Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation, also referred as SNSD, is considered one of the best- selling K- Pop girl groups in their homeland and beyond Korea.
Two years after stepping into the spotlight, the nine- member group rose to prominence with their girl- next- door charm and best- selling sugary, infectious bubblegum song Gee, whichwas arguably the most popular Korean pop song in 2009.
With their effervescent tunes and signature bubblegum pop music, they continued to win numerous accolades and race up their country’s charts with mega hits such as Genie, Hoot, Run Devil Run, and many more.
Adding to their list of achievements, the pop sensationswere listed in the GuinnessWorld Records 2018 edition for winning 13 awards at the Melon Music Awards andwere the first K- Pop act to perform their English version of The Boys on US network television.
Apart fromsweeping the Korean music charts and former member Jessica leaving the group in 2014, the record- breaking act also garnered similar success in Japan.
Shortly after releasing their sixth album, Holiday Night, which is the group’s third No 1 on Billboard’sWorld Album Chart, itwas reported that Sooyoung, Tiffany and Seohyun left their agency in order to pursue solo activities.
Coming fromdiverse backgrounds, f( x) formedas aK- Pop girl group consisting offive multinationalmembers: Amber, Krystal, Luna, Sulli andVictoria. Their groupnameoriginates from the mathematical notation for a function, with ‘ f’ referring to flower, while ‘ x’ indicates theXX chromosomes ofwomen.
Since theirdebut, theK- Pop girlbandhas released two EPs and four full- length albums: Pinocchio ( 2011), PinkTape ( 2013), Red Light ( 2014) and4Walls ( 2015).
Although Sulli leftthe group to pursue acting in 2015, the remainingmembers returned to the music scene with their fourth studio album, 4Walls, and their fans, whocall themselvesMeU, still continued to support the quartet during their group activities.
While the four- piece group hasn’tmadeanother comeback with a newalbum during the last three years, themembers focused on their solo ventures.