Top 7 Most Popular K-Pop Girl Groups

Top 7 Most Popular K-Pop Girl Groups

1. BLACKPINK
2. Twice
3. Red Velvet
4. Girls’ Generation
5. GFriend
6. Mamamoo
7. APINK

1. BlackPink

Members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa

Years Active: 2016–present

Label: YG Entertainment

Twice maybe the No. 1 girl group right now, but they are not without competition. Ever since the four ladies began their journey together in 2016, BlackPink has attracted many fans from all over the world. Their Boombayah music video on YouTube has over 277 million views. Moreover, their lead single “Kill This Love” off their latest comeback is the most popular song currently with 68,752,159 streams.

2. Twice

Members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu

Years Active: 2015–present

Label: JYP Entertainment

JYP Entertainment’s nine-member girl group TWICE (Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu) debuted back in 2015. The band originally formed on a reality television show titled Sixteen. However, the group’s debut EP, The Story Begins, reached No. 15 on Billboard‘s World Albums chart. Notably, TWICE’s music is coined as “color pop” and inspired by hip hop and jazz. BDZ is its latest album. Hottest group means the latest style, shop the latest stuff only on KpopArmyBase.

3. Red Velvet

Members: Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri

Years Active: 2014–present

Label: SM Entertainment

Founded in 2014, the five-member girl group Red Velvet is known for making both pop and, unusually, R&B-inspired jams, deviating from most of their counterparts. Their slinkier soul sound (think: Ariana Grande times five), offset by dance-ready tunes like the peppy “Dumb Dumb,” has attracted a primarily female fanbase, and indicates a smart choice to appeal to multiple genre audiences. Known for their energetic, seasonal hits, Red Velvet has successfully dominated the Billboard charts numerous times. However, their latest release, Summer Magic – Summer Mini Album earned them their best U.S. sales week ever. Then the EP debuted at No. 3 on both Billboard‘s World Albums and Heatseekers Albums chart. Accessories related to Red Velvet are available only on KpopArmyBase.

4. Girl’s Generation

Members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, Seohyun

Years Active: 2007–present

Label: SM Entertainment, EMI Japan, Interscope

This top female group made their debut in 2007 and released countless hit songs since then. They also popularized concepts and choreographies that made waves internationally, securing their spot as one of the top groups of the second generation. Girl’s Generation also referred to as SoShi, or SNSD, formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment. The girl band debuted with nine members by performing their first single “Into the New World”. But there are only five current members left: Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Yoona.  However, Jessica departed from Girl’s Generation in 2014, and three more members: Tiffany, Sooyoung, and Seohyun decided not to renew their contracts with SM Entertainment in 2017.

5. GFriend

Members: Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, Umji

Years Active: 2015–present

Label: Source Music, King Records

GFriend debuted in 2015 and started with schoolgirl and innocent concepts that were proven to be a hit. They still play around in that area but have come to be known for their complex choreographies. Also known as Girlfriend, GFRIEND is a six-member girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The K-Pop group consists of Sowon, Eunha, Yuju, Yerin, SinB, and Umji. Despite coming from a small company, the band won numerous 2015 female rookie awards and took first place on many music shows in 2016. It also should be noted that the pre-orders for their fourth album titled The Awakening with the title track “Fingertip” exceeded 100,000 units.

6. Mamamoo

Members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, Hwasa

Years Active: 2014–present

Label: RBW

Mamamoo is well known for their retro, jazz, and R&B concepts and vocal performances. They formed in 2014 with four members: Solar, Moonbyuk, Wheein, and Hwasa. The group debuted with their retro-inspired song with a funk rhythm, titled “Mr. Ambiguous” (to their first mini-album Hello) and was considered one of the best debuts of 2014. However, the next year they solidified their position in the K-Pop world with the album Pink Funky with the title song “Um Oh Ah Yeh”. Known particularly for their funky pop songs, Mamamoo surprises the audience with a powerful pop ballad “Paint Me” (2017) that emphasizes the group’s soulful side.

7. Apink

Members: Park Cho-Rong, Yoon Bo-mi, Jung Eun-Ji, Son Na-Eun, Kim Nam-Joo, Oh Ha-young

Years Active: 2011–present

Label: Plan A Entertainment, UMG (EMI)

Apink is one of the most popular South Korean groups composed of amazingly talented and beautiful members. Formed by Plan A Entertainment, it’s a six-member group: Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Naeun, Namjoo, Hayoung (the seventh member, Yookyung, left the group in 2013 to focus on her studies). Most importantly Apink achieved great success and recognition not only in Asia – the group made its way to Japan (they released their Japanese album, Pink season), Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Taiwan and also toured North America (they became the first K-Pop girl group to do it since 2012).

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