[Update] List of Kpop Girl Groups debuting in Japan each year since 2010

[Lexurite]

Kpop Girl Groups debuting in Japan each year since 2010

2010 (3)

4minute

KARA

SNSD

2011 (5)

2ne1

After School

Rainbow

Secret

T-ara

2012 (4)

f(x)

Orange Caramel

Puretty

Wonder Girls

2013 (1)

T-ara QBS

2014 (3)

AOA

Apink

Crayon Pop

2015 (2)

Dal Shabet

Girl's Day

2016 (1)

CLC

2017 (2)

Twice

Blackpink

2018 (7*)

April

Gfriend

Momoland

Red Velvet

EXID

Oh My Girl Banhana

Produce48 Group**

Notes:
- **not confirmed but there are speculations they're going to debut in Japan this year right after their Korean debut or simultaneously
- If Produce48 confirm their debut, this year should be the highest number of girl groups debut since Kpop boom in Japan

[abra]

T-ara debuted in Japan in 2011 and BEG did it in 2010 or 2011 depending on what you consider a debut

[Lexurite]

T-ara debuted in Japan in 2011

 

Updated!

[Green Tea Is Green]

[kimvfilms]

Everyone is trying to branch into the japanese market again, I wonder why

[Nofave]

wow twice and bp really revived the hallyu 

edit: come thru with the negs bp antis!!! obviously TWICE did a lottttt better the numbers prove that and no one stated otherwise but blackpink had a decent debut... 

[Namie-Knowles]

Kara Impact did that. 

 

Now Twice's impact is doing that. 

[sergel]

I honestly thought 2011 had the most because of all the talk (and controversy) around it. Then again up until this year it did.

 

It would be interesting to see a list like this for boy groups since I bet it would be much larger.

[Cactuslove]

Queens of 5 songs did that 😘

[blank_stare]

 

Everyone is trying to branch into the japanese market again, I wonder why

 

 

[Buttered Sone]

everybody should listen to Dress to Kill

[Namie-Knowles]

everybody should listen to Dress to Kill

I did when it came out. Where were you

[Honeystan]

f(x)'s Japan debut makes me want to roll my eyes. Until 2016, each Japan release was just a single Japanese version of their song like Pinocchio and Hot Summer with a whack packaging restyling. 

 

Then when they release an actual Japanese single, they don't get an mv 

[Jashin Khalifa]

2017

Twice

 

The name that describes the resurgence of K-Pop in Japan: TWICE, paving the way for the new other girl groups.

That is why in 2018 7 groups will debut trying to do what they did.

TWICE did that in 2 years.

Both Korea and Japan have a perfect taste with them, helping both cultures to join together again.

LEGENDS.

 

[Art Angels]

 

 

The name that describes the resurgence of K-Pop in Japan: TWICE, paving the way for the new other girl groups.

That is why in 2018 7 groups will debut trying to do what they did.

 

[magmar]

I honestly thought 2011 had the most because of all the talk (and controversy) around it. Then again up until this year it did.

 

It would be interesting to see a list like this for boy groups since I bet it would be much larger.

because this list leave out all the boygroup. like you said it would be interesting to have a list with both gender a lot debuted in japan during the hallyu wave

[Aquamaraqua]

I honestly thought 2011 had the most because of all the talk (and controversy) around it. Then again up until this year it did.

 

It would be interesting to see a list like this for boy groups since I bet it would be much larger.

 

Boy groups are less sustainable in the Korean market if they don't hit a chord with the public/don't have a large fandom, so most go to the Japanese market. Girl group agencies tend to give up on them if they flop... eh

[epitome T0T]

shove this list to salty knetz who hate japanese idols and tried to send them back home. in reality, your kpop groups are leeching in japan market too. 

 

but, twice,really.did.that. 

[Minnie._.]

Twice did that

[JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY]

[seulmate]

anticipate cookie jar on july4

3 new bops from queens

[TheBestFriendshipInKpop]

gfriend supposed to debut in 2016 after navillera era, but too much happened to their health issue. that's why the hiatus is so long before fingertip comeback. this comeback is the longest hiatus, but that's because they had concert.

 

so yeah... gfriend is not affected by any group that "revived japanese market".... everybody said their songs sounds like anime opening, that's why they're confident to debut at first....

[Cobalt]

I'm not sure if Japan debut is gonna be equally profitable for all groups (I hope yes ofc)

[KpopSoshiLover]

That why Korean group should have Japanese member (â˜ï¸Ž ՞ਊ Õž)â˜ï¸Ž

[satzurised]