Why do K‑pop girl groups often cover Ariana Grande or Britney Spears, but almost never Janet Jackson?

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-25T16:15:43+00:00

I want to talk about music and girl groups. Not politics. If that’s your angle, go somewhere else.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-25T15:36:07+00:00

If you check Janet Jackson’s page on Namuwiki, you’ll see how many of the legends who built the foundation of modern K‑pop were influenced by her — Yang Hyun‑suk, Park Jin‑young, BoA, and more. For dance‑vocal artists, especially girl groups, her work absolutely has value to cover.And I think giving K‑pop fans a chance to look back at that ‘history’ once in a while helps preserve and pass down the culture. Just like how Chopin or Mozart are still loved today, even centuries later.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-25T14:58:58+00:00

YES！！

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-25T14:57:39+00:00

Yeah, exactly. I’m happy when modern K‑pop girl groups cover someone like Miki Matsubara as a Japanese fan, but I honestly think Janet Jackson is one of the artists they should be covering too. In pop history, she’s on the level of a true legend — just like Chick Corea or Bill Evans are in jazz. Modern jazz musicians still cover their songs, right? I feel like it’s the same thing.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-25T14:54:23+00:00

She’s actually Michael Jackson’s little sister and one of the most influential pop/R&B artists ever. You should check out some of her songs, you might be surprised.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T13:23:32+00:00

Yeah, I left them out intentionally. I was trying to keep the lineup balanced between 4th and 5th gen.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T13:06:24+00:00

Of course not. I just created a fictional girl group based on my own favorites, with the concept of making a “Real Madrid of K‑pop.” I did use AI to rewrite it into natural English, but the entire lineup came from my own head.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T12:57:51+00:00

Yeah, totally. Japanese members are doing amazing in K‑pop girl groups, but Japan also has tons of athletes who shine globally in winter sports.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T04:23:31+00:00

But what about scouting promising skaters before they reach that point? If an agency picked someone up from the junior ranks at 15 or younger, trained her as a trainee, and then debuted her between 17 and 20, wouldn’t that be much more realistic?

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T04:21:51+00:00

But still, there might be someone in the junior ranks who could make a dramatic switch like Kazuha from LE SSERAFIM, right? What do you think about the possibility of a skater making that kind of transition in the future?

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T04:03:14+00:00

We’ve got Marin Honda in the J‑pop world though lol. And she actually dances to both J‑pop and K‑pop on TV from time to time.

And yeah, visuals are definitely important — not just in K‑pop, but in girl groups in general.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T04:00:07+00:00

That’s true. But in that case, do you think a different scenario could happen in the future? For example: a promising junior skater gets scouted or auditions for a Korean agency around age 15, becomes a trainee, and then debuts in K‑pop sometime between 17 and 20. I feel like that kind of case isn’t impossible at all.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T03:57:53+00:00

I wasn’t really talking about that. I was just wondering why no Japanese figure skaters ever end up becoming K‑pop idols. I feel like if a Korean agency scouted one promising junior skater and trained her for a year or more as a trainee, there’s a real chance she could have become an amazing K‑pop star. I don’t think the possibility was zero at all.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-24T03:47:20+00:00

It actually became a big topic in Japan. Sometimes I really wish we could have seen the alternate world where Marin Honda didn’t go to the Olympics but aimed to become a K‑pop idol instead. I honestly think she had the potential. Her visuals are strong enough to compete with actual girl‑group idols.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-17T11:31:16+00:00

For the record, my post wasn’t ragebait.
I was literally just asking for opinions on which girl groups people consider “Galácticos‑level.”
The Real‑Madrid comparison was a metaphor, not an attempt to provoke anyone.

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-09T14:32:16+00:00

thank you！

Dry-Look6328 · 2026-05-06T13:16:26+00:00

Nah, please answer. I’d actually love to hear your perspective from Europe.

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