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Groups Who Had Major Potential, But We Never Got to Fully See

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were you a fan of any of these groups?  

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  1. 1. were you a fan of any of these groups?

    • History
      27
    • The Ark
      23
    • EvoL
      11
    • AA
      3
    • Speed
      8
    • Pristin
      32
    • Kiss&Cry
      13
    • BTL
      1
    • Glam
      12
    • C-Clown
      12
    • None
      4

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Groups Who Had Major Potential, But We Never Got to Fully See

Disbandment. A word all K-Pop idols and fans fear hearing. K-Pop is an industry full of incredibly talented artists who train for years just to hopefully achieve their dream of debuting. And even for those that do manage to make it that far, there's never a guarantee, they'll be around for very long.

In 2019 alone, more than 60 brand new idol groups officially debuted (or re-debuted with new members and concepts). In 2018, there were 67 new groups. In 2017, more than 70. With such a huge pool of competition, the threat of disbandment is always looming overhead for these groups, due to financial difficulties, contract terminations, injuries, or personal reasons we don't always get an answer to.

Even though some of these groups were only with us for a short amount of time, we managed to get a glimpse of what could have been powerhouse groups that would be standing strong even today if things had been different for them. Now, all we can do is look back on them and wonder.

*Note: Not included are project groups that were always meant to disband, such as IOI, Wanna One, or JBJ. All great groups, but we always knew they were going to disband at some point (as much as we didn't want them to).

 

History

History was a group who had a very loyal fanbase and extreme potential thanks to their incredible stage presence and major sex appeal. Sadly, we never got to see more from the group as they disbanded in 2017.


The Ark

The Ark had something different from girl groups at the time and showed a lot of promise in their debut song. However, they disbanded not long after their debut thanks in part to a quiet public response and the lead vocalist having issues with her vocal cords.

EvoL

EvoL was pure girl crush, combining strong visuals and an intense sound to create a powerful group with a lot to offer. But in 2015 after their company merged with Hunus Entertainment, the group unofficially disbanded when several members decided to depart.

AA (Double-A)

AA distinguished themselves from the rest of the industry by not being afraid to embrace a feminine style of choreography, giving them a successful debut. Unfortunately, long breaks between releases and members leaving led to their 2015 disbandment.

Speed

Speed was a group with so much power and skill in their choreographies that they managed to stand apart by not being afraid to take risks. They managed to find limited success with some of their songs, but it was short-lived as they disbanded in 2017.

Pristin

Pristin were monster rookies when they first debuted, looking like seasoned professionals with just their debut song. Despite a strong fanbase and extreme potential, poor management by their company led to their 2019 disbandment.

Kiss&Cry

Kiss&Cry brought soulful vocals to the industry, showcasing extreme vocal talent and setting themselves apart from the largely pop sound at the time. However, they sadly disbanded later the same year following the announcement of an indefinite hiatus.

BTL

BTL was just a straight-up cool group to watch, with some very talented vocalists and rappers in their midst. Even with strong talent throughout the group, they, unfortunately, disbanded back in 2015.

Glam

Glam was BigHit's first and only girl group, and they did not disappoint thanks to their strong hip-hop style vocals and dance skills. But in 2015, the group disbanded after one of the members was revealed to have blackmailed actor Lee Byung-Hun.

C-Clown

C-Clown was a group that could have been one of the biggest, possessing strong vocal and rap talents with a lot of energy. Sadly, the group disbanded in 2015 after their company decided to focus their attention on other, more profitable endeavors. 

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History had some really good songs. I was just getting to know them when they announced their disbandment. I’m still listening to “Might just die”, “Psycho” and “What am I to you“ to this day

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what happened with pristin is a pity... all the produce 101 and then IOI hype, huge individual fandoms, the pre-debut fame, so many talented girls... it's so disappointing things turned out this way

 

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Imagine all potential Pledis had with Pristin from huge IOI fandoms, aces like Park Siyeon, having like the prettiest post-IOI group to even their group name being the best out of post-IOI groups and give up after two-three comebacks. They should be forbidden from making a girl group ever again. All they had to do was to gave them well-produced songs (aka not that self-produced bs that rarely ever works for rookies) and cut a few unnecessary problematic members (eg Kyla).

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2 hours ago, satoori said:

Kiss&Cry brought soulful vocals to the industry, showcasing extreme vocal talent and setting themselves apart from the largely pop sound at the time. However, they sadly disbanded later the same year following the announcement of an indefinite hiatus.

i don't think they would have survived as a group i only follow the strongest two vocalists (DIA and HAENA )

DIa went solo and had an album 

she also has a youtube channel 

haena struggled even more she was in super stak K6 went to KBS the UNIT and now she's in MATILDA , after improving her technique she's currently doing way better than DIA she was in multiple musicals 

she had more recognition when she went to mask king and was a Queen  for a couple of weeks too

and currently she's in MOZART with some big names like Junsu and Yeonji 

 

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5dolls. The most downloaded rookie song of their year. With little Goo Hara visual, two great vocals, dancer who was basically born to dance studio... And even the actress type (but she was a bitch). Too bad their company screwes them and 2 other groups in process. 

Like this or that is still a bop

 

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13 hours ago, abra said:

I never stanned any of these groups but SPEED had some catchy songs and one of the members of BTL was an OH user once upon a time so I'd hoped they'd do well. I also liked some Pristin members and their second single.

It was Jay lol I remember that. Their posts got deleted real fast I was sad

4 hours ago, Danee Danee said:

5dolls. The most downloaded rookie song of their year. With little Goo Hara visual, two great vocals, dancer who was basically born to dance studio... And even the actress type (but she was a bitch). Too bad their company screwes them and 2 other groups in process. 

Like this or that is still a bop

 

5dolls baffled my mind. How did they go from top to floppp ughh 

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Spica - Visuals, vocals, rap, and stage presence were top tier gg level 
If only MAMA had that Best Next Artist award earlier, they would surely have won it bc they had not just 1 but 3 bops during their debut year. (Russian Roulette Doggedly and Painkiller) 
Wonder Girls visuals + Mamamoo vocals and stage presence = Spica 

Wish i was in kpop earlier so I could have stanned them while they were still active. 😔

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Not a fan but I liked History, Pristin, Kiss&Cry and C-Clown. They had such promising debuts and good songs so it's a pity they disbanded.

History in particular was one of my favorites groups when I was discovering kpop around 2014. This song was so good

One of them (Jang Yi Jeong) is a producer in Big Hit now and he's produced several BTS and TxT songs under the name of J Pearl and "El capitxn"

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