A large number of idol groups representing the 5th generation will appear at the "2024 K WORLD DREAM AWARDS," which prays for the attraction of 10 million K-POP tourists to Korea.
The organizing committee for the "2024 K WORLD DREAM AWARDS" announced the first lineup on the 12th, which includes QWER, YOUNG POSSE, NCT WISH, ILLIT, UNIS, and BADVILLAIN.

QWER is a four-member girl band formed last year through the "Favorite Children" project planned by YouTuber Kim Gye-ran. Their title track "Tension Up" from their first mini-album "MANITO," released in April, has maintained a top spot on major music sites despite the rush of comebacks from big-name artists, garnering great popularity. Based on this popularity, they have swept university festivals, which can be called a barometer of popularity for the 2nd generation, and have grown into a "major girl band." YOUNG POSSE is a girl group released last year by DSP Media, a prestigious agency for girl groups that produced Fin.K.L, KARA, and Rainbow. Debuting with the ambition of becoming the "gods of K-POP," they are gradually expanding their influence in domestic and international markets. Their song "XXL," released in March, received great love for its music video infused with B-grade sentiment, the members' clear vocals, and hip melodies. Above all, they are receiving a flood of love calls from the United States, known as the home of hip-hop.

NCT WISH, the new and final unit of NCT, has been growing at a rapid pace both domestically and internationally since their debut in February of this year. By positioning Korea and Japan as their simultaneous primary markets and engaging in aggressive activities, they have expanded their fandom. They made history by reaching #1 on a domestic music show just 8 days after their February debut, drawing industry attention. Their second album "Songbird," released on the 1st of this month, sold 530,000 copies in its first week in the Korean version alone, showing a nearly two-fold increase compared to their previous work.
 

ILLIT, formed through the JTBC show "R U Next?" aired last year, is known as the "super rookie" of the HYBE family and has achieved remarkable results. They officially debuted in March with the album "SUPER REAL ME," and their title track "Magnetic" garnered syndrome-like popularity. With album sales exceeding 380,000 copies, they set the record for the highest first-week sales for a debut album by a girl group in history and also stood out on major domestic charts. They have also been active on the US Billboard charts, becoming the first group to have both their debut song and album enter both the "Hot 100" and "Billboard 200" main charts.
UNIS, from the SBS show "Universe Ticket," debuted in March with "WE UNIS" and actively promoted their title track "SUPERWOMAN." As the first Korean audition program to produce a Filipino winner, Elisia, their popularity in Asia, particularly in the Philippines, has been explosive. Building on this momentum, UNIS has successfully completed promotions in Japan and a tour in the Philippines shortly after their debut, growing their global fandom.
BADVILLAIN, the new girl group released by Big Planet Made Entertainment three years after its establishment, debuted last month with their first single album "OVERSTEP" and is showing rapid growth. Their title track music video surpassed 40 million views just one week after its release, becoming a hot topic. They are currently active with the goal of showing the essence of K-performance, and their recently released special single "HURRICANE" is also receiving great love for its unrivaled performance.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.