Who's the real home to girl groups? SM or JYP? In an online Korean community site, a discussion was started by a netizen, suggesting the question, "Which agencies divided people's opinions on the 'girl group master' title?"
In the community platform, theqoo, the netizen also mentioned two agencies from the "Big 3" companies, including SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment. In particular, according to the netizens, these two groups produced huge girl groups, but there surely is one entertainment agency between them who can only claim the throne.
See fans' and netizens' answers below.
JYP Entertainment
"If we would talk about the popularity and impact, then it is JYP Entertainment."
According to fans, JYP Entertainment is undoubtedly the "girl group master" due to every successful female idol groups that they produced. In terms of popularity, artists coming from this agency have skyrocketing popularity, wide-scale awareness among the public, as well as have a strong impact on the industry.
Some of the well-known female groups under JYP Entertainment are Wonder Girls, Miss A, TWICE, ITZY, and the newly-debuted NiziU.
Starting from Wonder Girls, one of their most prominent milestones is producing hit songs famous around the globe, including "Tell Me," "So Hot," and "Nobody."
Meanwhile, Miss A, which debuted in 2010, eventually became the rookie group achieving "Song of The Year" (SOTY) Award with their single "Bad Girl Good Girl." Suzy, "the Nation's First Love," is one of the most popular members since then, up to date.
The next JYP girl group is TWICE, this generation's "nation's girl group". Formed from the show, SIXTEEN, the group rose to fame in 2016 following the release of their track, "Cheer Up," which received SOTY and became the best-performing single of the year.
Furthermore, ITZY and NiziU, despite being rookie groups, are also slamming the music industry with their talents and potential, possibly going to become the next top groups of K-pop in this new era.
SM Entertainment
"When it comes to the quality and ability of girl groups, SM Entertainment is the one."
SMEnt is known for its massive success with producing girl groups. According to fans, this entertainment agency's female idol groups don't achieve immediate success, but due to the quality of their music and praiseworthy skills, they built longevity of fame in the music industry.
Some of the girl groups produced by SM are SES, dubbed as the "Nation's Fairy Group," composed of Shoo, Eugene, and Bada. Just right after their debut, they became the best-selling K-pop girl group in Korea with their debut album "I'm Your Girl."
The Grace followed in 2005, and they enjoyed massive popularity not only in Korea but as well as in China and Japan.
In 2007, Girls' Generation, the original "Nation's Girl Group," was then born, achieving record-breaking awards and recognitions for their songs, "Into the New World," "Gee," "I Got a Boy," "Oh!" "The Boys," and many more.
Their debut became one of the historical events in the K-pop industry after achieving massive success amidst the influx of male idols in 2002-2007, which is why they are considered one of the most legendary K-pop girl group.
F(x) is a multinational group formed by SM Entertainment. The group doesn't experience the same popularity as SNSD, but the quality of their music receives praises from various international media for being unique, and they were even dubbed as "The World's Greatest Living Pop Group" in 2015.
Meanwhile, Red Velvet, also follows a similar concept of f(x), exuding a unique dual sonic concept. Aside from doing cute or sexy concepts which is popular during their debut in 2014, the group experimented on "weird yet addicting melody," according to a netizen, neither falling between the two mentioned concepts. Red Velvet is also known for not recycling concepts, and will always show different and various genres on their next comebacks.
On the other hand, netizens' answers and opinions were divided. Several people chose JYP Entertainment for their artists' success and popularity, while others choose SM Entertainment for their girl group's quality music and abilities.
