4 Popular K-Pop Bands to Fangirl & Fanboy Over

 

When it comes to entertainment, no one does it like South Korean bands and artists. Whether it’s Parasite, a Korean film winning the Oscar for the Best Picture, or bands like BTS and Blackpink who have taken over the music world, South Korea’s entertainment industry is undoubtedly killing the game.

BTS have broken around 25 Guinness World Records, and they don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. We might as well go ahead and say that BTS has paved the way for all other K-Pop bands. To continue celebrating the growth of the K-Pop industry, let’s take a look at some popular K-pop bands besides BTS and Blackpink.

TXT

TXT or Tomorrow X Together is a relatively new boyband. They were also formed by the same company that formed BTS—Big Hit Music. The band consists of five members, and their names are Soobin, Taehyung, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, and HueningKai.

TXT debuted in 2019, and their first album was called The Dream Chapter: Magic. Recently they have come out with their new album, minisode 2: Thursday’s Child. Their popular songs are “Angel Or Devil,” “Nap Of A Star,” “We Lost The Summer,” “Blue Hour,” and “LO$ER=LO♡ER”.

 

EXO

EXO is another famous band that was formed in 2011 by SM Entertainment. The South Korean-Chinese boyband has nine members, and they debuted in 2012. The band members are Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Sehun, Kai, Xiumin, Lay, Suho, and Chen.

BTS and EXO have often been considered rivals. The band originally had twelve members, but 3 members left the group in 2014. EXO’s most popular hits include “Love Shots,” “Power,” “Tempo,” and “Don’t fight the feeling”.

Seventeen

Formed by Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen debuted in 2015. The thirteen-members boyband also has three sub-groups or sub-units. The members of Seventeen are S.Coups, Joshua, Jeonghan, Jun, Wonwoo, Hoshi, DK, Woozi, Mingyu, Seungkwan, Vernon, The8, and Dino. Some popular hits by Seventeen are “Very Nice,” “pretty U,” “Adore U,” and “Left & Right”.

TWICE

TWICE is a leading girl band in K-Pop. They were formed by JYP Entertainment, and they debuted in 2015. They have often been compared with Blackpink. The group consists of 9 members: Momo, Sana, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Mina, Jihyo, Chaeyong, Dahyun, and Tzuyu. Their famous tracks include “Fancy,” “What is Love?,” “Cheer Up,” “Alcohol-Free,” and “Cry For Me”.

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