GFRIEND VS Lovelyz, parallels to S.E.S. and Fin.K.L

Girl groups GFRIEND and Lovelyz are in the midst of an unfolding battle where innocence is a weapon. Lovelyz revealed teaser photos starting on February 11th through their official website and SNS pages. This is an indication of their approaching comeback sometime in February or early March, one which is likely aiming straight at men's hearts. Last November Lovelyz made their debut with a refreshingly cute concept that has appealed to fans of feminine charms. Now there is increasing anticipation for their comeback. It does not seem to deviate too far from their original concept. The teaser, which shows of their legs in a cute manner is reminiscent of their debut with Candy Jelly Love. Lovelyz's uniform fashion during their activities has attracted the senses of music fans.

With the news of Lovelyz's upcoming comeback under the moniker of 'innocent idols', there has been growing interest from fans of whether there will be a confrontation with their juniors, GFRIEND. Recently GFRIEND has been the representative innocent idols with the most attention since the onset of the year. Their debut album, Season of Glass, had novel successful and much discourse has been made about it. Their budding popularity has allowed them to hold an autograph session just a month into their debut, which is not common. GFRIEND makes appearances wearing gym clothes instead of uniforms, and their innocent charms has captured the hearts of male fans who are fascinated by their healthy beauty.

The current situation of these two groups follows very closely the original innocent idol competition between S.E.S. and Fin.K.L, who shared the same sort of concept in their debut. S.E.S. made their debut in 1997, and a year later Fin.K.L came out; creating fierce competition and constant comparisons between the two. A theory behind these events says that their competition was a factor the led both of them to become the best girl groups in the country. It is expected for Lovelyz and GFRIEND to follow a similar path of growth judging from what their predecessors went through.

A music industry expert stated, "GFRIEND and Lovelyz have distinguished themselves the most among the girl groups that debuted recently." He went on to say, "In particular, these groups have similar concepts so an unintentional rivalry is bound to happen. In the past, during the 1990s and 2000s, Fin.K.L and S.E.S. caused shock waves in the music industry from their vigorous competition. They grew up together and benefited from the synergy each gave to one another." As rivals in the music scene, we can anticipate GFRIEND and Lovelyz growing into two of country's best girl groups together.

Comments:

1. My Lovelyz unnies are all pretty and sing well, I just love Sujeong .. ♥

2. ...? Honestly Lovelyz is just better

3. Lovelyz Fighting! ♡♡

4. What kind of comparison; GFRIEND are nothing but plagiarism friends; they should have stopped plagiarizing a long time ago;;

5. Right now Lovelyz seems alright. Their agency is also good, but the legs of the Lovelyz girls are pitifully skinny. In particular Kei. :( For the sake of Kei's legs, give her good things to eat so when it's comeback time they turn out fine!

6. Overall Lovelyz's concept is better. Ryu Sujeong, JIN, Kei, Baby Soul; their vocal line is solid, and their visuals Mijoo, Yein, and Jiae are good too.~~Yoon Sang has produced some very good pieces for them...Without question they will be one of the very best in 2015.

7. Lovelyz is turning out better ;;;;;;;;;^^^^^^^^^

8. Lovelyz Fighting~!! GFRIEND refuses to give up so much haha

9. No, hehehehehe. They are completely different, why do you keep on mentioning both of them together *nervous*

10. GFRIEND is one of many smaller groups, shouldn't you be comparing Lovelyz with Red Velvet instead? Apparently these two groups are the only ones with seniors from their company that are already very popular.

11. Speaking of which, why not Lovelyz versus Red Velvet


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