Japan Nikkan Sports recently predicted which Korean girl groups would be most anticipated for as part of the '2nd generation of idol rookie groups'. The three top groups they listed were 2NE1, f(x) and miss A. "Being in the same agency as Big Bang's YG Entertainment, 2NE1 is currently leading the younger generation in Korea," stated Nikkan Sports. f(x) recently signed a new contract with Japanese agency, AVEX, alongside their company sunbaes BoA and TVXQ. They're scheduled to fully begin promotions overseas next year. Meanwhile, miss A is becoming more popular in the overall Asian market as a multinational dance group, and have been receiving great interest from fans for their upcoming Japanese promotions. Nikkan Sports also mentioned other Korean girl groups including T-ara, After School, SISTAR and Rainbow. Source: Star News via Nate