Why I rarely answer your requests about rookie idol groups


I get a lot of requests about rookie idol groups. A LOT. They probably make up the bulk of the requests I get. The reason I never answer these is because netizens don't care.

K-Pop takes up maybe 20-30% of netizen interest in the entire entertainment industry. The rest are other senior artists, established idol groups, scandals, actors/actresses, dramas, etc. I think it's hard to see that K-Pop doesn't make up the entirety of the industry because as K-Pop fans, K-Pop is all we really see.

Unless said idol is in a scandal or has made an unusual achievement, netizens don't care. It's actually rare to see idol-related news in the top 30, which is why I only update 3-4 times a day unless separate, specific requests are made.

This lack of interest is tripled when it comes to rookies. You will know that B.A.P. is constantly in the headlines with allkpop, at least once or twice a week at minimum, but no one cares about them outside of the Baby fanbase. It's the same case for all of the other rookie idols you guys request (AoA, 15&, etc...)

I think you can see why companies resort to paying out to get their articles up there since it won't otherwise get there on its own.

Anyway, these are just the top 30 ranks for a random selection of days to give you an idea of what I'm working with. You can click the dates to get a link to check the articles for yourself (I won't take requests from these because they're outdated).

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September 28th, 2012

1. Psy
2. Gil
3. Leessang
4. Jo In Sung, Song Hye Gyo
5. Sayuri
6. Joo Won, Park Ki Woong
7. G-Dragon
8. Hyunbin
9. Hyunbin
10. Reply 1997
11. Gary
12. Psy
13. Lee Joong Sung
14. Song Joong Gi
15. Psy
16. Lee Jun Ki
17. Lee Joong Sung
18. A.cian
19. Psy
20. Jo In Sung
21. Psy
22. Psy
23. Psy
24. Sean
25. EXID
26. Wonder Boys
27. Psy
28. Wonder Boys
29. Cass CF
30. Yoo Jae Suk

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September 25th, 2012

1. G-Dragon
2. Superstar K4
3. Yoo Jae Suk's manager
4. Psy
5. G-Dragon
6. Superstar K4
7. Psy
8. G-DRagon
9. Tablo
10. Kim Sarang
11. WGM
12. Infinity Challenge
12. Infinity Challenge
13. Infinity Challenge
14. Yoo Jae Suk
15. Psy
16. FT Island
17. Infinity Challenge
18. Music Core
19. Superstar K4
20. G.O.
21. WGM
22. WGM
23. Psy
24. 'Love and War 2'
25. Infinity Challenge
26. Superstar K4
27. KARA
28. Rain
29. WGM
30. Kristin Stewart/Robert Pattison

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September 9th, 2012

1. Kim Tae Hee
2. Kim Ki Duk
3. Kim Ki Duk
4. Lee Hyun Woo
5. You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly
6. Choi Jin Shil's children
7. Infinity Challenge
8. T-ara
9. Kim Ki Duk
10. IU
11. Infinity Challenge
12. Park Tae Hwan
13. Psy
14. Yoo Jae Suk
15. Lee Min Ho
16. Shinhwa
17. Psy
18. Jo Min Soo
19. Jung Jae Hyung
20. Shinhwa
21. Shinhwa
22. Jo Min Soo
23. Law of the Jungle 2
24. Shinhwa
25. Haeundae Lovers
26. IU
27. You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly
28. Qualifications of Men
29. 1 Night 2 Days
30. Qualifications of Men

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September 6th, 2012

1. Kim Tae Hee
2. Wonbin
3. Bridal Mask
4. G-Dragon
5. Kim Na Young
6. Bridal Mask
7. Reply 1997
8. Psy
9. Bridal Mask
10. Infinity Challenge
11. Running Man
12. Choi Si Won's father
13. Unclassified Editorial
14. Sung Shi Kyung
15. Reply 1997
16. Lee Sung Min
17. Super Junior
18. Bridal Mask
19. Reply 1997
20. Reply 1997
21. Reply 1997
22. Lee Min Ho
23. Wonder Boys
24. Jessica
25. Bridal Mask
26. Choi In Hyuk
27. Park Joo Mi
28. Bridal Mask
29. CNBLUE
30. Lee Byung Hun

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September 3rd, 2012

1. T-ara
2. Kang Won Rae
3. Lee Hyori
4. Kim Gura
5. Shin DOng Yub
6. Jung Tae Ho
7. Goo Hara
8. Law of the Jungle 2
9. Kim Joo Hyuk/Kim Gyuri
10. Kim Hyun Joong
11. Qualifications of Men
12. G-Dragon
13. Two Months
14. Psy
15. Joo Won
16. Yoo Jae Suk
17. Kim Jun Hyun
18. Sean
19. An Young Mi
20. Infinity Challenge
21. Jo Jang Hyuk
22. Gag Concert
23. Reply 1997
24. Park Tae Hwan
25. Lee Seung Gi
26. Kim Jae Joong/Jin Yi Han
27. An Young Mi
28. I Am a Singer
29. Seungyeon
30. Bruce Willis

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And so on and so forth... I would like to make this a regular thing day by day but realistically I already can't keep up with the idols that do make it to the top 30 on top of regular requests so daily ranking posts will have to be postponed until vacation or some other time. You can always check the rankings yourself.

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