H.O.T. & g.o.d.

 

Even if were not part of that era, most of us K-POP fans have heard of this two legends; without them there's a huge possibility K-POP would not be what it's today (sexy oppas included). Commemorating g.o.d.'s comeback after 8 years here's a overview of what I think are the best representatives of 1st-generation Idols (no offense Shinwha, S.E.S, Fin.K.L and Seo Taiji fans...).

H.O.T:

Createad in: 1996
Label: SM Entertainment
Disbanded: 2001
Their name means: High- five Of Teenagers.
Members: Moon HeeJoon (leader), Kangta, Tony An, Lee JaeWon (maknae), Jang Woohyuk.
Fan club name: White Angels.
Color: White.
Debut song: Warrior Descendants.
Most famous song: Candy.
Last song released: A Song For Lady

If you watched Reply 1997 you would know how much Shiwon loved H.O.T., specially Tony; her dream was to become his wife! The five-member group, created in 1996 by SM Entertainment, began a new era in korean music industry: the idol groups, they even influenced the creation of female idol groups in their country. H.O.T. genres were very varied, from rap to ballads and even rock.
I love the facts that their songs had meaning and purpose: they talk about society, focusing on youth.

 -They were the first group to fill the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
 -After separating, KangTa and HeeJoon stayed with SM, while JaeWon, Tony and Woohyuk   formed   "J.T.L" (reminds me of TVXQ and JYJ).
 -They were called "Nation's Little Brothers".
 -They were the first K-group to debut in China.
 -They composed most of their own songs.
 -They were the first group to include "drama versions" in their MVs.
 - HeeJoon and Woohyuk did all the coregraphies.
 -In 2012, several members said the possibility of coming back together was really small.

Warrior Descendants

Candy

 

We Are The Future.

 

Happiness

 

A Song For Lady.

 

 

g.o.d.:

Createad in: 1999
Label: JYP Entertainment
Disbanded: 2006
Their name means: Groove Over Dose.
Members: Park JoonHyung (leader), Yoon KyeSang, Danny Ahn, Son HoYoung, Kim TaeWoo.
Fan club name: Fan god.
Color: Sky blue.
Debut song: To My Mother.
Most famous song: Lies.
Last song released: 2♡
Came back in 2014 with Ugly Ducking.

G.o.d. is one of the few K-POP groups or artists that have sold more than a million copies with one of their albums, actually they did it with two: "Chapter 3 Lies"  that has 1824278+ copies sold, and "Chapter 4 Road" with 1713056+ albums sold according to Wikipedia. They achieved an all-kill with their new single Ugly Ducking after eight years without any new singles; they did this for their 15th anniversary activities.

 

 - They use their acronym in lowercase to avoid confusions with God.
 - Actor Jang Hyuk appeared in the MV of "To My Mother".
 - They won 5 Daesang.
 - They perfomed at the 2012 Korean Music Festival in L.A (without Park YooHyung).
 - MBLAQ's Mir is a huge fan of them.
 

To My Mother

 

Lies

 

Road

 

Ugly Ducking