Okay, so I got bored the other day and figured I'd clear my own confusion about the MASS of new boybands springing up like mushrooms. To prevent myself from forgetting groups when I talked to people about them, I thought I'd make a list in debut order on a notepad file! Except it wasn't pretty enough, so I plonked it on LJ, and it became... this XD
Listed by order of debut date! One or two of them aren't strictly boyband, more like
male group, but w/e. Honestly, I had no idea half of these groups even existed;
T-MAX, Co:Coon, Bless, etc. So, what does everyone think of all the new groups? Any favourites? :O
Note: I tried to include the debut music videos for each group (the first one listed in every case), but it was impossible for some of the lesser known groups, like T.H.E STORY. Also put song recommendations for some of the groups I'm more familiar with. For the rest, investigate yourselves 8Dv
Dong Bang Shin KiDebut: December 26, 2003
Management Company: SM Entertainment
Members: Jung Yunho (U-Know; Leader), Kim Jaejoong (Hero), Park Yoochun (Micky), Kim Junsu (Xiah), Shim Changmin (Max)
Official Fanclub: Cassiopeia
[Korea], Bigeast
[Japan], Global Cassiopeia
[International]Official Colour: Pearl RedVideos: Hug MV,
Rising Sun MV,
Holding Back The Tears MV,
"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap MV,
MIROTIC MVRecommendations: DBSK has a vast number of great songs not limited to their featured MVs. For some of their lovely ballads, try
Bolero,
Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou?,
One,
Wasurenaide,
Yeo Haeng Gi,
Love in the Ice or
Evergreen, and for more up-tempo tracks, try
Wicked Woman (Are you A Good girl?),
CRAZY LOVE,
Hi Ya Ya or
Wrong Number.
Pictures:
( From DBSK onwards )Credit: As tagged, solitude & Nydia @ B2ST Rising, blue923 @ cnblue-sky.net, Mardi09, Daum, Naver, bestiz, Dosirak, Soompi + my awesome Googling skills XD If you want specific credit for something that I've missed (which is a lot), please let me know; I can't remember where half of these images came from.I am obsessive over completely random and unnecessary things when I am bored and procrastinating :D Feel free to point out any mistakes I've made or any groups I've missed. Everyone's ideas on some of the official fanclub names and balloon colours seem to be different |D; I'm going to leave this open, so feel free to link it for reference wherever.
Should I expand on this to include some other male vocal groups, or keep this boyband only? (Not that it's exactly boyband only at the moment, LOL.) Something like SG Wannabe, V.O.S, Triple Effect...? Hmm.
ETA: This post has received a lot more exposure than I thought it would! If anyone notices that I've neglected to add a male group/duo, or spots something else missing, feel free to let me know. I can't be an expert on all these groups, so if you have pictures or links to share that would fit up there, I'd be more than happy to put them in.
Last updated: November 21, 2009