In an online community, K-netz and fans raised a discussion about who's the female act most suitable to be named the "Top Girl Group of All Time." Is it BLACKPINK or Girls' Generation?
On January 2, a viral post on the online forum Nate Pann caught massive attention from K-pop fans, titled "Do you think BLACKPINK has surpassed SNSD?"
In the post, the OP wrote:
"If you were to ask who's the top girl group of all time, there are different opinions between BLACKPINK and Girls' Generation. Who will you choose?
If you pick BLACKPINK, click thumbs up, if you're SNSD, press thumbs down."
Currently, the post has over 101k views and rose in the real-time trending rankings, as of writing.
Fan Explains Why They Chose SNSD as Top Girl Group of All Time
Among the thousand viewers, more than 500 selected SNSD, emphasizing how they literally carried the K-pop scene during the era when the genre wasn't known globally.
- "If there was no Girls' Generation, there would be no BLACKPINK. It's just the history. Let's not unnecessarily compare the two."
- "To be honest, BLACKPINK couldn't keep up with the nationwide influence of SNSD in the past. But it is also true that BLACKPINK won in terms of overseas popularity."
- "Girls' Generation doesn't have poor skills."
- "I'm not a fan of either, but I think SNSD have better live singing, dancing and acting skills."
- "You should not base it on global but Korean recognition. That would be fair, so SNSD should be the #1. Even among people in their 60s, most of them still know SNSD."
- "SNSD is not 'Nation's Girl Group' for 16 years for nothing."
- "They are from two different eras, but I think BLACKPINK did better because SNSD was there."
K-Netz Think BLACKPINK Surpassed SNSD With Their Global Popularity
On the flip side, BLACKPINK garnered over 800 recommendations, netizens and fans are claiming that the quartet already surpassed Girls' Generation as the top girl group of all time.
Looking at BLACKPINK's music charts records, and huge fanbase all over the world, a lot believed that they deserve to sit atop the rankings.
In the comment section, online users said:
- "SNSD is popular in Korea, but BLACKPINK rules the world."
- "No matter how you reeks of inferiority complex, all data shows that BLACKPINK is the overall champion among K-pop male and female idol groups."
- "You can tell just by looking at the objective indicators. BLACKPINK is world-class, and SNSD is Asia-class. Even dogs and cows know who would be greater."
- "BLACKPINK is superior in terms of overseas recognition and performance."
- "BLACKPINK is the best in the world. Even SNSD can't erase that."
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
