The Korean Business Research Institute has released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop girl groups for the month of October. To determine which groups make the list, consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage were analyzed.
GFRIEND announced the release of their newest studio album "回:Walpurgis Night" on November 9 through the global fan community platform Weverse and the official fan cafe. The new full-length album is the last part of the "回 series", which summarizes the growth narrative of GFRIEND, and is an album that attempts a new look that has never been done before.
You surely heard of the “Generation of K-pop” that includes the first, second, and third-gen groups. However, are you aware that we are currently in the fourth-gen K-pop?In this sense, IDOLOGY, one of the longest-running critic website-magazines in Korea, had a full analysis of the genealogical theory of the K-pop’s four generations based on the paradigm shifts overseas of these K-pop groups, trends, and many more.
The 11th Incheon K-Pop Concert or in short, the INK concert has revealed their lineup of artists for the event to be held on the 10th of October, 2020. The headliners include Taemin (SHINee), Baekhyun (EXO), GFRIEND, Astro, ELRIS, WekiMeki, The Boyz, ITZY, AB6IX, and Lee Eun Sang!
The chaebol heir is usually the latest generation supposed to succeed in the previous generation and inherit their wealth and possibly their company. It is no news that some K-Pop idols have humble backgrounds. However, it is also not a shock that some come from really well off families, qualifying the term "chaebol."
GFRIEND member Sowon showed off her cute charms. On the 6th, Sowon posted several photos of daily life on her SNS.
On the 6th of October 2020, GFRIEND announced the "2020 GFRIEND ONLINE CONCERT GFRIEND C:ON" through their community platform Weverse as well as their official SNS along with releasing a group poster.
On the recent poll from Naver that circulated on various social media platforms, Korean netizens chose the K-pop female groups of all time, which debuted from 2007 up to 2020. There are 29 female idol groups who were selected and they were ranked through six levels.
Fans on an online community voting site selected which songs released in 2020 so far are the best. From dozens of choices, they selected these songs as the top 10. Want to know what songs they chose? Keep on reading!
The world of K-Pop is magical as it is but when artists show up for other artists and cover their songs, it becomes even better. It is always lovely to see how one idol would sing another idol's song. The way one artist sings a rendition of another artist's song is always different every time because each artist lends to it their own emotions and feelings.
While the BIG 3 Entertainment including SM, YG, and JYP Entertainment offers a high percentage of becoming successful after debut, these following K-pop groups from small and not that popular companies, at least before, rose from being ignored to becoming massively popular.
While not everyone might have compatible personalities, the same tastes and distastes, they're still able to create a beautiful synergy on stage. This is because they develop a genuine bond with each other despite their differences. This is how idol groups become more like family than just a team. This results in even better chemistry on stage.
Whenever a group has a comeback, it is a goal to snag a music show win, as it shows the song was a success domestically. Here are the 10 girl groups with the most music show wins in South Korean history.