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Kang Daniel, who once took South Korea by storm
His peak was from 2017 to early 2019<\/p>\n

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Now he’s just Kang Daniel’s aunt..<\/p>\n

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Endless stream of commercials<\/p>\n

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Ranked #1 in brand reputation
Higher than Baek Jong-won
Even higher than G-Dragon<\/p>\n

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A phenomenon
The Kang Daniel effect
A walking small-to-medium enterprise<\/p>\n

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Even the weekly news magazine Joongang Ilbo
analyzed the Kang Daniel effect<\/p>\n

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An era when he could win against BTS in polls<\/p>\n

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The time when birthday ads took over Times Square<\/p>\n

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When anything he did would easily hit a million..<\/p>\n

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Reasons for the phenomenon’s downfall:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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First, the disbandment of the national group(?) Wanna One
Kang Daniel’s value as the national center was significant
Honestly, his singing and dancing were just so-so
However,<\/p>\n

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Controversy over cutting ties with Wanna One, which made him
Missed Wanna One reunion due to fan meeting “preparations”<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, he dated while living in UN Village<\/p>\n

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At that time
Kang Daniel’s core fandom,
the 40-something noona fans, moved on to Mr. Trot<\/p>\n

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It was a similar male-focused audition program
with more dramatic backstories, better skills,
and contestants who knew how to treat fans well…<\/p>\n

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As for the national #1 pride,
BTS topped Billboard in 2020,
so that pride and sense of achievement also faded…<\/p>\n

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And so ended his short but intense 2-year prime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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