In K-pop, creating hit songs involves many moving parts. It's all about the right mix of talent, timing, and unexpected changes.

Behind the scenes, lots of things influence the fate of these songs before we ever hear them. Interestingly, some songs that became big hits for one girl group were almost give to another artist.

Here's a list of popular girl group songs that were almost sung by different artists!

TWICE → I.O.I's "Very Very Very" 

Brave Girls → SISTAR "Alone"

CLC → IZ*ONE "La Vie En Rose"

TWICE → Girl's Day "Female President"

A Pink → STAYC "STEREOTYPE"

Sunmi → IVE "Love Dive"

HyunA, Jessi → EXID "UP&DOWN"

Girls' Generation → f(x) "Hot Summer"

Seo In Young  → SECRET "Magic"

ZE:A → BEAST "Shock" (Not a girl group song but wanted to add it here)

Hyolyn → Girl's Day "Something"

2NE1 → BLACKPINK "As If It's Your Last"

Ava Max → IVE "I AM"