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SNSD, 2NE1 And SISTAR Top 3 On Sports Chosun '2014 Girl Group Ranking'

Sports Chosun has released their '2014 Girl Group Ranking'! Do you agree with their chart?

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Korean Media Outlet Sports Chosun Has Released Their '2014 Girl Group Ranking' Chart

After releasing their '2013 Girl Group Ranking' last year, Sports Chosun is back with their '2014 Girl Group Ranking'.

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Sports Chosun Talked To Various Representatives In The Music Industry To Get Their Assessment Of Girl Groups So Far In 2014

Here's What Their Current Hierarchy Of Female Idol Groups Looks Like, CHART:

2014 Girl Group Ranking by Sports Chosun

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Girls' Generation (SNSD) Came Up On Top Tier Labeled 'Impossible To Surpass, 4th Level Wall' For The 3rd Consecutive Year

Unsurprisingly, the first tier has Girls' Generation and 2NE1 comfortably within the layer. This is undoubtedly the highest level of achievement for any girl group, and impressively enough, Sports Chosun and various reps decided that SISTAR has managed to enter this level through their widely successful hit "Give It To Me".

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SNSD performs at Twin towers Alive 2012.

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2NE1 performs at the Twin Towers Alive 2012.

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SISTAR performs at the K-Pop Dream Concert in Malaysia.

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Although 2NE1 released several songs last year and led active promotions overseas as well, insiders seem to feel slightly conflicted because of high expectations for them. The reps say because the girls are 2NE1, they should have done more to surpass Girls' Generation's popularity.

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F(x) Moved Up Half A Step While Girl's Day Moved Up Two Full Steps Into The Second Tier

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F(x) moved up half a step thanks to "Rum Pum Pum" promotions, while Girl's Day moved up an impressive two full steps to get into this zone with their successful image change starting from "Expectation".

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Miss A, SECRET, 4minute And A Pink Grabbed Spots At The 'Social Kingdom' Tier

Following is the third layer, 'Social Kingdom,' which is slightly more populated. A newcomer in this tier is A Pink, which moved up two full steps with the help of their mega-hit "No No No". Miss A, SECRET, and 4minute also clinched their spots in this tier.

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Miss A on the red carpet of the 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia.

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4minute on the red carpet of the 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia.

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Secret on the red carpet of the 27th Golden Disk Awards in Malaysia.

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The Bottom Tiers Were Populated By Groups Like KARA, Brown Eyed Girls, Wonder Girls And T-ARA

Wonder Girls performs 'Nobody'.

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Six girl groups are in the second to last layer called 'Maginot Line'. Two of these girl groups is the newcomer Ladies' Code as well as AOA and Hello Venus, both of who were in the tier below last year. Others include the veteran idol group Wonder Girls and T-ara, both of which fell down two steps. Rainbow also kept their position in this tier.

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Kara performs at the MTV World Stage 2012.

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Other trending girl groups comfortably take their spot in the fourth level, or 'Mania Level'. Crayon Pop, which wasn't even on the list in the previous years, has made their entrance into the chart on this level, thanks to their massive success with "Bar Bar Bar".

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Reps speculated that with the loss of both Nicole and Jiyoung, KARA has started to lose some of its spark. Brown Eyed Girls, After School, and Dal Shabet are also comfortably positioned in this tier as well.

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In The '2013 Girl Group Ranking', Girls' Generation And 2NE1 Dominated The Top Tier

Sports Chosun '2013 Girl Group Ranking'

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Some Disagree With The 2014 Rankings And Have Come Up With Their Very Own Rankings

A user on Reddit creates their own ranking chart.

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"Anyway, the first and most glaring error here is putting SISTAR and 2NE1 on the same level as Girls’ Generation. Last time I checked, SNSD was a GREAT WALL OF CHINA..."

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Fan's personal ranking of k-pop girl groups.

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Remember When 4Minute Was In Malaysia Last June To Perform At The AIA K-Pop Concert?

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