Netizens comprehensively analyzed the achievements of 4th-gen girl groups in 2023.

On various online forums, netizens have delved into the remarkable accomplishments of 4th-generation girl groups in the K-pop industry throughout the year 2023. They have meticulously compared and contrasted these groups' achievements across various metrics, including world tours, Billboard chart performance, Spotify streaming, Oricon sales, Circle Chart rankings, YouTube subscribers, and TikTok followers.

According to netizens, the top-ranking group in terms of the world tour was aespa, which successfully sold over 330,000 seats during their tour. Following closely behind were IVE with over 150,000 seats, LE SSERAFIM with over 100,000 seats, while NewJeans did not hold any world tours during the year.

In terms of Billboard Hot 100 chart performance, NewJeans emerged as the leader with multiple songs, including "Super Shy" (#48), "OMG" (#74), "ETA" (#81), "Ditto" (#82), and "Cool With You" (#93). LE SSERAFIM also secured a respectable position at #119 with "Perfect Night."

On the Billboard 200 chart, NewJeans maintained an impressive record, with their album 'Get Up' remaining on the chart for a remarkable 21 weeks. LE SSERAFIM's 'Unforgiven' charted for 8 weeks, while aespa's 'MY WORLD' held a spot for 3 weeks, and 'Drama' by aespa spent 1 week on the chart.

The Global Spotify rankings were dominated by NewJeans, with songs like "Super Shy," "Ditto," "OMG," and others amassing millions of streams. LE SSERAFIM also performed well on Spotify, with "Unforgiven" and "Perfect Night" receiving substantial streams.

In Japan, LE SSERAFIM took the lead in album sales, with 'Unforgiven' selling over 118,000 copies. IVE's 'I AM' and 'Baddie' followed, with 40,000 and 69,000 copies sold, respectively. NewJeans sold 36,000 copies of 'OMG' and 69,000 copies of 'Get Up,' while aespa sold 56,000 copies of 'MY WORLD' and 26,000 copies of 'Drama.'

The streams on the Oricon Chart for K-pop also witnessed NewJeans taking top positions, ranking #15 with "Ditto," #25 with "OMG," and more. LE SSERAFIM's "Antifragile" secured the #41 spot, with NewJeans and IVE claiming additional positions.

On the Oricon yearly album chart, IVE's 'WAVE' ranked highest, followed by LE SSERAFIM's 'Unforgiven' and NewJeans' 'Get Up.' IVE's 'I'VE MINE,' aespa's 'MY WORLD,' and IVE's 'I've IVE' were also featured.

Domestically, IVE emerged as the most-streamed girl group on Korean streaming charts, closely followed by NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, and aespa, in this order.

The Circle Chart revealed that NewJeans secured the most album sales, with IVE, aespa, and LE SSERAFIM following behind.

In terms of new YouTube subscribers in 2023, NewJeans attracted a significant audience, gaining 4.5 million new subscribers. aespa, LE SSERAFIM, and IVE also garnered substantial followings in this order.

NewJeans also excelled on TikTok with over 6.4 million new followers, while aespa, LE SSERAFIM, and IVE also enjoyed growing TikTok fan bases in this order.

Netizens expressed a range of reactions, from amazement at NewJeans' overall achievements to pride in IVE's domestic success. Some discussed the balance between domestic and international influence among the groups, while others simply cheered on all 4th-generation girl groups.

Reactions include:

"Whoa...........NewJeans"
"It's clear that IVE is really strong in Korea"
"IVE is doing really well domestically"
"I can't believe how young NewJeans still is as a group"
"HYBE's stomach must be so full right now"
"I think NewJeans is the strongest when considering both domestic and international following, but there are some portions in the Korean records where IVE is higher. I think domestically it's NewJeans > IVE > LE SSERAFIM, but if we're talking internationally, I think it is also true that it's NewJeans > LE SSERAFIM > aespa > IVE."

"Fighting, all 4th gen girl groups! I have faith in y'all"
"Oh wow, LE SSERAFIM made a lot of good records. Even better than I thought."
"NewJeans just has too many good songs...even their recent remix album is good"
"I love all four groups"
"I am actually surprised that NewJeans is doing so well domestically as well in addition to internationally"
"NewJeans is on another level..."

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