Loona, written as 이달의 소녀 in Korean, meaning “Girl of the Month,” is a third generation of K-pop like Blackpink and Mamamoo. Blockberry Creative, a subsidiary of record label company Polaris Entertainment, formed a band of eleven girls, popularly known as Vivi, Yves, JinSoul, Haseul, Kim Lip, Chuu, Heejin, Hyunjin, Gowon, Choerry, Hyeju, and Yeojin. …
Red Velvet, written as 레드벨벳 in Korean, is a third generation of K-pop girl band. SM Entertainment, a record label company, manages this girl group of 5 members, popularly known as Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri. The group debuted on August 1, 2014, with the release of the single “Happiness” as a four-member group. …
Girls’ Generation, written as 소녀시대 in Korean, also known as SNSD, is the second generation of K-pop group, like SHINee. The group name represents “Generation of Girls,” derived from the Sino-Korean root word. SM Entertainment, a South Korean record label company, manages this band of seven girls: Taeyeon, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. …
Enhypen, also written as 엔하이픈 in Korean, is a South Korean K-pop boy band of the fourth generation, like TXT and Cravity. The name Enhypen is an extension of the word hyphen, which stands for the symbol (-) that connects two words, which derives meaning from the group “Connect together, Growth, and Discovery.” Under Belift Lab, …
Stray Kids, or SKZ, written as 스트레이 in Korean, is a third-generation K-pop group of boys like TXT and Enhypen. The meaning of the group Stray Kids is still not announced by the company, but as per Stray Kids members, the group name means a homeless and lost boy who wants to chase his dreams. Stray Kids was formed under …
iKon, written as 아이콘 in Korean, is a South Korean K-pop boy band of the third generation, like EXO and GOT7. The group name is derived from “icon to Korea,” meaning this group will bring the entire K-pop industry to the next level. YG Entertainment initially formed this band of seven boys: Jay, Song, Bobby, B.I, DK, …
TIOT, written as 티오트 in Korean, formerly known as REDSTART BOYS, is an upcoming South Korean K-pop boy band of the fifth generation that is set to debut in 2024, like Katseye Band. The group name “TIOT” stands for “Time Is Our Turn.” Redstart Entertainment, a record label company, will launch this band of four boys: Kim Minseoung, Kum Junhyeon, …
TXT stands for Tomorrow X Together (Korean: 투모로우바이투게더) is a South Korean K-pop boy band of the fourth generation like Xeed and Xikers. The group name represents the members of the band who “come together for one dream in the hope of building a better tomorrow,” as per IbigHit Txt, the band’s official website. Big …
Cravity, written as 크래비티 in Korean, is a South Korean K-pop boy band of the fourth generation like Ateez or Stray Kids. The group name is derived from two words, “Creativity” and “Gravity,” which means bringing a new universe with charm and enthusiasm. Starship Entertainment manages this band of nine boys: Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, …
Super Junior, written as 슈퍼주니어 in Korean, is a second-generation K-pop group like SHINee and 2PM. The group name is referred to as Juniors of SM Entertainment because when the members of this group joined the company, they were very junior trainees. SM Entertainment manages this band of ten boys, popularly known as Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, …