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Top 5 Female K-Pop Groups
By: Indira Widjaja
K-Pop is gaining popularity every single day, which also means plenty of Korean girl groups are rising in popularity too, But which female K-Pop groups have the most fans around the world? These are the top 5 female groups in K-Pop right now!
5. S.E.S
S.E.S is the first female K-Pop group that debuted in 1997 and rose to fame in the late 90’s and early 2000’s but disbanded in 2002. S.E.S has 3 members, Bada, Shoo and Eugene. They are the inspiration of many 2nd generation idols.
4. TWICE
TWICE debuted in 2015 and released their breakout song, “Cheer Up”, only 6 months after their debut. TWICE consists of 9 members, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu. They are the first female K-Pop group to have Japanese and Taiwanese members.
3. Red Velvet
Red Velvet debuted in 2014 with 4 members, Irene, Seulgi, Joy, and Wendy, but had another member, Yeri, who joined around a year later, during their era of fame. They are famous for concepts of their “Red” (happier) and “Velvet” (elegant and scary) songs and their amazing vocals.
2. BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK is an internationally known group that debuted in 2016, with the songs “Whistle” and “Boombayah”. They have 4 members, Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo. Their song “DDU-DU-DDU-DU” gained worldwide attention and now has over 2 billion views on YouTube.
1. Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation is a group that first appeared in 2007 with 9 members, Taeyeon, Sunny, Jessica, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. They are the inspiration for many current idols and are the “Nation’s Girl Group” of South Korea, with many hit songs including “Gee” and “Into the New World”.
As you can see, K-pop is a fantastic genre of music and I hope you have learnt something new from this article. Do you like K-pop? If so, who is your favourite group? Thank you for reading this article and I hope you enjoyed it!