Reviving this thread to bring the news of another legendary classic girl group disbanding and continue Girl Group Battle Royale. RIP Wonder Girls, the queens of bops, failed american debuts (thanks for nothing JYP) and reinventing themselves into a proper retro band.
Sunmi and Yeeun will be leaving. leaving JYP, Hyerim and Yubin are staying. We're getting one last goodbye single from them on the 10th of February, the month that marks 10 years since their debut. I really hope they all remain friends, past members Sunye, Sohee and Hyuna included. At least their last comeback was a hit, they really deserved that after everything they went through.
I think this is the disbandment that has hit me the hardest tbh. Wonder Girls were my first group. :sobs:
Anyway my Girl Group Battle Royale continues and yes I actually made this mess of graphic (for myself, but here it is anyway). Who's next?
- These are all groups I'm at least a little worried for because of contract expiration, messy management, age (as group or individual members), member departures, inactivity, rumors of members not being able to stand each other, or just bad sales.
- All these groups are from the 2006-2011 golden era of kpop.
- I kinda forgot some groups though (oops); Davichi, T-ara, Brave Girls and Sunny Hill. I don't actually know anything about Davichi. I know they're a female duo and that's how far my knowledge goes, but I don't think they're really in the idol sphere anymore (though I guess B.E.G. isn't either). T-ara already said they aren't disbanding, and despite being hated by the Korean general public they're super popular in China. Brave Girls lost their last two original members this month, but I think they'll continue on
struggling with or without new additions. I'm unsure about the status of Sunny Hill.
- Not included here but I would like to note that there are plenty of groups of later debut date like Spica, Hello Venus, Tahiti and Fiestar who also struggle.. No surprise considering how many groups are debuting every year.
What we learned from this is that I have a weird fascination with disbanding and struggling groups.
To end my girl group appreciation post, here's two recent releases from girl groups that I liked me; Hello Venus' new single Mysterious and newly debuted group Dreamcatcher's Chase Me (it's a little GFriend meets Babymetal, their choreography is amazing and I love everything about it).
And not a girl group, but new co-ed group K.A.R.D. is life.
(Also I previously said that I didn't like Twice - TT and BLACKPINK - Playing With Fire, but they grew on me anyway. PWF is probably BP's best song for now.)