It has been very difficult when it comes to the ranking of the best K-Pop girl groups in the Korean entertainment industry. All the girls are adorable, talented with gorgeous visuals. But what makes it possible to rank them is the fact that every K-Pop fan knows his or her favorite groups. Everyone has a different opinion. And according to my opinion based on sound information, here are the top ten K-Pop girl groups that are going to make waves in 2021.
Top 10 Best K-Pop Girl Groups of 2021
- Blackpink
- ITZY
- TWICE
- Everglow
- (G)I-DLE
- IZ*ONE
- OH MY GIRL
- LOONA
- Apink
- Red Velvet
1. Blackpink
- Active since: 2016
- Members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa
- Record labels: YG Entertainment, Interscope Records, Avex
Since the group’s debut in 2016, Blackpink has come out as a distinguished act in the K-pop industry. The group has also been labeled as biggest girl group in the world, biggest K-pop girl band on the planet, and “K-pop Queens”. Blackpink’s members are highly praised for both their talents and visuals. They are most the powerful celebrities in South Korea. Blackpink was the first girl group to be included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia. Blackpink’s members, starting from Lisa, Jennie, Rosé and Jisoo, respectively, are also the most-followed celebrities in South Korea on Instagram.
2. ITZY
- Active since 2019
- Members: Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna
- Record label: JYP Entertainment
ITZY may have started two years ago but their popularity are too obvious to ignore. ITZY have been nominated for Rookie of the Year at the 34th Golden Disc Awards, Best New Female artist at the Melon Music Awards and the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
3. TWICE
- Active since 2015
- Members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu
- Record label: JYP Entertainment
Twice has been dubbed by the Korean media as the “Nation’s Girl Group”. The ‘nine members’ group has been described as being “one step ahead of the current period” among other girl groups from the same period of their debut. Forbes magazine included the group in their “30 Under 30” list in 2020. Bloomberg magazine have also included TWICE in their Pop Star Power Rankings for the month of July 2020.
4. Everglow
- Active since 2019
- Members: E:U, Sihyeon, Mia, Onda, Aisha, and Yiren
- Record label: Yuehua Entertainment
Everglow’s popularity has been credited to the group members talents which include Vocal, Rap, Dance and Visual. Mia is known to have the strongest vocals in EVERGLOW. She has a very wide range of vocals. Everglow enjoyed both commercial and international success with their releases Arrival of Everglow and “Bon Bon Chocolat”.
5. (G)I-DLE
- Active since 2018
- Members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua
- Record labels: Cube Entertainment, Republic Records
(G)I-dle have been mostly praised for their musicality and ambiguity. (G)I-dle have also been recognized as a “self-producing” idol girl group. (G)I-dle’s integrity and breaking idol stereotypes has influenced female a lot of young and upcoming female idols. (G)I-DLE have captured hearts with their jaw-dropping talents in terms of vocals, dance, and rap that shined through during both live performances and covers.
6. IZ*ONE
- Active since 2018
- Members: Jang Won-young, Sakura Miyawaki, Jo Yu-ri, Choi Ye-na, An Yu-jin, Nako Yabuki, Kwon Eun-bi, Kang Hye-won, Hitomi Honda, Kim Chae-won, Kim Min-ju, and Lee Chae-yeon
- Labels: Off the Record; Swing; EMI; Vernalossom
They group is composed of 12 members including 6 sub-vocals, 5 lead vocalists and 1 main vocal. All twelve members are talented and unique in their own ways. Among other nominations, Iz*One won the “New Artist of the Year” at several awards ceremonies, including Mnet Asian Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, and Seoul Music Awards.
7. OH MY GIRL
- Active since 2015
- Members: Hyojung, Mimi, YooA, Seunghee, Jiho, Binnie and Arin
- Record labels: WM Entertainment, Ariola Japan
OH MY GIRL is an incredible group with a solid discography. Fans have not been disappointed in any of their singles so far. Originally an eight-member group, JinE left the group in October 2017 due health related issues. OH MY GIRLs angelic voices, vocals and visuals are the most talked about subject among fans.
8. LOONA
- Active since 2016
- Members: HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, YeoJin, ViVi, Kim Lip, JinSoul, Choerry, Yves, Chuu, Go Won, Olivia Hye
- Label: Blockberry Creative
Loona have developed a huge and intensely devoted online fan base that reaches all across the planet in late 2020. Loona won their first music show trophy with “So What” on Mnet’s M Countdown. Not only are Loona members beautiful but they are also very talented! They are the whole package. Loonas are highly ranked based on their dancing skills and angelic visuals. According to an article published earlier this year on Forbes magazine, Loon could be among other girl groups that can break in America in 2021. Forbes later revealed in another article that Loona and Blackpink are now the only K-Pop girl groups to chart a pop radio hit in America.
9. Apink
- Active since 2011
- Members: Park Cho-rong, Yoon Bo-mi, Jung Eun-ji, Son Na-eun, Kim Nam-joo, Oh Ha-young
- Record labels: Cube Entertainment, Play M Entertainment, Universal Music Group, EMI Records Japan
While other girl groups nowadays tend to highlight their dancing skills and sexy looks, Apink’s concept is an innocent and pure image. Apink has an unusual innocent and girlish image among girl groups’ sexy concepts. Talent may be more important than visual in life, but not in the K-Pop entertainment industry. Both concepts work hand in hand.
10. Red Velvet
- Active since 2014
- Members: Joy, Yeri, Irene, Seulgi and Wendy
- Record labels: SM Entertainment, Avex Trax
Of all the girl groups mentioned in this article, Red Velvet have been on top the longest. Red Velvet have been recognized as successful female figures who helped transform the “passive image” of South Korean women and also one of the world’s best K-pop groups. Red Velvet, is not only one of the most popular girl groups in Korea, but they are also one of the best vocally talented groups out there.
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Source: Maggrand.com
