This is just my personal opinion, but I think it’s time for JYP to debut a new girl group. In 2026, Twice will enter their 11th year as a group, ITZY will enter their 7th year as a group, and NMIXX will enter their 4th year as a group. On average, JYP has been debuting their korean girl groups 3-4 years apart, meaning this year at the least, we should expect a new girl group.
5th gen is just getting into the swing of things and every other Big agency has debuted girl groups for the new generation i.e. HYBE with ILLIT, YG with Babymonster, and SM with Hearts2Hearts. That leaves only JYP without a representative girl group for the new generation. With rumors of a new girl group from PLEDIS possibly debuting this year, that would mark two representative 5th gen girl groups from HYBE and still nothing from JYP.
The company hasn’t gone a generation without debuting a new girl group, and I doubt 5th gen will be any different, but I think they should get the ball rolling. With Twice’s major success in 2025 and NMIXX’s unexpected hit with Blue Valentine, I feel like it would be a great time to get a new name out there for their company.
What are your thoughts?