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Although Korean Pop or K-Pop entered the global mainstream with PSY's Gangnam Style, K-Pop has existed for some time. Mostly based in dance beats, the genre originated in South Korea which includes synthesized beats and more recently EDM, dubstep and hip-hop. The modern era of K-Pop was with the formation of Seo Taiji & Boys, however now there are so many boy bands and girl groups which are extremely popular within the genre varying from duos and trios to groups which includes thirteen members.

Even before Gangnam Style went viral, K-Pop bands such as Girls' Generation, SHINee, Big Bang, Super Junior and 2NE1 were extremely popular in East Asia as well as in the US. The Korean Wave or the Rise of Hallyu began in the 21st century peaking in the latter part of the 2000s and early 2010s. Whilst the genre is probably an acquired taste with repetitive words, bubblegum pop music and random rapping, it is an interesting genre nonetheless with some awesome hits released by the following artists/bands. SNSD or Girls' Generation takes the crown as the best K-Pop band as they are extremely influential worldwide, with millions of albums sold and their videos surpassing 500 million views on YouTube alone. At a close second is the boy band Super Junior which is as influential and at third is the girl group 2NE1 which had their album Crush ranked No.11 on the Billboard's Year-End World Albums Chart. So here are the Best 25 K-Pop Artists/Bands of All Time:

Girls’ Generation/SNSD
Super Junior
2NE1
PSY
Big Bang
Wonder Girls
Rain
Sistar
IU
SHINee
4Minute
BoA
EXO
TVXQ
T-Ara
Kara
BEAST
Brown Eyed Girls
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Davichi
HyunA
G-Dragon
Taeyang
Infinite
U-KISS

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A girl group is a music act featuring several hot/sexy/beautiful teenage girls or those in their early twenties who generally harmonize together. Whilst it is clear that looks and talents are not enough to end up in a girl group you need that star quality identity which their domineering managers and publicists can exploit in marketing them. Of course the first wave of girl groups hit the music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s between the decline of early rock and roll and the British Invasion many of whom were influenced by doo-wop style. The next tide came in during the late 90s with the next best thing after The Beatles hitting the pop world by storm, the Spice Girls.

Whilst taking the crown as the best girl group of all time, they are definitely unbeaten in all their records from the best-selling female group of all time to the best-selling single and album by a female group of all time as well. Although short-lived probably due to the inability to handle that much success Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty parted ways in 2000. It appears that girl groups do tend to have a shorter lifespan than boy bands, probably due to girls being unable to stick together for long than guys. Pop is definitely the genre of the girl groups with R&B and Hip-Hop also in the fray. Girl groups have also set the stage for some of their members who went solo and became a global success. The success stories of Melanie B, Beyonce, Diana Ross, Nicole Scherzinger, Hyuna and Cheryl Cole are all examples of how these stars reaped the benefits of their post girl group days. In the recent past there has been another tide of girl groups coming in with groups such as The Saturdays, Little Mix, Neon Jungle and G.R.L. all gaining worldwide recognition and success. So here are the Best 50 Girl Groups of All Time.