unpopularkpop-opinions: Newer Kpop fans don’t even know or realize how the internet evolving h
unpopularkpop-opinions: Newer Kpop fans don’t even know or realize how the internet evolving has a huge effect on Kpop’s popularity and accesssibility. You can’t measure the success of 3rd gen groups like BTS with the success of 1st gen or 2nd gen groups like TVXQ or H.O.T. because times were different for each. Not to mention, music streaming services didn’t exist in the 90s yet so 1st gen groups only had physicals going for them instead of both physical and digital sales like the 2nd and 3rd gen. -- source link