Booming with many catchy songs, but then gradually disappearing on the Kpop track are the signals
of Kpop groups who have the possibility to disband.
So do you come up with any groups that you think will part ways soon?
In this video, we will show you 4 girl groups that are believed to be on the brink of disband
in 2023.
Are you curious?
Without any further ado, let’s jump into the video.
1.
Red Velvet
Red Velvet is no doubt one of the third generation's prominent girl groups as they have achieved
many outstanding achievements during their operation.
However, based on recent evidence, many fans are starting to suspect they are on the verge
of disbanding.
First of all, it’s due to Seulgi’s solo.
Netizens noticed 3 out of 5 members of Red Velvet have their solo promotion, including
Joy, Wendy and most recently Seulgi with "28 Reasons" while the other members have their
own individual schedules such as acting and filming reality shows.
They believed that this proved all members have been planning to have their own career
instead of dedicating to group activities like before.
Moreover, Red Velvet themselves also admitted that the joint schedule is no longer as jam-packed
as before.
Specifically, in “Level Up!
In Project Season 5”, the girls constantly reminisced about the hectic schedule thanks
to the resounding success of “Red Flavor” and “Peek-A-Boo”.
Joy confided that during that time, the group had to follow a daily demanding schedule and
she thought that they would always be that busy.
However, she then realized that their popularity won’t last indefinitely so she really cherished
every moment working with her members.
Wendy also shared that at that time, the group even promoted three times within a year and
she thought they would live like that forever.
Unfortunately at the present time, Red Velvet's schedule is much more sparse as the girls
have passed their heyday.
It’s also worth mentioning that despite being with SM Entertainment for 8 years, Red
Velvet only has 2 full albums, which is extremely meager to a group that has been active for
nearly a decade.
That’s not to mention when SM Entertainment's exclusive merchandise shop, SMTOWN & STORE,
released a series of new goods related to groups under SM's management, while all other
groups, including those who haven't had any activities in a while like TVXQ, Girls' Generation,
and EXO, had their own keychains or handbags, Red Velvet’s goods were unavailable.
What’s more, while other K-pop groups are busy organizing live performances after a
2-year pandemic freezing, Red Velvet is still out of the game.
In March 2022, SM announced that Red Velvet would have an offline concert named "The Reve
Festival: Prologue".
However, the show has been postponed because 3 members tested positive for Covid-19.
Netizens expected that SM would restart the concert when the 2 girls recovered but the
company has not made any announcement related to this concert though there are only a few
months left in 2022.
At the time of the cancellation of the concert, Yeri once expressed that she was very depressed,
she said: "You know the feeling when you spend a lot of effort in the preparation but then
everything falls apart?
I can't blame anyone but that makes me feel empty and useless.
I want to go somewhere far away, a thing I couldn't do before."
On Red Velvet's 8th anniversary, SM also did not hold any outstanding activities to congratulate
them.
Therefore, there are many people who believe that SM Entertainment is trying to hold back
their schedule and this could be a sign that Red Velvet may be disbanding in the near future.
On the other hand, many heard on the grapevine that the group is about to comeback.
Particularly, 4 out of 5 members have continuously posted photos taken in the studio.
Not only that, the girls also actively spoil it with fans through Bubble that they will
be able to meet soon.
According to some’s predictions, it is possible that Red Velvet will soon comeback at the
end of November with 2 new albums for the "The ReVe Festival 2022" series, so fans shouldn't
be too worried and pessimistic.
2.
Everglow
Another group under suspicion of disbanding is Everglow, a girl group managed by Yuehua
Entertainment.
Emerging as a phenomenon in 2019, EVERGLOW once labeled as a copycat of BLACKPINK had
a spectacular breakthrough in 2020 with catchy songs like DUN DUN and LADIDA.
However, it's been 9 months since the group's comeback last December with “Pirate”,
and Everglow still hasn't had any schedules or activities together.
On the group's official social networking sites such as Youtube or Twitter, only individual
images of each member are updated, not the whole group.
This made many fans doubt that if Yuehua is trying to orient the members to solo instead
of group activities because they are going to disband?
Another apparent reason making the speculation become reliable is that on January 9, many
fans were so astonished when it was announced that EVERGLOW's Yiren, one of the hottest
members of the group, would be taking a sabbatical from group activities to return to her hometown
for the reason of finishing her academic career and spending time with her family and relatives
whom she hasn't able to meet due to pandemic.
In the meantime, EVERGLOW still continued to work with a 5-member lineup.
However, just after leaving Korea, Yiren suddenly announced that she has established a private
workshop and is also appearing in Chinese entertainment shows.
Many K-pop fans were extremely indignant, saying that Yiren is the backbone of the group
but now temporarily halts her activities, so when will the group have a comeback?
It is worth mentioning that until now, there’s neither news of Yiren returning to Korea nor
Everglow’s comeback.
So since the end of 2020, many fans have been extremely worried about the future of the
group.
3.
Momoland
We all know that Momoland had soon skyrocketed to fame and become the most successful rookie
group in their heyday thanks to the megahit “BBoom BBoom”, which went viral globally
as soon as it hit Youtube.
It is so true when considering “BBoom BBoom” a lever as it made the group immediately gain
mass popularity and received numerous opportunities since then.
However, recently, Momoland was said to fail to stand out from other Kpop groups mushrooming
in the Kpop industry, which raised a concern that whether they would disband in the near
future.
Particularly, at the peak of their career path, 3 members including: Taeha, Daisy and
Yeonwoo had left the group.
What’s more, Daisy also sparked a heated controversy around other members being fabricated.
These events have dealt a fatal blow to Momoland’s career and left a bad impression of their
image on netizens.
Some netizens also said that MLD’s ineffective strategy operation is the one to blame for
Momoland’s soon downfall.
After the success of BBoom BBoom, MLD kept imposing the same music style, Electropop,
on many of the group’s next songs like Baam and I’m so hot, leading to the quality of
these songs to go down, and making them sound similar to each other.
Netizens said that they couldn’t find the uniqueness in their products until Yummy Yummy
Love.
Besides, though Momoland was a promising group, their agency was said to not take proper care
of the girls or promote them with decent activities, which can account for Momoland’s current
heat loss.
Another reason that makes netizens believe Momoland can disband is…LAPILLUS.
Yes, they pointed out that since LAPILLUS’ debut, MLD just mainly pushed and focused
on their rookie girl group with loads of promotional activities instead of caring for Momoland.
Particularly, LAPILLUS’s Chanty is even called “Lapillus’ Nancy”, which can
pose a threat to Nancy and Momoland as it can be harder for them to regain their once-resounding
reputation, and LAPILLUS can probably take the place of Momoland in recent years.
All in all, netizens hope that Momoland could have another chance to shine bright again,
and to prove their talent and potential that are believed to be restrained by their company.
4.
Oh My Girl
Thanks to numerous hit songs namely Windy day, Secret Garden, ect.
Oh My Girl’s reputation was on the rise, and the girl group has become one of the most
in-demand Kpop groups after being through many struggles since their debut.
However, recently, many netizens express their concern about the future of Oh My Girl as
they noticed that their latest songs were said to be unremarkable and failed to capture
attention from Kpop listeners, which makes netizens believe that Oh My Girl is going
to be blurred in the midst of the Kpop market with lots of other competitive groups.
Not only that, some pointed out that WM entertainment seems to be ignorant to Oh My Girl as there’s
not many activities to promote their reputation recently.
Especially, when YooA started to pursue her solo career path, many fans worried that she
will focus on her schedule thus participating less in the group's activities.
Besides, lately, WM entertainment has made an announcement that after the contract expired
this year, Jiho decided to terminate her exclusive contract after 7 years under the company’s
management to follow her own career.
This is such sad news to Oh My Girl’s fans as they always wish the group would continue
promoting with all 7 members.
Though the agency promised to support Oh My Girl’s new lineup, netizens are still afraid
that other members would soon depart from the group and Oh My Girl will disband soon.
That’s why fans are expecting WM entertainment to take proper care of the 6 remaining girls
to keep them interested.
So what is your prediction about the future of these girl groups?
Are they really likely to disband soon or are fans just worrying too much?