What better way is there for a idol group really change things up than matching up members and forming a unit? It’s become a standard for any idol group worth their salt feature a few of their members in a separate group to either show another side to their style, or showcase something entirely new. Versatility is the name of the game!
If executed properly, unit groups can take on a life of their own
with specialized songs, choreography, and concepts. Here are five idol
unit groups that are so jaw-droppingly good, we almost forget that
they’re just a piece of a whole. (Almost.)
After School -> Orange Caramel
Lizzy, Nana, and Raina make up the ultra sweet side of the super sexy
After School. Their concept is called “Candy Culture” because of its
colorful style and signature cuteness. With songs like “A-ing♡” and
“Shanghai Romance” the trio pull off concepts that After School could
never do as a group. Huge bow-ties and lollipops REALLY don’t really mix
with pole dancing. The thought just gave us goosebumps.
Big Bang -> GD&TOP
Honestly, if you’re familiar with any of G-dragon and T.O.P’s
collaboration songs, this needs no explanation. The two rappers of Big
Bang have been dropping hits together since the group’s debut, starting
with the classic “We Belong Together” featuring 2NE1′s Park Bom. The
duo’s music has a greater hip-hop influence than Big Bang’s more
electronic sound, but does also experiment with R&B and acoustic
sounds as well.
Infinite -> Infinite H
Along the same lines as GD&TOP, Infinite rappers Dongwoo and Hoya
make our list for putting out one of our favorite albums of the year so
far. Produced completely by hip-hop genius Primary, and featuring many
of Amoeba Culture’s top acts, the Fly High album was met with
huge success. But that doesn’t mean that the duo can’t make their own
music: they recently wrote the lyrics to their label-mate Tasty’s new
title track. “MaMaMa.”
SISTAR -> SISTAR19
When a unit group claims two of the most iconic tracks on their
group’s discography, you know that unit has that special something.
Leaving SISTAR’s electro-dance-pop behind for a moment, Hyorin and
Bora’s two R&B releases “Ma Boy” and “Gone Not Around Any Longer”
were huge hits, netting multiple wins on music shows during their
promotion cycles. “Ma Boy” had so much success that Starship
Entertainment decided to release a version with the other two members of
SISTAR as well.
Girls’ Generation -> TaeTiSeo
What happens when you take three vocalists from the nation’s biggest
girl group and put them together? Well, success for one, but more
specifically, TaeTiSeo. As the name suggests, members Taeyeon, Tiffany,
and Seohyun made up Girls’ Generation’s first unit group, releasing a
seven track mini-album Twinkle, that ranged in genre from
electro-funk to pop-soul to R&B to ballads. Trying out this, that,
and everything, the album was received well on the charts and quickly
became the highest charting K-pop album on the US iTunes Album Chart at
number four.
Source: mtvk
