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.
