100 Best K-Pop Girl Groups
K-pop is a modern form of South Korean pop which incorporates influences from various music styles and genres with a spectacular integration of audiovisual elements. In recent years, the spread of K-pop on the international scene has been magnanimous. While K-pop culture has taken the world by storm since its arrival in the '90s, it’s often been K-pop guy groups that have been written about. While a number of talented K-pop girl groups are dishing out great music, it’s only few that have managed to hog the limelight. It’s time K-pop girl groups get their due! Many K-pop girl groups have achieved tremendous success with their brand of music in South Korea and Japan, however, only a few have managed to make a mark in European and U.S. markets. In comparison, a number of K-pop boy bands have made their mark on foreign shores.
K-pop has a huge global audience with majority of young teen fans. Although K-pop idol culture has helped the South Korean wave of boy bands to break onto international shores with chart-topping success, girls have not tasted the same idol success as guys in international music markets. We know for a fact that the all-female idol groups are super-talented; however, it’s mystifying why not many K-pop girl groups are emerging on the international music scene with stinging venom. For sure, girl groups in the K-pop scene are being promoted and managed well by their respective management, however, it might take K-pop bands awhile to establish a firm foothold in international music markets.
K-Pop Girl Groups and Fashion
K-pop girl groups have paved new pathways for fashion trends. The chic dressing styles of K-pop idols have garnered a cult following among young teens all over the world. The stylish outfits worn by K-pop girls in music videos often trend on social networks and have become a new style statement in world fashion. The glam quotient K-pop girls bring to the forefront with spectacular choreography, makeup and aesthetic dress sense has mesmerized fans all over the world. The world of entertainment has witnessed K-pop subculture take shape in a unique manner and dwell into a entity of its own.
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 aesthetic blend of catchy lyrics, concepts, chorography and a mesmerizing spectrum of 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 a new level with new dynamics in lyrics and choreography. Choreographed sequences along with stunning audio-visual content become exceedingly popular in the realms of K-pop in the 2000s, and since has become the integral soul in K-pop styles. The second generation of K-pop girls groups was taken to a new level by all-girl acts such as Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls, Brown Eyed Girls and Kara. With the dynamics of the music industry going through a change, a number of second generation girl groups achieved chart-topping success with record sales.
The Third generation (2009-2013) of K- pop girl groups emerged with a diverse influence of styles and genres bringing a unique dance flavor in the realms of K-pop. A number of all-female lineups made a style statement with clothing and slickly choreographed videos. Collaborations in the K-pop scene led to many K-pop idols both girls and boys coming together to make 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) of all girl idol groups embodies musical styles with concepts associated with performance and fashion. Performance-oriented songs that showcases exceptionally choreographed moves and audio-visual content has become the flavor in the present generation of K-pop. Idol culture which is the core of K-pop groups 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 the defining moment in a culture shift.
K-Pop Girl Groups 2019: Who is going To Make a Big Splash?
K-pop girl groups of 2019 are all 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 such as JYP Entertainment and SM Entertainment. A number of K-pop groups of 2019 are on the path to make a big impact in the international music market. Here’s a list of K-pop girl groups that are expected to sizzle and make 2019 magnanimous with their stage performance and musical ideologies.
- Blackpink
- Twice
- Girls Generation
- Cherry Bullet
- EXID
- Red Velvet
- High School
- Girl’s Day
- Rendezvous
- f(x)
- Mamamoo
- Purple Beck
- GFriend
- Apink
- Itzy
The lines below showcase a diverse list of K-pop girl groups who have made new pathways in music. Feel free to share your views, opinions, and thoughts about K-pop and your favorite K-pop group 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
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
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
81. Bolbbalgan4
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
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
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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
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.
