do you have any 2nd or 3rd gen gg songs you think everyone should listen to? or what are some of your faves?

this is such a hard question lmao, because i grew up on second and third gen kpop. if any followers have recs, feel free to drop them as well.

for me, of course there's the big or moderately popular groups (kara, 2ne1, f(x), snsd, wonder girls, apink, girls day, sistar, miss a, brown eyed girls, 4minute, aoa, after school, t-ara, secret, etc etc)

in terms of groups that might be considered more obscure:

all of 9muses' discography, in particular glue, drama, and dolls (they were not that obscure but they didn't get a single win before disbanding so they still count as flops)

evol - get up, we are a bit different (ngl they were the original girl crush concept, like girl groups were not making music like this back then! they were totally ahead of their times)

stellar - sting, vibrato (they were totally exploited by their company and sold using sex appeal, but their music was great. they deserved all the success, but NOT under that management)

spica - you don't love me (the original vocal group. if you like m*mamoo, consider listening to spica instead)

fiestar - one more, you're pitiful

rainbow - A, black swan, cha cha (rainbow blaxx)

hello venus - wigglewiggle, stickysticky, i'm ill

dal shabet - be ambitious, joker

ladies code - hate you (they're regrettably known more for the deaths of rise and eunbi than for their music, but they really did make some bops)

kiss&cry - domino game (queens.... debuted w/ this incredible song and then disbanded immediately </3)

laboum - what about you (literally one of my favorite songs of all time)

secret - shy boy (I KNOW they were fairly successful and got a triple crown w/ this song but kpoppies these days don't know them???/)

BESTie - i need you

and this isn't even getting into any of the third gen proper girl groups i loved and lost 😭 (clc, pristin, wjsn, lovelyz), OR the discographies of any of the groups i listed in the big or moderately successful category above, but I think those songs would just be easier to find if you just look up collections of 2nd or 3rd gen girl group music.

other groups i remember but never rlly got into: glam (problematic but made some fun songs), tiny-g, sunnyhill, rania (dr feel good is still iconic), berrygood

tagging @neonunau because i feel like you'd appreciate the nostalgia hit lol

nostalgia; 130 tracks, 7h26m. spotify & apple music & youtube

♡ girlgroup throwbacks up to 2017, enjoy! ♡ i like that - sistar / hush - miss a / sexy love - t-ara / vibrato - stellar / miniskirt - aoa / mr. mr. - snsd / thirsty - girl's day / dr. feel good - rania / eat you up - boa / wiggle wiggle - hellovenus / mamma mia - kara / short hair - aoa / eclipse - kim lip / lip 2 lip - 9muses / pandora - kara / expectation - girl's day / marionette - stellar / sugar free - t-ara / i'm ill - hellovenus / ticket - 9muses / you're pitiful - fiestar / b.b.b - dalshabet / confused - aoa / insomnia - stellar / step - kara / one more - fiestar / excuse me - aoa / sticky sticky - hellovenus / someone like u - dalshabet / hurt locker - 9muses / number nine - t-ara / up & down - exid / like a cat - aoa / madonna - secret / first love - afterschool / come to see me - jun hyoseong / something - girl's day / 24 hours - sunmi / wild - 9muses / fantasy - fei / cha cha - rainbow blaxx / ddd - exid / high heel - brave girls / dolls - 9muses / cupid - kara / whatcha doin' today - 4minute / excuse me - bestie / lonely - spica / i'm in love - secret / dressing room - afterschool / give it to me - sistar / touch - miss a / volume up - 4minute / we are a bit different - evol / black swan - rainbow / roll deep - hyuna / hobgoblin - clc / ah yeah - exid / a - rainbow / joker - dalshabet / i (knew it) - sonamoo / sting - stellar / every night - exid / automatic - red velvet / full moon - sunmi / kiss my lips - boa / turn it on - laboum / just go - rania / i'll be yours - girl's day / you don't love me - spica / a bad thing - purfles / only you - miss a / love options - bestie / friday night - sonamoo / find me - jun hyoseong / don't believe - berry good / yasisi - ns yoon-g / black tinkerbell - chocolat / i'm missin' you - d-unit / hot pink - exid / kill bill - brown eyed girls / remember - 9muses / mirror - fiestar / going crazy - kan miyeon / i'm a woman too - minah / talk that - secret / mysterious - hellovenus / so crazy - t-ara / i just wanna dance - tiffany / paradise lost - gain / kiss on the lips - melody day / sleepless night - 9muses / hot & cold - jewelry / bbiribbabba - narsha / this and that - f-ve dolls / miss u - tiny g / watch me move - uhm junghwa / lupin - kara / fingertip - gfriend / drama - 9muses / run devil run - snsd / hurricane venus - boa / sixth sense - brown eyed grils / i feel you - wonder girls / touch my body - sistar / give your love? - spica.s / into you - jun hyoseong / 10 seconds - aoa / nice body - hyomin / blood type b girl - blady / genie - snsd / what about you? - laboum / figaro - 9muses / domino game - kiss&cry / i got love - taeyeon / 1.2.3 - purfles / gun - 9muses / ring my bell - girl's day / i got a feeling - lodia / alone - sistar / secret - wjsn / melting - miss a / eyeline - afterschool / go easy - 4ten / glue - 9muses / closer - oh my girl / deepened - brave girls / pepe - clc / paradise - s.e.s. / free somebody - luna

Fiestar’s Jei

one more or you're pitiful (fiestar)

damn these girls r really being slept on where are the views the songs are sooo good :( i like one more as a song better but the choreo and aesthetic for yp is really nice !! the all white with pumps and on chairs mmm im here for that