ELLE Chooses 8 Rookie K-Pop Groups Most Desired For "Coachella", But Fans Disagree

ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, and The Rose brought some much-needed K-Pop energy to the Coachella stage this year, and undoubtedly made many new K-Pop fans with their performances! It has led to anticipation over which K-Pop artists might be next to perform at the American music festival, and recently, ELLE put out a list of eight rookie groups they think would rock the stage. However, reactions to the list were a bit critical and confused, especially in regard to the artists’ small discographies at this time. You can read some of the comments after the list below.

1. BABYMONSTER

BABYMONSTER debuted on November 27, 2023 with the single “Batter Up”. At this time, they have just five songs in their discography: “Batter Up”, “SHEESH”, “LIKE THAT”, “Stuck in the Middle”, and “Dream”.

2. RIIZE

RIIZE debuted on November 4, 2023 with the song “Get a Guitar”. They have one of the biggest discographies out of the artists on this list, but it still only has about 10 songs at this time.

3. TWS

TWS debuted on January 22, 2024 with the song “Plot Twist”. They’ve only released one mini-album with five songs so far: “Plot Twist”, “Unplugged Boy”, “First Hooky”, “BFF”, and “Oh Mymy : 7s”.

4. 82MAJOR

82MAJOR debuted on October 11, 2023 with the song “First Class”. They’re arguably the least-known group on this list, and have just six songs in their discography so far: “Sure Thing”, “First Class”, “Choke”, “Birthday”, “Illegal”, and “82”.

5. ZEROBASEONE

ZEROBASEONE is one of the older groups on this list, debuting on July 10, 2023 with the song “In Bloom”. They also have one of the larger discographies, with over 15 songs released so far.

6. BOYNEXTDOOR

BOYNEXTDOOR debuted on May 30, 2023 with the song “But I Like You”, also making them one of the older rookies on this list. At this time, they have around 13 songs in their discography.

7. KISS OF LIFE

KISS OF LIFE is one of the more agreed-upon artists on this list to appear at Coachella. They debuted on July 5, 2023 with the song “Shhh”, and at this time, they have around 14 songs in their discography (including solo tracks).

8. Loossemble

Loossemble, consisting of five former members of LOONA, debuted on September 15, 2023 with the song “Sensitive”. They have about a dozen songs in their discography so far.

Here are some of the somewhat scathing and confused comments about some of the choices made for this list.