As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to slow down, the entertainment industry has returned to life, including the South Korean music scene.
A total of approximately 12 new groups are expected to debut this year and next year under the top 4 representatives of Kpop entertainment agencies. Curious? Here, celebrities.id presents a row of boy & girl groups that will debut in 2022 and 2023 from the Top 4 Kpop Agencies!
HYBE
The following teams are expected to debut in 2023 under the agency and label founded by Bang Si-Hyuk, namely:
1. Girl group ADOR fronted by Min Hee Jin, plans to debut in the 3rd quarter of 2022.
2. &Team (K, Nicholas, EJ, Taki + more members will be selected through Fuji TV survival program in July 2022)
3. HYBE's first American girl group to partner with Geffen Records
4. Big Hit Music's new boy group which is TXT's sibling group
5. Pledis Entertainment's new boy group
SM Entertainment
Not to be outdone by HYBE, SM plans to launch 3 new music groups that are expected to debut in 2023, which are as follows:
1. NCT Tokyo
2. NCT Hollywood in collaboration with MGM Records (American audition program 'K-Pop Goes Hollywood' is expected to air in the second half of 2022)
3. New SM boy group outside NCT format
JYP Entertainment
On three terms with SM, JYP Entertainment also launched 3 new boy & girl groups that are expected to debut in 2023, namely:
1. Winner of SBS 'LOUD' (a 5-member boy group expected to debut in the 3rd quarter of 2022)
2. JYP Japanese boy group teamed up with Sony Music (NiziU's sister group)
3. JYP's first American girl group to partner with Republic Records
YG Entertainment
Lastly, there is YG Entertainment, which 'only' will launch a new group. But this seems to be one of the most awaited because it is the younger sister of Girl Group BLACKPINK, where the members are all teenagers!
That's a row of boy and girl groups that are planning to debut this year and next year (2022-2023). From the list, which team are you most looking forward to? /celebrities.id
