Which k-pop boy groups will return in 2021?
South Korea's military service system, for the men's group is a turning point, is a node in the rise and fall of many combinations, because each combination has more or less several members, if calculated by 4 members, the fastest also takes two years to spend, the slowest is not easy to say, it may take 8 years or even more, if this is the case, want to return to the peak after a few years of absence, the hope is basically very slim.
K-pop is always evolving, every year there are many new combinations appear, there may be several combinations will become a general trend combination, then the influence left by the older generation will gradually weaken, until it is replaced by a new combination. And those old groups are not willing to be lonely, and may re-enter the creation after the end of military service, and want to return to the peak. There are many such combinations, so what will be in 2021?
Shinee, 2pm and Highlight have all ended their military service, and Bigbang's g-dragon may be making new songs, and these second-generation groups are all the rage, including 2pm's "Our Home," a song that became popular again in 2020.
Several temporarily suspended boy bands are preparing to return to the stage this year as their members retire from military service. Positive news from "second-generation" idol groups including Shine, 2pm and Highlight (including groups that debuted 10 years ago or earlier) has made fans look forward to them.
Sm's group shine
Boy band Shine has made an appearance on January 31 in a special live performance on YouTube and Naver's vlive, "The Ringtone: Shinee is Back." In this performance, the four reflected on what they had done since their debut album and discussed and performed a song from their upcoming new album.
After Shinee's sixth studio album, The Story of Light, was released in 2018, group members New, Key, and Minho began their compulsory military service, with no new albums released in two years. Last November, Minho became the last member to retire. In early January, SM Entertainment announced their upcoming return at an online concert called Smtown Live.
The K-pop group released its debut single "Replay" in 2008, which was widely welcomed at home and abroad and received many praises. A number of hits followed, including Ring Ding Dong (2009), Lucifer (2010) and Sherlock (2012).
2pm is another highly anticipated men's group since the 2017 shutdown
Members Ok Taecyeon, Jun K, Woo-Young and Chan-Sung have retired from the military, jun-ho returned to civilian life in March, and 2pm announced that it was going to return, saying: "Please look forward to 2021 and 2pm together." ”
The six-piece group also debuted in 2008 and has several hits, including "10 out of 10" (2008), "Heartbeat" (2009) and "again & again" (2009). The song "My House," released in 2015, caused a splash online last year and attracted cover videos by many other K-pop artists.
highlight
The group Highlight, which was in a state of suspension after the release of the album outro in 2018, also hinted that they would return, with Son Dong-Woon becoming the last member to complete their service last month.
In 2009, the K-pop group debuted under the name "Beast", and their songs such as "Mystery" (2009), "Fiction" (2011) and "On Rainy Days" (2011) were wildly popular. After leaving former agency Cube Entertainment, the group will return to the K-pop scene as a highlight.
Whether K-pop superstar Bigbang will return this year is another interesting topic
Seungri, a former member of the boy band, was charged with multiple charges and quit the group in 2019. The group announced it would return to the music scene at the 2020 Coachella Festival, but the festival was later cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Big Bang has a lot of records, but they have different experiences. The South Korean group's last album was Made, released in 2016. To continue to stand in the spotlight, the group did perform at several live concerts. In March 2018, before they served in the military, the boy band also gave fans a farewell song called "Flower Road".
From 2017 to 2019, T.O.P. was drafted as a police officer for two years. The other members continued to promote without him and embarked on a tour in Japan and Seoul called "The Last Dance Tour of 2018."
Recent signs that the group's captain, the so-called "king of k-pop," Kwon Ji-dragon, was writing a new song late last year has raised expectations for the group's possible return.
These combinations are the second generation of K-pop combinations, but also after the "seven-year spell" combination, it is really not easy to say, can experience so much together, there may not be many to stick to. So for their fans, it's a kind of happiness, accompanying them through their youth.
These combinations are very famous at their peak, and can be said to be a popular combination in South Korea, I hope they can achieve good results again in the next return, so is everyone looking forward to their return? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!
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