Today I will write a special topic, basically I will give a quick review about what happened each month last year , pick one girl group from each of my blog last year, the girl group of the month.(one group per month). And we will see the result....
And I will write the first half of the year 2016 first.
January
For Jan 2016, I didn't write the girl groups, I write something called Kpop breaking news, I basically talked about disband of KARA, Tzuyu Incident from JYP, Infinite World Tour....and the most important, Vancouver APink Pink Memory concert !!!
So girl group of the Jan is APink.
February
Even with APink's brand new days and comeback of Mamamoo, and debut of few other small girl groups, the success of GFriend is definitely the highlight of this month.. (On February 2, GFriend received their first music show win on The Show.The next day, they won on Show Champion, on February 4, they won on M! Countdown, and on February 5, GFriend won on Music Bank.They won on Inkigayo on February 7. GFriend took their first "Triple Crown" on the February 18 edition of M! Countdown. On February 19, they took their second "Triple Crown" on Music Bank. On February 24, they took their third "Triple Crown" on Show Champion. And they had over 10 wins already, which is one of the most successful comeback in recent years.(Only SNSD Gee and APink LUV had such successful result in recent year so far)....
So girl group of the Feb is GFriend.
March
During March last year, it is the new wave of cute concept girl groups debut and comeback, CLC, Oh My Girl, Matilda and few others. And among the cute concept girl groups, I would say Red Velvet won a few times on various music program after the GFriend domination.(First of all, I have to say SM Entertainment is really smart at business, they avoid letting Red Velvet comeback as the same time with G-Friend last month.
Red Velvet's second mini album The Velvet was schedule released on March 16, 2016 but ten minutes before schedule release, S.M. Entertainment announced that the music video and album's release would be delayed to March 17 "to guarantee a high quality of work".The album showcases the smooth R&B-influenced "velvet" side of the group's concept and is a direct follow-up album to The Red, which highlighted the band's bright and bold "red" persona.
Until now, they have won a few times on various music program.
But one thing I noticed that SM Entertainment idol group doesn't completely dominate kpop now after the decline of SNSD. Even though Red Velvet will be a successful girl group, but compared to G-Friend, I still don't know yet....)
So girl group of the March is Red Velvet
April
During the April last year, the second save of cute concept girl group comeback, first is APink 5 years anniversary....
(I was joking I want to be one of the Panda there...)
LovelyZ, Laboum, April, Berry Good all made comback this month, but the most successful one would be Twice.
( JYP's new girl group Twice is back. Twice's second mini-album, Page Two, was released on April 25, 2016. The album includes title track "Cheer Up", a remake of Park Ji-yoon's "Precious Love", and "I'm Gonna Be A Star", which served as the theme song for Sixteen. The group held their comeback showcase the same day at the Yes24 Live Hall located in Seoul, South Korea. The music video hit 10 million views on YouTube within five days.
I would say JYP's Twice is definitely a rising star in kpop right now. However, after I listen to "Cheer Up", I didn't find anything similar to Park Ji Yoon's old songs, anyways....)
So girl group of the April is Twice
I would say JYP's Twice is definitely a rising star in kpop right now. However, after I listen to "Cheer Up", I didn't find anything similar to Park Ji Yoon's old songs, anyways....)
So girl group of the April is Twice
May
During the May 2016, there is a new trend of new debut girl groups, among half of the girls groups are new debut girl groups, so many people never heard of them before. Among them, I.O.I would be a unique one stands out.
( I.O.I is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2016 reality show Produce 101 on Mnet. The group is composed of eleven members chosen from a pool of 101 trainees from various entertainment companies. They debuted on May 4, 2016 with a mini-album, and are expected to actively promote four albums, either as a whole or as sub-units, over the next 10 month
Which means this group is a highly qualified group. So among those 4 new girl groups, I would rank I.O.I the first.)
However, I would say AOA is actually the winner here.
( "Good luck 길이길이 You like me,Good luck 길이길이 I like you,Good luck 놓치지마 Lucky lucky,Good luck 나는 너의 Lucky lucky"....Yes, you are right. If you always heard the above part of lyrics, AOA is officially back. FNC Entertainment announced on the 1st of May that AOA would release their 4th mini-album Good Luck on the 16th of the same month. I would say AOA's comeback was one of the biggest among kpop girl groups comeback this month....)
AOA Visual member Choa during good luck MV filming
So girl group of the May is AOA
June
For June 2016, it takes turns, the most sexy concept girl groups made comeback. Sistar, EXID, Brave Girls, Wanna.B, O21. Also cute concept girl group such as Gugudan also made debut. and old kpop girl group As One come back
( So first of all,I will introduce one new girl group called Gugudan. So how is this group formed?
According to Wikipedia, In January 2016, Kim Na-young, Kim Se-jeong and Kang Mi-na were introduced as Jellyfish Entertainment's first female trainees on the Mnet survival show Produce 101 where 101 female trainees from various companies competed to debut in an 11-member girl group that would promote for a year under YMC Entertainment. After placing 2nd and 9th respectively in the final episode, Sejeong and Mina eventually debuted as members of I.O.I in May 2016.
Despite denying earlier reports about Sejeong and Mina debuting in a 7-member girl group in June, the company confirmed on June 7 that the two I.O.I members would debut within the month in what would be the company's first girl group. Because of YMC Entertainment's special terms in which I.O.I's members are allowed to do activities under their respective companies while IOI was on break or while the group promoted in sub-units, there were no complications with the plan.
So this is another girl group which members come from survival show after I.O.I.)
On June 1 2016, it was revealed that Sistar will be coming back in June with a title track produced by Black Eyed Pilseung who also produced Sistar's song, "Touch My Body". On the same day, Sistar released the first teaser for their fourth EP, then releasing two riddle images the next day.
On June 4, Sistar and their fans celebrated Sistar's 6th Anniversary, displaying a picture of the girls with the gifts and cakes that they received.
On June 10, Starship released a mash up collaboration of Sistar and DJ Soda. On June 14, it was revealed that the title song of their fourth EP, 몰아애 Insane Love, is called "I Like That" On June 20, Sistar had a live countdown for their music video and album release. On June 21, Starship released the "I Like That" music video on their official YouTube channel and officially released 몰아애 Insane Love physically and digitally.
So girl group of the June is Sistar
I will write the second half part sometimes in the near future....
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