2014: A Review

Part 3

2014 has seen the debut of some fantastic artists, we’ve had record breakers, groups with fantastic vocals and even a debut from Jackie Chan’s own group! Some of the most notable are:

Winner:

Winner is a five member group from YG entertainment made up of the members Seungyoon, Mino, Taehyun, Jinwoo, Seunghoon. They were first seen on the television show Who is Next: WIN as team A. They officially debuted on the 15^th August. They released Empty and Colour Ring which are different sounding Kpop songs that caught my attention easily. I had been wary considering how much they were publizied before their debut but I was very surprised by how good they actually are. They are also known to be the fastest male group to win on a music show breaking CN Blue’s record. I really hope to see more of them this year.

Laboum

Laboum debuted in 2014 with Pit-A-Pat, it was a refreshing change from seeing most other girl groups going for a sexy concept where these were going for cute and happy. They released a second song What About You a few months later. I love the concept of What About You, it has a doll like feel to it. They also have really good vocals throughout with voices with different tones which blend well together. The six members of Laboum are: Yujeong, ZN, Yulhee, Solbin, Haein and Soyeon.

Legend

I have to admit that my faveourite debut of 2014 was Legend. I was so in love with their debut song Left Out that I just kept replaying it over and over. After their first release they came back with Lost and I Wanna Know to which I couldn’t stop listening to both. They have got some serious vocal talent that is impressive and I hope that 2015 helps them grow in popularity. Legend is a five member boy group made up of: Listen, Roi, Jaehyuk, Lito and Changsun.

Got7

Another debut of 2014 was Got7, a JYP seven member group who cross hip-hop with adorableness. Their first song Girls, Girls, Girls had me booping away to it. It was catch and had an unforgettable chorus line. Since then they have released two more songs, A and Stop It, both of which I love. Got7 consist of: Bambam, JB, JR, Jackson, Mark, Youngjae and Yugyeom.

JJCC

The biggest shock, rookie wise of 2014 was the announcement that Jackie Chan was going to be debuting his own boy group. I really wasn’t sure how this was going to go down but I was pleasantly surprised by their debut song At First, it was really good and I found myself listening to it a lot. There follow up song One Way showcased not only their vocal talents but their dance talents as well. JJCC is made up of five members called E.Co, Eddy, Prince Mak, Sancheong and SimBa.

Mamamoo

This debut was by far my favourite girl group debut of 2014, they have some serious power house vocals, their harmonies and bang on point and their raps are fast and consistant. These are certainly one group that I am eager to watch in the future. Their first song Mr Ambiguous had cameos in from Wheesung and K.Will. Their second release Piano Man took my breath away, it was catchy and those vocals could not be faulted! Mamamoo is made up of four members, Hwasa, Moonbyul, Wheein and Solar.

With groups like these debuting in 2014 I am more than excited to see how they progress in the Kpop world and what their new releases will hold. It also gives me hope of future groups debuting to such a high standard as their predecessors.

Erika Signing Off!

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