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Posted by Susan-Han Saturday, June 13, 2020

K-Pop column 'Idology' lays out a timeline of all K-Pop generations from 1st through 4th

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A K-Pop column by the name of 'Idology' recently published a full timeline of K-Pop's generations, starting with the founder of the 1st-generation H.O.T all the way through the new wave of 4th generation idols. 

In this timeline, 'Idology' categorizes the generations of K-Pop by creating sub-generations - the 1.5 generation, the 2.5 generation, and the 3.5 generation.

You can find 'Idology's full analysis of the generation timeline here.

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  1. BTS
  2. Fin.K.L
  3. Girls' Generation
  4. H.O.T
  5. TVXQ
  6. TWICE
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Hottest2PMKhun
Hottest2PMKhun682 pts Saturday, June 13, 2020 0
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Damn, someone take me back to the "golden era" of kpop of 2009- SNSD, Big Bang, TVXQ, Shinee, 2pm, 2ne1, miss a, fx SUJU- damn, iconic songs were released that year!

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hiroonakamura
hiroonakamura7,525 pts Saturday, June 13, 2020 10
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pretty good divide, although some choices are weird. why are EXO and BAP in 3rd gen yet EXID and AOA in 2.5 (these two debuted later than EXO/BAP)

Also, personally I feel like 4th gen just started - like in 2019 or 2020 even. Groups like Loona, TXT, Gidle are all very late 3rd gen groups

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