Young K-pop Enthusiasts Wonder How Popular Girls’ Generation Was In Their Prime.

K-pop lovers in a famous online group are discussing something new.

One netizen brought up a 2018 online forum post inquiring how popular the Girls’ Generation was in their prime on January 26.

The post asks “Girls’ Generation popularity? Right? Their popularity was wild when they promoted ‘Gee’ and ‘Genie’? Are they like TWICE now?”

Korean netizens said, “Men have long dominated our idol market. Girls’ Generation dethroned male idols with ‘Gee’ and ‘Genie,’ becoming the top female idol group. No group could beat Girls’ Generation then. TWICE and Red Velvet are top female idols, but EXO and BTS are better. Girls’ Generation outperformed all male idols in their peak,” “Twice’s popularity was far lower. Naver server exploded once teasers were released,” and “The period when people don’t know Girls’ Generation has come…they were amazing, they probably made all types of ads.”

“This post was made 6 years ago, so I think more people are unaware of Girls’ Generation’s popularity now,” the netizen explained. Very impressive.”

“The whole nation knew all the members’ names,” said some netizens. “My mom always says idols are all the same but she knew the names of each Girls’ Generation member,” “I think they are legendary in that all the members were well known by the public,” “If you ask which girl group is the top in Korea, all the citizens would say Girls’ Generation,” “They are really the national girl group,” “Even my parents know all the members’ names,” and “I think they are the only group that knows everyone in the nation.”