Their success was really not expected. As Suga once said in an interview, "I wanted to go to the 15th floor but it feels like we're on the 60th." BTS wanted to succeed but never imagined to be THIS successful. They deserve it though and as an ARMY, I am very happy for them. I am even happier to see how they stayed humble and kind and didn't let success ruin their great personalities.

Teddy doesn't deal with BTS (he's YGs in house producer and writer). Pdogg and Slow Rabbit (there's more) are BigHits in house producers that have been with BTS from the very beginning. The BTS members themselves also have a hand in producing some of their tracks. The main in house producer is Pdogg he is the highest earning executive in South Korea (if you think Teddy is impressive wait till you see Pdogg, he is actually a sweet heart tbh), if I'm not mistaken in the first 6 months of 2021 he earned over 34 million USD. Just to add Japan is the second largest music market in the world. Conquering the Japanese market is no joke.

They just had 4 sold out concerts (over 200,000 tickets sold) at SoFi Stadium in LA, but they will probably go on tour in 2022 after they release their new album.

BTS creates their own music unlike other kpop group who waits for their producers to give them a song to sing, BTS writes their own lyrics and produce their songs. That's why we love them, through their own created music we feel their genuine love for their fans, they are so humble even they reach such fame. They are a great inspiration especially to mental health issues and self love. Now you know why they have ARMY who supports them this much and why they are this big. Hope you will continue your journey with BTS reactions 💜

Actually, their LA concert recently was not a show and it was in fact a full scale concert. They performed 4 days sold out shows!! It was a big concert held in SoFi stadium in LA where the next superbowl will be held.

I see future ARMYS here!.. 😂😁 U know why BTS is soooo huge!?.. Despite their success, they stay so grounded and appreciate and love the ARMYS. 💖 Once u start to get to know them, u'd realyze how good people they are. They are a group of very talented rappers and vocal lines. So many songs u gotta check out. Their music is soooo wide. They are a bunch of good-looking, very talented, kind, humble and happy people. I soooo loooove them!.. 💖 By the way, I'm ur subscriber from the Philippines!.. 😉💖 Stay safe u guys and GOD BLESS!.. 💖🙏

now hybe aka bighit is the largest entertainment company in korea and the world thanks to bts 😭

Lol that teddy guy has no hand in the production of bts’ music. Bts have their in-house producers and also they, themselves write and produce their music

As an ARMY myself who loves BLACKPINK i would just want to advice you to not compare both of them with eachother, i have witnessed many fan-wars for silly reasons of their fan-bases, if u don't want to be a part of it just avoid mentioning them in each-other's reaction videos. Both are doing great at their own work and are in no need of comparison. I have seen your reactions on both BTS and BLACKPINK's mvs and noticed u doing so multiple times so wanted to let know, thats it

BTS didn't just do "a show" recently, they performed 2 sets for the AMA's (1st w/ their collab w/ Coldplay). While in the US recently, they also performed multiple songs for James Corden's Late Late Show, did press conferences AND sold out 4 nights @ the new SoFi Stadium in LA (216k seats sold out before you can even think about buying a tix - just know, it's true, getting BTS tix @ original price is like the Hunger Games, without a doubt! resale tix were going for about $1,500 to as high as $30k...that's right, 3-0). And that doesn't even include the tix they sold for seats at the KZfaq Theater next to the SoFi for fans who weren't able to get tix for the SoFi show, to view live, AND they sold tix to watch their Day4 concert live online. After somehow getting my tix for a BTS concert, I walked around inside that massive stadium thinking: damn, look at these +50k ARMY (many of whom I met flew in from all across the US & from other countries just for these shows, welcoming BTS back to the stage after 2 years due to covid)... all "lucky" to be able to get a ticket. And let me tell you, BTS made it worth all the effort! Their concerts were LIT AF! Not only are they outstanding entertainers/performers, they remain super humble, kind and comedic:)

Bighit has become the biggest entertainment company in Korea since those days. In 2020 they changed the company name into HYBE entertainment company. They are going to conquer US soon. HYBE acquire a American Entertainment Company. Now Justin Bieber, Arianna Grande and many other artists are under HYBE. They also created a branch HYBE America based in LA

16:08, they actually did 4 stadium concerts in LA (SoFi Stadium) recently (Nov 27-28 & Dec 1-2), all sold out. It was a magical time! Megan Thee Stallion performed with them on day 2, Halsey showed up on day 3 to show support, and Chris Martin of Coldplay performed with them on day 4.

They even have their solo songs in the albums which you don’t see very often. The beauty of BTS is not only in their music but their personalities & the love the have for each other and Army.

BigHit/Hybe, BTS's company, has their own in-house writers and producers, with PDogg being the main producer, in addition, the BTS members themselves, co-write and co-produce most of their music. Why do you keep mentioning Teddy? Teddy writes for YG (reason why most of all BP's songs sound the same)...Teddy has nothing to do with BTS and their success. The main reason why BTS weren't big or really known when they debuted in Korea, is not because they weren't good, it is because BigHit, at the time, was small, had no money (BigHit was on the brink of bankruptcy) and the Korean media was/is biased towards artists from small companies...so BTS hardly were invited to shows to promote their music (this is normally how new groups/artists are promoted through the TV screen)...and if they were invited, their performances were cut or shortened. So with the media against them, they decided to use social media...mainly KZfaq to promote themselves and to communicate with their fans. No other Kpop artist or group comes even close to BTS's success level, or impact...none.

OMGGGGGGGG you guys are finally here 😭... Was waiting for you guys that even after subscribing & hitting that notification bell I checked your channel every day for new BTS videos.... Hopefully you both are doing good 💜💜

For you to really understand BTS journey, I'd recommend 1) Introduction to 7 Members of BTS by Ida S 2) This Is BTS by XCeleste 3) This is BTS Army by XCeleste 4) BTS Hardships 2013-2021 by Xceleste I'd be careful to mention other groups (especially the 2 groups that you already mentioned) cause there are some really toxic fans that would drag you or start being very toxic. Watch BTS Hardships and you'll understand. There's a reason why BTS Army are very defensive of BTS. BTS not only have to face prejudice from the west but also from S.Korea themselves. These prejudices, unfortunately, still happened to this day. The thing that BTS have went through were unlike other groups. They came from smaller label company that was on the verge of bankruptcy, with no media power and without the big label company privileges. They got so much hate and went through so much that they almost disbanded few years ago. Luckily, they didn't went through with that. But now, with the power of BTS, Hybe is worth 10x more than the BIG 3 (SM, YG, JYP) combined hahaha. They wrote and produced their own songs and their songs mostly have deep and great messages. They do so many different genres. at this point, the only genres they haven't done are probably metal and country music lol

I recommend the documentary series "The Rise of Bangtan", excellent perspective! With an exhaustive compilation, of the life journey of the members of Bangtan. Good job yours! Enjoy BTS.

Waiting for the part 3… you guys should react the document into one reaction . I think army wouldn’t mind regarding the reaction video time duration

Bts is bigger than kpop

They just recently finished a 4 sold out concerts at SoFi Stadium in L. A. NOVEMBER 27-28 & DECEMBER 1-2 That is to 50K in SoFi plus sold out KZfaq Theater and on the last day add up 580K watched online

"They did like a show, but it wasn't really a full concert" ME: ?????? They sold out SOFI Stadium in Los Angeles for 4 nights (Nov. 27, 28 and Dec. 1, 2, 2021. That's between 55-70 thousand people per night, so that would be a total of 220 to 280 thousand Global ARMY fans total. The tickets didn't even make it out of Globa ARMY Verified Fan pre-sale into General Ticket sales. I attended night 4 Dec. 2) and it was the best concert I have ever been to in my life. And I've been to quite a few. Coldplay showed up at the end of night 4 to play My Universe with BTS, their collaboration. Just Amazing 💜

Honestly there is no group/artist that is a competition to BTS. Not only in korea but in the whole world. They just won artist of the year in both america and korea. I get that you are comparing some artists that you like with bts but honestly? you can't compare them with bts when bts is already the biggest act in the world. Also bts themselves don't like it when people try to box them and their music to boxes like kpop,pop etc. They said their genre is bts and people should stop boxing them into categories.

Watching this bring me back nostalgia when I first checked out BTS in 2015 and I was mind blown. Even now, watching them grow through the years, I still get mind blown every time I hear about their success lol it never gets old. I really do hope you check out their older music, it's worth it. And I also hope you can check out their live performaces, maybe some more document videos, and maybe crack videos (those are the best but after you get to know them more cause it has alot of inside jokes), also maybe their own variety show called Run BTS where they do challenges (you get to know them more here because there is no filter, they act like their goofy selves)

They did a proper concert at LA recently. For four nights, breaking USA boxscore records with 214,000 attending, earning 35 mil USD. The average earnings for an A-lister is about 3 mil per night.

They come frm nothing But They gain everything 💜

Also it was a full concert, I went to the 1 on Dec 1st & it was absolutely amazing. I am also 49 & I went with my 18 yr old kid & my 77 yr old friend. The ages I saw there was 5 or 6 to 77 🙂 it was 1 of the greatest experiences of my life!

Blackpink success is not even close to BTS success 😭 BTS PAVED THE WAY

You should check out 7 member introduction 2021 by Ida S to know about them

Well, they did get bigger than that. Because they just won Best Group, Best Pop Song and of course the biggest award Artist of the Year at American Music Awards 2021!

Teddy has no hand on any of BTS production and work whatsoever, he is not affiliated with BigHit. BigHit have their own in house producers and BTS also participates in writing and producing.

teddy has no role in BTS music Fyi...they have great inhouse producers in BIGHIT and BTS is involved either in production/composing in every album... Bts is under Bighit entertainment.. YG is different...the Big3 in Korea includes YG, SM, JYP.... bighit is a small company so yeah BTS built it from scratch...thats why ARMYs are protective of them becoz of their hardwork music and dedication despite not being a big company.they were pretty much cut from broadcast, discriminated etc..and has no control over media..so they created KZfaq channel to reach fans coz kmedia is crappy and would favor Big3.... TRUE UNDERDOG story.... anyway Loved ur reaction, more power to your channel... ARMYs from diff parts of the world are watching lol 🤣

Guys can you please react to bts medley live performance Tokyo dome 💜

they produce and write their own songs too

Bts have never worked with teddy. Teddy produces for BLACKPINK.👍💕 Bts work with other producers, and produce themselves as well.

No Teddy involvement with these guys...at all. Nop, nope, nope.

Waiting for part 3 Also u should react to who is bts 7 members..so that u can know the members perfectly..in this video they mainly focused on their journey throughout the years

Hey guys loved the reaction It would be great if you could check out other docu videos as well to get to know the members individually And Tedd has no hand in any of the BTS music He works for YG ONLY. BTS HAVE THE BEST PRODUCERS AND ALSO EACH AND EVERY MEMBER HAS A HAND I MAKING OF THE SONGS THEY WRITE,PRODUCE THEIR OWN SONGS THEY HAVE A TEAM OF PRODUCERS WITH THEM BUT MOSTLY THEY DO THE MUSIC PART THEMSELVES

Teddy works for YG, not BigHit. Bighits producers are Hitman Bang( CEO), Pdogg, slowrabbit, Adora, RM(leader of BTS), SUGA(rapper of BTS) and J hope(main dancer of BTS)

Not only can they sing in Japanese, they can speak the language too. You can say they captured the two biggest music market in the world.

Can't wait for part 3. I hope you react next to Introduction to BTS and Introduction to Army.

We were so excited for you to see this and more informative videos of BTS, because at the end, their music and sincerity of their lyrics could help you too. Introducing BTS and their story is just a start, because their lyrics are their thoughts and feelings at those time they release albums and musics, their story about being literally from the smallest company (nearly bankrupt) and their growth to make it the most profitable company in Korea is the living proof that they work hard in everything they got now. Their humbleness and being the same as before (their personality), and being transparent about their feelings give much more sincerity. Their generosity to the world by donating publicly (mostly low-key) to charity and movements/organization to help the world get better, are the best thing they possess which is the reason why they deserve a lot of love from millions of fans, you can definitely see the growth and you can relate to them because we also experienced and still experiencing the self crisis and other social phenomenon.

The lastest BTS concert was held in LA few days ago and they sold over 56000 for a 1 night, they sold over 224k tickets in total in 4 Nights which holds many records I can't even remember the all ,

BTS break many records not only in K-pop industry but also in whole music industry.. That's why they are called " BTS is more than K-pop".. They are again nominated for Grammy in 2 catagory i hope this time the will win Grammy award.. . hope for the best ,their success is huge.. 💜

It was a full concert at Sofi stadium. My 2 daughters and I were there for 4 days (11/27, 11/28, 12/1 and 12/2). There were over 50,000 screaming fans in those 4 days

It was a full 4 day soldout concert at the sofi stadium recently

It all really started 2013 when they won New Artist of the year.... check that out with the performances. And yes, they did 4 concerts in LA Nov. and Dec. total sell out within minutes and it was crazy good. People flew in from S. America, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia... just to be there. They were on stage together with no solo breaks for the entire 21/2 hours. The last night Chris Martin popped up from under the stage to sing Universe with them and it was wild.

Now you see why we are this protective of them. Bc we've seen them go through all the phases of their lives and we've been with them throughout their journey and we will be there forever.

BTS UNIVERSE is one of the most interesting thing once you've fallen down the BTS rabbit hole. The BTS Universe might be very complicated due to several butterfly effects happening in the webtoon and music videos, but if you will understand the whole thing, you will really admire them more, especially on how their mind works for this thing

It wasn't show,it was full concerts for 4 days fully sold out at sofi stadium LA

omg yes! you should watch the movie (Burn The Stage) it shows the behind the scenes of their world tour during the WINGS era you guys would love them more after that, no doubt

im overwhelmed when i thought about the things that you guys have to catch up with about bts cuz there's a lot. goodluck!

Please react to all 7 members' solo song live performances! RM- Love kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fsqpiqqHvb2VZ4U.html Jin- Epiphany kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6hxdayGqNm2n30.html Suga- Seesaw kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hcVxq8ugmdSnn4E.html Jhope- Just dance kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idtdYKR8v7i-eZs.html Jimin- Serendipity kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtiomqql1tWYaWg.html V- Singularity kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iL5pY8ZirdHbgqc.html Jungkook- Euphoria kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i5lhhK6Vva3Od4k.html

The BTS universe begins with BTS's music video - I need you, 2. BTS - on stage: prologue, 3. BTS - Run, 4. BTS - epilogue: young forever, 5. BTS Wings shorts film 1-7, 5. BTS - love yourself highlight reel, 6. BTS - Euphoria. there are a couple more videos, but they don't have much storylines. And to understand the whole story that was shown in the videos, you can watch BTS - storyline summary xceleste. But these clips do not touch on the relationship between a girl and a guy, they are more about friendship, self-love, etc.

BTS have their own in house producers Pddog, Slow rabbit to name a few. BTS also produce some of their songs. They also write their own songs. Teddy is in YG he has nothing to do with BTS.

I think what makes them different to other idols is that they started from scratch like literally. They don't have any promotions at all and keep boycotting from shows. They work hard themselves cause they're company almost got bankrupt. They are successfull because they trust each other and work hard.

BTS is Sooooooooo BIG

Their story is so amazing...

Love your reactions

glad you guys are enjoying the vid, the only thing i'll say though is you have to stop trying to apply whatever knowledge you learned about YG and BlackPink to BTS. They are completely different groups with different management and history of career and I think trying to lump them together makes it harder to understand the differences

BTS DISCOGRAPHY 2013-2021 M/V CHECKLIST: 2 COOL 4 SKOOL 1. No More Dream 2. We are bulletproof pt. 2 O!RUL8,2? 3. NO SKOOL LUV AFFAIR 4. Boy In Luv 5. Just One Day DARK & WILD 6. Danger 7. War of Hormone The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.1 8. I Need U 9. Dope The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.2 10. Run The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever 11. Save Me 12. Fire Wings 13. Blood Sweat and Tears You Never Walk Alone 14. Spring Day 15. Not Today Love Yourself 'HER' 16. DNA 17. Mic Drop✅ Love Yourself 'TEAR' 18. FAKE LOVE✅ Love Yourself 'Answer' 19. Idol Map of Soul: Persona 20. Boy with Luv (ft. Halsey)✅ 21. Make It Right (ft. Lauv) Map of the Soul: 7 22. 'On' Kinetic Manifesto Film✅ 23. ON M/V 24. Black Swan✅ 25. We are bulletproof: the eternal 26. Dynamite (1st English Single)✅ BE 27. Life Goes On 28. Butter (2nd English Single)✅ 29. Permission to Dance (3rd English Single) p.s japanese mvs not included

Thank you for the video 💜💜💜

I love that you said their LA concert wasn't a 'full concert'. They had FOUR SOLD OUT NIGHTS AT SOFI STADIUM! Yeah....that's just a mini concert.😂😂😂

I really love your reactions! can't wait for part 3

Thanks for this reaction

Now BTS s label is bigger than the big 3 combined. They even bought US labels,like Ithica holdings.

I really love their I need you and Run music video... It's not just a music video it's "Life".... beautiful but also cruel. Really hoping you'll watch it and react to it.

Guys yessss!!! That is definitely what we want we want you to react to BURN THE STAGE TRUST ME YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE💜

Just watched your reaction to part 2, already waiting for part 3!!,

Good reactions part 1 and 2. Thanks for trying to get to know them. 👍💜

I enjoyed ur reaction ,please part 3 soon

They are legends ✨✨💜💜

Yes they had a 4 days sold out concert at Sofi Stadium (70000 seats) each. It was their 1st concert since 2019 d/t the pandemic. I was lucky enough to get to see them 2 days at the LA shows and was able to meet a lot of Army around the world just to see them!!! Literally people from Italy, Spain, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Canada, etc were coming to see them! I think this is so cool that they are so beloved by all the people around the world! My flight from Detroit to LA, there were tons of Army in the plane like a private party so fun 💜🔥

I like the way you said. It was just a show. It was 4days soldout LA SOFI Stadium of over 200,000+ concert goers.

It was a full concert in LA. Four days sold out at SoFi. 50k people each night

Waiting for part 3🥳 Hardworking boys indeed

Waiting for the next part💜️💜️

Check out Introduction to the 7 members of Bts by Ida S(2021 update) to learn their names better

Make It Right was actually written by Ed Sheeran and The Rapline and Produced by Ed Sheeran and Suga.

I hope you can also react to the other documentations below for better understanding of each of the members before you guys dive into their movies like Burn The Stage etc.🙂 We are looking forward for more! 💜 An Introduction to 7 Members of BTS (2021 Update) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oa2Cn9Sq2tHdYqc.html THIS IS BTS | INTRODUCTION TO BTS by xCELESTE kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acl1hqSDytqtaYk.html BTS FROM NOBODIES TO LEGENDS (2019) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idh5Z6Sn0KemnWg.html BTS HARDSHIPS 2013-2021 | Mistreatment, Racism, Accusations + more kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8qJadqfsdnJpIU.html P.S You can watch this vid below if you guys are curious about how big, diverse, organize and powerful BTS ARMYs are 😉 "This is BTS ARMY | Introduction to BTS Fans" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n6upZ9qEupbYaGw.html

Four concerts in four days in Los Angeles CA every concert sold out three months prior! Special guests at their four concerts Megan thee stallion and Coldplay. Because they have a remix of their song butter with Megan and a song with Coldplay called My Universe.

Teddy only produces for YG artists and any of their collaborations. Same with Big Hit and the other companies. They are very competitive. BTS members have written and produced their own music since pre-debut on, with their in house producers. RM, Suga, and J Hope are the main songwriters and PDOGG is their main producer, but SUGA produces more than the other members. RM has contributed the most song credits. All of them write and produce their solo projects. Blackpink is the most popular girl group right now, but they don't come close to BTS at this point.

You guys should check out this video.....Who Is BTS? Seven members of Bangtan (Introduction) to know more about each members and the group as a whole😆🤗

Can't wait for part 3😍😍😍

I went to all 4 shows in LA and their concerts are so fucking amazing! You have to experience it yourselves it’s mandatory not a suggestion 🤣

Waiting for part 3 and subscribing

"they're competing themselves" lol currently, both their songs Dynamite and Butter are competing themselves too 😂

@ 19:15 so u agree? bts paved the way for kpop artists? :)

First of all, just found this channel two days ago and I have to say it is the most genuine reaction channel. Second, what BigHit did with the BTS Universe is the smartest marketing I have ever seen. It got people invested, we were all anxiously waiting for even a 0:20 long trailer in case it had any clues for the story in it. Genius

I can't wait for part 3 and 4 ...pls

*Okay listen* Tbh NO Kpop group is on BTS level. They are the only Korean act who can sell out stadiums in the US and UK and they sold those big venues in minutes. The only Korean act who reached number 1 on billboard Hot100 and they did 6x already and achieved that in just a few years (NO OTHER Korean act so far-NO shade but other acts do really rely on media play to look big 💀✌🏻 except bts coz bts has real numbers and sales), BTS is the only Korean act who have 5 billboard 200 number 1s (NO OTHER KOREAN ACT), BTS is the highest paid band in the world since 2018, their company formerly BigHit now hybe is NOW the biggest Korean agency in Korea due to bts success, BTS’ butter holds the most viewed MV in 24hrs raking 108.2M views, BTS is the most streamed Korean act on KZfaq and Spotify (no one comes close) , BTS are diplomats and is worth $5B a year to South Korean economy, the most awarded and the only Asian act and youngest on the most awarded artist in history just behind Michael Jackson and 4 other big western artists. The only Korean act who won on billboard awards, they won ARTIST OF THE YEAR on AMAs, only Korean group who was nominated for the Grammy and they had their second nomination this year with butter (no other kpop groups ever), awarded cultural merit by the South Korean government (the only kpop group who received it & youngest in history), first Asian act in history to topped IFPI (No other Korean act who topped that chart FYI only BTS.), best selling act in South Korean history (1M albums sold in 30mins with their BE album, 4.1M sold in a week with MAP OF THE SOUL:7 album) best selling act worldwide 2020 (over 10M albums sold in 1 year), their CEO is now the most bankable ceo of a Korean agency in Korea.. according to KoreaNow bts market worth $458M per member, literally bts and their company are from rags to riches-t!!! I know you’re a fan of other groups but if you get to know bts better and their feats? NO ONE COMES CLOSE TBH. BTS IS INVINCIBLE AND ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL. Oh that chart you see that your other fave group is at number 2? That’s only an easy chart to enter lmao it’s not the HOT100 which bts had 6 number 1s in a few years. BTS is reportedly paid $1M for two songs performed at NYRE, they are also the most expensive korean ambassadors (minimum of $5M per ad) Enjoy ur bts journey! Borahae 💜

I am so happy that you are finally reacting to this video. Next can you react to Introduction to BTS by IdaS... It will be helpful to know each of the members individually

Waiting for EP.3 I'm ready Army would enjoy it

You have to watch rapline(RM,SUGA,J-HOPE) lyrics song video 1)Cypher pt1,Cypher pt2, Cypher pt3, Cypher pt 4 2) outro- tear, outro- her 3) daddang 4)UGH

A trajetória do BTS é tão gratificante de onde eles começaram e o que eles alcançaram

11:30 I commented it before on your first bts reaction,and I will say it again.There is so much with BTS,you will never run out of contents when it comes to them.they will offer you a lot😍

Hard to Digest😁😁😁😂😂😂lol... thank you guys🙏🙏🇵🇭🇵🇭

bruh they did 4 concerts in LA the end of Nov beginning Dec

Looking forward for part 3 and other more BTS reaction videos. You also should watch, “Burn the Stage: The Movie”, “Bring the Soul: The Movie”, “Break the Silence: The Movie”.

Waitingggg for part 3

Some info in Korean industry and some names you've heard/checked out! The difference coming from "big 3" or not is = promotion. Groups from those companies have a fairly easy laid out plan, commercials, interviews, signing with brands, even news anchors or reporters to write positive stuff and reviews at magazines or newspapers. BTS didnt have that and even have all of the previous against them (not the groups, the media and actors who wanted to be in control of the industry), actively. There are videos about this as well. Blackpink (and I like the girls, not so much the company bc yeah 2ne1...) is a whole different story as they belong to a company that promoted them a lot, they are good at what they do, but it's like some indie artist having a spot on the radio once a week vs someone the industry has prepared for it and gets a spin on the radio every hour bc the company can pay for it... I have some western examples, but let's leave it as that. They made ripples in the US, but the actual biggest selling (charting too? help me out!) girl group is Twice (JYP) as far as I know: they do have a big fanbase too and a lot of EPs (8-10) and albums (at least 3 full ones?). Blackpink only has 1 album and 2 EPs so far (?). I don't intend to compare any groups here, but since they mentioned BP I wanted to give them some sort of scope as they are new to Korean industry. Please, any once or blink (armyonce/armyblink) correct me about anything that I said. Regarding EXO they belong to one of the biggest company (and the shadiest if you ask me). A bunch of talented guys, their group is mixed Chinese-Korean (to promote in sub-units in Mainland China too). They were 12 at the beginning, they are now... 9? 8? As with BP, EXO got a lot of promotion since day one. Of course they had to prove themselves and they are insane dancers and vocalists, but having your backs with a whole lot of money invested in you to make it smooth... takes the edge off things. Say you are from a poor family, taking the leap to pursue a dream is scary and not easy. If your family has a lot of money, you'd probably do it just because "why not?", you have somewhere to return to.