6 K-Pop Groups that Achieved Success Beyond Expectations: From BTS to Girls Generation!

BTS - Perhaps it's hard to believe due to their extraordinary success now in the hands of BTS. However, at the beginning of their career, they had to struggle a lot. Their debut song, No More Dream, was not known by many people. Their early songs also received similar responses.Coming from a small agency, BTS was once threatened to disband. However, with the single I Need U, they managed to open the first door to their success.

Gfriend - Although they attracted attention during their debut, Gfriend had to face various obstacles. In fact, the CEO of their agency had to sell his house to finance the company.However, their performance of Me Gustas Tu on a slippery stage caught attention. Because of that condition, some members fell. The video of their performance went viral and became a hot topic of discussion. The following year, they achieved their first victory on a music show with the song Rough.

ATEEZ - Although not yet a big K-Pop group, ATEEZ has been very successful in their two-year career journey. Debuting under the small agency KQ Entertainment, ATEEZ did not attract attention. In fact, the sales of their first album were very low.However, their popularity gradually soared, especially among international fans. ATEEZ then achieved their first victory in a music program with the song Wave.

(G)I-DLE - (G)I-DLE's debut did not receive much budget from their agency, Cube Entertainment. This was a risk taken by the agency because the sales of their debut album were not good in the first week.However, when they promoted LATATA on music shows, they immediately caught attention. From there, the girl group became one of the newest and highly praised K-Pop groups, especially after their appearance on Queendom.

SEVENTEEN - Pledis Entertainment did give a small budget for SEVENTEEN's debut. In fact, their agency was almost bankrupt when they debuted. On the bright side, the members were very involved in the production of their album, giving it a unique touch.They immediately became a topic of conversation when they released catchy songs like Very Nice and Don't Wanna Cry. Now they are known as a highly successful and cohesive group.

Girls Generation - Believe it or not, the second generation Nation's Girl Group in K-Pop, Girls Generation, didn't immediately achieve success. In fact, they had many haters at the beginning of their career.At the Dream Concert 2008 event, Girls Generation received a very harsh treatment called the 'black ocean', where the audience turned off their light sticks except for their own fans. Despite this, they didn't give up and through the song Gee, Girls Generation immediately went viral and achieved incredible success.