HYBE Proves It’s the Ultimate Girl Group Powerhouse: LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, KATSEYE’s Visual Explosion

Recently, HYBE‘s Chairman Bang Si-hyuk shared a photo of HYBE’s girl groups LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE posing together, with the caption “United!” and the notable hashtag #ONETEAM. This post highlights the unity among the girl groups produced under Bang Si-hyuk’s leadership at HYBE.

The image quickly went viral on social media, drawing significant attention due to the recent controversies surrounding HYBE’s girl groups. A post on the Korean forum Pann featured the caption “Seeing this pic, it really feels like HYBE is a girl group powerhouse,” pointing out the visual appeal and star power of the featured groups.

However, some critical voices also emerged on online communities. A few commenters questioned whether LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE could truly be called a “girl group powerhouse.” Some even mocked their concert size or viral marketing efforts.

• ? LOL — If LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT are considered top-tier girl groups after holding a concert with only 4,000 seats at Inspire, not having a strong core fandom so they don’t even get slogan events, and getting zero birthday cafés, then every single agency in the world must be a girl group powerhouse.
• If you’re going to do viral marketing, at least use better-looking photos.

• The guy who was messing around with a camgirl when the company was in crisis now shamelessly shows up at events like this.
• If you’d said they were a top-tier boy group label, I might’ve agreed — BTS, TXT, and Seventeen are all globally popular. But calling them a girl group powerhouse? Nah… In my opinion, SM is the true girl group legend — SNSD, f(x), Red Velvet, aespa — every single one was great. I swear I’m not a hardcore SM fan. I don’t even listen to SM boy groups and skip their stuff because it’s not my taste at all.
• Bang Si-hyuk’s aesthetics? Juicy Saeyeon LOL. LE SSERAFIM’s MV looks like it’s about women working at bars. ILLIT’s “Magnetic” outfits look like toddler clothes or diapers LOL. That’s HYBE’s “aesthetic sense” ^^

Still, for the majority of fans, the natural beauty, undeniable star quality, and visible affection between the groups shine brighter than any negativity. HYBE’s girl groups aren’t just stunning individually — together, they represent a powerful new era of K-pop.