Presently, there is a lot of chatter in the K-pop community over the return of Girls’ Generation as an eight-member band. Very little was known on what their upcoming album’s theme would be, but the group’s members gave hints on their official social media accounts . Eventually, it was revealed the theme would be a summertime beach party when the album’s official name was announced, which so happens to be Party.
With much going in their favor, Girls’ Generation is ready to takeover the K-pop music scene for the summertime. The are so confident, they nostalgically initiated a K-pop war with their biggest rivals, Wonder Girls.
The gauntlet was thrown by Girls’ Generation during a scheduled appearance on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) weekly show Music Bank . The group members, specifically Tiffany, discussed goals for their recent comeback in the K-pop scene which included taking on Wonder Girls, as reported by KpopStarz .
“Grabbing the top spot for the whole summer is our main goal. The strongest rival girl group that we have this summer is Wonder Girls.”
Such a statement sounds nostalgic, given the fact both Girls’ Generation and Wonder Girls were in war with each other in the latter part of the last decade. However, the war isn’t a reminiscing, but an omen of events to come. Back in June, Wonder Girls announced their return to the K-pop scene, as reported by Nate (translated through KpopStarz ).
It should be noted that the war may be aggressive, but it is still friendly. Tiffany makes such a sentiment expressing nostalgia on going one-on-one with Wonder Girls this coming summer season.
“Although we have to compete with them, it will also make us remember the good times we had together.”
When both K-pop groups are having fun while fighting, everyone in the K-pop community benefits. Going back to the previous war, Girls’ Generation and Wonder Girls exponentially innovated K-pop. “Tell Me” and “Nobody” by Wonder Girls and “Gee” and “Oh!” by Girls’ Generation are just some of their recognizable contributions that pushed K-pop internationally.
[Image via Nate]
