100 Best K-Pop Girl Groups
K-pop is a modern form of South Korean pop that incorporates influences from various music styles and genres and couples them with spectacular audiovisual elements. While K-pop culture has taken the world by storm since its arrival in the '90s, it’s often been K-pop boy groups that have snagged the headlines. While a number of talented K-pop girl groups are dishing out great music, a small few have managed to hog the limelight. It’s time K-pop girl groups get their due!
Across the globe, K-pop has a huge teen audience. Although K-pop idol culture has helped South Korean boy bands break onto international shores with chart-topping success, girls have not experienced the same idol success in international music markets. We know for a fact that the all-female idol groups are super-talented, so it’s mystifying that not as many K-pop girl groups have had major success internationally. Although these groups are promoted and managed well by their respective management companies, it still takes K-pop bands awhile to establish a firm foothold in international music markets.
The list below showcases a diverse number of K-pop girl groups who have pushed the genre to new heights while remaining true to the roots of the genre. Feel free to share your views, opinions, and thoughts in the comments section.
100 Best K-Pop Girl Groups
- Twice
- Blackpink
- Girls’ Generation
- S.E.S
- EXID
- Baby Vox
- Girl’s Day
- I.O.I
- Apink
- Fin.K.L
- Red Velvet
- Miss A
- f(x)
- Mamamoo
- Brown Eyed Girls
- GFriend
- 2NE1
- Kara
- Secret
- Cosmic Girls
21. Wonder Girls
22. Sistar
23. Oh My Girl
24. 4Minute
25. After School
26. T-ara
27. Pristin
28. Lovelyz
29. Nine Muses
30. We Girls
31. CLC
32. Rainbow
33. Dal Shabet
34. Sonamoo
35. Dreamcatcher
36. April
37. Momoland
38. Spica
39. Loona
40. Orange Caramel
K-Pop Girl Groups and Fashion
K-pop girl groups have become fashion icons. With their chic dresses and their fabulous wardrobes, K-pop idols are seen as trendsetters all over the world. The stylish outfits they wear in their music videos often trend on social media. K-pop girls bring their glam to the forefront with spectacular choreography, stunning makeup, and fabulous attire. Their fashion sense has mesmerized fans all over the world.
41. AOA
42. Hello Venus
43. Fromis 9
44. Rania
45. Crayon Pop
46. DIA
47. Uni.T
48. Berry Good
49. Jewelry
50. Chakra
51. Busters
52. Milk
53. Fiestar
54. Weki Meki
55. C-REAL
56. Davichi
57. Iz One
58. Laboum
59. Brave Girls
60. Ladies’ Code
How K-Pop Girl Groups Emerged on the Music Scene
The K-pop industry is dominated by boy groups. However, in recent years, all-female idol lineups have made jaws drop with their catchy lyrics, complex choreography, and mesmerizing audio-visual elements. The first generation (1997-2003) of K-pop girl groups emerged in the '90s with bands such as S.E.S., Fin.K.L, and Baby Vox leading the way with their musical prowess. The pioneering all-female girl groups of the '90s paved the way for a new brand of K-pop girl groups.
The second generation (2003-2009) of K-pop girl groups took musical ideas to new heights with even more complicated lyrics and choreography. Choreographed sequences, along with stunning audio-visual content, became exceedingly popular in the 2000s. And, ever since then, it has become the integral part of the K-pop genre. The second generation of K-pop included such amazing acts as Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls, Brown Eyed Girls, and Kara. A number of second generation girl groups achieved chart-topping success and massive record sales.
61. Diva
62. Hot Place
63. 15&
64. The Grace
65. EvoL
66. Stellar
67. Playback
68. Tahiti
69. Elris
70. Unnies
71. (G) I-dle
72. LPG
73. Big Mama
74. See Ya
75. As One
76. Gavy NJ
77. Blady
78. F-ve Dolls
79. 4Ten
80. Chocolat
The Third Generation (2009-2013) of K-pop Girl Groups
The Third generation (2009-2013) of all-female lineups made intense fashion statements, choosing extravagant outfits for their slickly choreographed videos. Collaborations between girl groups and boy groups made for a unique blend of music and dance. All girl bands such as 2ne1, T-ara, Sistar, f(x), Secret, Miss A, 4 Minute, and After School started a new wave of K-pop that opened doors for the current generation of K-pop girl groups.
The current generation (2014-Present) focuses more on image and choreography than all previous generations. Their audio-visual content is a central focus of their art and has been recognized all over the world. Idol culture, which is the core of K-pop, has branched into a subculture that has influenced entertainment and fashion in a big way. Teens and young adults all over the world are struck with K-pop fever, and this is just the beginning. K-pop is gaining a widespread global audience and may well be a defining piece of Asia's ongoing cultural shift.
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82. Papaya
83. Cleo
84. Wings
85. Bestie
86. TREN.D
87. A Train To Autumn
88. Gugudan
89. Bob Girls
90. Neon Punch
91. D.Holic
92. Skarf
93. Bambino
94. Wassup
95. JQT
96. Hi Suhyun
97. Sunny Hill
98. 2Eyes
99. Melody Day
100. Black Pearl
K-Pop Girl Groups 2019: Who Is Going to Make a Big Splash?
Today's K-pop girl groups are set to unleash an explosion of musical genius. K-pop entertainment companies are planning to launch a number of girl groups in the days ahead. You can expect the unexpected from entertainment companies, especially JYP Entertainment and SM Entertainment.
This year, a number of K-pop groups are on the path to making big impact in the international music market. Here’s a list of K-pop girl groups that are expected to sizzle and make 2019 incredible with their wild stage performances and their complex musical ideologies.
2019's Most Exciting K-Pop Girl Groups
K-Pop Girl Group
| Year Launched
|
|---|---|
Blackpink
| 2016
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Twice
| 2015
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Girls Generation
| 2007
|
Cherry Bullet
| 2019
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EXID
| 2012
|
Red Velvet
| 2014
|
High School
| 2019
|
Girl's Day
| 2010
|
Rendezvous
| 2019
|
f(x)
| 2009
|
Mamamoo
| 2014
|
Purple Beck
| 2019
|
GFriend
| 2015
|
Apink
| 2011
|
Itzy
| 2019
|
Other Notable K-Pop Girl Groups
- D-Unit
- GBB
- Favorite
- Girls’ Generation- TTS
- GI
- P.O.P
- Gangkiz
- She’z
- Hash Tag
- GP Basic
- Tiny-G
- AOA Black
- 2 Yoon
- Oh! GG
- Pungdeng-E
- Nature
- Everglow
- T-ara N4
- Sugar
- Kiss
- GWSN
- AOA Cream
- Unicorn
- Pristin V
- Glam
- I.B.I
- Sistar19
- 2Eyes
- Baby Vox Re V
- T.T. Ma
- Lip Service
- Year 7 Class 1
- Two X
- Sorea Band
- The SeeYa
- 4L
- 2NB
- Wink
- Sunny Days
- Nine Muses A
- Good Day
- Puretty
Which is the best K-pop girl group?
Questions & Answers
What is the difference between Girl's Generation and Girl's Generation TTS ? (By the way, I’m a first time Girl's Generation fan)
Girls Generation TTS is the first sub-unit of K-Pop girl group Girl’s Generation. The group consists of Girl’s Generation group members (T)Taeyeon, (T)Tiffany and (S)Seohyun. While Girl’s Generation’s songs showcase uniformity of song and dance as a group, Girl’s Generation TTS emphasizes on distinctive vocal parts and harmonies.
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Comments
I love Girls Generation which is SNSD. I whish they still together but I heard that they already disband, I don't know if it real or not but I still love them forever. They debut at 2007 and my birth date is that year. They have talented and I whish I can also be like them one day. I want to be a kpop idol, a success kpop idol like them. I hope they always together and I also whish my dream to be a kpop idol will come true.
My favorite south Korean music pop artists rather being "Twice & Blackpink & Girls Generation & Red Velvet" these are four group that I have all talented their own always! I love these South Korean are miraculous talented of singing skills glorify voices.
All of the groups listed are all talented in their own ways. Hope you choose what your heart really wants.
I'm a girl group stan for just 6 years and I witnessed multiple debuts of new groupd and successes of senior groups.
Please visit to K-Pop Profiles and look for some other K-Pop duets and girl groups as well.
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