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South Korean girl groups refer to the all-female idol groups who are part of the K-pop industry. Korean girl groups have aided in the globalization of Korean culture. The Jeogori Sisters and The Kim Sisters have been noted as the origins of South Korean girl groups, the latter being the first South Korean group to succeed in the United States. [1] [2] First generation girl groups such as S.E.S. and Fin.K.L, are cited to have laid the groundwork for the Korean Wave in the 2000s. [1] In 2009, Wonder Girls' " Nobody" became the first K-pop song to enter the Billboard Hot 100. [3] The growth of South Korean girl groups has led to more opportunities for female idols to have more creative input and control, such as (G)I-dle being directly involved in the creative process, in comparison to Girls' Generation receiving their first writing credit in 2011, four years into their career. [4]

Generation 1

South Korean girl groups that debuted in 1997 to 2002, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best selling girl groups

Best-selling generation 1 South Korean girl groups
Group and years active Notable singles
Baby Vox (1997–2006)
  • "Ya Ya Ya" (1998)
  • "Get Up" (1999)
  • "Killer" (1999)
  • "Why" (2000)
  • "Betrayal" (2000)
  • "DDoll" (2001)
  • "Coincidence" (2002)
  • "What Should I Do" (2003)
Fin.K.L (1998–2005, 2019)
S.E.S. (1997–2002, 2016–17)

Other girl groups

Generation 2

South Korean girl groups that debuted in 2003 to 2011, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best selling girl groups

Best-selling generation 2 South Korean girl groups
Group and years active Notable singles
2NE1 (2009–15)
4Minute (2009–16)
  • "Hot Issue" (2009) [a]
  • "Muzik" (2009) [a]
  • "What a Girl Wants" (2009) [a]
  • "HuH" (2010) [a]
  • "I My Me Mine" (2010) [a]
  • "Heart to Heart" (2011) [a]
  • "Mirror Mirror" (2011) [a]
  • "Volume Up" (2012) [a]
  • "What's Your Name" (2013) [b]
  • "Is It Poppin'?" (2013) [a]
  • "Gain Weight" (2014) [a]
  • "Whatcha Doin' Today" (2014) [b]
  • " Crazy" (2015) [a]
After School (2009–15, 2021)
Apink (since 2011)
  • " NoNoNo" (2013) [a]
  • "Good Morning Baby" (2014) [a]
  • " Mr. Chu" (2014) [a]
  • "Luv" (2014) [a]
  • "Remember" (2015) [a]
  • "Sunday Monday" (2015) [c]
  • "Old One" (2016) [a]
  • "Five" (2017) [a]
  • "I'm So Sick" (2018) [a]
  • "Dumhdurum" (2020) [a]
Brave Girls (2011–13, 2016–18, 2020–23)
Brown Eyed Girls (2006–15, 2019)
Davichi (since 2008)
  • "Time, Please Stop" (2010) [b]
  • "From Me to You" (2010) [a]
  • "Wonder Woman" (2010) [a]
  • "Don't Say Goodbye" (2011) [b]
  • "We Were in Love" (2011) [b]
  • "I'll Think of You" (2012) [a]
  • "Do Men Cry" (2012) [a]
  • "Turtle" (2013) [b]
  • "Just Two of Us" (2013) [a]
  • "Be Warmed" (2013) [b]
  • "Missing You Today" (2013) [a]
  • "The Letter" (2013) [b]
  • "Again" (2014) [a]
  • "Cry Again" (2015) [b]
  • "Sorry, I'm Happy" (2015) [a]
  • "Two Lovers" (2015) [a]
  • "White" (2015) [a]
  • "Beside Me" (2016) [a]
  • "You Call It Romance" (2016) [a]
  • "Unspoken Words" (2019) [a]
  • "Dear." (2019) [a]
  • "Just Hug Me" (2021) [a]
  • "Everyday Christmas" (2021) [a]
f(x) (2009–16, 2019)
Girl's Day (2010–15, 2017–18)
  • "Twinkle Twinkle" (2011) [a]
  • "Expect" (2013) [a]
  • "Female President" (2013) [a]
  • "Please Tell Me" (2013) [a]
  • "Something" (2014) [a]
  • "Darling" (2014) [b]
  • "I Miss You" (2014) [a]
  • "Ring My Bell" (2015) [a]
  • "I'll Be Yours" (2017) [a]
Girls' Generation (2007–17, 2021–22)
Kara (2007–15, 2022–23)
Miss A (2010–13, 2015)
Secret (2009–14)
Sistar (2010–17)
  • "Push Push" (2010) [a]
  • "Shady Girl" (2010) [a]
  • "How Dare You" (2010) [a]
  • "So Cool" (2011) [b]
  • "Alone" (2012) [b]
  • "Loving U" (2012) [b]
  • "Give It to Me" (2013) [b]
  • "Touch My Body" (2014) [b]
  • "I Swear" (2014) [b]
  • "Shake It" (2015) [b]
  • "I Like That" (2016) [b]
  • " Lonely" (2017) [b]
T-ara (2009–17, 2020–22)
Wonder Girls (2007–17)

Other girl groups

Generation 3

South Korean girl groups that debuted in 2012 to 2017, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best selling girl groups

Best-selling generation 3 South Korean girl groups [g]
Group and years active Notable singles Platinum-certified albums [5]
AOA (2012–19)
Blackpink (2016–23)
Bolbbalgan4 (2016–20) [r]
  • "Galaxy" (2016) [a]
  • "Tell Me You Love Me" (2016) [a]
  • "Some" (2017) [b]
  • "Lost Without You" (2017) [a]
  • "Mohae" (2017) [a]
  • "To My Youth" (2017) [a]
  • "#First Love" (2018) [a]
  • "Travel" (2018) [b]
  • "Born" (2019) [b]
  • "Stars Over Me" (2019) [a]
  • "Workaholic" (2019) [a]
  • "Leo" (2020) [a]
EXID (2012–20, 2022, 2024)
GFriend (2015–21)
I.O.I (2016–17)
Mamamoo (2014–23)
Momoland (2016–23)
Oh My Girl (since 2015)
Red Velvet (since 2014)
Twice (since 2015)

Other girl groups

Generation 4

South Korean girl groups that debuted since 2018, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best selling girl groups

Best-selling generation 4 South Korean girl groups [z]
Group and years active Notable singles Platinum-certified albums [5]
(G)I-dle (since 2018)
Aespa (since 2020)
Itzy (since 2019)
Ive (since 2021)
Iz*One (2018–21)
Kep1er (2022–24)
Le Sserafim (since 2022)
NewJeans (since 2022)
Nmixx (since 2022)
STAYC (since 2020)

Other girl groups

See also

Notes

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj Number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Top-ten song on Japan's Oricon Singles Chart.
  4. ^ Number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and Japan's Oricon Singles Chart.
  5. ^ a b c Top-ten song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and Japan's Oricon Singles Chart.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Number-one song on Japan's Oricon Singles Chart.
  7. ^ Girl groups that have a million-seller single on Gaon Digital Chart or Circle Digital Chart.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w The song is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  9. ^ The song is certified 2× Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association; Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association; Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, Recording Industry Association of America, France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry; and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  10. ^ The song is certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry, Gold by Italy's Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana and Portugal's Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  11. ^ The song is certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association, the Australian Recording Industry Association, and the Recording Industry Association of Japan; Gold by France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, Portugal's Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry; and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  12. ^ The song is certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada; Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association, the Australian Recording Industry Association, and the Recording Industry Association of Japan; Gold by France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, Portugal's Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry; and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  13. ^ a b c Top-ten song on the Billboard Global 200 and South Korea's Circle Digital Chart.
  14. ^ The song is certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, Music Canada, and IFPI Norway.
  15. ^ The song is certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association and the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
  16. ^ a b Number-one song on the Billboard Global 200.
  17. ^ a b The song is certified Platinum by Music Canada, and Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association and the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  18. ^ Since Woo Ji-yoon's departure from the group in April 2020, Ahn Ji-young promotes as Bolbbalgan4 as a solo act. [6]
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The song is certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association.
  20. ^ a b Top-ten song on the K-pop Hot 100.
  21. ^ a b The song is certified Silver by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h The song is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  23. ^ a b c The song is certified Platinum by the Korea Music Content Association and the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  24. ^ a b The song is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
  25. ^ Formerly known as Elris.
  26. ^ Girl groups that have multiple platinum-certified albums from Korea Music Content Association.
  27. ^ The song is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and the Recording Industry Association of America.
  28. ^ Top-ten song on the Billboard Global 200.
  29. ^ Originally a sub-unit group of Loona in 2017.

References

  1. ^ a b Park, Jin-hai (May 22, 2018). "History of Korean girl groups revisited". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of K-pop". The Los Angeles Film School. April 7, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Bell, Crystal (May 24, 2022). "2NE1 to BlackPink: How K-Pop's Girl Groups Took Over The World". Nylon. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Daly, Rhian (August 18, 2022). "New generations: SNSD, NewJeans and the evolution of K-pop girl groups". NME. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Circle Chart Album Certifications". Circle Chart. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Woo Ji-yoon quits K-pop duo BOL4". The Korea Times. April 3, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
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