I am listening to all the singles, EPs and albums by k pop and K-pop-adjacent girl groups on a tier list. Including: Original Japanese singles/albums Subunits and solos under the group profile OSTs* Not including: Solos and subunits outside of group albums Any covers, remastered versions or remixes First slide(s) will be a ranking of the group, and the second slide(s) will be a ranking in the context of other girl groups. These are just my personal opinions; music is subjective! What I like and how I rank these songs may not line up with your own tastes. I won’t take into account scandals, popularity, or other outside factors. Just the music itself. For T, I listened to the following groups: Tahiti, T-ARA, The Ark, Tri.be, TripleS, and TWICE These were alot of groups with longer discographies, so it definitely took a minute but I did listen to each top to bottom For TRI.BE, The Ark, and Tahiti, these groups just didn’t click with me at all. I went through their songs expecting to find at least one hidden gem, but nothing stood out. Their discographies felt either forgettable or flat, and I couldn’t connect with any of it. Because of that, I’m not making a tier list here; for me, all of their tracks fall to the bottom. For T-ARA, a lot of their songs are good, but like with Wonder Girls, the 2nd gen sound as a whole just feels too dated for me. I think most of their listeners are people who first got into K-pop during that time and grew attached to the style, but that’s just not me. I can recognize that their music is solid and influential, but it isn’t something I’d go back to listen to as a late 3rd gen stan. Still, they’ve got some standout tracks worth noting, even if their overall sound doesn’t suit my taste. There were also some songs not on the tierlist, but I gave them a listen as well. Top 3: Reload Real Love ORGR Bottom 3: Bo Peep Bo Peep Tic Tic Toc One & One TripleS has a lot of good quality tracks, but their discography can be tough to sit through because almost every track leans on some variation of “la la la la,” which may be fine if you have a handful of their songs scattered through your playlist, but listening to it all at once gets old fast. I’d heard a lot of rave and good things about their discography, so I was expecting to find another top-tier song, and I was a bit disappointed when that didn’t happen. That said, their overall sound is really interesting; the best way I can describe it is like a love child between LOONA and NewJeans. Generation is still their peak for me; they haven’t outdone it yet. Top 3: Generation The Baddest Dimention Bottom 3: Colorful New Look Inner Dance Twice was the group I knew the most songs from going in, so even though they’ve got the biggest discography so far, it was actually quicker to rank. They’re for sure elite tier; I play so many of their songs regularly, and even the ones that aren’t really my taste (What Is Love, Heart Shaker) I still revisit once in a while. The only right place to put a group this consistently good is at the top. I started stanning during Fancy era, with Feel Special as my first comeback, so I definitely prefer “mature TWICE” over “cute TWICE.” You can really tell how many girl groups have since taken inspiration from them. Most of their pre-Fancy b-sides aren’t my style, and while their Japanese releases get a lot of hype, I don’t connect with much of them either. Overall, even though twice have a lot of misses for me, they also have a lot of S tier songs that continue to be in my most replayed so they don't belong anywhere other than the top. Their This is For album grew on me alot too. I already loved it at first listen, but now it's top 10 kpop albums OAT. Top 3 Love Foolish Icon Make Me Go Bottom 3: Precious Love Woohoo Tuk Tuk (Cheer Up album is their weakest Korean work in my opinion) I'd like to hear everyone's opinions on these group's music as well! submitted by /u/Armys_blink_once [link] [comments]
