Why does a hot selling group like Wanna One have to disband?

Article: Wanna One, a group with an accumulated sales of 100 billion won, why would they disband...

Source: Munhwa Ilbo via Nate

1. [+622, -6] It's all because of the money ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ they're all under different agencies so their agencies are pulling them out to cash in on the individual member ㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+537, -35] It is unfortunate that they have to disband no matter what since they debuted as a project group. They had one of the biggest impacts as a rookie group.

3. [+496, -29] The agencies of popular members like Kang Daniel and Ong Sungwoo probably feel like they can profit more off of them alone than as a group

4. [+36, -7] You still never know. Even in IOI, members like Kim Sejung, Joo Kyulkyung, and Kim Doyeon were the most popular and yet all of them flopped.

5. [+31, -9] I don't think they'll be as popular on their own... people only like them because they're a part of Wanna One.

6. [+25, -8] Most groups fail hard once they disperse

7. [+21, -0] Even super popular groups like HOT, Sechs Kies, or SES started declining once they disbanded. The members are only as popular as their groups are, and that's all gone once they disband...

8. [+16, -3] You'll see after they disband. The member who starts promoting right away will probably be under the agency that wanted to cash in on his fame while he still can. He probably already has schedules lined up from dramas, music, to musicals. They just never wanted to share~

9. [+16, -1] I can already see how the agencies are going to overwork these kids to milk them all they can

10. [+13, -2] In a year, we won't even remember that half of them were in Wanna One...

11. [+13, -2] There really hasn't been a case where a group did better after disbanding. There is such a strong precedent~ Kang Daniel may be the most popular member now but that won't be forever~ the hearts of people are fickle and ever changing.

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