“Hey fellow 80s kids—Are you still listening to K-pop? From Girls’ Generation to Stellar, and into the 5th Generation”
I recently stumbled upon a fascinating YouTube channel by a creator called “NihonJinu” (니혼지누), who explains the evolution of female K-pop idols across five generations. His videos are incredibly insightful, especially for someone like me—born in the '80s and only really familiar with the earlier eras of K-pop.
According to him, K-pop can be divided into five major generations, with representative artists for each:
* 1st Gen: Honestly… no one around me really cared back then 😅
* 2nd Gen: IU, Girls’ Generation
* 3rd Gen: BLACKPINK, TWICE
* 4th Gen: IVE, aespa, (G)I-DLE
* 5th Gen: LE SSERAFIM
For many of us born in the 1980s, Girls’ Generation was everything.
I was especially obsessed with Taey
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