who do you think is 3.5 gen?

2.5 gen groups were the groups that debuted between 2nd and 3rd gen (according to google 2010-2013) that debuted later but didn't jumpstart a new generation.

so if the defining groups of 3rd gen are groups like exo, blackpink, twice, bts, etc. and the defining groups of 4th gen are now being established, who would you consider 3.5 gen?

groups that debuted later during 3rd gen, and may or may not be considered 4th gen

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Would Loona fall into this? I heard people get confused by them because of the amount of pre-debut content they had...

i feel like if a group causes confusion about what gen they might be, they're likely 3.5

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I think it started in 2015 with Gfriend (i think 3rd gen itself started in 2011 for GGs with Brave Girls/Apink).

So 3.0 gen would be Brave Girls, Apink, AOA, EXID, RV, Mamamoo.

3.5 gen would be Gfriend, Twice, BP, Momoland, IOI.

4.0 gen would be Idle, Izone, Loona, Itzy, Everglow, Stayc, Aespa

4.5 gen would be Ive, LSRFM, Kepler, NMIXX, and New Jeans.

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most of the things u say are kinda unhinged and this take feels very consistent for u, thank u

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This day, I felt that the only 3.5 gen is Gidle, since they close to many 3rd gen groups, participated in QD 1, and their maknae could be other group's oldest.

They lived through the end of 3rd gen, the first period of 4th gen with itzy and izone, also this second period of 4th gen with ive nj.

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groups like izone and gidle. though they're considered 4th now so idk

i feel like idle and itzy are solidly 3.5??? most people don't really count half gens so it makes sense to just say they're 4th

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Idk for itzy, because they still felt closer to aespa and the other 4th gen kids rather than the third.

That's why I said there are first period of 4th gen (pre-covid) and the second wave (post-covid)

it's so interesting to have a pre-covid and post-covid affect on kpop

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Personally I split 4th gen into two groups:

Itzy, Aespa, StayC, Stray Kids, TXT, etc.

NewJeans, IVE, Lesserafim, NMIXX, Kep1er, etc.

I think the first group could be considered 3.5 gen

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would aespa be 3.5? imo they really started 4th gen