Seventeen and Wanna One has become a hot topic because of the netizens debating which of the two is the top boy group in the 3rd generation
On July 31, a post about Seventeen and Wanna One began trending on enter-talk‘ community board under the title, “SEVENTEEN VS WANNA ONE, WHO IS IN THE TOP3 OF THE 3RD GENERATION?“.
The netizen who posted said, “ The 3rd generation's A-list girl groups are BP > Twice > RV as a ranking . But what about male idols? Is it Ex-Bang-Wan? Or Ex-Bang-Sev? "
Vote up - Seventeen
Vote down - Wanna One
The netizen then listed all the comments as the following:
Wanna One's popularity from 2017 to 2018 was so huge that Seventeen's only claim to fame is their long run, so you cannot even compare their popularity.
Wanna One is the one who sounds the most like Ex-Bang. If you look at what was talked about in the media in 2017, Wanna One beat EXO and BTS so significantly that Ex-Bang-Wan had become a thing. Ex-Bang-Sev is hardly ever used.
No matter what you say about Seventeen, they are the best group after BTS right now. We're growing quietly, so you can talk as much as you want about Ex-Bang-Wan.
Who wins in terms of visuals? Vote up Seventeen, vote down Wanna One
Honestly, while Wanna One was promoting, they were at the top of every field. It's funny that their fans are just now joining and saying things like, "But we're better than Wanna One!" So, did your band start at #1 on the chart like Wanna One? Even at this moment?
But EXO likes both Seventeen and Wanna One.
Wanna One gets more votes than EXO, both online and in person, but Seventeen never did.
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