"Gugudan" appears aiming for Girls' Generation
少女時代を目指して登場「gugudan（ググダン）」
Korean girl group "Gugudan" shared their feelings on their debut stage.
On the afternoon of the 28th, at the showcase for their debut album "ACT.1 The Little Mermaid" held at Seoul S24 Live Hall, member Hana (23) said, "I had imagined how it would feel to debut, but now that we're actually doing a showcase like this, I'm nervous and shaking."
Hana continued, "I'm more excited to be able to show you what I've prepared with the same goal."
The title song of "Gugudan" "Wonderland" is a song that depicts longing and curiosity for the unknown world.
The addictive melody adds a refreshing feeling, and the bright and positive atmosphere is impressive.
(From K-POP News)
Girl groups consisting of 7-9 members are continuing to debut.
There are also 4-6 girl groups, but compared to 7-9 girl groups, girls with fewer members feel a lack of volume.
K-POP has experienced a decline in popularity, and the industry as a whole is trying to bring about a revival.
In response to this trend, more and more agencies are trying to launch girl groups as poster girls.
Mnet's "PRODUCE 101" was a music program that appeared against this backdrop.
Now, it seems that fans are gradually building up subconscious and expectations about what group will take over from Girls' Generation.
As you know, Girls' Generation is a group of 9 members.
They debuted as a group of 9 and made a big break in Korea, and then became known abroad through YouTube.
This was before 2010, when K-POP was not yet well known in Japan.
Following the breakthrough of KARA, who was virtually unknown in Japan, Girls' Generation, who were active as top idols in Korea, set foot on Japanese soil in 2010.
In the summer high school baseball tournament, Okinawa's Konan High School defeated Tokai University Sagami High School in the final, winning both the spring and summer championships.
When Koshien, which was once filled with the excitement of high school baseball players, began to die down, that is, when the sound of September began to be heard, Girls' Generation took the stage at Ariake Coliseum for the first time.
The subsequent big break of KARA and Girls' Generation is well known to many fans.
Six years have passed since then...K-POP is no longer played on living room TV, and KARA, who sold their individual characters and cuteness, has disappeared.
Girls' Generation, who sold their singing and dancing skills, have retained devoted fans even after K-POP has disappeared from living rooms, and they continue to appear in Japan as the only group that can perform arena-class tours.
One of the main reasons why Girls' Generation remains popular may be because they are a large group of nine people (now eight).
As with any circus troupe, bigger is better than smaller.
During their years of activity, Girls' Generation has grown not only as a group, but as individual members too, and their popularity has soared.
Already, the voices of legend are being heard.
Just like TWICE,
the girls are now moving forward with the aim of becoming the next Girls' Generation.
The ultimate story of K-pop girls is the same as the path taken by Girls' Generation and KARA.
Sell in Korea, sell in Japan, and then aim for the world.
KARA ended up in Japan, while Girls' Generation's activities were limited to the fringes of Asia.
It seems that gugudan is a group that has emerged with the aim of succeeding Girls' Generation.
They have only just debuted, but it will be interesting to see how far they can go, with Sejeong at the center.
<script type="text/javascript" src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?2db9cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script> google-site-verification: google3493cdb
