Having immersed in the Kpop world for a long time, have you ever wondered among hundreds
of Kpop groups, which is the hardest working group and which is the “laziest” group?
Or the shortest-lasted group vs the longest-lasted group as well?
If you find it difficult to tell some contradictory groups, let this video help you organize them
in the neatest and most understandable way:
1.
Hardest working group: Twice - “Laziest” group: Blackpink
It is an indisputable fact that BLACKPINK is the “laziest" group in terms of comeback.
According to statistics on Reddit about the average time of releasing music products of
Kpop girl groups, the time between BLACKPINK's new songs is 228 days, approximately 8 months.
Even, the gap between "As If It's Your Last" (June 2017) and "DDU-DU DDU-DU" (June 2018)
is 12 months.
Meanwhile, TWICE is the hardest working group right now.
On average, only 120 days, or about 4 months, TWICE will release new music once.
In 2021, the group already released 6 songs including: Alcohol Free, Scientist, Kura Kura,
Perfect World, Doughnut, and The Feels with perfect concept.
Many people are surprised as to how they could have released up to 6 songs in just one year
and believed that TWICE is the hill of working hard that no other group can come across.
The thing is, TWICE’s hard work makes netizens put them and BLACKPINK in comparison.
The last time BLACKPINK had group activities was when they released their first full album
'The Album' in October 2020 and their first online concert 'The Show' in January 2021.
Since then, BLACKPINK has not returned to the Kpop race and this makes fans and netizens
seem extremely frustrated.
On Twitter, fans trended a series of hashtags asking for BLACKPINK to comeback.
Many people also expressed that they have waited too long and are tired of this.
2.
Shortest-lasted group: Solia - Longest-lasted group: Sechskies
The fastest disbandment in the Kpop history of Solia with only 5 days of operation has
made K-netizens shook to the root.
Debuting on August 17 2021 with the single "DREAM", Solia consists of 5 members: Soree,
Hayeon, Suna, Soyeon and Eunbi.
On August 22, Space Music suddenly announced, "Due to the company's difficult situation,
it is no longer possible to manage Solia.
It's been a very short time, but I want to express my sincere gratitude and apologies
to the fans who have supported and loved Solia all this time."
The sad thing is, the group’s first and last song received a lot of negative comments.
Netizens said that the members' makeup and costumes are too simple and low-invested,
and the graphics in the MV are also considered outdated.
Even the dancing skills of Solia members are said to be equal to that of any random cover
dance group on the street.
So far, it seems that Sechskies is the longest-lasting K-pop group when they debuted in the last
century and have been active until now.
Sechskies consisted of 6 members: Eun Ji Won, Lee Jae Jin, Kim Jae Duk, Kang Seung Hoon,
Ko Ji Yong and Jang Su Won, and officially debuted on April 15, 1997 with the song School
Anthem.
In May 2000, at the peak of their career, the group suddenly disbanded in the great
regret of fans.
However, 6 years later, they reunited and worked together until now.
In January 2019, Seung Hoon officially left the group due to a series of personal scandals,
SechsKies continued their journey with 4 members.
Up to now, including the time of disbandment, the group has been together for 23 years,
5 months and 9 days, becoming the longest-lasting group in Kpop history.
3.
Tallest boygroup: TXT - Shortest boygroup: StrayKids
According to an article based on Koreaboo about 16 Kpop 4th gen groups, TXT is the tallest
group.
The average height of the group is 181.3cm in which the tallest member is Soobin with
185cm.
Meanwhile, in the rankings, the group with the shortest height is StrayKids with an average
height of 172.4cm.
The tallest member is Hyunjin, who is 179cm tall and the shortest member is Changbin with
a height of 169cm, which is 16cm shorter than the TXT’s tallest member.
Interestingly, during a livestream with fans on VLIVE, Changbin (StrayKids) mentioned the
height difference between himself and TXT Yeonjun at Inkigayo.
The story begins with a photo showing the shocking difference in height between the
two members, and Changbin seems to be so smol when standing next to Yeonjun.
However, he then humorously explained that the difference was due to the camera angle
and Yeonjun also stood in front of him so he would look higher, but Changbin still admitted
that Yeonjun is really tall.
In another photo, you can see that even though Straykids has stood on the podium, they are
still just as tall or even slightly shorter than Soobin.
And this is the photo that has attracted the most attention recently because netizens were
shocked by the height difference between Soobin and Straykids.
Many people even pointed out that some members of Straykids look as tall as Arin, while Arin's
height is only 165cm.
However, instead of being disappointed or something, Stays expressed their interest
and said that the boys are so cute with their petite figures and that they stan the group
not because of their height but because of their talent.
Some fans even joked that the name “Straykids” really suits the members as they look like
real kids.
4.
Crowdest group: NCT - Fewest group: AKMU
If you are a Kpop fan, when mentioning the group with most members, you will definitely
think of NCT.
Since their debut, NCT has followed the concept of being a group with no limit on the number
of members.
Currently, the group has 21 members divided into subgroups such as NCT U, NCT 127, NCT
Dream, and WayV.
NCT is considered to be another AKB48 of Kpop.
By this concept, NCT becomes the group that always leads the trend and adapts the insight
of the audience.
Despite the large number of members, NCT has never failed to surprise fans with their synchronized
choreography.
Any member of the group can dance very well and their vocals are also at a good level.
Contrary to NCT's concept, referring to the group that has the fewest members but is equally
famous to NCT, we must mention AKMU - Lee Soo Hyun and Lee Chan Hyuk.
I know there are other groups with only 2 members also, but since the 2 members in AKMU
are siblings, I think they deserve to be on this list.
This duo has once entered the list of the most successful celebrity families according
to The List.
Although they don’t have an outstanding visual or trending music style, with their
own essence and musical desire, AKMU have broken all prejudices.
In the group, Chan Hyuk is responsible for composing all of AKMU's songs.
Meanwhile, Soo Hyun is considered as one of the top female vocalists in Kpop with her
sweet voice and great music perception.
5.
Oldest girlgroup: S.E.S (1997) - Latest girlgroup: NMIXX (2022)
S.E.S is one of the earliest Kpop girl groups consisting of three members: Sea, Eugene and
Shoo.
The oldest member Bada was born in 1980, the other two members were born in 1981.
The group debuted in 1997 under the management of SM Entertainment.
S.E.S.
had released 15 albums and 10 singles during their career.
For 5 years, from 1997 to 2002, S.E.S had made a splash in Korea, Japan and some other
Asian markets.
With their pure and innocent visuals, they were praised as the model of beauty for Kpop
girl groups and the beauty symbol of 1st generation girl groups.
After the group’s disbandment in 2002, the three members chose different ways to develop
their careers.
Meanwhile, NMIXX is considered a monster rookie, debuted under JYP Entertainment on February
22, 2022 with the single album “AD MARE”.
The group consists of 7 members, Haewon, Lily, Sullyoon, Jinni, BAE, Jiwoo and Kyujin.
The oldest member of NMIXX is Lily, born in 2002, who is 21-year younger than the maknae
of S.E.S, and the youngest member of NMIXX was born in 2006.
Although NMIXX have only debuted 2 months, they have impressed the public with their
superb vocals, professional stage presence and mesmerizing visuals, promising to become
a leading girl group in near future.
6.
Oldest boygroup: H.O.T (1996) - Latest boygroup: Tempest (2022)
When talking about the oldest male group and the latest male group, we should name H.O.T
and Tempest.
H.O.T was released in 1996 by SM Entertainment and is considered the first-ever K-pop idol
group.
Their formula for success has become the model for many K-pop groups to follow.
During their career, the group has sold over 6.4 million records in Korea.
It can be said that H.O.T is the one who paved the way for Kpop culture and fandom with many
first records being set.
For example, H.O.T was the first Korean artist to hold their own concert at the Seoul Olympic
Stadium, the first group ever whose tickets were sold out within 10 minutes.
In addition, H.O.T is the first artist whose official fanclub exceeded 150,000 members,
and is the first group to receive 7 Daesang awards in the same year.
Meanwhile, Tempest is this year's rookie of Yuehua Entertainment, they debuted 26 years
apart from H.O.T with “Bad News” on March 2, 2022 and also received a warm welcome from
netizens.
The group consists of 7 members: Hanbin, Hyeongseop, Hyuk, LEW, Hwarang, Eunchan and Taerae.
Another interesting fact is that the youngest member of Tempest was born in 2001, 21 years
younger than H.O.T's maknae and 23 years younger than the oldest member of H.O.T.
At this moment, Tempest is expected to be one of the most popular boygroups of Kpop
gen4.
So, what do you think of these contradictory Kpop groups?
Are there any other groups that should be on this list?