Kpop Girl Groups Update October 2018

         It's time to update the blog again. For October 2018, the number of girl group comeback is lower than September 2018, and also less well known ones as well, the most well known ones is IZ*ONE.

                                 IZ*ONE - La Vie en Rose

Speaking of the most well known girl group for October, I would say the debut of  Iz One. They are brand new, so I will introduce them briefly here.

Iz One  is a Korean-Japanese kpop girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show Produce 48. The group is composed of 9 Korean members: Jang Won-young,  Jo Yu-ri, Choi Ye-na, An Yu-jin,  Kwon Eun-bi, Kang Hye-won, , Kim Chae-won, Kim Min-ju and Lee Chae-yeon. Nako Yabuki and 3 Japanese members: Sakura Miyawaki, Hitomi Honda

Iz One made their debut on October 29, 2018, with their first extended play Color*, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single. The group is currently managed by Off the Record Entertainment in South Korea and AKS in Japan.

        A debut showcase concert, entitled 'COLOR*IZ Show-Con', was held in conjunction with the album's release at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korea, in which the tickets to the showcase were sold-out within a minute of being on sale. In its first day of release, the EP sold over 34,000 units reported by Hanteo Chart, setting a new record for the highest number of albums sold on the first day of a Korean girl group's debut release. The music video for the lead single "La Vie en Rose" achieved more than 4.5 million views within 24 hours of its release on YouTube, making it the most-watched debut music video by a Korean act in 24 hours. On November 8, Iz One garnered their first music program win for "La Vie en Rose" on M Countdown. This was the fastest music program win for a girl group, just 10 days after their official debut

             April - Oh! My mistake

   On October 4, DSP Media confirmed that the group would comeback with their sixth mini-album named The Ruby. The album was released on October 16, along with the title track "Oh! My Mistake". The Ruby debuted and peaked at number 10 on the Gaon Album Chart.

     Being in black and white, the promotional poster differed from April's previous imagery as it lacked any primary colors, and noted that the band had evolved and matured with each release, "adding a variety of changes to every album".Several other publications also noted the change in style.

 Weki Meki - Crush

Weki Meki released their first single album Kiss, Kicks on October 11, 2018 with a teen crush concept. The album features a total of three tracks including lead single "Crush" with rap portions on the album written by member Yoo-jung

 

Fromis_9 - Love Bomb

I have introduced this group before, so I won't repeat here. The group has released a special single album titled From.9 on October 10 with the title song, "LOVE BOMB," which reached 1 million views on YouTube on October 12. This was the first comeback with all the 9 members after the return of Jang Gyu-ri. On October 15, 2018, Fromis_9 made their acting debut in a web series, Welcome to Heal Inn, on their official VLive page. However, it was filmed during Gyu-ri's absence.

Kpop Girl Groups Update September 2018

        It's time to update the blog again. For September 2018, the number of girl group comeback is slightly higher than August 2018, but even more less well known.

                               Oh My Girl - Remember Me

         Oh My Girl is the most well known girl group among all the kpop girl groups comeback at September 2018. On August 24, WM Entertainment confirmed that the group will make a Korean comeback on September 10, with their 6th mini album Remember Me.

       According to the timeline, the girls will be unveiling album art, photos, concept trailer, album preview, and more for the 6th mini album starting on August 29. The full release will be on September 10. The dates for Oh My Girl's 2nd concert is also listed as October 20.

Cosmic Girls - Save Me, Save You

     On September 19, 2018, Cosmic Girls returned with their fifth mini album WJ Please on. The Chinese members, Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi and Xuan Yi, did not participate in the comeback. Mei Qi and Xuan Yi are preparing to debut with Rocket Girls 101, while Cheng Xiao is filming Legend of Awakening, a Chinese historical fantasy drama as the second lead actress, which would be her acting debut.

    Two Chinese members (Mei Qi and Xuan Yi) participated in the Chinese version of survival show Produce 101 during the first half of 2018.The survival show concluded with Mei Qi ranking 1st and Xuan Yi ranking 2nd, making them both members of the Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101.

                                        

                                     Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101, but Cosmic girls lead dancer Cheng Xiao, the 3rd Chinese member was not part of this group

Dreamcatcher - What

     
 Dreamcatcher's third EP Alone in the City was released on September 20, 2018.The dark concept queens are back with another heavy metal influenced bop! Dreamcatcher’s comeback title track “What” switches up the formula from previous release “You and Me, picking up in musical intensity and being visually less dark. 

UNI.T - I mean

Uni.T released its second and last album titled Begin with the End on September 18, 2018, with the lead single "I Mean" being composed by Brave Brothers. On September 12, 2018, it was announced that ZN will not be a part of the farewell album due to Laboum's overlapped schedule.

Disband of UNI.T

On October 12, 2018 the group performed "I Mean" and "Begin With The End" for the last time at Music Bank and later the same day they held last fanmeeting of the group, after which they have disbanded.

S.I.S - Say Yes

   In the adorable "Say Yes" MV, the S.I.S members meet up at a home, where they have a little party. The upbeat dance track is the title song of S.I.S's 2nd single album of the same name..

GWSN - Puzzle Moon

           (Ok, first of all. The most left member is a girl, not a guy)....

     This is a new girl group, so I will briefly introduce here.

GWSN is a kpop girl group formed by Kiwi Pop, a subsidiary of Kiwi Media Group. The group debuted on September 5, 2018 with their debut extended play The Park in the Night Part One, and members Miya, Seokyoung, Seoryoung, Anne, Minju, Soso and Lena.

      

Kpop Girl Groups Update August 2018

            It's time to update the blog again. For August 2018, the number girl group comeback is pretty much around same as July 2018, but less well known.

Red Velvet - Power Up

On August 6th 2018, their second special "summer" EP following The Red Summer, which was released in July 2017. Released on August 6, 2018, the EP contains seven tracks, including the lead single "Power Up" and the English version of "Bad Boy" as a bonus track, making it their first song to be released in English.

Commercial Success: 

The EP was a commercial success domestically and internationally, topping South Korea's Gaon chart's Album Chart, Single Chart and Download Chart. Elsewhere, it debuted at number three on the US Billboard World Albums chart. It also charted on the website's Heatseekers Albums chart at number 3, the Digital Albums at number 21, and became the group's first release to enter the Top Album Sales chart at number 91. The lead single "Power Up" also debuted at number 6 on its World Digital Songs chart. In France, the album charted at number 42 on the French Album Downloads Chart. The EP is also the group's first release to chart in the UK and Australia, debuting at number 38 on the UK Album Downloads Chart and at 31 on the Australian Top 50 Digital Albums Chart

DIA - WooWoo

The group released on their fourth album Summer Ade on August 9, 2018 with the title track "Woo Woo". On August 14, the group received their first music show win on SBS MTV's The Show.
When I learnt this dance, I heard about the lead dancer of DIA Eunjin quit the group, which is not good.

 DIA lead dancer Eunjin

Loona - favOriTe, Hi High.

Loona's debut extended play as a full group, ++, was released on August 20, 2018.  On August 7, 2018, Loona released "Favorite" as the lead single from ++ (read as plus plus), their debut extended play as a full group. ++ debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Album Chart, at number 4 on the US World Albums and US Heatseekers Albums and at number 20 on the US Independent Albums. The album was the 6th best-selling album of August 2018, with 41,583 physical copies sold.

The extended play was released on August 20, 2018 alongside the second single "Hi High".

Berry Good - Green Apple

 On August 16, the group made a comeback with their first full album Free Travel, that they had been recording since August 2017. They commemorated the release through a showcase held that afternoon at Ilji Art Hall in Cheongdam-dong, with the lead single "Green Apple".

It was well known that Berry Good always change their music style, so this is different from last release as well.

Nature - Allegro Cantabile 

    Ok, this is a new girl group, so I will briefly introduce it here.Nature (Hangul: 네이처; Stylized as NATURE) is a kpop girl group formed by n.CH Entertainment in Seoul, South Korea. The group debuted on August 3, 2018, with the single album Girls And Flowers with the title track "Allegro Cantabile"

Kpop Girl Groups Update July 2018

         It's time to update the blog again. For July 2018, the girl group comeback is pretty much around same as last month.

APink - I'm so sick

       On July 2, Apink released their seventh mini album One & Six. The title track, "I'm So Sick", was used to promote the album along with B-track "Alright". Once again, Apink worked with common collaborator Black Eyed Pilseung for the title track, who had previously produced "Only One". With this comeback, Apink took on a different direction conceptually, with a bolder image and a more sophisticated sound. "I'm So Sick" topped several music charts in South Korea after its release. The album itself topped the Gaon chart and led Apink to reach their highest-ever position on Billboard's World Albums chart at No. 11. The success of the song and album further led to Apink making their debut on Billboard's Social 50 chart, opening at No. 39

        And Until July 17th 2018, APink got 4 wins already for various music program.

GFriend- Sunny Summer

In early July, it was announced that the group would return on July 19th with a special summer mini album for fans entitled Sunny Summer, which would include five new tracks for the group.

The album is marketed as their first special "summer" EP. It was released by Source Music on July 19, 2018, and distributed by kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment). The album contains five songs, including the eponymous title track, "Sunny Summer," described by Billboard as having "airy, exuberant vocals that bounce along over the melody, the song is driven by the group's refreshing vocals tones as they sing about having a memorable summer together.

Twice - Dance the night away

In July, an expanded reissue of What Is Love? named Summer Nights, along with its title track "Dance the Night Away" written by Wheesung, was released.

                      One of my fav singer and song writter from YG Entertainment back in early 2000s Wheesung.

"Dance the Night Away" was composed by several music producers and has lyrics written by Wheesung. It was described as a "song that offers a fresh tune that suits the summer weather" and was meant to showcase the group's youthfulness. It is a vivacious electronic dance music (EDM) with up-beat tempo. Tamar Herman from Billboard described the song as a "summery EDM and groovy pop track that bounces around over a beat of thumping bass, bright horns, and blaring synths."

The music video of "Dance the Night Away" was filmed on an Okinawa beach in early June 2018.

 

Mamamoo - Egotistic

Mamamoo released their seventh EP, Red Moon, on July 16, 2018, with "Egotistic" as its lead single.On the first week of its release, the EP debuted at number four on Billboard World Albums with 1,000 copies, making it their best U.S. sales week. The EP also peaked at number three on the weekly Gaon Album Chart. Mamamoo also made their first-ever appearance on Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart at number 25. The promotions for "Egotistic" ended on July 5, 2018 on SBS' Inkigayo, in preparation for their third solo concert.

                                  

Laboum -Between Us

On July 9, a teaser image for the group's upcoming single album, Between Us was released. The following day, it was revealed that the single was produced by member Soyeon, and that all five members would participate in promotional activities

Kpop Girl Groups Update June 2018

      It's time to update the blog again. Since It's the world cup time this month, so my blog is kinda  late than usual. But for June 2018, the girl group comeback is very predictable and overall a bit less than May this year.

Blackpink - ddu du ddu du

       On June 15, the group released their debut EP titled Square Up. The single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” debuted at number 17 on the Official Trending Chart in the United Kingdom, making them the first female K-pop group to enter the chart since its launch in 2016. The single also debuted as the highest-charting Hot 100 hit ever by an all-female K-pop act, opening at number 55 with 12.4 million U.S. streams and 7,000 downloads sold in the tracking week ending June 21, 2018, according to Nielsen Music. The only other all-female K-pop group with a Hot 100 hit to its credit is Wonder Girls, who scored one entry with "Nobody" in 2009, the track debuted and peaked at number 76. “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” also debuted at number 39 on the US Streaming Songs tally, where Black Pink became the first K-pop girl group to chart a title. The single also sat atop Billboard World Digital Songs, making it the group’s fourth number one hit on the chart. Square Up also brought the group their first entry and the highest-charting to date by an all-female K-pop group on the US Billboard 200, debuting at number 40 with 14,000 album-equivalent units, surpassing label mate 2NE1's 2014 record with their last album Crush which peaked at number 61. The EP also topped the Billboard World Albums chart. 

          In South Korea, Square Up debuted at number one on Gaon Albums Chart. The single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” peaked at number one on the Digital, Download, Streaming and Mobile charts on Gaon in its second week, while “Forever Young” also managed to peak under top five.YouTube's official tally saw the music video for "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" garner a total of 36.2 million views within 24 hours after its release and became the most viewed online video in the first 24 hours by a Korean act and second most watched music video of all time, surpassing lable-mate Psy's "Gentleman" and behind only Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do

The Dance version is also getting popular as well:

Momoland - Baam

It was confirmed on June 7 that they would be releasing their fourth EP titled Fun to the World.

MOMOLAND's new single "Baam" has become a hot topic among K-pop fans due to its similarities to the group's last hit, "Bboom Bboom." Listeners have noticed that the two songs, which were both produced by Shinsadong Tiger, have similar structures and styles. One thing to notice, Momoland is getting popular gradually after Bboom Bboom

Elris - Summer Dream

I already introduced this group before in detail and I quoted them as one of the potential new kpop girl group who might become big in the future.
On June 6, 2018, Hunus Entertainment confirmed that Elris would be coming back on June 28 with their third mini-album titled Summer Dream.On June 28, their third mini-album was released.

Fromis 9  - DKDK

  I also introduced this group before, so I won't repeat. They are so adorable, lol...

Fromis 9 remained as a eight-member group to released their second EP, To. Day, Member Jang Gyu-ri was not involved in the album due to her participation in Produce 48.

And I really really like this MV, and the huge Kitty in the MV, lol...

Busters - Grapes

Ok, this is NOT a commercial for grapes wine, it's a MV from the girl group Busters.

They are not brand new girl group, but I didn't introduce them before, so I will briefly talk about them here.

Busters is a five-member kpop girl group formed by Monstergram Inc. and JTG Entertainment(why two companies and their relationship not clear so far).  In 2017. Busters were formed to promote Monstergram upcoming TV series Idol Rangers Power Busters.They released their debut single "Dream On" on November 27, 2017, and they made a comeback with their second single "Grapes" on June 12, 2018.

Kpop Girl Groups Update May 2018

           It's time to update the blog again. Since It's the world cup time this month, so my blog is kinda  late than usual. But for May 2018, the girl group comeback is really interesting and around the same as April 2018, Especially some brand new groups debut.

(G)I-DLE - Latata

Ok, very first time the new group on top of my blog, but they deserve it.

(G)I-DLE is a 6 member kpop girl groups debut under Cube Entertainment.  They are Miyeon, Minnie, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. They debut on May 2, 2018.

G)I-DLE officially released their debut mini-album I Am on May 2 with the lead single "Latata".  They made their official debut stage on the music program Mnet's M Countdown on the next day.

(G)I-DLE achieved combined views of 2.2 million for the "Latata" music video within two days of its release. The mini-album debuted at number 13 on the Gaon Album Chart issued on April 29, 2018.I Am also debuted at number seven and has since peaked at number five on Billboard's World Albums chart on May 9, 2018. "Latata" debuted at number thirty-five on the Gaon Digital Chart on May 17, 2018. (G)I-DLE received their first-ever music show win on SBS MTV's The Show on May 22, twenty days after their debut. Two days later, on May 24, the group received their second music show win for "Latata" on Mnet's M Countdown and followed by their third win on The Show. After a month after debut, they made their debut on Billboard‘s Social 50 Chart by charting at number 36 on June 5.

In the end, because of (G)I-DLE's popularity, even YG Entertainment decided to delay BlackPink's comeback

Currently I am learning this dance as well, and I really like this dance.

AOA - Bingle Bangle

        

On April 18, 2018 FNC Entertainment confirmed that AOA would be returning as a group of six in May 2018. It was later confirmed in early May that the group would be returning with their fifth mini album titled Bingle Bangle on May 28, 2018. "Bingle Bangle" was released as the title track in conjunction with the EP on May 28, 2018. The song was described as "a funky summer song with fresh and lively energy"

 

Dreamcatcher - You and I 

On May 10, Dreamcatcher released their second mini album Escape the Era. This is the final part of their 'Nightmare' series. Their second mini-album has six tunes, including the lead single "You and I" and its instrumental counterpart.

Their second mini album Escape the ERA's Outside and Inside versions ranked numbers 1 and 3 respectively on Hanteo's album chart, and peaked at number 3 on Gaon and number 1 on China's Yinyuetai. It made its debut on the Billboard World Albums chart at No. 7.

Pristin V - Get It

Pristin V is a subgroup of the kpop girl group Pristin, formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2018. It is composed of five Pristin members: Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, Rena, and Kyulkyung. On May 17th, Pledis Entertainment released a teaser confirming that Pristin would be debuting its first sub-unit. Members were revealed through teasers titled "Find out the V". On May 28, their first single album was released, along with the music video of the leading track in the album, "Get It"

LOONA/yyxy - love4eva

I talked aobut Loona this group in my previous article, so I won't repeat here.

The unit's Korean name is pronounced Idfrom the Sino-Korean root meaning "Girl of the Month", combined with the made-up neanthropic chromosome "yyxy".

UNI.T - No More

UNI.T is a 9 member kpop girl group formed by The Unit Culture Industry Company through the KBS survival show The Unit. The group consists of nine members: Yang Ji-won, Woohee, Yoonjo, ZN, NC.A, Euijin, Yebin, Lee Hyun-joo and Lee Su-ji. Their debut mini album, Line, was released on May 18, 2018

Favorite - Where are you from

Favorite  is a kpop girl group formed by Astory Entertainment in 2017. They debuted on July 5, 2017, with My Favorite.They made their first comeback on May 9, 2018, with 'Love Loves To Love Love'.

Kpop Girl Groups Update April 2018

        It's time to update the blog again. Since I was on vacation this month, so the blog is a bit late than usual. But for April 2018, the girl group comeback is really interesting and much better than March 2018. Twice, GFriend, APink comeback around the same time, so there's a lot of competition as well.

Twice - What is Love

   

Twice released their fifth EP with a same lead name single title track, What Is Love? on April 9.  So how popular is exactly this song?  TWICE's MV for "What is Love?" reached 20 million views at around 5:30 AM KST on April 11, about 35 hours since its release! This breaks the previous record held by Black Pink's "As If It's Your Last", which held the record at about 47 hours. 

                           

At live performance, TWICE achieved the highest score on SBS' 'Inkigayo' with "What is Love?"! On the April 22 episode, TWICE, WINNER, and Nilo were nominated for the first place. Ultimately, the JYP Entertainment girl group took the trophy home with a dominating score of 10,527. 10,527 is the highest score set on 'Inkigayo's current system. Not only this, the top 3 scores on 'Inkigayo's current system have all been set by TWICE.  "Signal" in second place with a score of 10,421 and "Heart Shaker" in third place with 10,236. 

Again, Congratulations, TWICE, they did what other girl groups couldn't achieve.

Apink - Miracle

APink has just dropped their 7th anniversary single, "Miracle," as a gift for their fans. Eunji co-composed the track, and Chorong penned some of the lyrics. 
"Miracle" is dedicated to A Pink's loyal fans, and the sweet MV features footage of the girl group spending time with Pandas at a concert. The release also commemorates APink's 7th anniversary of their debut.

 

GFriend - Time for the moon night

 On April 30, 2018, GFriend released their sixth mini album titled Time for the Moon Night. The title song is also called "Time for the Moon Night"
Time for the Moon Night is more sentimental and dreamlike compared to GFriend's previous albums. According to member Umji, the group wanted to "set a new direction toward producing thought-provoking and sentimental music". The album's single of the same name has a retro sound reminiscent of Japanese anime soundtracks.
on the charts, GFriend's title track "Time for the Moon Light" debuts at No. 17 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart. The group has three hits on the chart in "Navillera" (which peaked at No. 12 in 2016), "Fingertip" (No. 13 in 2017) and now 2018's "Time for the Moon Night."

EXID - Lady

EXID returned with a single album Ladyon April 2, 2018, only promoting as four, however, due to Solji still recovering from surgery.The lead track for the album is entitled "내일해 (Lady)". On April 10, 2018, EXID won first place on The Show with "Lady". The whole song reminds me of the 90s hip hop style.

Lovelyz - that day

On April 10, Woollim Entertainment announced that Lovelyz would release their fourth mini album titled Heal on April 23. The album consists of six tracks, including the lead single "That Day" composed by Sweetune.  Lovelyz earned their first music show win for "That Day" on SBS MTV's The Show on May 1

Gavy NJ -  People said break it up

“People Said Break It Up (헤어지래요)” is a title track recorded byGavy NJ . It was released on April 01, 2018 by Good fellas Entertainment. 

For details about Gavy NJ and its long history, I won't write in details here, for people who are interested in about old kpop, please refer to article from Soompi:  https://www.soompi.com/2010/02/15/artist-of-the-week-gavy-nj-2/ 

Kpop Girl Groups Update March 2018

     It's time to update the blog again. Compare to Feb, there are only 2 girl groups comeback last month,  Mamamoo and April.

Mamamoo - Stary Night

Mamamoo released their sixth mini album, Yellow Flower on March 7, 2018.
 It was released by Rainbow Bridge World on March 7, 2018 and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. It contains seven songs, including the single "Starry Night". After the release of the album, it tops the ranking at Melon、Bugs、Genie、Soribada and Olleh Music. They also won the 1st place at M Count Down and SBS ikigyago.
It's also the 1st time Mamamoo tried some new music style as well, and they still try to stay at 1st tier kpop girl group now.

April - Blue Bird

On February 26, 2018 DSP Media confirms April's comeback with the group's 5th mini album "The Blue". APRIL is slated to make their comeback on March 12 at 6 p.m. KST. They are probably the most active girl group from DSP Media now.

Kpop Girl Groups Update Feb 2018

          Ok, I will write the second blog for 2018 today.
          Last month, there are  totally 5 girl groups comeback or debut, which is the same as Jan 2018.

CLC - Black Dress

   

"To the Sky" was released as a digital pre-release track on February 1, 2018. On February 9, a choreography practice video was released for the song.

"Black Dress" was released as the title track in conjunction with the EP on February 22, alongside its music video. The song expresses the woman's mind to seduce the other person with a fashion item called black dress. It is a song with a heavy beat and addictive sound. The music video is directed by Kim Ji-hoon.On February 20, the first music video teaser was released through the group's official YouTube channel and their distributor channel, 1theK

The dance version of this song is quite intense, just learnt the first half minute, it's hard enough enough.  but CLC does have some trouble to get into first tier girl group because they don't really have a key member or leader type person.

Gugudan - The boots

On January 17, the agency revealed that the new release would be the group second single album titled Act. 4 Cait Sith featuring title track "The Boots"

For their latest comeback, the girl group have switched things up from their usual cutesy style, pleasantly surprising fans with a chic, modern concept. The song is about having confidence and being honest about yourself no matter what you face.

Cosmic Girls - Dreams come true

On February 27, 2018, Cosmic Girls released their fourth extended play Dream Your Dream.It contains a total of six songs, including a Chinese version of lead song "Dreams Come True"
On February 4, 2018, a comeback schedule was released online, revealing that the group would be releasing their fourth EP, Dream Your Dream, on February 27.

Weki Meki - La La La

On February 21, 2018 Weki Meki released their second extended play titled Lucky. The album features a total of six songs including lead single "La La La" and "Butterfly", the latter being a remake of an original soundtrack from the 2009 sports film Take Off which the group released in support of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

CocoSori - Mi Amor

Mi Amor is the first mini-album by CoCoSoRi. It was released on February 12, 2018 with "Mi Amor" serving as the album's title track.The album contains two new tracks as well as CoCo's debut single "Wishy Washy"