It's early June 2017 now, as usual, I will write a blog about kpop girl groups comeback at May 2017.
There are two major event for kpop girl groups last month. The release of Twice Signal and Disbandment of Sistar. Overall, there are only 6 girl groups comeback last month, which is far less than previous month, most girl groups enter inactive period.Twice - Signal
Yes, Twice is back again with their hit single "Signal". On May 1, Twice confirmed the release of their fourth EP titled Signal with the lead track of the same name produced by Park Jin-young. This marked their first collaboration with Park. The EP, along with the music video for "Signal" was released on May 15 at . It contains six tracks, including "Eye Eye Eyes" co-written by members Jihyo and Chaeyoung, and "Only You" written by former Wonder Girls' member Park Ye-Eun.
Once are receiving the message loud and clear as TWICE's newest title track, "Signal" has achieved an all-kill on all 6 major music charts shortly after its debut! Their title song "Signal" managed to snag the #1 spot on all 6 real-time music charts, making for a clean all-kill despite strong contenders like Psy and Unnies.
Sistar - Lonely
In May 2017, Sistar released a teaser photo revealing that they will be making a comeback at the end of May. Their new track titled "Lonely" which was composed by Black Eyed Pilseung will be released on May 31. On May 22, Starship Entertainment confirmed that the project will be the last comeback for Sistar and they will officially disband after their 7-year promotions as a group. All the members wrote their own personal letters of farewell to their fans, confirming their later disbandment.
The girls had been discussing renewing their contracts with Starship Entertainment. According to insiders, however, they ultimately decided to go their separate ways after their upcoming single on the 31st.
For more information about Sistar disband and their history, please read this in detail.
Shortly after the release of their goodbye single "Lonely" on May 31, SISTAR have achieved an all-kill on major music charts! The single claimed the #1 spot on the realtime segment on all 6 major music charts, which include Melon, Mnet, Bugs, Soribada, Genie, and Naver. The girls have decided to disband as a group after 7 years together, and released the single album as a parting gift to fans, with the album containing both "Lonely" and "For You".
Lovelyz - now we
Following their second studio album release, they made a speedy comeback with their second repackaged album titled "Now, We" on May 2. They also won their first music broadcast trophy on May 16, through SBS MTV's The Show.
For new single “Now We“, the girls have continued to work with production team OnePiece. This results in a song that sounds very much like the rest of their work, though it doesn’t quite reach the heights of their best singles.
April - May Day
Recently, April's activity and comeback increases a lot. On May 8, the group started their second reality program titled "April Secret" on Naver TV. On May 15, DSP Media announced that the group's comeback was set for May 29 with their second single album titled Mayday.
Year 7 Class 1 - Oppa virus
I have introduced this group twice in my previous article, so I won't repeat. There were rumors about they will disband, but it's not confirmed and they still continue the activity now, but they are not well known. And this group is typical school girl type girl group.
Girls' Alert - Dreamgirls
I will introduce this group since they are brand new last month.“Girls Alert is a kpop girl group formed under Apha Music in 2017. they are expected to debut in 2017. They released their first single Dreamgirls at May 25th, 2017.
