How popular are the sisters groups?
I got into equal love a few months ago and have been obsessed with them ever since. I recently started listening to some noimi songs and have been enjoying them so far. But i got really surprised by the announcement for the new members audition since i imagined they were doing well and also getting more attention as the sister group of a new national powerhouse that equal love has turned into. I figured they weren't going to be as popular as =love, but are they having a rough time with the general public?
I started thinking that maybe sasshi wants to strengthen them by adding new members for two possibilities: 1) equal love disbanding soon since they've been active for almost 10 years and the ikonoijoy brand collapsing 2) more noimi members are planning to graduate. Are these actually probable? Did the announcement impact the groups popularity? Are the general public talking more about them? Sashihara has showed herself to be a very good producer, so i think the group is in good hands, but watching the video and them talking that "noimi is not going to make it like this" made me wonder if they arent actually doing as well as i had imagined.
And I haven't looked into niajoys history but I did get startled when i learned they are on the fourth year but only have 4 singles. I took a look in their discography and noticed that they had a lot of digital singles and that it took a while between the debut and 1st single, a pattern that doesnt show up with the other groups.