Your opinion, which Kpop artists are going to blow up in 2020?

[Shinki]

Hopefully A.C.E and ONEUS

[hynapia]

GGs

ITZY will solidify themselves as a digimon and top gg. They only need another catchy bop like Dalla Dalla and Icy.

Everglow has a lot of potential too. They already have a lot of i-fans (their youtube views are only behind Blackpink, Twice and ITZY for ggs this year). They only need a breakout song in Korea and they'll probably blow up. I think their next comeback will chart on melon. Rocket Punch has a lot of potential as well.

Older (>2 years) mid-tier ggs like OMG, WJSN, Fromis9, etc have very solid fandoms and decent popularity so I wouldn't be surprised if any of them have a surprise viral hit a la Momoland, especially OMG because they already have a couple of breakout songs.

Also, SM ngg and Play M ngg could have smash debuts depending on the song/concept/marketing.

BGs

Idk about hit songs because it's less common for bgs to have a viral hit and "blow up" but it can happen. So far I can see ATEEZ, Stray Kids, TxT and CIX increasing their fanbase a lot, especially internationally. AB6IX doesn't have as much international appeal as these groups, however they're more popular domestically and I can see them having a breakout hit a la Pentagon.

T13 if they finally debut next year could sweep most ROTY awards if their debut song/concept is good, since they're very anticipated and YG groups always have good debuts. Starshipz and Woolimz will have good debuts too, at least they'll sell decently and chart on melon even if it's low.

For older mid-tier groups I think Pentagon or SF9 already missed their chance to get more popular but others like Astro, Victon and ACE are gonna keep rising because they're in a good momentum right now. I can see ACE's next comeback selling 40-50k and Astro/Victon 100-150k.

Edited December 15, 2019 by hynapia

[Lee]

Rocket Punch

[hynapia]

5 minutes ago, hynapia said:

GGs

ITZY will solidify themselves as a digimon and top gg. They only need another catchy bop like Dalla Dalla/Icy.

Everglow has a lot of potential too. They already have a lot of i-fans (their youtube views are only behind Blackpink, Twice and ITZY for ggs this year). They only need a breakout song in Korea and they'll probably blow up. I think their next comeback will chart on melon. Rocket Punch has a lot of potential as well.

Older (>2 years) mid-tier ggs like OMG, WJSN, Fromis9, etc have very solid fandoms and decent popularity so I wouldn't be surprised if any of them have a surprise viral hit a la Momoland, especially OMG because they already have a couple of breakout songs.

SM ngg and Play M ngg could have smash debuts depending on the song/concept/marketing.

BGs

Idk about hit songs because it's less common for bgs to have a viral hit and "blow up" but it can happen. So far I can see ATEEZ, Stray Kids, TxT and CIX increasing their fanbase a lot, especially internationally. AB6IX doesn't have as much international appeal as these groups, however they're more popular domestically and I can see them having a breakout hit a la Pentagon.

T13 if they finally debut next year could sweep most ROTY awards if their debut song/concept is good, since they're very anticipated and YG groups always have good debuts. Starshipz and Woolimz will have good debuts too, at least they'll sell decently and chart on melon even if it's low.

For older mid-tier groups I think Pentagon or SF9 already missed their chance to get more popular but others like Astro, Victon and ACE are gonna keep rising because they're in a good momentum right now. I can see ACE's next comeback selling 40-50k and Astro/Victon 100-150k.

Forgot to say that G-idle's next comeback can solidify them as a top or at least very trendy group. They gained a LOT of popularity with Queendom and Lion.

Edited December 15, 2019 by hynapia