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K-pop boy bands refer to South Korea's all-male idol groups who account for a large portion of the K-pop industry. Korean boy bands have aided in the global spread and promotion of Korean culture through their demonstrated prominence and popularity. First generation boy bands from the late 90s and early 2000s such as H.O.T., Sechs Kies, Shinhwa and g.o.d. are cited as building these foundations as the first successful all-male groups in Korea and through their participation in the first Hallyu Wave. In 2007 and onward, second generation groups such as Big Bang, TVXQ, Super Junior, 2PM, Shinee, Beast and Infinite continued to grow the popularity of boy bands domestically in Korea as well as globally through the second phase of Hallyu. The rise of groups such as Exo and BTS in 2012 and 2013 launched the third generation of boy bands and launched K-pop to mass global appeal. BTS in particular has attained mainstream western appeal with number one hits on Billboard charts and multiple collaborations with global artists such as Coldplay, Nicki Minaj and Halsey. Other major boy bands to have debuted from 2012 onward include Seventeen, NCT, Tomorrow X Together, Stray Kids and Enhypen all who continue to garner widespread attention and build K-pop's global appeal.

Generation 1 (1996–2002)

Before the early 1990s, it was only solo artists doing trot. Then in 1992, South Korean music started shifting to a more hip hop-influenced sound with the debut of Seo Taiji and Boys, who used English in their songs. It was not until SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man created several groups such as H.O.T. and Shinhwa that the Hallyu Wave started. The first generation of K-pop began with the birth of the idol industry after the debut of H.O.T. in 1996 and follows the early years of K-pop and includes idol groups debuting from 1997 to 2002.

Best-selling generation 1
Group Duration Members /
sub-units 		Notable singles Best-selling album
H.O.T.
  • 1996–2001
  • 2018–2019
  • "Warrior's Descendant" (1996)
  • "Candy" (1996)
  • "We Are the Future" (1997)
  • "Hope" (1998)
  • "I Yah!" (1999)
  • "Outside Castle" (2000)
 We Hate All Kinds of Violence (1996)
Sechs Kies
  • 1997–2000
  • Since 2016
J-Walk
  • "School Anthem" (1997)
  • "The Way This Guy Lives" (1997)
  • "Road Fighter" (1998)
  • "Couple" (1998)
  • "Three Words" (2016)[A]
  • "Be Well" (2017)[A]
  • "Sad Song" (2017)[B]
  • "Something Special" (2017)[A]
  • "All For You" (2020)[C]
  • "Don't Look Back" (2021)[D]
 School Anthem (1997)
Shinhwa Since 1998
Shinhwa WDJ
  • "T.O.P (Twinkling of Paradise)" (1999)
  • "Only One" (2000)
  • "Wild Eyes" (2001)
  • "Perfect Man" (2002)
  • "Your Wedding" (2002)
  • "Brand New" (2004)
  • "Crazy" (2004)
  • "Once in a Lifetime" (2006)
  • "Venus" (2012)[D]
  • "This Love" (2013)[E]
  • "Memory" (2015)[C]
  • "Sniper" (2015)[E]
  • "Touch" (2017)[F]
 Hey, Come On! (2001 Studio Album)
g.o.d.
  • 1999–2005
  • Since 2014
Chapter 3 (2000)

Other notable groups

Generation 2 (2003–2011)

As the popular first-generation idols disbanded during the early 2000s, ballads and R&B music became mainstream in the Korean music industry again. Since 2003, singers such as SG Wannabe, Wheesung, and Buzz became very popular.

Best-selling generation 2 boy bands
Group Duration Members /
sub-units 		Notable singles Best-selling album
TVXQ Since 2003
Mirotic (2008)
Super Junior Since 2005
Mr. Simple (2011)
SS501 2005–2010

Double S 301

  • "Warning" (2005)
  • "Never Again" (2005)
  • "Snow Prince" (2005)
  • "4Chance" (2006)
  • "Deja Vu" (2008)
  • "U R Man" (2008)
  • "Love Like This" (2009)
  • "Love Ya" (2010)[O]
 Rebirth (2009)
Big Bang
  • 2006–2018
  • 2022
Alive (2012)
F.T. Island Since 2007

F.T. Triple

  • "Lovesick" (2007)[A]
  • "Thunder" (2007)[A]
  • "Until You Come Back" (2007)[A]
  • "After Love (2007)[E]
  • "Love Love Love" (2010)[A]
  • "Hello Hello" (2010)[D]
  • "Like Birds" (2011)[N]
  • "Severely" (2012)[E]
  • "I Wish" (2012)[M]
  • "Memory" (2013)[Q]
  • "Madly" (2013)[C]
 Cheerful Sensibility (2007)
2AM
  • 2008–2014
  • Since 2021
  • "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" (2010)[A]
  • "I Was Wrong" (2010)[G]
  • "You Wouldn't Answer My Calls" (2010)[A]
  • "Like Crazy" (2010)[J]
  • "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me" (2012)[A]
  • "One Spring Day" (2013)[E]
  • "Just Stay" (2013)[P]
  • "Regret" (2013)[R]
  • "Days Like Today" (2014)[D]
  • "Over the Destiny" (2014)[N]
 Can't Let You Go Even If I Die (2010)
2PM
  • 2008–2017
  • Since 2021
  • "Again & Again" (2009)
  • "Heartbeat" (2009)[B]
  • "Without U" (2010)[A]
  • "I'll Be Back" (2010)[F]
  • "Hands Up" (2011)[A]
  • "Come Back When You Hear This Song" (2013)[S]
  • "A.D.T.O.Y." (2013)[K]
  • "Go Crazy!" (2014)[J]
  • "My House" (2015)[S]
 Must (2021)
Shinee Since 2008
Hard (2023)
Beast / Highlight Since 2009
  • "Bad Girl" (2009)
  • "Shock" (2010)[E]
  • "Breath" (2010)[F]
  • "Beautiful" (2010)[D]
  • "On Rainy Days" (2010)[E]
  • "Fiction" (2011)[J]
  • "I Knew It" (2012)[A]
  • "Midnight" (2012)[G]
  • "Beautiful Night" (2012)[E]
  • "Will You Be Alright?" (2013)[A]
  • "I'm Sorry" (2013)[F]
  • "Shadow" (2013)[G]
  • "No More" (2014)[A]
  • "Good Luck" (2014)[A]
  • "12:30" (2014)[G]
  • "Gotta Go to Work" (2015)[F]
  • "YeY" (2015)[E]
  • "Butterfly" (2016)[M]
  • "Ribbon" (2016)[F]
  • "It's Still Beautiful" (2017)[D]
  • "Plz Don't Be Sad" (2017)[A]
  • "Calling You" (2017)[E]
  • "Can Be Better" (2017)[J]
  • "Take Care" (2018)[Q]
  • "Not the End" (2021)[R]
 Fiction and Fact (2011)
MBLAQ 2009–2015[T]
  • "Ah Yeah" (2009)
  • "Y" (2010)[J]
  • "Cry" (2011)[N]
  • "Stay" (2011)[K]
  • "Mona Lisa" (2011)[M]
  • "Scribble" (2012)[M]
  • "This Is War" (2012)[D]
  • "Smoky Girl" (2013)[R]
  • "Be a Man" (2014)[U]
 100% Ver. (2012)
CNBLUE Since 2009
First Step +1 Thank You (2011)
Infinite 2010–2019[T]
  • "Come Back Again" (2010)
  • "Be Mine" (2011)[V]
  • "Paradise" (2011)[E]
  • "White Confession (Lately)" (2011)[D]
  • "Only Tears" (2012)[B]
  • "The Chaser" (2012)[S]
  • "Man in Love" (2013)[D]
  • "Destiny" (2013)[E]
  • "Last Romeo" (2014)[S]
  • "Back" (2014)[G]
  • "Bad" (2015)[D]
  • "The Eye" (2016)[M]
  • "Tell Me" (2018)[C]
 New Challenge (2013)
Teen Top Since 2010
  • "Clap" (2010)
  • "Going Crazy" (2012)[O]
  • "To You" (2012)[W]
  • "Be Ma Girl" (2012)[X]
  • "Miss Right" (2013)[M]
  • "Rocking" (2013)[S]
  • "Missing" (2014)[M]
  • "Ah-Ah" (2015)[B]
 Teen Top Class (2013)
B1A4 Since 2011
Who Am I (2014)
Block B 2011–2018[T]

T2U

  • "NalinA" (2012)[P]
  • "I'll Close My Eyes" (2012)[O]
  • "Nillili Mambo" (2012)[O]
  • "Be the Light" (2013)[B]
  • "Very Good" (2013)[D]
  • "Jackpot" (2014)[J]
  • "H.E.R" (2014)[G]
  • "A Few Years Later" (2016)[E]
  • "Toy" (2016)[G]
  • "Yesterday" (2017)[A]
  • "Shall We Dance" (2017)[Q]
 H.E.R (2014)

Other notable groups

Generation 3 (2012–2017)

K-pop saw a revival with the third generation that grew in the digital age with the influence of social media and resulted in the globalization of the genre. This era also saw a growth in survival programs that pushed for more competition, and includes idol groups that primarily debuted in 2012 to the end of 2019.

Best-selling generation 3 boy bands
Group Duration Members /
sub-units 		Notable singles Best-selling album
B.A.P. 2012–2019
"1004 (Angel)" (2014)[X] First Sensibility (2014)[2]
BtoB Since 2012
  • "The Winter's Tale"[S]
  • "It's Okay" (2015)[M]
  • "Way Back Home" (2015)[J]
  • "Remember That" (2016)[P]
  • "Pray (I'll Be Your Man)" (2016)7[J]
  • "Movie" (2017[F]
  • "Missing You" (2017)[G]
  • "Only One For Me" (2018)[F]
  • "Friend" (2018)[E]
  • "Beautiful Pain" (2018)[F]
  • "The Song" (2022)[O]
 Be Together (2022)
Exo Since 2012
Exist (2023)
VIXX Since 2012
VIXX LR
  • "Voodoo Doll" (2013)[S]
  • "Eternity" (2014)[S]
  • "Error" (2014)[J]
  • "Love Equation" (2015)[G]
  • "Chained Up" (2015)[M]
  • "Dynamite" (2016)[B]
  • "The Closer" (2016)[M]
  • "Shangri-La" (2017)[W]
 Chained Up (2015)
NU'EST 2012–2022
  • "Hello" (2013)[N]
  • "Bet Bet" (2019)[B]
  • "I'm In Trouble" (2020)[D]
  • "Inside Out" (2021)[M]
 Happily Ever After (2019)
BTS Since 2013
Map of the Soul: 7 (2020)
Winner Since 2013
  • "Empty" (2014)[A]
  • "Color Ring" (2014)[E]
  • "Sentimental" (2016)[F]
  • "Baby Baby" (2016)[D]
  • "Really Really" (2017)[A]
  • "Fool" (2017)[D]
  • "Love Me Love Me" (2017)[J]
  • "Island" (2017)[K]
  • "Everyday" (2018)[G]
  • "Millions" (2018)[G]
  • "Ah Yeah" (2019)[J]
 Everyday (2018)
Got7 Since 2014
  • "A" (2014)[K]
  • "Just Right" (2015)[N]
  • "If You Do" (2015)[X]
  • "Fly" (2016)[X]
  • "Hard Carry" (2016)[E]
  • "Never Ever" (2017)[J]
  • "You Are" (2017)[V]
  • "Look" (2018)[C]
  • "Lullaby" (2018)[U]
 Got7 (2022)
iKon Since 2015
Welcome Back (2015)
Monsta X Since 2015
No Limit (2021)
Seventeen Since 2015
  • Seventeen BSS
  • Seventeen Hip-Hop
  • Seventeen Vocal
  • Seventeen Performance
  • Seventeen Leaders
FML (2023)
Astro Since 2016
  • "One" (2021)[Q]
  • "After Midnight" (2021)[F]
  • "Candy Sugar Pop" (2022)[O]
 All Yours (2021)
NCT Since 2016 see members
ISTJ (2023) (NCT Dream)
Wanna One 2017–2019
1x1=1 (To Be One) (2017)
The Boyz Since 2017
  • Sangyeon
  • Jacob
  • Younghoon
  • Hyunjae
  • Juyeon
  • Kevin
  • New
  • Q
  • Ju Haknyeon
  • Sunwoo
  • Eric
  • Hwall (former)
  • "Thrill Ride" (2021)[P]
  • "Maverick" (2021)[D]
  • "Whisper" (2022)[R]
  • "Roar" (2023)[D]
 Thrill-ing (2021)

Other notable groups

Generation 4 (2018–2022)

This generation has had to overcome problems such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic disruption, and the transition to virtual concerts. These groups are in a situation that needs them to pioneer a wider variety of publicity methods, including the recently active online performance.[3]

Best-selling generation 4 boy bands
Group Duration Members /
sub-units 		Notable singles Best-selling album
Stray Kids Since 2018
  • Bang Chan
  • Lee Know
  • Changbin
  • Hyunjin
  • Han
  • Felix
  • Seungmin
  • I.N
  • Woojin (former)

3Racha

5-star (2023)
Ateez Since 2018
  • Hongjoong
  • Seonghwa
  • Yunho
  • Yeosang
  • San
  • Mingi
  • Wooyoung
  • Jongho
 The World EP.2: Outlaw (2023)
Tomorrow X Together Since 2019
  • Yeonjun
  • Soobin
  • Beomgyu
  • Taehyun
  • HueningKai
 "Sugar Rush Ride" (2023)[P] The Name Chapter: Temptation (2023)
Treasure Since 2019
  • Hyunsuk
  • Jihoon
  • Yoshi
  • Junkyu
  • Jaehyuk
  • Asahi
  • Doyoung
  • Haruto
  • Jeongwoo
  • Junghwan
  • Mashiho (former)
  • Yedam (former)
 The Second Step: Chapter One (2022)
Enhypen Since 2020
  • Heeseung
  • Jay
  • Jake
  • Sunghoon
  • Sunoo
  • Jungwon
  • Ni-ki
 Dark Blood (2023)

Other notable groups

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf Peaked at #1 in Circle Digital Chart.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Peaked at #14 in Circle Digital Chart.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Peaked at #15 in Circle Digital Chart.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Peaked at #6 in Circle Digital Chart.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Peaked at #3 in Circle Digital Chart.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Peaked at #4 in Circle Digital Chart.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Peaked at #2 in Circle Digital Chart.
  8. ^ Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song peaked at #4 on the MIAK charts for the month of January 2004. It entered the Circle Album Chart in 2014 and peaked at #12 for the week of January 12–18, 2014.
  9. ^ Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song received 4,173,225 sales.[1]
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Peaked at #5 in Circle Digital Chart.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Peaked at #16 in Circle Digital Chart.
  12. ^ Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song received 3,000,000 sales.[1]
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Peaked at #8 in Circle Digital Chart.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Peaked at #20 in Circle Digital Chart.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Peaked at #10 in Circle Digital Chart.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Peaked at #11 in Circle Digital Chart.
  17. ^ a b c d e Peaked at #17 in Circle Digital Chart.
  18. ^ a b c d e Peaked at #18 in Circle Digital Chart.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Peaked at #7 in Circle Digital Chart.
  20. ^ a b c d Indefinite hiatus.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g Peaked at #19 in Circle Digital Chart.
  22. ^ a b c d Peaked at #12 in Circle Digital Chart.
  23. ^ a b c d e f Peaked at #13 in Circle Digital Chart.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i Peaked at #9 in Circle Digital Chart.

References

  1. ^ a b "What are the top-selling singles for these K-pop groups?". SBS PopAsia. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "gaon chart". 2014-07-14. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  3. ^ <전지적 문화 시점>BTS·블핑에 도전장.. '4세대 아이돌'이 온다. Munhwa. June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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