'Wonder Girls - KARA - Girls' Generation' Is A Member Calling Quits The End Of Idol Groups?

On September 30, girl group Girls' Generation officially became an 8-member group excluding Jessica; experiencing similar hardships after KARA.

If the end to 1st generation idol groups were the groups splitting up, 2nd generation idol groups have been experiencing changes of members, some quitting and others joining.

Wonder Girls debuted in February 2007 but they changed their member from HyunA to Yoobin in September of that year. That was the beginning of their career but because they had grown very popular with "Tell Me", the change did not leave a huge impact on their group. But member Sunmi decided to leave the group in 2010, marking a significant dent. Even as Hyerim joined to replace Sunmi, Wonder Girls could not bring back the popularity they once had.

KARA also recently took their new beginning after several member changes. The former member Kim Sunghee left the group and Goo Hara and Kang Jiyoung were added. After that, they rose to popularity with many hit songs; even in Japan. But recently Nicole and Kang Jiyoung left after their contracts ended, leaving KARA in an unstable state. They finally decided to add one more member to become a new 4-member group.

Both groups were not able to reclimb to the highest popularity level they had once hit, but it hasn't been all bad with new beginnings. Sunmi and Yeeun are both doing well as solo artists. KARA is also receiving much love through the new member Heo Youngji.

Now, how will the new 8-member Girls' Generation change? On the day Jessica announced that she is no longer a member of Girls' Generation, the 8 members held '2014 Girls' Generation First Fan Meeting - Mr. Mr.' in China, where they performed their songs without Jessica and fans filled in the empty parts. Many are curious how they will fill in the big void that Jessica will leave if she really does leave the group permanently and how they will regain the trust they once had.

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