This past month, three groups from different K-pop generations—EXO, 2PM, and Shinhwa—made their comebacks in May.

Each group took quite a long hiatus before they made their powerful comebacks this month. EXOtics have been waiting for their boys’ comeback ever since “MAMA” promotions ended, 2PM’s comeback was postponed for a while due to a halt in activities for Nichkhun, and Shinhwa has not made a comeback since March of last year.

Each of the three groups represent three separate generations of Kpop, with EXO as the youngest generation born in the early 1990s, 2PM in the middle as 20-something young adults, and Shinhwa’s members in their early 30s.

First, EXO was the most recent of the three to make a comeback this month. EXO continued to portray a strong, serious image with “Wolf,” like they did with “MAMA.” EXO tried a pre-release method for their comeback, which had the boys perform their title song live before the actual album, “XOXO” was released.

EXO’s youthful image could not be hidden, as the boys busted out powerful dance moves for their first live comeback stage. Coming back as all 12 members together, they were more powerful than ever before.

Compared to EXO’s youthful image, 2PM went for a more mature concept for their comeback. 2PM was able to hype up fans’ anticipation for their comeback with mysterious trailers and teaser “codes.”

Although 2PM’s album “Grown” did not do so well in sales and chart rankings, the boys were able to showcase a different side of them. The two soft songs that they decided to release as title songs, “Come Back When You Hear This Song” and “A.D.T.O.Y (All Day I Think Of You)” showed off a more romantic and sexy side of 2PM.

Shinhwa, like 2PM, went for a more mature, sexy concept when they came back with their album “The Classic.” Their title song, “This Love,” is a brainwashing song that’s got everyone singing, “We live for this love.” Shinhwa even invited Japanese actress Fujii Mina, who is now virtually married to FTIsland’s Lee Hongki, to appear in their music video.

For their other title song, Shinhwa went with a softer pop-ballad, called “That’s Right.” The men’s soothing voices captured the hearts of their fans once again.

All 3 male groups were able to make incredible comebacks this month, as they impressed fans with their different-than-before image. The fact that the 3 groups were from different generations of Kpop shows that the success of Kpop groups even transcends time!