1.
aespa
Though it’s true that each member still incorporates their own style into the group’s
dancing and as Karina said on an interview with Artist on the Rise, while she always
made big movements, Winter danced with her small moves highlighted by inner popping,
Ningning tended to dance flexibly like a feather and Giselle could change the mood of the dance
in a blink of an eye, they still managed to dance in high synchronization.
Because the concept of the group also has a lot to do with the dreamlike vibe besides
the futuristic theme, they are also good at mutually expressing the fluidity and femininity
in their dancing.
Even with a hard choreography song like Next Level, which requires a certain understanding
of tutting, aespa still ate all performances up like nothing and thanks to their synchronization,
strong execution for each move but also knowing how to introduce fluidity when necessary,
the group has bagged home the title Best Dance Performance Female Group at Mnet AAA 2021.
On Youtube, there is even a whole video only compiling their footwork synchronization in
Savage to prove how well the members danced as a group.
2.
ITZY
Next up is ITZY—a group where all members are such a package that people often forget
they are actually a dance-oriented group.
Also thanks to that concept in mind, the group has been working real hard to perfect every
move when executing their choreography and of course, that also makes them be among the
group with best dancing capabilities in KPOP.
According to the analysis of a synchronized swimmer in 2020, ITZY is a group that not
only is synced perfectly, but also performs both hard, sharp movements as well as slower
movements exactly on time with each other.
On the list where a synchronized swimmer ranked 12 groups based on their synchronization,
ITZY was there on the third position.
Considering their age in the industry, it’s even more shocking that they even manage to
make it this far in such a short span of time.
Even under the scientific perspective where ITZY’ synchronization was brought under
the scrutiny of Math and machine learning, they still stood out impressively with the
score of 94.42%.
3.
LOONA
Despite being a big group whose songs are always going hand in hand with a choreography
packed with transitions, LOONA not only manages to be in almost perfect synchronization but
is also highly regarded by people for making all dance moves oddly satisfying to watch.
According to the list that I’ve mentioned earlier, the adept synchronization swimmer
ranked LOONA second out of twelve acts, and first out of all girl groups on the list.
She even admitted to being super impressed with how good the dancing skills of the members
were, because usually with big groups like LOONA, moves were messed up way more often
than small groups because of the unsynchronization and various dancing styles of each member.
However, LOONA still kills all performances like nothing and as the synchronization swimmer
pointed out, the group was even synced up well in the way they walk.
This bare-eye observation also matched up with the result yield by Maths because according
to the computer analysis, LOONA’s synchronization was also way above the par with the score
of 94.72%.
4.
TWICE
Another big group yet still nails every stage and brings out the most eye-pleasing performances
is TWICE.
With the concept of cheerleaders embedded into the formation of the group and the strong
tradition of JYP producing dance-oriented acts, TWICE is literally always there when
it comes to the list of most synchronized girl groups.
According to the synchronization swimmer, TWICE is a group that clearly works well together
and is used to dancing together, which is shown especially in how well-synced their
formation changes are.
Though some members can dance slightly differently from each other, overall their syncing is
impressive.
The same result is also proven my Maths because according to the computer analysis, TWICE
scores 92.77% in their overall dancing but in certain eras like Ooh-Ahh, Likey, What
Is Love and several b-side tracks, they could push the number way up to 93% and 94%, and
peak at 95.70%.
As complimented by the synchronization swimmer, TWICE really knows how to work as a group
and despite the difference in height and personal dancing styles, the groups still figure out
a way to create a harmony vibe in performing, which is the swift, clean, clear-cut executions
and the legs modifications to create a uniform image.
For example in 2019, a moment where Nayeon mimicked the way Tzuyu bent her legs to match
the group’s height went viral and while it might seem hilarious at first, that actually
proved how the members always tried their best to perfect all the details and brought
up only the best dance.
5.
StrayKids
While compared the choreographies of StrayKids to other groups like SEVENTEEN and NCT 127,
they are apparently simpler and packed with moves easily danced along by amateur dancers,
that by no means is equal to their dance performance being not good because as a group, they perfectly
kills every performance with an explosive dynamics, satisfying transition, swift, clear-cut
dance moves and most importantly, never once fails to portray the high energy image of
StrayKids.
Another interesting thing is that, while some may think their choreography should be made
more complicated to compete with other acts, StrayKids proves not everything the majority
do is the best because thanks to the simple choreography, no members ever fall behind
or drag the group down when performing, which explains why their stages are always entertaining
to watch.
The next reason securing them a place among the best dance groups of KPOP is that all
members do extremely well in the group’s formation.
For example, during Felix's verse in Double Knot, StrayKids left people in awe with their
cool circle formation.
Or during Side Effects where they threw the members in the air and in Awkward Silence
where they did a little cute wave, everything just looked oddly satisfying thanks to the
synergy between members going beyond being merely in sync.
Talking about being in sync, StrayKids is assessed to score 92.71% by Mathematical analysis
and overall, they stood out with the distinctive EDM/Krump dancing style compared to other
groups.
6.
NCT 127
While dancing with sharpness is the must thing all boy groups are trained to do before their
debut, NCT 127 is still among the few that manages to maintain their clear-cut moves
like no others and under literally all circumstances.
Combining this with the fact that NCT 127 is made out to have a dominant hip-hop vibe
in their dance, which is quite unique for SM Entertainment since the company has always
emphasized the fluidity in the dance of previous boy groups.
The thing is, though the group carries a strong hip-hop spirit, which often includes free-style
elements to hype up the stage, their choreography is among the most complicated and highly regarded
in KPOP.
Ironically, that also means their dance includes tons of awkward moves almost in every title
song but thanks to the dancing capabilities of the members and the group synergy, NCT
127 still made everything look oddly pleasing to watch.
About the synchronization, NCT 127 is also ranked high in the industry with a score of
91.98%, which is an extremely impressive number when you consider the fact that there are
up to nine members in the group.
7.
BTS
While many of BTS’ choreographies have various elements of contemporary dance, the overall
vibe of the dancing styles fall into the hip-hop, B-boy categories.
While that seems a bit weird because the contemporary style requires lots of flexibility and fluidity
while the hip-hop kind favor powerful and big moves, all members of BTS actually incorporates
both worlds super well to create a uniform group image for their dance.
The impressive, and probably most beautiful part of BTS’ dance, is that while they have
different styles in the very detailed sense, they look cohesive as a whole thanks to the
way they are blocked and move within formations.
It allows for each of them to perform as they please without having to be 100% clean yet
still look solid and in sync.
And talking about their synchronization, BTS is assessed to score 87.77% according to the
computer analysis (an extremely good number for a group with various dance style, in case
you think that they are not good since many groups here are all above 90%).
8.
SEVENTEEN
Being the group with most members on the list, SEVENTEEN proves the number of members has
never been a disadvantage to a synchronized dance and in KPOP, they are literally the
kings of synchronization till this point.
Even before the computer analysis joined the chat to recognize that SEVENTEEN is the most
synchronized group at 95.77%, people had already granted them this title long ago.
However, this isn’t the reason SEVENTEEN is among the best dance groups of KPOP as
the group is also known for the unique softness and roundness in all moves, which helps their
emotional delivery hit home.
Boy group choreography tends to place emphasis on sharp, angular choreography full of power,
but SEVENTEEN use lots of curves, like when they draw circles with their arms in Don’t
Wanna Cry or with their feet in Very Nice, and there’s even elements of contemporary
dance that make their choreographies beautifully poetic and lyrical.
They also stand out with the techniques of using their full bodies to dance by shifting
their weight quickly and moving the viewer’s focus to their hands, feet, chest, and head,
all in the space of a few smoothly executed moves.
So, that’s the end of the list.
While some of you may wonder why Red Velvet and BLACKPINK, two extremely famous girl groups,
are absent then well…it’s because according to many, while their dancing skills are all
good and members like Seulgi and Lisa are even well-respected dance-wise, these groups
aren’t here because they just don’t work well as a unit.
Due to the overflowing personal style, some said their performances do not look that synchronized,
which is apparently not a good thing when this video is talking about “group dance.”
So, do you think there should be any other groups here?
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