Appreciation Most Underrated GG in K-Pop (1 Viewer)

[spicy_illusion]

I voted Berry Good, Laboum, and Sonamoo. They’ve all been around for a couple years and haven’t gotten any recognition.

I believe Berry Good has been around since 2014? That is a long time to be underrated!

 

[Abeamus]

I think out of all of these i'm going for April, they have been around since 2015 are as active as other girl groups (2-3 releases a year) but they have yet to have an album reach 10k.

 

[Walnutt]

DC, OMG, and CLC.

I'm pretty sure DC has the best sales out of all three groups BUT THEY'RE STILL UNDERRATED BECAUSE THEY DESERVE TO BE #1

 

[spicy_illusion]

I think out of all of these i'm going for April, they have been around since 2015 are as active as other girl groups (2-3 releases a year) but they have yet to have an album reach 10k.

Wow! They haven't even reached 10k sales? That is extremely underrated! Like top-tier underrated!

DC, OMG, and CLC.

I'm pretty sure DC has the best sales out of all three groups BUT THEY'RE STILL UNDERRATED BECAUSE THEY DESERVE TO BE #1

Well it's true that Dreamcatcher are getting popular and I don't think they'll be underrated for that much longer if I'm honest as they keep growing, but for now, they are just inside the underrated section since they still haven't got their first win, they still have under 10m views on youtube etc, but if I'm honest, I'd love for them to get out of the underrated section soon and become much more successful.

 

[Abeamus]

Wow! They haven't even reached 10k sales? That is extremely underrated! Like top-tier underrated!


Well it's true that Dreamcatcher are getting popular and I don't think they'll be underrated for that much longer if I'm honest as they keep growing, but for now, they are just inside the underrated section since they still haven't got their first win, they still have under 10m views on youtube etc, but if I'm honest, I'd love for them to get out of the underrated section soon and become much more successful.

Yeah at least with some of these groups like Oh My Girl and Dreamcatcher they have decent album sales for how long they've been around but CLC and April have been around a while and CLC only really have an ifan following to show for it and April have pretty much nothing to show for it.

 

[perhapz]

But are Fromis_9 underrated? Everytime I have seen them, they make the top 10 GG in many polls, charts etc, so I didn't think they were underrated.

I think they're. Apart from Love Bomb (and maybe DKDK), people don't know much about their music or their members. They also come from a highly criticized reality show (Idol School). A lot of people still sleep on how talented they are, in my opinion (I may be considered biased, so whatever).

 

[NogaNono]

I believe Berry Good has been around since 2014? That is a long time to be underrated!

Yes, they have been around for a long time, which is why I voted for them. You can’t really call groups like Saturday truly underrated when they just debuted recently and still have potential to become popular.

 

[spicy_illusion]

I think they're. Apart from Love Bomb (and maybe DKDK), people don't know much about their music or their members. They also come from a highly criticized reality show (Idol School). A lot of people still sleep on how talented they are, in my opinion (I may be considered biased, so whatever).

Oh ok, sorry again! At least people are mentioning the groups I am missing out so they can get a bit of recognition.
My biggest mistake was not putting an 'Other - Specify who' option lol
It was also my mistake for thinking that Fromis_9 were not underrated.

 

[spicy_illusion]

Yes, they have been around for a long time, which is why I voted for them. You can’t really call groups like Saturday truly underrated when they just debuted recently and still have potential to become popular.

I didn't know that about saturday, I actually got the poll from FB underrated groups group that I am in and these were the names that were here although they missed out Oh My Girl, so I added them in, but other than that, the poll had these groups in.

 

[perhapz]

Oh ok, sorry again! At least people are mentioning the groups I am missing out so they can get a bit of recognition.
My biggest mistake was not putting an 'Other - Specify who' option lol
It was also my mistake for thinking that Fromis_9 were not underrated.

Ohh, I didn't mean to be harsh with you, I'm sorry if it sounded like it, you don't have to apologize. :~
I just hope all our groups get more recognition from the general public, because we more than anyone know how hard they work for it.

 

[twentyfivedollar]

I say GWSN because I feel like no one is checking for them. But tbh not every Gg can get recognition sadly

 

[NogaNono]

I didn't know that about saturday, I actually got the poll from FB underrated groups group that I am in and these were the names that were here although they missed out Oh My Girl, so I added them in, but other than that, the poll had these groups in.

It’s ok, it’s just my personal opinion. I think that all of the groups on here are pretty underrated but I feel like the ones who have been around longer deserve success the most I guess.

 

[Crackhead]

I just went for the ones I never heard before of tbh

 

[NanoX]

Well I want your other two GG votes as you can vote for 3 GG

Dreamcatcher is doing well, still a bit underrated.
And gugudan... I don't think they are amazing, but they definetely have great songs that deserve more love.

 

[spicy_illusion]

It’s ok, it’s just my personal opinion. I think that all of the groups on here are pretty underrated but I feel like the ones who have been around longer deserve success the most I guess.

Yes I agree about that! I know that Dreamcatcher have only been around for just over 2 years, but 5 of the members were also in a group called MINX created in September 2014 before they were Dreamcatcher, so it's like they they have also gone 5 years being underrated.
CLC have also been around for about 5 years too but it's good that now they have 2 wins under their belt :)

 

[Moonbinlove]

I’d say berry good, dreamcatcher and clc

 

[spicy_illusion]

Yeah at least with some of these groups like Oh My Girl and Dreamcatcher they have decent album sales for how long they've been around but CLC and April have been around a while and CLC only really have an ifan following to show for it and April have pretty much nothing to show for it.

That is true.
I think the more underrated you are, the more you have to work for it since you are lesser known.
I'm not saying the more popular groups don't work hard because they do, but for an underrated group to be more well known, it's like they have to figure out other ways to get noticed.

 

[Ashla_K]

Ladies' Code

 

[CrunchyLegend]

Purely on the basis of talent:

Dreamcatcher - While watching recent music shows, it was not lost on me both how good they are, as well as how disappointingly low the level of local support they receive in SK is, although I pretty much knew this already. Siyeon is a terrific main vocal and the most stable live voice I heard from any group currently promoting, including ones with far less demanding choreo; Dami is an incredibly underrated rapper, in large part because DC's style isn't necessarily the best or most flexible for showcasing rap skills; they are among the best dancers overall as a group; and they are one of very few ggs that always has good to great styling, even when their concept could easily take them into some horrific mashup of emo goth and Hot Topic. If there's such a thing as a group deserving more than it gets, DC should be at the top of the list, but I don't see Korea waking up to them while they stick with their current sound.

Sonamoo - Another disgustingly underrated group with not one but two stellar main vocals, great lead vocals, and one great rapper (and one decent one). They've suffered from typically poor management and promotion by TS, including fairly drastic concept changes from the start, which are seldom well-received. There's been more consistency in their sound through the first two Happy Box releases, so hopefully that continues through their next comeback, which is unfortunately timed to coincide with some of the most anticipated comebacks of the year, so I don't see them moving the needle any more than usual, which is to say, not at all, regardless of how good their song actually is.

Ladies' Code - Sojung has one of my favorite voices in all of kpop, although I'd honestly rather hear her doing something like indie pop or r&b (her Stay Here/Crystal Clear solo release of last year being a good indication of how that would sound). At least then she'd be putting out music instead of sitting on a shelf collecting dust in Polaris's dungeon. Of course, all three ladies are very talented and managed to be among the one or two artists who actually put out a tolerably listenable holiday song this past December, but the frequency of their releases since returning as a trio has been as disappointing as those few releases have been great, and it seems that Polaris just doesn't quite know what to do with them.

Gugudan - Also a far more talented group than the average gg fare, and with a potential for stage presence and live performance that is even rarer than raw talent. Like Sonamoo, they are victims of drastic concept changes that leave fans with no idea what to expect from comeback to comeback, despite a fairly consistent level of quality. That they've managed to sell decently well for a group that struggles for validation in other metrics is a testament to Sejeong's popularity and appeal, but there's only so long that that will be able to carry them to low mid-tier status. On the plus side, if any of these four groups can pull a national hit out of nowhere and completely reverse the curse of post-I.O.I mediocrity they seem to be destined for, I would put my money on Gugudan.

 

[Eclipse]

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