a sec. At least I think it is G.NA?

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

Judging by Jiyoon's hair, it's a pic from 2015.

I wonder what Gna is up tonthese days... Something positive hopefully :(

[dynamite-state.livejournal.com]

They are suddenly big enough to have anti-posts. Not to mention their record-breaking comment sections they get each time.

I suppose they are doing something right after all!

[mangomuffins.livejournal.com]

it's my investigative journalism that brings smash hits to omonatheydidnt dot com, not clc. i would appreciate if you gave credit to its rightful owner!

[pastelpinklace.livejournal.com]

They should try releasing good songs consistently

[frequency.livejournal.com]

dang is every post related to them gonna turn into a mess now

[bubblyshades.livejournal.com]

still rooting for CLC and holding out hope for them. excited to see the lives. seungyeon and sorn are gonna rule the stage. elkie's gonna slay me with her visuals.

i loved 4minute and was crushed to see them disband so unjustly and abruptly, but i'm not going to misplace my hate toward another group of girls who are working hard to achieve their own dreams.

[gdithero.livejournal.com]

We'll release the One-take version after 500,000 views

aww bless love it when groups keep the bar low. it's at 460 right now so new content in a couple of hours?

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

I actually like the song

Its so obvious even before their comeback was announced that they would get a lot of hate specially from 4minute fans. People haven't moved on coz we lost a very good group thats dear to our heart. CUBE getting a lot of hate for everything. If they're promoting BTOB, Beast fans throw hate. If they're promoting Pentagon, they get hate from BTOB fans. Its a never ending cycle.

Still, I like CUBE artists and no amount of hate from anybody can change that. Goodluck CLC!

[iigoru.livejournal.com]

I feel divided because I want CLC to prosper but I also want CUBE to rot in hell.

[tokyocinema.livejournal.com]

THIS.

I adore CLC and this song is pretty mint,
but I want Cube to burn to the ground for what they did to 4minute.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

the amount of like for those comments lol and the one that has the most is/are the negative ones

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

I have the album in repeat? like its good, why can't they be a thing? C'mon Korea!

[chastainy.livejournal.com]

this post is so funny lmaooooo
i think it's more petty than when I made a post saying 4minute was over after their ACT.7 day 1 sales

[pourtant.livejournal.com]

they needed a really good song and that was not it.

[mamamoos.livejournal.com]

what is even happening in these posts

i loved it, this cb made me a fan

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

I like the song :/ I hope they can succeed somehow

[rv-joyful.livejournal.com]

Even if they're not doing too well, I think they need to keep releasing more in the near future to build some momentum. Also, more variety appearances please!

[pero, like (from livejournal.com)]

Figured this post had to be from you or user girlsday lol
Wild how flopnias refuse to support music created by a former 4minute member
Like y'all didn't care about clc prior why are y'all foaming at the mouths now that hyuna is involved? That won't bring the group back lol

[mangomuffins.livejournal.com]

are u okay honey? i'm literally here just stating facts and opening discussion. you seem upset!