So which gen of kpop would be considered the most iconic, impactful, legendary in few years down the line

not taking 1st gen since kpop wasn't all that popular outside sk in 1st gen I think

Options: 2nd gen, 3rd gen and 4th gen

…3rd. It was the main growth period for Kpop and opened a lot of new doors.

Not to mention the hugely successful groups that came out of it.

4th gen doesn’t have 3rd gens impact. Maybe it’ll change in a few years but we don’t know that.

2nd gen was the beginning of Kpop’s success but hadn’t really blown up yet

3rd gen because of bts and blackpink

1st gen was mainly domestically in south korea, but had some initial break-through into the japanese market

2nd gen will be remembered for the hallyu wave and growing popularity in south east asia. not just for kpop, but also korean entertainment in general such as kdrama and korean variety shows

3rd gen will be more internationally and into the western sphere. while in general not as popular domestically to the general public, but still has really good domestic interest

4th gen is still growing popularity internationally, but substantially lower domestic interest so far, and outside of the top few groups/idols, tbh not a lot of idols are promoting on tv variety shows. still remains to be seen tho, since it's only the beginning

imo 2nd gen will always be considered "iconic and impactful" just because of the initial hallyu wave and nostalgia, but 3rd gen will probably also be looked at favourably as we go more years down the line

If you're talking outside of South Korea then it's obviously third gen. Third gen groups did a lot of work to make K-pop the global powerhouse it is today.

In Korea it is 2nd gen. Made the idol industry it is today.

Obviously BTS !

2nd gen shaped kpop

Between 2nd gen and 3rd gen. I don’t think you should even include 4th gen as an option lol they haven’t really done anything spectacular. I started knowing kpop in 2nd gen and love groups from both gens but gotta go with 3rd gen. They have done so much.

3rd winning, they have bts