Tomboy Trend in New Girl Groups?

Lately, the girl-group trend has been gearing away from the overly saccharine and cutesy image that has inundated the music waves for the past year or so. With new group f(x) unveiling itself, a definite favorite has emerged amongst reporters. With her incredible rapping skills and unconventional boyish image, Amber takes the crown. When f(x) was asked to differentiate themselves from other girl groups, Krystal Jung, SNSD Jessica’s sister, responded by claiming that none of the other girl groups had a member like Amber.

True - until recently, it was difficult to spot a tomboy in the mix. However, the recent new wave of girl groups did in fact manage to bring along a tomboy or two. 2NE1 brought along Minzy and CL, both polar opposites from the girl groups ahead of their time, but nevertheless very popular. Also, the boyish (?) Jiyoon of 4minute, who is preparing for her comeback on the 4th of this month via Music Bank, possesses a strong and charismatic image while dancing and singing.

While the influx of girl groups infiltrating every corridor of the music scene, a number of trends were bound to appear. Fans have begun to take notice of these trends, such as the insertion of tomboys, or the inclusion of a rapper. While the cutesy girl members of girl groups have been a staple, it’s great to see artists striving to reinvent their images and present themselves in unconventional ways. With all this diversity and talent, we've already seen a greater variation of styles and surprises, and have many amazing girl group moments to look forward to in the future as well!


Credit(s): Allkpop

OMG~ the first one is handsome~
I will fall for her is she is really a boy~

Minzy and Jiyyon are almost look a like... But Minzy is greater~
Their lips seems same too xD

Neko she is in a group called f(x) that just debuted yesterday...
i can post their new song and music video in the videos section if you want..

her name is Amber, she's american-chinese and only trained for more than a year in SM. the group is gaining alot of attention because of her.

I'm still for Minzy (boyish look) and CL (rapping).

Im sorry but i think im gonna go with amber this time... i just saw a fancam of her and with her rapping skills she is definitely on that great list.

We all have our own likes, dislikes and opinions. I respect that.

yes, respect is something that we carry with us..

@cielo~ ah, it's ok i watch them and...
OMG~~~~ Amber is so handsome~~!!!! I will totally fall for him!!! I mean her XD
I like how she dress too! So Boyish!!!
Go Amber~~~

@Vanch~ yah, respecting each other Minzy is a cute boyish~

omg when she performs, so hot!! ill try to post at least their music video.... or maybe i will create a page of them in other celebrities section

ah, yes.. That's a good idea...
wow~ you're crazy about her xD
Well i do too~ I can't stop watching her XD

Oh, I had watch their performance and I can't stop giggling and shrieking here!!!
Kyaaaaa~! Amber!!

I saw the video you were telling Sheng. The fancam video of Amber rapping. Yes she's great also. The way she's rapping is much clearer (the english words). I bet CL can do that also. He... He.. He... diehard CL.

haha.. Die hard fans are always awsome, especially when they treat other people with respect. thank you vanch!