aespa & STAYC - Both groups currently in the Melon top 10

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

aespa and STAYC are going for the long runs with their latest song 'Next Level' and 'ASAP'

This two songs are currently in the top 10 of MelOn 24Hits, an amazing achievement especially for rookies, and are steadily rising

Source: https://t.co/YgoNBhGtTj pic.twitter.com/brX60vJa03

— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) June 16, 2021

source: SportsQ via @theseoulstory

next level is currently at #2 and ASAP at #8

Comments

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

I still don't like next level but it's doing numbers ! And tbh it is very catchy, it gets stuck in my head , it's a bit like " i am the best" i didn't like it but i always had it in my head until i did

And tbh part of me wants them to get the No 1 spot , i root for Winter and NingNing and i still wonder how such a new group / fandom, not even a year old , has solo fans

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

there's always going to be akgaes unfortunately

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

But for a group that doesn't even have a year ? I don't get it, they promote as a group, there aren't solo activities, i get it with blinks because black Pink does group activities once every 1 year ( with luck ) but with them ? Is it because they are obviously pushing Karina and Winter also gained a lot of fans (unexpectedly)?

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

it happened with BlackPink at debut too unfortunately. SME's notorious for giving one or two members of ggs most of the solo opportunities so akgaes go hard for their faves early on.

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

I didn't know it was like that with BP from the start , I haven't seen reveluvs being like that so I didn't know it was that common with GGs , because with bgs it happens but I don't think as much

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

I don't remember RVs debut but remember there was a lot of pushback when they added Yeri later. With rumours that might be what aespa are going to do too and a lot of SME stans liking the entire roster and dealing with NCTs constant nonesense it's probably riled them up even more.

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

Aespa is going to have more members ? Lol, mess, and what's the NCT nonsense ? The thing about then adding new members and sub units to an already very big group?

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

oh with NCT it's just how a few members get pushed forward and the rest get nothing much to do people think its mistreatment. the aespa thing is a rumour and tbh it was also a rumour with Red Velvet (they thought there would be a blue velvet and other colours) because SME has a thing for doing this multi unit groups but hopefully they got it out of their system with NCT and aespa will just be 4.

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

i see, I imagine fans of members who aren't Mark /Taeyong/Lucas/Doyoung/Jaehyun must be mad lol, and especially with MarkYong, the bias is so obvious

I really hope the NCT thing dies with this unit and there is a new bg, the lack of spotlight for some members is already obvious

[921227.livejournal.com]

lol adding members to aespa? Where could SM even scrounge up female trainees from😆

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

lol right. i think it's baseless but who knows

[zui-circus.livejournal.com]

So happy for Stayc

[frequency.livejournal.com]

go stayc 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[ultraflyy23.livejournal.com]

Happy for aespa!

[xlovexlessxtyx.livejournal.com]

Stayc deserves. ASAP is top tier bubblegum pop.

[twinklehana.livejournal.com]

happy for the both of them! aespa, stayc, and itzy are my current favorite groups so i'm really happy to see them doing well on the charts

[croox-shielle.livejournal.com]

The other day browsing through yt I noticed next level's mv is almost at 100M views and like, omg? Also, according to soompi they topped this month's gg brand reputation ranking and idk how important that is, but by the description it does sound important and it's been a long while since I saw other gg on the top spot besides BP and recently Brave Girls, so I guess NL is sort of a hit?

ASAP mv's is also doing way better than So Bad's.

These two + weeekly are clearly the most popular ggs from last year, uh.

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

Very happy for both groups!

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

both songs do nothing for me, i don't get the hype, especially ASAP. It's sooo boring, what are people hearing in it that i can't. Next Level is a mess (though that middle part is great), but at least something is happening there.

[torontok.livejournal.com]

StayC deserves! Their one of the few groups who's live stages I bother checking out nowadays

[adenar.livejournal.com]

i heard next level for the first time the other day and it's...certainly a song. they're a sm group so their budget finally getting them into the charts was to be expected, interesting to see it rise over time like this though.

stayc is definitely more of a surprise! i know there's been a good amount of buzz about them but that's impressive for a new group from an unknown agency. ASAP didn't grab me like So Bad did but it's a cute chill song.

[victorrules.livejournal.com]

Yay for StayC. I wonder what their next comeback will sound like.

[myungung.livejournal.com]

I didn't like both songs even though there were some parts which were catchy as hell but I'm glad they're doing well. I guess the songs were really targeting the younger demographic. I guess stayc is due for their tag soon with their next comeback!

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

That's good for them, I like both songs.

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

both bops <333

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

good for them! i hated next level at first but it's gotten a lot of play time from me tbh.... and asap was love at first sight