henryd 2,189 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Kim Minjung, a KB Investment analyst, predicted that in SM Entertainment is likely to debut 2 new groups this year. This is a bold prediction that is likely to get fans very excited and riled up. The analyst stated that,“SM Entertainment’s total sales and profit has gone up by 9.9% and 2.5 % respectively and the stocks are suffering from a loss of momentum at the moment since the second half of last year. Investors are also not feeling as confident due to the lack of success in their new artists in comparison to competing companies. The biggest issue in K-Pop right now is that there needs to be new boy groups to replace TVXQ, once popular veteran boy groups enlist in the army.†SM Entertainment sure had a rough year in 2014 with Kris and Luhan from EXO ceasing their activities and the removal of Jessica from Girls’ Generation. Currently they are still embroiled in lawsuits with Kris and Luhan and have yet to reach an agreement in mediations. Kim Minjung also said, although it’s impossible to predict how well these new groups will fare, it is inevitable that at least two new groups will be formed. Also, this will be the start of a line up of rookies that was severely lacking in SM Entertainment recently. What are your thoughts on the predictions? Source: Hankyung / KB Article Aside: Sometimes investment analysts meet with company executives and therefore are privy to information that is not publicly available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlaveMaster 1,018 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Already posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryd 2,189 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Already posted. c.f. http://onehallyu.com/topic/144807-nb-instiz-sm-to-debut-two-rookie-groups-this-year/). It is the same original article but KB added some additional information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlaveMaster 1,018 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It is a different article (c.f. http://onehallyu.com/topic/144807-nb-instiz-sm-to-debut-two-rookie-groups-this-year/).Anyone know who KB Investment & Securities is? Are they some big investment company in South Korea? ooh okay...sorry... idk.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryd 2,189 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 ooh okay...sorry... idk.. Just double checked. It is the same original article, but KB added more info to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ì…� 918 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Im anticipating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyungsoo.jpg 64 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 As long as Exo has at least two comebacks this year SM can do debut who ever they want :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlaveMaster 1,018 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 As long as Exo has at least two comebacks this year SM can do debut who ever they want :D yeah,i agree. Just double checked. It is the same original article, but KB added more info to it. oh,its okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemybaymax 605 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Kpop wont be expanding any more than it is right now and new fans are not that hardcore compared to old ones other than online voting things and most of them multifandom so I dont think any current or rookie group can keep up with TVXQ hype in terms of sales and publicity that they had at their prime time (And still have). SM should sit back and accept the reality Edit: Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Suh 12,184 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Too bad my boys won't debut anytime soon Kpop wont be expanding any more than it is right now and new fans are not that hardcore compared to old ones other than online voting things and most of them multifandom so I dont think any current or rookie grup can keep up with TVXQ hype in terms of sales and publicity that they had at their prime time (And still have). SM should sit back and accept the reality Edit: Click here to view the Tweet ^this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadpole. 4,154 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Too bad my boys won't debut anytime soon Johnny, Yuta and them other boys? Aren't they the obvious choice for the next debut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Suh 12,184 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Johnny, Yuta and them other boys? Aren't they the obvious choice for the next debut? Yeah, but they're set to debut in mid-summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nada 1,197 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Kpop wont be expanding any more than it is right now and new fans are not that hardcore compared to old ones other than online voting things and most of them multifandom so I dont think any current or rookie group can keep up with TVXQ hype in terms of sales and publicity that they had at their prime time (And still have). SM should sit back and accept the reality Edit: Click here to view the Tweet where is the lie ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumn 978 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 SM will be missing TVXQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadpole. 4,154 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah, but they're set to debut in mid-summerYou said they aren't debuting soon so I got confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ PD Hercule Poirot ~ 1,868 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Are they forgetting Super Junior? They're profitable too It's true no new group can replace TVXQ though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinch 7,070 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 more groups - less good tracks for old groups... I hope it's dumb logic Well, just make a good comeback for EXO and do whatever the f you want, SM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adda 9,200 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 As long as Exo has at least two comebacks this year SM can do debut who ever they want :D ^^^^ I don't think they will debut 2 groups, only one but they will probably make some sub-units like they did with EXO. I understand that the oldest SMRookie from the new boy group, a gorgeous blond guy (Hansol ,if I remember correctly) is one year younger than me and the others are under 20, so not interested in this group, exo are enough for me to support, my generation. No sm rookie group can keep up with tvxq ... but if they debut this boy group, I'll keep an eye on Hansol from time to time to watch his evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemybaymax 605 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Are they forgetting Super Junior? They're profitable too It's true no new group can replace TVXQ though..... I think thats because Super Junior's reputation in SK was never as bright as TVXQ's. People never cared even though SJ is the biggest cash cows in not only SM but whole Kpop industry. Such hypocrites tbvh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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