What BTS needs to be a top group

[HATEmeCUZyouAINTme]

I was just thinking how most popular groups have that one member that is very well known by the public and if they released a solo tomorrow, it would sell well

 

Examples:

GD

Taeyeon

D.O

 

BTS is obviously a big group but they also need someone like that. That can hit daebak

 

RapMon I don't think is the type that can attract the public as much

Suga maybe if they push him more than RM

Jungkook is the most popular but I don't know if he can carry a solo

 

This isn't to bash, I'm just being honest 

 

 

Do you agree?

 

 

[HYUNNlE]

They need a hit song.

[plutto]

A hit song

Anticipate BTS' comeback on october

[CareBear08]

Do you agree?
 

no

[HATEmeCUZyouAINTme]

They need a hit song.

 

A hit song

Anticipate BTS' comeback on october

 

 

Even if they made their own Bang Bang Bang, they still need a star member

[SeophieJH]

D.O

I'm sure its actually Baekyun. He's more popular and his song did better on the charts

[plutto]

Even if they made their own Bang Bang Bang, they still need a star member

Taehyung

He will hit big with Hwarang

[angy]

Isn't V the most popular though

[AnonVIP]

J-hope 

[Acer]

V 

[Crescent]

I don't think that's the case at all

 

Just look at 4minute / Hyuna

 

Also I think eveyrone is used to seeing them together, atleast for me it'd feel odd to see them with solos/units, atleast not yet

[kino mamamoo]

Anticipate #Hwarang

Anticipate #wings

[HYUNNlE]

Even if they made their own Bang Bang Bang, they still need a star member

 

Not necessarily, does exo even have a single star member? You said D.O., he is well known as an actor but not that much as a singer. Chen is being mainly promoted as a singer (with his OSTs and appearance on masked singer) and Baekhyun had a really successful collab with dream. Other members are popular in their own aspects too. They all have individual recognition. 

 

Anyways rather than one star member, they need 1) a hit song >> which will lead to them being more recognized and then >> 2) many members known individually by the public. Big hit only recently started to promote them individually so we shall see which member will rise. 

[DeeDeeDD]

Even if they made their own Bang Bang Bang, they still need a star member

Not really tho, what they need actually is "a hit song" and "free from boygroup prejudice"

Look at Suzy, Hani, Hyuna, etc.

[loveappeal]

Not necessarily, does exo even have a single star member? You said D.O., he is well known as an actor but not that much as a singer. Chen is being mainly promoted as a singer (with his OSTs and appearance on masked singer) and Baekhyun had a really successful collab with dream. Other members are popular in their own aspects too. They all have individual recognition. 

 

Anyways rather than one star member, they need 1) a hit song >> which will lead to them being more recognized and then >> 2) many members known individually by the public. Big hit only recently started to promote them individually so we shall see which member will rise. 

 

mte. like someone else said above: hyuna is a prime example of how becoming a popular soloist won't do much to the popularity of a group. 4minute was already popular before she debuted solo and their popularity was at a plateau, not really rising or falling much, after her debut happened. it takes more than just releasing music as a soloist; there's so many out there that the releases can get easily washed over or forgotten. it was much easier to gain popularity from solo debuts before the industry became as saturated as it currently is.

 

like you said: they need a hit song. a song that doesn't just chart well (because high rise charting can be helped with international fans nowadays), but that the (so called) "general public" is listening to often. a song that is played on variety shows, a song that has it's choreography danced on shows that aren't idol focused (meaning not weekly idol, etc.; shows like infinite challenge). individual recognition is also really, really important. it doesn't matter if it's done through solo music, acting, variety appearances, radio hosting gigs, modeling, musical work, etc. it's why groups like big bang, snsd, infinite, shinee, beast, super junior, a pink and such are as well known as they are: the members of each group have solidified themselves in their solo careers outside of the group, drawing in new attention and having them gain new fans. so, big hit should try doing that more soon with them - and not focus on doing it with just one member because that sometimes does... not pan out. look at chaeyeon: mbk is working her to the bone in variety and dramas. she's popular as hell but dia hasn't gained anything from it; there's other groups that've suffered from this too, like laboum's solbin is more known individually than her group is.

[kardeylann]

when Exo is there I think its hard. Fangirls like their good pretty boy image. and they mostly focus on them inside a lot of boy band. I think in this situation, BTS need to draw public interest more than korean fangirls interest. at BigBang hiatus ıf they take public to their side like how Bigbang did, they can surpass everyone. ıt would happen with totally unique style and music. and we know their music is not totally pop. they are close to hiphop. so ıts better to go on BigBang path. 

[Seulgibear♥]

DO

 

Jungkook is the most popular but I don't know if he can carry a solo

it's not BaekChanSe most popular EXO Member

 

It's not V the most popular?

[Sammy Lee]

No I don't agree, I think the best thing about BTS is how different the members are, None of them is perfect but one can cover for another's weaknesses, for exampel even if Jungkook is well balanced when It comes to talent he's still lacking when It comes to giving interviews and gets affected by cameras and how to interact with the audience aside from the preformance ( Althought he's actually improving) unlike RapMon, who lacks a LOT at dancing bt still raps like no other and is good with "talking".

 

Even Jin who some people might concider a weak link, Has acually a lot to offer when It comes to singing and acting, I'm just waiting for the day he makes his acting debut.

 

The members are all unique and complete each other with very different personalities and That is why the fans are aware of all them, Also their dynamics are very different from other groups IMO, That is why they attracted so much attention from the beginning.. 

 

 

As for their Music, Their sound is very different and not familiere which makes it kinda hard to be accepted and loved by the Korean public, they also use very modern sounds...But still they are getting there by their own pace so no worries.. 

 

This album will hopfelly be a  bigger turning point for them as a group, so let's not limit their accomplishments untill we see everything that they have to offer..So do they really have a chance to be a TOP group??? Hell yes.

[remembering]

Hit song after Hit song is required.

[saffy]

I hope Bangtan don't need this formula.

[vader]

Anticipate #Hwarang

Anticipate #wings

[Gilraen92]

Basically that one hit song. The HYYH trilogy definitely got them some attention and increased their korean fanbase, but they still haven't had that one hit song a la EXO's Growl that makes the "general public" interested in their successive releases.

Also, more appearances on variety/reality shows and being more well known individually.

They're getting there tho. They already have the best physical sales after EXO, a huge fandom (especially internationally), great youtube views, good brand power. They really only need that one song to being legit top tier.

[vminhope]

What are some examples of recent hit songs by boy groups? Except for EXO and Big Bang of course.

[purpletea]

Jungkook is the most popular but I don't know if he can carry a solo

 

 

he's probably best suited to have solo that the public could latch onto tho? and he's also interested in it but he's very young and i'm not sure they'd want to push him to do that any time soon. honestly, as an army, bts could benefit a lot from more individual popularity.

 

P.S. a lot of people say they get negged by V stans for saying jungkook is the most popular so you might want to edit that lol

[Gilraen92]

mte. like someone else said above: hyuna is a prime example of how becoming a popular soloist won't do much to the popularity of a group. 4minute was already popular before she debuted solo and their popularity was at a plateau, not really rising or falling much, after her debut happened. it takes more than just releasing music as a soloist; there's so many out there that the releases can get easily washed over or forgotten. it was much easier to gain popularity from solo debuts before the industry became as saturated as it currently is.

 

like you said: they need a hit song. a song that doesn't just chart well (because high rise charting can be helped with international fans nowadays), but that the (so called) "general public" is listening to often. a song that is played on variety shows, a song that has it's choreography danced on shows that aren't idol focused (meaning not weekly idol, etc.; shows like infinite challenge). individual recognition is also really, really important. it doesn't matter if it's done through solo music, acting, variety appearances, radio hosting gigs, modeling, musical work, etc. it's why groups like big bang, snsd, infinite, shinee, beast, super junior, a pink and such are as well known as they are: the members of each group have solidified themselves in their solo careers outside of the group, drawing in new attention and having them gain new fans. so, big hit should try doing that more soon with them - and not focus on doing it with just one member because that sometimes does... not pan out. look at chaeyeon: mbk is working her to the bone in variety and dramas. she's popular as hell but dia hasn't gained anything from it; there's other groups that've suffered from this too, like laboum's solbin is more known individually than her group is.

Most international fans still don't know how to stream on korean digital sites, especially melon tbh. If it was that easy, lots of groups with a big international fandom would also benefit from it but it's not the case. Fire was released at the begining of may and it's still charting in the 70s-80s on melon after nearly 5 months and has broken +500k downloads, so you clearly need more than a big international fandom to have that longevity. I'm pretty sure they've gotten some attention/interest from casual listeners since I need u, because before that song they used to drop from melon top 100 in days and now they can stay there for months and get pretty decent downloads.