List of South Korean girl groups

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South Korean girl groups refer to the all-female idol groups who are part of the K-pop industry. Korean girl groups have aided in the globalization of Korean culture. The Jeogori Sisters and The Kim Sisters have been noted as the origins of South Korean girl groups, the latter being the first South Korean group to succeed in the United States. [1] [2] First generation girl groups such as S.E.S. and Fin.K.L, are cited to have laid the groundwork for the Korean Wave in the 2000s. [1] In 2009, Wonder Girls' "Nobody" became the first K-pop song to enter the Billboard Hot 100. [3]

Contents

Generation 1

South Korean girl groups that debuted in 1997 to 2002, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best-selling girl groups

Best-selling generation 1 South Korean girl groups
Group and years activeNotable singles
Baby Vox (1997–2006)
  • "Ya Ya Ya" (1998)
  • "Get Up" (1999)
  • "Killer" (1999)
  • "Why" (2000)
  • "Betrayal" (2000)
  • "Doll" (2001)
  • "Coincidence" (2002)
  • "What Should I Do" (2003)
Fin.K.L (1998–2005, 2019)
S.E.S. (1997–2002, 2016–17)

Other girl groups

Generation 2

South Korean girl groups that debuted in 2003 to 2011, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best-selling girl groups

Best-selling generation 2 South Korean girl groups
Group and years activeNotable singles Platinum-certified albums [4]
2NE1 (2009–15, since 2024)
4Minute (2009–16)
After School (2009–15, 2021)
Apink (since 2011)
Brave Girls (2011–13, 2016–18, 2020–23)
Brown Eyed Girls (2006–15, 2019)
Davichi (since 2008)
f(x) (2009–16, 2019)
Girl's Day (2010–15, 2017–18)
Girls' Generation (2007–17, 2021–22)
Kara (2007–15, since 2022)
Miss A (2010–13, 2015)
Secret (2009–14)
Sistar (2010–17)
T-ara (2009–17, 2020–22, 2024)
Wonder Girls (2007–17)

Other girl groups

Generation 3

South Korean girl groups that debuted in 2012 to 2017, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best-selling girl groups

Generation 3 South Korean girl groups that have a million-seller single on Circle Digital Chart, formerly Gaon Digital Chart.

Best-selling generation 3 South Korean girl groups
Group and years activeNotable singles Platinum-certified albums [4]
AOA (2012–19)
Blackpink (since 2016)
Bolbbalgan4 (2016–20) [lower-alpha 18]
EXID (2012–20, 2022, 2024)
GFriend (2015–21)
I.O.I (2016–17)
Mamamoo (since 2014)
Momoland (2016–23)
Oh My Girl (since 2015)
Red Velvet (since 2014)
Twice (since 2015)

Other girl groups

Generation 4

South Korean girl groups that debuted since 2018, arranged in alphabetical order.

Best-selling girl groups

Generation 4 South Korean girl groups that have multiple platinum-certified albums from Korea Music Content Association.

Best-selling generation 4 South Korean girl groups
Group and years activeNotable singles Platinum-certified albums [4]
(G)I-dle (since 2018)
Aespa (since 2020)
Itzy (since 2019)
Ive (since 2021)
Iz*One (2018–21)
Kep1er (since 2022)
Le Sserafim (since 2022)
NewJeans (since 2022)
Nmixx (since 2022)
STAYC (since 2020)

Other girl groups

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 Top-ten song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart, formerly Gaon Digital Chart.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart, formerly Gaon Digital Chart.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 The song is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [7]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Top-ten song on Japan's Oricon Singles Chart.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 The song is certified Platinum in streaming by the Korea Music Content Association. [11]
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The song is certified Gold (physical sales) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [5]
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Number-one song on Japan's Oricon Singles Chart.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The song is certified Platinum in download by the Korea Music Content Association. [10]
  9. 1 2 3 4 The song is certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. The song is certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association; Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry; and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  11. The song is certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, and the Recording Industry Association of Japan; Gold by France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, Portugal's Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry; and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  12. The song is certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada; Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, and the Recording Industry Association of Japan; Gold by France's Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, Portugal's Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa, and the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry; and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
  13. 1 2 Top-ten song on the Billboard Global 200. [8]
  14. The song is certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, Music Canada, and International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  15. The song is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
  16. 1 2 Number-one song on the Billboard Global 200. [8]
  17. 1 2 The song is certified Platinum by Music Canada, and Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association and the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  18. Since Woo Ji-yoon's departure from the group in April 2020, Ahn Ji-young promotes as Bolbbalgan4 as a solo act. [6]
  19. 1 2 3 4 Top-ten song on the K-pop Hot 100.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The song is certified Platinum (physical sales) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [5]
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The song is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [7]
  22. The song is certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [5]
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 The song is certified Silver by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [7]
  24. The song is certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [7]
  25. The song is certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
  26. Formerly known as Elris.
  27. 1 2 3 Top-ten song on the Billboard Global 200. [9]
  28. Formerly known as LimeLight.
  29. Originally a sub-unit group of Loona in 2017.

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