2011 has been a great year for Artists and Idol Groups as well as for the Hallyu Wave which has been surfing around the globe spreading the wonders of KPOP but not all is well in the music industry.
2011 is also known to be the year where Idol Groups come popping out of nowhere. In this year alone, more than 20 groups have debuted saturating the Korean Music Industry with Rookie Idol Songs. The Korean Music Industry being a very competitive market does not recognize all of these groups because of certain factors that contribute to the popularity of an Idol Group.
Entertainment Companies are usually the key for success in this industry. SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment are considered the big bosses of the industry followed by CUBE Entertainment, DSP Entertainment, Core Contents Media, Star Empire, Starship Entertainment and Pledis Entertainment are some which follow the footsteps of the former.
With proper training and a good promotional cycle, rookie groups will be able to survive the cat fight for being the rookie of the year. Some of which who are in this fight namely are A Pink, B1A4, Block B, Boyfriend, X-5, N-Train, HIIT, Brave Girls, Rania, 5Dolls, Dal Shabet, AA, April Kiss, My Name, M.I.B., B.B. Boyz, N.Sonic, C-Real, Clinah, B.O.M., Chi Chi, Chocolat, Stellar and Twi-Light.
Among these groups, only a handful was able to impress and progress in the industry.
A Pink, under CUBE’s sub-company A-CUBE Entertainment is a 7 membered girl group whom impressed netizens with their clean cheoreography and good vocals. Debuting with a cute image as against the sexy and powerful image of the other female rookies got them much attention. Also with the help and support of their seniors BEAST, 4Minute and G.Na of CUBE, A Pink has stood out from all the rest of the girl groups.
B1A4 or Be the One all for One, under WM Entertainment is a 5 membered boy group who garnered attention by introducing each member via an online comic book which earned them the title of ‘Paper-ddols’. Having debuted with a lively and catchy song, they pushed aside the manly and beast-like rookie groups away and took center stage.
Boyfriend, under Starship Entertainment is a 6 membered boy group who garnered attention with their synchronized choreography and with the help of their fellow labelmates SISTAR they are head to head with B1A4 for being the best male rookie around.
Brave Girls and Rania are female groups known for their powerful dance choreography and style. Aside from that, their producers being known in the industry had got them attention. Brave Brothers for Brave Girls and American producer Teddy Riley for Rania.
Block B/Block Buster and M.I.B are representing the Hip Hop genre with their own sleek style and swag. Block B was known as the bad boys of the block produced by hip hop record producer Cho PD. They took home the hearts of their ‘noona’ fans with their cool style and addicting hip hop music. M.I.B. short for Most Incredible Busters on the other hand was known as the rookies whom debuted with the most expensive album to date beating even the costs of the debut albums of any artist from the big three companies.
5Dolls, the all female unit of Core Content Media’s Co-Ed. Straying away from what they did with Co-Ed these 5 girls took the stage with a different attack and proved that they are not just a sub group.
These groups are just some of the teams that have debuted earlier and recently this year. While there is a great influx of rookie groups, some are still awaited by the fans like Pledis Entertainment’s Male counterpart for After School, called After School Boys and SM Entertainment’s most awaited groups M1 and M2. As the year ends, hopefully these rookies get through their first year as artists and continue to battle it out for respect.
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