Kpop Girl Groups update December 2021

        Just continue from the last blog.

     

                                        Ive - Eleven

This is a quite successful new kpop girl group. so I will introduce them here briefly. Ive is a 6 member  kpop  girl group formed by Starship Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo. The group made their debut on December 1, 2021, with their first single album Eleven.

On December 8, exactly a week after debut, Ive earned their first ever music show win on MBC's Show Champion, making them the fastest girl group to win first place since debut. The song went on to win on music shows 13 times, winning triple crown on KBS2's Music Bank, MBC's Music Core, and SBS Inkigayo. In addition, Eleven recorded the highest initial total number of album sales in its first week of release, the highest among girl group debut albums.[On the 27th, the single "Eleven" rose to 4th place on Spotify's global ranking of "Viral Top 50" and peaked at #95 on the "Global Top 200" chart. On the regional chart, the song topped both the Viral Top 50 and Top 200 charts in South Korea. The song was also the most streamed song on YouTube in South Korea for five weeks, and the group was chosen as the top cover artist on music streaming platform Tidal's K-pop Hits playlist

                                        Everglow - Pirate

 On December 1, 2021, the group released their third mini-album, Return of the Girl, with the lead single "Pirate" Title "Pirate" uses an electro-heavy and frenetic bass beat. Each member brings a unique charm to this in-your-face concept. Encouraging girls all over the world to dance together, EVERGLOW has a slightly nostalgic electronic hit.

             

                                   Billlie - Snowy Night

I just mentioned this group from the previous blog, so won't introduce here again. On December 14, the group released their first digital single album The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Snowy Night with "Snowy Night" as the lead single. The single is the group's first release to feature member Sheon

Kpop Girl Groups update November 2021

        I am back with the new post today.

                                            Twice - Scientist

The group's third Korean studio album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, was released on November 12 with its title track, "Scientist". The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, breaking Taste of Love's record. On November 15, the group announced five initial North American tour dates of their fourth world tour, "III"

On November 10, 2021, it was reported that the album had gained over 630,000 pre-order sales by November 8, becoming Twice's most pre-ordered and best-selling album of all-time before its release. By November 10, it had reached over 700,000 pre-order sales. In its first week, MRC Data reported that the album had sold 66,000 album-equivalent units in the United States. On January 6, 2022, the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) certified Formula of Love: O+T=<3 2× Platinum after it sold more than 500,000 units in South Korea. 

Formula of Love: O+T=<3 debuted at number 1 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, making it Twice's tenth number-one album on the chart; following More & More (2020). In Japan, it peaked at number 17 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart and at number 2 on Oricon's Albums Chart. The album became Twice's highest-charting album in the US and Canada to date, peaking at numbers 3 and 17 on the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart, respectively

                                     

                                   

                                    Tara- All Kill , Tiki Taka

        On July 29, it was announced through the group's 12th anniversary livestream that they would be making their first comeback in four years before the winter of 2021. Released in collaboration with Dingo Music, the group made their long-awaited comeback with the single album Re:T-ara on November 15, 2021. The album consists of two tracks: "All Kill" and "Tiki Taka

        If you follow k-pop for quite a few years, T-ara was also one of the very important girl group in kpop history in the past. Right now, the remaining four members left are:  EunJung, Hyomin, Jiyeon and Qri.

                                          Laboum - Kiss Kiss

On October 6, it was announced that Laboum would be making their comeback as a four-member group in early November.  ZN will be using the name Jinyea for future activities moving forward.  It was later announced that Laboum will be releasing their third EP Blossom on November 3. On November 3, the official music video of "Kiss Kiss" was released.

                                         Weki Meki  - siesta

On November 18, 2021, Weki Meki released their fifth EP, I Am Me., featuring six songs, including the title track "Siesta". This is one of the group I actually like, even not a big fan of them.

                                 

                                  Billlie  - 'RING X RING

This is a brand new girl group, so I will introduce them briefly. Billlie  is a  7 member kpop girl group formed by Mystic Story,  debuted on November 10, 2021, with the extended play (EP) The Billage of Perception: Chapter One. The group originally consisted of six members: Moon Sua, Suhyeon, Haram, Tsuki, Siyoon and Haruna. A seventh member, Sheon, later joined the group.