I think they’re having the same issues as early GOT7, JYP always tend to cast these boy next door types but for some reason their boy groups always try and go for this hyper masculine concepts even though those aren’t necessarily the kids they’ve casted...
I know Stray Kids have a lot of creative control so they’re mainly choosing their own concept which from what I can tell is very “twenty one pilots of kpop” but personally I always think they come across better in their brighter songs like My Pace, Spread My Wings & MIROH.
TBH, I know pre debut everyone was kinda laughing at the idea of a male Twice but I honestly think that the gp would have responded to that better, there’s a reason that Just Right is still one of GOT7’s most popular comebacks. It’s always sort of surprised me that JYP has never tried to make a SHINee/ASTRO/TXT type of boy group, it’s so obviously in their wheelhouse and for some reason they never do it!