Published 16:02 IST, November 10th 2021

Love BTS? Here are 10 popular K-Pop bands making their way to global recognition

While K-Pop bands like BTS and BLACKPINK are making it big with their music, here are 10 K-Pop bands making their way to global recognition.

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South Korean entertainment industry is reaching new heights in world. From Squid Game breaking streaming records to BTS topping Billboard charts with every single, industry has become much loved and popular across globe.

While K-Pop bands like BTS and BLACKPINK are making it big with ir music, here are 10 K-Pop bands making ir way to global recognition.

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BIGBANG

South Korean boy band BIGBANG is considered one of most popular and oldest bands in country. Also kwn as King of KPop, BIGBANG was one of first bands to take ir music to world.  band consists of four members- T.O.P., G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung. 

GOT7

Formed in 2014, GOT7 is a group of seven members- Mark, Jay B, Jinyoung, Jackson, Youngjae, Yugyeom, and BamBam. band was formed by JYP Entertainment and debuted with ir first extended pay Got It?. y gained much recognition with ir debut as track topped Billboard's World Albums Chart.

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Girl's Generation

South Korean girl band Girl's Generation, aka SNSD, was formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. band consists of eight members- Sunny, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Tiffany, Yuri, Yoona, Sooyoung, Seohyun. Apart from world recognition and various accolades, group also earned nickname Nation's Girl Group.

EXO

Ar band formed by SM Entertainment, EXO consists of nine members. y are Lay, Suho, Xiumin, Chen, Baekhyun, D.O., Kai, Sehun, and Chanyeol. Debuted in 2011, band is kwn as one of most influential South Korean-Chinese boy bands. ir genre ranges from pop and hip-hop to R&B and electronic dance music. 

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Red Velvet

Red Velvet initially had a four-member lineup with Wendy, Irene, Joy, and Seulgi in 2014. Yeri, fifth one joined girl band a year later. Formed and mand by SM Entertainment, band usually focuses on '90s influenced R&B with some elements of jazz and ballad. y have garnered critical acclamation with ir genre versatility.

TXT

TXT, aka TOMORROW X TOGER, is surely going places with ir new songs and collaborations. South Korean boy band, which debuted in 2019, has already begun garnering praises and global recognition. Its members include Soobin, Taehyun, Beomgyu, Yeonjun and HueningKai. Big Hit Music formed and mans group.

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Mamamoo

South Korean girl band Mamamoo recently released one of best and critically acclaimed debut singles, Mr Ambiguous.  band, formed by RBW, has four members- Moonbyul, Solar, Hwasa, and Wheein. group was formed in 2014 and is kwn for its retro, R&B, and jazz concepts.

Seventeen

music band Seventeen consists of a total of 13 members. Formed by Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen has Jeonghan, Joshua, S. Coups, Jun, Wonwoo, Hoshi, DK, Woozi, 8, Mingyu, Vern, Seungkwan, and Di. y have so far released three studio albums.

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NCT

Ar SM Entertainment formed South Korean boy band NCT has 23 members. members are divided into four sub-units. se sub-units also have an overseas unit kwn as NCT Hollywood. group has reunited only twice to record full-length albums Empathy and Resonance.

TWICE

girl band TWICE was formed under reality show Sixteen in 2015. Formed and mand by JYP Entertainment, band debuted with EP  Story Begins. Its members are Sana, Momo, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Dahyun, Tzuyu, Chaeyoung, and Mina.

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16:02 IST, November 10th 2021