After the Spice Girls exploded onto the pop culture scene with their girl power message, many girl groups followed in their wake but none have had the same lasting affect on pop-culture. With kpop taking over the airwaves, we're still to see if the Y2K girl group hype can come back or does America just hate girl groups.

Meanwhile, the kpop industry has had wildly successful girl groups from Girls Generation and 2NE1 to Twice and Red Velvet. But outside of kpop fandom, BLACKPINK are one of the few to leave a mark on the American music industry, having performed at Coachella and collaborated with the likes of Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, and Dua Lipa.

So what does Korea get right about girl groups? And will America ever be able to get on board with a group of girls promoting empowerment?

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Does America Hate Girl Groups? From Y2K to KPOP with Tamar Herman