Today, we take a look at who the most popular girl groups in the South Korean music industry are over time, based on the number of wins they have from South Korean weekly music shows.
You can check out our list of the most popular boy groups here.
#10 - SISTAR (42 wins)
Currently a disbanded girl group, SISTAR was a four member girl group formed by Starship Entertainment consisting of Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou, and Dasom.
Debuting on 4 June, 2010, it took SISTAR 196 days to get their first win.
With a total of 42 music show wins, SISTAR is the tenth most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "Give it to me" - 11 wins
- "Touch my body" - 8 wins
- "Alone" - 6 wins
- "Shake It" - 5 wins
- "I swear" - 5 wins
- "I like that" - 3 wins
- "Loving U" - 2 wins
- "So Cool" - 1 win
- "How dare you" - 1 win
#09 - ITZY (42 wins)
Debuting on 12 February, 2019, it took ITZY just 9 days to get their first win.
With a total of 42 music show wins, ITZY is the ninth most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "ICY" - 10 wins
- "Dalla Dalla" - 9 wins
- "WANNABE" - 8 wins
- "Mafia in the Morning" - 5 wins
- "Not Shy" - 5 wins
- "Loco" - 3 wins
#08 - MAMAMOO (43 wins)
Currently an active girl group, MAMAMOO is a four member girl group formed by Rainbow Bridge World Entertainment consisting of Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, and Hwasa.
Debuting on 19 June, 2014, it took MAMAMOO 626 days to get their first win.
With a total of 43 music show wins, MAMAMOO is the eighth most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "Starry Night" - 9 wins
- "You're the Best" - 8 wins
- "Hip" - 7 wins
- "Gogobebe" - 7 wins
- "Yes I am" - 7 wins
- "Egotistic" - 2 wins
- "Decalcomanie" - 2 wins
- "AYA" - 1 win
#07 - BLACKPINK (43 wins)
Debuting on 8 August, 2016, it took BLACKPINK 13 days to get their first win.
With a total of 43 music show wins, BLACKPINK is the seventh most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "How You Like That" - 13 wins
- "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" - 11 wins
- "Lovesick Girls" - 6 wins
- "Ice Cream" - 3 wins
- "As if it's your last" - 3 wins
- "Whistle" - 3 wins
- "Kill This Love" - 2 wins
- "Playing with Fire" - 2 wins
#06 - 2NE1 (44 wins)
Debuting on 6 May, 2009, it took 2NE1 39 days to get their first win.
With a total of 44 music show wins, 2NE1 is the sixth most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "I Don't Care" - 13 wins
- "Can't Nobody" - 7 wins
- "Missing you" - 5 wins
- "Come Back Home" - 3 wins
- "Falling in Love" - 3 wins
- "Ugly" - 3 wins
- "Go away" - 3 wins
- "I am the best" - 2 wins
- "Fire" - 2 wins
- "Do you love me" - 1 win
- "Lonely" - 1 win
- "Clap your hands" - 1 win
#05 - Apink (52 wins)
Currently an active girl group, Apink is a seven member girl group formed by Starship Entertainment consisting of Park Chorong, Yoon Bomi, Jung Eunji, Son Naeun, Kim Namjoo, Oh Hayoung, and former member Hong Yookyung.
Debuting on 19 April, 2010, it took Apink 261 days to get their first win.
With a total of 52 music show wins, Apink is the fifth most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "Luv" - 17 wins
- "Dumhdurum" - 8 wins
- "Mr Chu" - 7 wins
- "Five" - 6 wins
- "I'm so sick" - 5 wins
- "% (Eung Eung)" - 3 wins
- "Remember" - 3 wins
- "NoNoNo" - 2 wins
- "My My" - 1 win
#04 - GFRIEND (71 wins)
Currently a disbanded girl group, GFRIEND was a six member girl group formed by Source Music consisting of Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji.
Debuting on 16 January, 2015, it took GFRIEND 382 days to get their first win.
With a total of 71 music show wins, GFRIEND is the fourth most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "Rough" - 15 wins
- "Navillera" - 14 wins
- "Time for the Moon Night" - 10 wins
- "Crossroads" - 7 wins
- "Fever" - 6 wins
- "Sunrise" - 6 wins
- "Love Whisper" - 4 wins
- "Apple" - 3 wins
- "Mago" - 2 wins
- "Summer Rain" - 2 wins
- "Fingertip" - 2 wins
#03 - Red Velvet (79 wins)
Currently an active girl group, Red Velvet is a five member girl group formed by SM Entertainment consisting of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri.
Debuting on 1 August, 2014, it took Red Velvet 238 days to get their first win.
With a total of 79 music show wins, Red Velvet is the third most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "Power Up" - 10 wins
- "Rookie" - 9 wins
- "Psycho" - 8 wins
- "Queendom" - 7 wins
- "Umpah Umpah" - 6 wins
- "Russian Roulette" - 6 wins
- "Ice Cream Cake" - 6 wins
- "Zimzalbim" - 5 wins
- "Bad Boy" - 5 wins
- "Red Flavour" - 5 wins
- "One of these nights" - 5 wins
- "Dumb Dumb" - 5 wins
- "Peek-A-Boo" - 2 wins
#02 - Girls' Generation (98 wins)
Currently on hiatus, Girls' Generation is a nine member girl group formed by SM Entertainment consisting of Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, Seohyun, and former member Jessica.
Debuting on 5 August, 2007, it took Girls' Generation 67 days to get their first win.
With a total of 98 music show wins, Girls' Generation is the second most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "Lion Heart" - 14 wins
- "Gee" - 13 wins
- "The Boys" - 12 wins
- "Oh!" - 10 wins
- "Mr Mr" - 9 wins
- "Hoot" - 8 wins
- "Party" - 7 wins
- "I Got a Boy" - 6 wins
- "Kissing you" - 5 wins
- "Run Devil Run" - 4 wins
- "Girl's Generation" - 4 wins
- "Tell me your wish" - 3 wins
- "Baby Baby" - 1 win
- "Into the new world" - 1 win
#01 - TWICE (117 wins)
Currently an active girl group, TWICE is a nine member girl group formed by JYP Entertainment consisting of Nayeon, Joengyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu.
Debuting on 20 October, 2015, it took TWICE 198 days to get their first win.
With a total of 117 music show wins, TWICE is the most successful K-pop girl group in the list. Here is a list of their music show winning songs, from most to least wins:
- "TT" - 13 wins
- "What is Love?" - 12 wins
- "Signal" - 12 wins
- "Cheer Up" - 11 wins
- "Dance The Night Away" - 10 wins
- "More & More" - 9 wins
- "Heart Shaker" - 9 wins
- "Knock Knock" - 9 wins
- "I Can't Stop Me" - 7 wins
- "Feel Special" - 7 wins
- "Likey" - 7 wins
- "Alcohol-Free" - 4 wins
- "Yes or Yes" - 4 wins
- "Fancy" - 3 wins
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