top 5 best k-pop bands

This is the event for this weekend! BTS, the South Korean boy band which is a hit the world over, is releasing its new album long-awaited by its fans. On the program: 20 songs, including a duet with Sia and a collaboration with Troye Sivan.

In the last issue of Okapi, we had fun reminding you of all the records held by this group!

But K-Pop, it's been 10 years since it exploded! This new musical style filled with boy bands, girl bands, singers, rappers, chores, kawaii clips, love songs ... has already conquered Asia and the United States. . For fans and those who are not yet, Okapi has decided to present their five favorite K-Pop groups to you.

EXO

This group of lovers found success with the hit "Call Me Baby" released in 2015, which won everything in terms of awards. Latest record validated by the Guinness Book: they won 23 Daesang (the most prestigious musical award in Korea). Since the release of their 3rd album, the group has taken a darker and more melancholy turn. With electronic music, electro-house, even trap, notably in the singles "Monster" and "Obsession". We love the group's choreas, super energetic and captivating. Would you be able to redo them at home?

STRAY KIDS

This group formed in 2017 following a reality show of the same name that surprised its world by becoming in 2019, the second most popular artist on the Tumblr network. Winners of the New Star Award in 2019 in Asia, the seven members of the Stray Kids, also called SKZ, entered the big leagues at speed V. Only two years after its creation, the positive energy, the catchy rhythm and the lyrics motivations have captured the hearts of K-Pop fans ... and ours! The ardor and the youth of the group cling to us and we can no longer get rid of it.

We make you (re) discover their "Miroh" sound.

TWICE

First girl band of our time, the girls of Twice, make us smile with every song. Get ready to be amazed! According to the managers of the group, their name was chosen because the group will "wow their fans a first time through their ears and a second time through their eyes." Twice music videos and music are like M & M's: colorful and cute, and when you've tasted them, you can't live without them.

We recommend " Likey " and "TT", a clip with 500 million views ... just that!

BLACKPINK

Since 2016, the year of their formation, the four members of BLACKPINK have continued to achieve success. First winners of the Rookie Award in 2017, the K-Pop group is then the first in history to perform at Coachella in 2019. Their interpretation of "Kill this love" caused a stir, and their hip-hop and urban style, a bit like Rihanna, found its audience in the United States. Speaking of records, BLACKPINK holds the highest number of views on Youtube for a K-Pop music video, with 1 Billion views for "DDU-DU DDU-DU"! These girls have an international style that will grab your attention whether you're a girl or a boy. It is the biggest girls band of the moment! So ready to become a Blink?

BTS

It's number 1 in our list! The most popular K-Pop group on the planet has already won almost everything (except the Grammys, yes, they got robbed). BTS is ahead of all its competitors with its successful, modern and varied creations. But also by the message that the group conveys: positivity, diversity, acceptance of oneself and of the other. And their influence goes beyond music. Thanks - in part - to their 20 million followers on Twitter, they raised 2.4 million euros during the "Love Myself" campaign for UNICEF.

Voted the most popular artist (s) in the world in 2019 ( and validated by Queen! ), It looks like the group will stay at the top this year. Already more than 3 million pre-orders for their new album "Map of the Soul: 7", released on February 21st! We invite you to discover the clip for the single "Black Swan", online since January 17th.