31 influential industry experts did a survey to select K-pop's Next Generation Leaders

Here are 11 K-pop groups selected by 31 music experts as next-generation K-pop leaders:

NewJeans (21 votes)

Stray Kids (11 votes)

SEVENTEEN (6 votes)

IVE (5 votes)

BLACKPINK (5 votes)

NCT (3 votes)

ATEEZ (3 votes)

LE SSERAFIM (3 votes)

TXT (2 votes)

ZEROBASEONE (2 votes)

ENHYPEN (1 vote)

Quote from About NewJeans

"From their debut to the release of MVs for all of their songs, NewJeans presented a new paradigm in all aspects, including song trends and marketing. These attempts have met the public's needs and enthusiasm."

Quote from About Stray Kids

"Their music is a combination of the familiar pop sound with the mix of K-pop color. Stray Kids is presenting an original group style rather than the standardized K-pop, so it will feel like Korean yet fresh to listen to for overseas fans.

Their K-pop's distinctive synchronized dance performance is also outstanding, so I think they will become more popular."

Quote from About SEVENTEEN

"Unlike any other K-pop, the fact that the artists themselves, not foreign composers, wrote and composed their music, created SEVENTEEN's unique music color. Like BTS, the lyrics that honestly contain their worries about youth can be a good selling point, too."

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Quote from BlackpinkHouse

Ive is literally the biggest act in Korea, who the hell are these industry "experts"?

CEOs of agencies.

Quote from 3ne

What does that even mean? Are they re-debuting as 5th gen? And why are there 3rd gen groups on there but no BTS?

Welp, stan the 4th 5th gen leaders TXT I guess

BTS are hags, but the others still have time to jump on 5th gen

It isn't explained on the translated article why the voters didn't choose or chose specific groups (apart from the ones I added the info) so I don't know what to say you.

I suppose It's a preview of groups that they think that will dominate/remain successful in next generation(s).