Five qualities to define 'monster rookies'?

1) Music show ranks & digital sales

- Blackpink, Wanna One, and ITZY's debut songs charted high and made them 'trendy rookie groups'.

- ITZY took their first #1 on M Countdown 9 days after their digital release.

2) Music video views

- Monster rookies get 10M views from their debut.

- Blackpink's Boombayah, Playing With Fire, and Whistle all surpassed 100M views. ITZY's debut song Dalla Dalla surpassed 14M within 24 hours, setting a new record for K-pop debut.

3) Album sales

- Monster rookies' first week sales are within top 10. IZONE's debut album Coloriz set a new record for debuting girl groups' first week sales. Wanna One's debut album was also preordered by 500K.

4) International reactions

- TXT got exceptional responses by their sunbae group BTS. Monster rookies do well on international charts.

5) Scale of paid concerts

- iKON's debut concert was held at the biggest indoor concert hall 'Olympics Stadium'. Wanna One's debut concert was held at Gocheok Sky Dome.

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Article: Blackpink -> IZONE -> ITZY... 5 qualities for K-pop 'monster rookies'

Source: SPOTV News via Nate

1. [+832, -162] How can you put IZONE in this ㅋㅋ CJ needs to wake up.

2. [+734, -167] IZONE is a monster rookie? They flopped in Korea and are promoting in Japan only. How are they a monster rookie? They're doing worse than IOI, they're at the level of Fromis 9.

3. [+559, -37] There's only one quality for monster rookies. Big agency.

4. [+31, -15] IZONE flopped in Korea, what a nonsense. They don't appear on Korean broadcast at all and are in Japan ㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+31, -13] I don't agree with IZONE.

6. [+26, -8] Agency.

7. [+24, -22] ITZY's song is so forgettable...

8. [+23, -8] ITZY is about their agency and Twice fans.

9. [+17, -3] Honestly, it's 100% about the agency.

10. [+14, -16] Honestly, if we're talking about debut influence and results, it's Blackpink >>>>>>> IZONE>ITZY.