How come IVE didn't end up like post-IOI groups?

[sawarin]

staring off iz*one had way more fandom impact than ioi, for sure. 

the main thing is that ive doesn’t feel like they have filler members, not as in every member is extremely and shockingly talented but more in a way that tou see them and they fit together perfectly - you cannot tell me it felt the same way with pristin or gugudan where there were way too many members and too little work. their debut show is actually a great way to build a loyal fandom too.

the song is also crazy catchy, especially the hypnotic tone of wonyoung and liz’ lines. 

i feel like all post-izone groups are going to do better than most post-produce groups (yuri and eunbi already have amazing sales for soloists, chaewon and sakura pretty much have guaranteed a level of success if they do debut with source, hyewon’s activities still bring enough attention and talk, minju could really have a decent acting career from what we’ve seen from her + the fact she’s actually very passionate about it, hitomi and nako have done much better in their groups to the point of being almost centers or whatever their terminology for positions are. honestly the only one i see kinda dropping a little down is yena, not for the sponsor scandal but because she’s always been on the lower popularity side post-produce)

[sawarin]

3 hours ago, no_one said:

huh? But Yena is doing just fine in her variety shows tho, she's been working nonstop and has plans to debut solo next year. This video more or less explains her position right now. (starting from 6:00)

yeah but her impact seems more as a variety personality as she’s “possibly” preparing for her idol debut, i love her but i feel like could do sub-par compared to the other two soloists unless her company really balls up. but people thought the same of eunbi and she sold more than expected so we’ll never know until we know.