Rivals or Friends? Wondergirls and Girls Generation

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Girls Generation’s YuRi complimented Wondergirls’ professional stage manners and realistic expressions. Wondergirl’s Sunmi described Girls Generation’s choreography as “lively and cool” while she described Wondergirls’ as “old-fashioned” on KBS’s Star Golden Bell. They also expressed their disappointment in not having the opportunity to get close this year.

It’s natural to compliment the other guests on Korean variety shows, so take whatever they said with a grain of salt. But do you think it’s possible for Wondergirls and Girls Generation to be friends or will they remain as cut throat rivals?

Rivals or Friends? Wondergirls and Girls Generation

1) Rivals - they probably backstab their own members

2) Friends - they might become BFFs

3) Depends on the member

4) Doesn’t matter because these groups are one hit wonders

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64 Responses to “Rivals or Friends? Wondergirls and Girls Generation”


  1. 1 toocutedoggy December 22, 2007 at 1:30 pm

    hmmm~ i think their relationship is good ^__^ if u watch some of their clips…

    still it maight depends on the member…lol

  2. 2 ShinhwaAndWG December 22, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    I like WonderGirls more.

  3. 3 ... December 22, 2007 at 1:33 pm

    i thought it’s sun mi?
    you spell it wrong lol.
    i like wonder girls more.

  4. 4 Katulong December 22, 2007 at 1:40 pm

    SooYoung and TaeYun are the only hot ones in those pics….

    Ripped this from allkpop.com.

  5. 5 popseoul December 22, 2007 at 1:41 pm

    thanks …. - corrected

  6. 6 ShinhwaAndWG December 22, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    hey popseoul is there a new golden episode with the other wg’s?
    bcuz ive seen one with only yoobin, ye eun and sun ye,

  7. 7 Jackie December 22, 2007 at 1:44 pm

    maybe the word frienemy would be appropriate xD

  8. 8 Whatever December 22, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    HAHAHA, every time you post that picture of SNSD, I am going to laugh at the gigantic tissue wad standing 3 down from the front. Hooray for being completely shallow and pointless.

  9. 9 hellaakon December 22, 2007 at 2:31 pm

    Friendly acquaintances.

  10. 10 hellaakon December 22, 2007 at 2:32 pm

    Oh!! Like S.E.S and FinKL pretty much. Not best friends but are on good terms.

  11. 11 daneil December 22, 2007 at 2:47 pm

    they have catfights 24/7 HAHAHA

    i really don’t care much for them

  12. 12 wow December 22, 2007 at 2:49 pm

    taeyeon looks hot.

    anyways, its no surprise that they’re friends
    some have known each other since trainee days, i mean they’re around the same age so..yea

  13. 13 joyce December 22, 2007 at 3:03 pm

    Katulong .. great promotions

  14. 14 Blah December 22, 2007 at 3:10 pm

    i dont’ know but for some reason i don’t like snsd/girls generation they just don’t seem that good

  15. 15 blinkable December 22, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    well being in the ent business there are bound to be rivalries but they can also be good friends to each other…healthy competition ><

  16. 16 ddong December 22, 2007 at 3:45 pm

    There were pictures of members being together and hugging etc. from the Golden Disk Awards, but seeing as you didn’t even make a post about the awards, you didn’t see them. And who cares if they’re really friends are not because they both want the same thing in the end anyway. If anything, the fans are more at each other’s throats. A tad bit pathetic.

  17. 17 tenretni December 22, 2007 at 4:33 pm

    kinda disappointed by this post popseoul…its all speculations and what ifs… but i gotta agree, it woud b great entertainment if there was a feud…but it could also get *meow! cat fight* messy amongst girls…

  18. 18 :) December 22, 2007 at 4:59 pm

    Wonder Girls and Girls Generation are not immature you know. They wouldnt get into a feud. Thats just stupid. They arent stupid to bash each group. Besides, Some members even used to be friends in high School.

    C’mon POPSEOUL, write somthing that isn’t pointless.

  19. 19 leelee December 22, 2007 at 5:16 pm

    Some of you guys are too harsh.

    In any case, they don’t seem like they’d hate each other. :/ I personally like WG more; they’re more talented with half the group size. Sorry SM, but anything over 5/6 people is one too many >.>;;

  20. 20 HL December 22, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    i think they could be good friends. they’ve seen each other many times…star king…award shows etc. and i’ve seen some good interactions. they’ll be each other’s celeb friends like the older people. recently, i heard the radio show when sun mi said she likes sunny and then sunny returned the compliment. it was cute but of course, they wouldn’t be stupid enough to say bad things and start a feud. i love both groups.

  21. 21 junsufan December 22, 2007 at 6:07 pm

    taeyeon and sunye are good friends because they’re from the same school. sun mi likes sunny. :) i think they do get along well (i dunno about sohee, even though i like her, she always seems..arrogant?) i like both, but soshi is my obsession.. XD

  22. 22 CC December 22, 2007 at 7:16 pm

    sunye, yuri and tae yeon are good friends
    sohee and sunmi may not close with SNSD because of the age difference and they are too shy -_-
    sohee is not arrogant but she is too quiet and passive
    her personality is like that, many fans know that
    don’t expect she is very active
    people need to spend more time to get close with her
    for those who don’t know much about her may think she is arrogant

  23. 23 socrahtease December 22, 2007 at 8:37 pm

    I don’t think they are on great terms, but just okay. Like PopSeoul! said, it’s natural for celebs to compliment other celebs on shows, otherwise they would seem rude and whatnot.

  24. 24 BKJSuh December 22, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    Let’s just put it this way.

    It’s like H.O.T and Scheskies

  25. 25 KyungMin December 22, 2007 at 10:52 pm

    I think they are good friends. Anyway, if there was any animosity towards anyone, I would think it would be within their own respective groups. SNSD once mentioned that even though exernal forces do give them competition, the greatest competition comes from within the groups.

    Anyways, with that being said, I hope that everyone in SNSD are good friends (Yes, I am a Soshi fan, who cares.) and I hope its not just an act they display on TV.

  26. 26 Korean Ajusshi December 22, 2007 at 11:12 pm

    “SNSD once mentioned that even though exernal forces do give them competition, the greatest competition comes from within the groups.”

    Uh.. no kidding.. with nine girls trying to do pretty much the same thing, I would think so. But, between WG and SNSD, it also depends on a circumstance. The media might catch them at a wrong moment, then it could be blown way out of proportion and they are labeled as archenemies. Or, catch them at a right moment, then they are like the best of best friends. People just love to gossip and exaggerate about celebrities, so it will always be like that - for better or worse.

  27. 27 apple3_pi3 December 22, 2007 at 11:44 pm

    Wondergirl’s Sunmi described Girls Generation’s choreography as “lively and cool” while she described Wondergirls’ as “old-fashioned” on KBS’s Star Golden Bell.

    lol i dunt get tht,…
    does tht mean WG ppl backstab each other or something

  28. 28 heyleadinglady December 23, 2007 at 12:51 am

    I cannot for the life of me love Wondergirls. Think they’re just okay, definitely, but their voices are not top notch (ok to be truthful, some can even barely hold a note) and they’re not even gorgeous. I think the leader’s quite pretty though, but that’s about it. They.. are in a very good company, that’s all i’ve got to say.

    And no I am not a GG die hard fan, but I think they’re better because they can sing pretty damn well if you listen properly (and manage to get over that MORE THAN 5/6 bull)

    And this entry.. needs rethinking

  29. 29 Illia December 23, 2007 at 1:39 am

    SoHee is not arrogant, she’s shy and quiet that’s all. However, if you watch MTV Wonder Girls, you’ll see how lively and funny she is but since the accident, she had changed a lot.

    Btw, SunMi & SoHee used to be SM Trainees before they switched to JYPE.

  30. 30 May December 23, 2007 at 2:26 am

    “And no I am not a GG die hard fan, but I think they’re better because they can sing pretty damn well if you listen properly”

    well, I can’t tell if they keep lipsinging.

  31. 31 May December 23, 2007 at 2:34 am

    “lol i dunt get tht,…
    does tht mean WG ppl backstab each other or something”

    SunMi meant their genre is different. While GG is doing bubble-gum pop dance, they’re doing 80s old school style.

    get it?

  32. 32 Cutie December 23, 2007 at 4:35 am

    I guess it depends. They could be ‘friends’ personally, but business-wise, enemies?

    Anyways, I prefer WG over SNSD.. maybe because theres too many members… or all of them look the same it sort of scares me -_-”

  33. 33 KyungMin December 23, 2007 at 5:00 am

    May:

    They only lipsynched their current single once. Go search Youtube. You’ll find plenty of LIVE performances.

  34. 34 Illia December 23, 2007 at 5:30 am

    Not once but twice so far.

  35. 35 DBSK’s GirlFan December 23, 2007 at 6:42 am

    I bet they will kick each other’s asses if they have the chance.

  36. 36 Min A December 23, 2007 at 9:54 am

    they are totally rivals…though they seem like best friends outside, but inside, they are probably imagining wach other’s deaths. also, it’s not even just the girl group battle, but the company battle. JYP vs SM /Both are number 1 entertainment companies, but i think JYP will be catching up soon with their new big boyband next year.

  37. 37 Min A December 23, 2007 at 9:56 am

    they are totally rivals…though they seem like best friends outside, but inside, they are probably imagining wach other’s deaths. also, it’s not even just the girl group battle, but the company battle. JYP vs SM /Both are number 1 entertainment companies, but i think JYP will be catching up soon with their new big boyband next year.

  38. 38 polynasian December 23, 2007 at 11:20 am

    Either way all their music is O.K.

  39. 39 KyungMin December 23, 2007 at 11:33 am

    Illia:

    Oh, thanks for the correction. (:

    MinA :

    About the new boyband,
    I still think they have a long way to go. What bothers me though is that everyone is welcoming this new boyband while when Super Junior and SNSD debuted, they took so much heat for being such a large group. And an all honesty, I’ve seen some previews of the new boyband, and if they want to become number one, they’re going to have to step up their game. Their singing was okay and their dancing wasn’t as in sync as others. Plus, they better have a huge fan base or else they’re going to have some harsh words coming their way from Elf. And in all honesty, as long as there are SM boy bands, I don’t think a JYP boyband is going to be number one.

  40. 40 junsufan December 23, 2007 at 1:05 pm

    kyung min : i agree with u about the boyband thing. i saw the boys, they’re cute..but..u know what ELF would do..-_-ll

    and SM is like famous for their pop idol artists..

  41. 41 Star December 23, 2007 at 1:33 pm

    I think both girl groups are very good. But since they are both good groups there has to be competition. I could c them disliking eachother though.
    1) SM IS A MEGA BOYBAND LABEL…
    2) (like what KyungMin said) E.L.F’s reaction and actons.
    3) Super Junior and DBSK will still have the pretty boy pop idol spotlight if there are still people like me(fans..not crazy ones even tho there are some..ALOT.).
    GOSH I kinda feel sorry for that upcoming boyband but i wont underestimate them. They’ll catch my eyes(most likely) just like FT Island!:D!!

  42. 42 igoRAWR December 23, 2007 at 3:19 pm

    ahha

    i wanna see the boyband.
    and the elves..will make laugh…and disgusted

    anyway..i hope they become friends.
    itll be good/ great XD

  43. 43 elle December 23, 2007 at 5:18 pm

    *scratches head*
    They must be the girl versions of Super Junior…

  44. 44 uhuh December 24, 2007 at 11:14 am

    I lubb WG so fo me they r rivals~ ^-^
    actually i want them to be rivals lol *evil me*

  45. 45 Ann*e December 24, 2007 at 2:08 pm

    @Elle,
    yeah they’re supposed to be the girl version of super junior. i don’t really like that idea. >:-[
    i love WG!
    i don’t really like SNSD anymore… DX

  46. 46 gooberpie December 24, 2007 at 2:46 pm

    I imagine theres some jealousy from WG to SNSD, considering SNSD came out after them and is selling and doing more, I’d be pissed too. lol it’s funny how their fans argue with each other and all these polls on WG vs. SNSD…both are equally untalented. sorry but true, none of them are mariah careys in the singing department, and none of them are usher or ciara and hell even chris brown with dancing. just corny pop groups that are going to get old in a few years. none of these girls will ever become WORLD famous. they will stay in Asia and enjoy their little bit of fame there for the time being.

    as far as rivals go, these girls probably sit and laugh together at how stupid their own fans are. the only one I could see not hanging around their own group or with SNSD is yoobin because she’s a grown woman and all, the rest are just teenage girls.

  47. 47 WonderGirls wil Catfight Amongst Themselves December 24, 2007 at 5:49 pm

    There is already a lot of SoHee jealously in the Wondgergirls camp. SoHee has emerged as the most popular of the group and has been getting a lot of attention in the media, the others are jealouse of her.

    Sohee knows this, so usally in the group interviews she stays in the back an allows the other girls to grab the spotlight and answer the questions.

    Ye Eun is jealous because her pear shape body does not allow her to wear cute miniskirts. In addition, she looks like an ajuma already and she is only 19.

    I predict there will be rivalry within the WG way before any WG vs Girls Generation.

  48. 48 ... December 24, 2007 at 6:00 pm

    @Ann*e
    i also don’t like the idea.
    seriously they can’t match up with suju.

  49. 49 hearmeroar December 24, 2007 at 6:54 pm

    It really must depend on the girl. I know there are some intergroup friendships between some of the girls, but some other ones, I haven’t heard anything. But I think most people are pretty good at heart, so even if they feel a little bit like rivals or a little bit of jealousy, they’re just being human. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll hate each other.

  50. 50 Tiffany December 25, 2007 at 10:32 pm

    I am pretty sure that deep down, both groups see each other as rivals. After all, they are all around the same age and their fame just started to rise even more. With some many young girls entering the entertainment business together, I am pretty sure they will fight for popularity. Heck, I remember how people in my school pretended to be good friends and will compliment each other, only to back stab and gossip about each other. If they are naive enough to believe they are all friends, they will not try enough to hog camera time. It is quite obvious that when there’s a lot of people debuting around the same time (or making it big), they will grab all the attention they can get so they will not be left out.

    Most celebrities are fake on camera (well, to a certain extent). They obviously have to pretend to be someone else in order to have an appealing image to the public. From what I have seen, it is too early to determine how a celebrity is like from their earlier stages of fame. It’s not until later on when they start revealing their true selves on television based on the things they do. After all, nobody can be that “pure” and “innocent” in the entertainment business. If they are, they wouldn’t be recognized since their wouldn’t be anything to gossip about for the general public. I am obviously writing my opinions without any intentions of bashing celebrities because it is pretty naive for anyone to believe whatever the media feeds them.

  51. 51 lilkrnxangel December 26, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    i remember i saw WG on a show once and sohee backed out and she didn’t say ANYTHING. i was like wow, is she even in the right mood?

    i’m not their fan or anything though

  52. 52 puppie January 9, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    Taeyeon and Sunye (i think its them) went to the same school or something. LOL. the two leaders.

    they seem to get along, even on fancams, on stage ive seen politeness towards each other.

    and whoever says that the girls from snsd look the same need glasses, or a new pair. they do not look the same. and besides 4 (or is it 3 now?) girls from WG have the same hairstyle (or fringe?) i would’ve thought that would have more of a reason to get confused. Either way, Both groups have members that look different from each other =.=;

    of course theyre rivals, theyre competing in the same industry =.=; point is they treat each other with respect.

  53. 53 irees January 22, 2008 at 6:42 am

    i don’t understand snsd’s group size. it’s like how suju was so big, and they split them up to mini groups because it was such a huge group. i personally like wg’s music better, and well, although superficial, i think they look much better than snsd. snsd doesn’t have cute girls, y’know? in the industry they’re in, looks makes up 75% of what you need to get more fans.

  54. 54 Annoy January 28, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    SM Entertainment are totally considered a loser if compared due to the Wonder Girls V.S to Girls Generation… JYP are
    more strong n more strategic in choosin n trained a successful artist… SM was a company rather care ’bout the
    look and the faces of their own artist don’t u thk…

  55. 55 sandy, USA February 23, 2008 at 2:27 am

    ahahah to me they are just like dbsk and suju, both are good friends, sorry wg anf snsd fans but i really concider them the girl versions of dbsk and suju.

  56. 56 JuJu. March 12, 2008 at 9:38 am

    i personally like WG better… a lot better… but i dont hate SNSD… they’re just nothing special.

    im a huge YOOBIN fan.

  57. 57 Mai March 14, 2008 at 3:29 am

    i don’t really care…i like wondergirls, but i’m not a FAN FAN. and i kinda dislike GG. so i don’t reall care for any group >.< sorry to offend any fans

  58. 58 Mohammad Reza March 22, 2008 at 2:12 am

    Ok… I love love love Girls’ Generation more.I think they are seem uptodate and very nice.but they a good relationship with wnder girls’ members.

  59. 59 Chocolate-lover March 27, 2008 at 4:12 am

    omg.
    Why does that pic of Girls Generation look sooo different from their album cover?
    i mean i know for album covers,they can use photoshop and all those editing stuff,but thats too big of a difference.

    anyways,i prefer Wonder Girls more too.Their songs are more catchy and the girls look younger and also are more talented.

    and i dun get why GG is being named as the girl version of SuJu besides the fact that both groups have lots of members.
    I agree that GG can’t match up to SuJu for now.
    Hope to see them wif better results for their next album.Work harder!

  60. 60 SUJU May 11, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    i really love both of the groups, there my two favorite korena girl groups and i think it’d be awesome if they were good friends

  61. 61 Kira Hibiki July 28, 2008 at 12:27 am

    WG !!!!!! mwahahahaha I don’t like SNSD cause they came from SM entertainment..what a shame

  62. 62 shosho November 16, 2008 at 3:14 am

    waaaaaaaaaaaaw

  63. 63 kiwilove January 1, 2009 at 10:45 am

    yeah, i think it really depends on the members, but I like SNSD as well as Wonder Girls.. :)
    i don’t mind if they are friends but i don’t like it to see them hate each other … =(

    Go SNSD & WG!!

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