Suppose you are writing an essay on kpop history - which groups are essential?

is this another version of your ''who are the biggest kpop groups of all time'' threads?

wonder girls, bts (i guess), girls' generation, some other bg's, probably boa and rain i guess

maybe t-ara as well for their bullying scandal

It will always be "BigBang". They have revolutionized kpop.

i'll rather do a whole essay on GD. The king of kpop.

Seo Taiji and the boys, Big bang, Girls Generation, 2ne1, Bts, Blackpink

Seo Taji and the boys, H.O.T, Sechs Kies, S.E.S., Fin. K. L, g.o.d.,BoA, JYP, TVXQ, SNSD, Suju, Big Bang, Twice, Blackpink, BTS, IU, Rain, Shinee, EXO, 2NE1, Shinhwa, Wonder Girls, KARA are must haves.

I once wrote a very detailed answer on a Q&A-website some years ago to someone who wanted to know how KPop was made and I said for 1st gen H.O.T, Seo Taiji & Boys, S.E.S, Shinhwa. For 2nd gen I said SNSD, KARA, Big Bang, f(x), Apink and SUPER JUNIOR. For 3rd gen I said EXO, VIXX, TWICE, NU'EST, BTS, Day6 and since I made it in 2017 or so I didn't had the 4th gen yet, but if I would re-write the exact same thing, than I would use for 4th gen ATEEZ, Stray Kids and ITZY.

Seo Taiji ofc cause they started it, then whichever first successful SM group, since that company was the one that incorporated the japanese trainee system that all kpop industry followed.

Why are you so obsessed with making the same type of threads over and over?

Big bang, SHINee are the first groups that pop up. Maybe bts in the future

i wouldnt write it, i hate essays

SNSD

Start with Seo Taijin and end with BTS. Between these two groups just mention the most prominent groups for each generation that passed through. A great example will be the Kpop history video made by DKDKTV

these are all influential groups, but i wrote the key ones

key males: Seo Taiji, H.O.T, Big Bang, BTS (other possible males: exo, suju, rain, shinee, shinhwa)

key females: S.E.S, BoA, SNSD, 2NE1, TWICE, BLACKPINK (other possible females: RV, Lee Hyori, Wonder Girls)

Essay on Kpop history :-D

BTS, already in history books for doing many legendary firsts. rose up despite impediments thrown their way and against all odds became WW number 1 artists.

Honourable mentions :

Seo Taeji

Psy

Tvxq

Big Bang

Suju

SNSD

Well,

For one thing,

You can't forget EXO, the KPOP Juggernaut.

also, Wanna One and B.A.P, GOT7

Every major group is to be mentioned and given respect.

"Finally, There is one group that needs a thorough separate section in kpop history (with MDR in the background)" - the chills i feel everytime i hear this..

I would write about TVXQ, K.Will, Wonder Girls, Brown Eyed Girls, SNSD and S.E.S

They are all essential parts of kpop history.

Quote from lovable-15

Seo Taji and the boys, H.O.T, Sechs Kies, S.E.S., Fin. K. L, g.o.d.,BoA, JYP, TVXQ, SNSD, Suju, Big Bang, Twice, Blackpink, BTS, IU, Rain, Shinee, EXO, 2NE1, Shinhwa, Wonder Girls, KARA are must haves.

This is a pretty good list.

Here's ranking of all the votes received so far:

Girls' Generation - 8

BTS - 8

Seo Taiji and Boys - 7

Big Bang - 7

H.O.T. - 4

S.E.S. - 4

Super Junior - 4

Wonder Girls - 4

Shinee - 4

EXO - 4

Twice - 4

Shinhwa - 3

BoA - 3

Rain - 3

TVXQ - 3

2NE1 - 3

Blackpink - 3

Kara - 2

B.A.P - 2

Park Jin-young - 1

Sechs Kies - 1

Fin.K.L - 1

g.o.d - 1

Psy - 1

Lee Hyori - 1

Brown Eyed Girls - 1

K.Will - 1

IU - 1

T-ara - 1

G-Dragon - 1

f(x) - 1

Sistar - 1

Apink - 1

NU'EST - 1

VIXX - 1

Got7 - 1

Red Velvet - 1

Day6 - 1

Wanna One - 1

Stray Kids - 1

Ateez - 1

Itzy - 1

Groups or soloists? Because you said groups but have BoA in your list.

If including soloists, Psy, G-Dragon, Rain and CL.

Girls Generation

Wonder Girls

2NE1

Super Junior

H.o.t.

TXVQ

Shinwa

Shinee

EXO

BTS

Blackpink

twice

Psy

Rain

G-Dragon

CL

There are very few groups that have charted in the US billboard non-Kpop or international charts, but in addition to several of the groups listed above, these have on the album charts, which speaks to the globalization of Kpop:

- TXT

-NCT 127

- SuperM (whether you think they failed or not, they entered two albums at 1 and 2 in BB charts when many groups with more longevity haven’t ever cracked it. After BTS, they are the highest charting BB act.)

- Monsta X

- Loona

(If you’re interested, EXO, BTS, Blackpink, Twice, Bigbang, 2NE1 and GG are the ones to crack albums. BTS, Blackpink, Psy, CL, BoA, Jonghyun, Taeyang and Wonder Girls cracked the singles charts.)

Absolutely second gen. That gen paved the way for the groups we’ve got today and influenced newer idols.

I know about BTS and how

they paved their journey from ground to top without any help, funds etc. . Opened doors for many

Gave hope to many idol groups that you can make it without big company's support. And became order of merit winner. Grammy nominated. Ifpi number one artist. Only idol group to do so.

obviously bts. If you write an essay on kpop and don't talk about bts I would give you a 0.

Main Actor : BTS

( sorry double post)

Seo Taji and the Boys - blueprint of kpop

H.O.T. - first idol group, massively successful

g.o.d. - first huge JYP group, last group to sell 1 million + of an album for over 10 years

TVXQ - started hallyu wave in Japan, started 2nd generation

SNSD - had the first kpop m/v to break 100 million views, first girl group (and so far only one) that at its peak was the biggest group period

Wonder Girls - big hits, first korean act to chart in billboard top 100

Big Bang - huge international fanbase for the time and extremely popular with the GP, perhaps the most ever. Made YG what it is today.

EXO - first group to sell over a million copies of an album in 12 years, first group to sell 10 million albums in Korea period, massive breakthrough into Chinese market, kicked off the 3rd generation

BTS - obvious, the most famous group ever, the most popular group ever, and when all is said and done probably the most important group ever if they aren't already

remains to be seen: Twice and Blackpink, Twice took the crown from SNSD as biggest gg and then BP took it from them, both huge international fanbases, charted on billboard top 10, numerous PAKs etc. But It could be in the wake of BTS taking kpop global that follow-up groups from JYP/Bighit/SM/YG do the same thing but are even bigger as kpop gets more global.

The Boyz because I love them

SHINee, they were one of the first groups to compose/write their own music, and the reason we have dance practices, and the Kpop norm changed as a whole
Kpoppies do not put enough respect on their name, and it's enraging. Like actually do your research.

Not to mention Jonghyun got a solo so soon after debut.

the ONLY idol group who got order of cultural merit (medal) and contributed significantly to the economy.

acts from your the hall of fame thread Nominations for Inductees into the K-pop Hall of Fame

BOY GROUPS

• Seo Taiji and Boys (1992)

• H.O.T. (1996)

• Shinhwa (1998)

• g.o.d (1999)

• TVXQ (2003)

• Super Junior (2005)

• Big Bang (2006)

• Shinee (2008)

• EXO (2012)

• BTS (2013)

GIRL GROUPS

• S.E.S. (1997)

• Fin.K.L (1998)

• Wonder Girls (2007)

• Girls' Generation (2007)

• 2NE1 (2009)

• Sistar (2010)

• Mamamoo (2014)

• Red Velvet (2014)

• Twice (2015)

• Blackpink (2016)

SNSD paved the way

Well, depends on how long the essay is gonna be.

I think def. look at chaesoo's list and whittle it down to pick a few main groups from each "gen" to hone in on and show how they moved the K-Pop genre as a whole forward in SK, other parts of Asia (esp. SEA, China, Japan), and then the rest of the world. I say hone in on specific groups so you can give specific examples of cultural movements rather than fanning out and being too general.

Inception

Movement(s)

Cultivation

Growth

Adaptation

Musical Inspirations

And, though folks like to crap on YT/YTers, there's plenty of people who do videos on the inception/growth of K-Pop (like to loved or hated DK people). I'd definitely look at a few of those for direction, at the very least, on what points to hit.

You can end it with talking about the 4th Gen (inception and where it looks like it's going/taking K-POP now.)