South Korean girl groups refer to the all-female idol groups who are part of the K-pop industry. South Korean girl groups have aided in the globalization of Korean culture. The Jeogori Sisters and The Kim Sisters have been noted as the origins of South Korean girl groups.
First generation The term "first generation" refers to South Korean idol groups which debuted from 1996 to 2002.
As One Baby Vox Chakra Cleo Diva Fin.K.L Isak N Jiyeon Jewelry Kiss Luv M.I.L.K. Papaya S.E.S. Shinvi Sugar T.T.Ma
Second generation The term "second generation" refers to South Korean idol groups which debuted from 2003 to 2011.
Best-selling girl groups + Best-selling generation two South Korean girl groups Group and years active Notable singles Platinum-certified albums 2NE1 4Minute After School Apink Brave Girls Brown Eyed Girls Davichi f(x) Girl's Day Girls' Generation Kara Miss A Secret Sistar T-ara 2024: 2025: 2026: Jewelry Box (2012) Wonder Girls
Other girl groups
2NB Big Mama Black Pearl Blady C-REAL Chocolat Dal Shabet F-ve Dolls Gavy NJ Girl Friends GP Basic The Grace JQT LPG Miss S Nine Muses Rainbow Rania SeeYa Skarf Stellar Sorea Band Sunny Hill
Third generation The term "third generation" refers to South Korean idol groups which debuted from 2012 to 2017.
Best-selling girl groups Generation three South Korean girl groups that have a million-seller single on Circle Digital Chart, formerly Gaon Digital Chart.
+ Best-selling generation three South Korean girl groups Group and years active Notable singles Platinum-certified albums AOA Blackpink Bolbbalgan4 EXID GFriend I.O.I Mamamoo Momoland Oh My Girl Red Velvet Twice
Other girl groups
2Eyes 15& 4L 4Ten April Alice Badkiz The Barberettes Berry Good Bestie Busters Bob Girls CLC Crayon Pop D-Unit D.Holic DIA Dreamcatcher EvoL Favorite Fiestar Gangkiz GI Glam Good Day Gugudan HashTag Hello Venus Hi Suhyun I.B.I Laboum Ladies' Code Laysha Lip Service Loona Lovelyz MyB Melody Day P.O.P Playback Pristin Pungdeng-E Puretty Rubber Soul The SeeYa Sonamoo Spica S.I.S She'z Sunny Days Tahiti Tiny-G Two X Unicorn Wassup Weki Meki WJSN Year 7 Class 1
Fourth generation The term "fourth generation" refers to South Korean idol groups which debuted from 2018 to present day.
Best-selling girl groups Generation four South Korean girl groups that have multiple platinum-certified albums from Korea Music Content Association.
+ Best-selling generation four South Korean girl groups Group and years active Notable singles Platinum-certified albums Aespa Babymonster I-dle Hearts2Hearts Illit Itzy Ive Iz*One Kep1er Le Sserafim NewJeans Nmixx STAYC
Other girl groups
3YE Ablume Ariaz Artms AtHeart Baby Dont Cry Badvillain BB Girls Billlie Blackswan Botopass BugAboo Bvndit Candy Shop Celeb Five Cherry Bullet Cignature Classy Craxy CSR Dodree DreamNote El7z Up Eternity Everglow Fanatics Fifty Fifty Fromis 9 Geenius Girlkind Golden Girls Got the Beat GWSN H1-Key Hiipe Princess Hinapia HITGS Honey Popcorn Hot Issue Ichillin' Ifeye ILY:1 Irris Izna Keyveatz KiiiKiii Kiiras Kiss of Life Lapillus Latency Lightsum Loossemble Lunarsolar Madein Mave: Maywish Meovv Mimiirose Nature NeonPunch Ourbirthday OWIS Pink Fantasy Pixy Primrose Purple Kiss Purplebeck QWER Redsquare Refund Sisters Rescene Rocket Punch Saturday Say My Name Secret Number TDYA Tri.be TripleS Tuide Unchild Uni.T Unis Viviz VVUP Weeekly We Girls Wooah X:IN Young Posse
See also List of girl groups List of best-selling girl groups List of South Korean boy bands List of South Korean idol groups
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