[Misc] Girl Group Visual Power Rankings Revisited

Why do I write the Visual Power Rankings? There are a variety of reasons. First it's because I've covered rapping, singing, group, and bias ranks before. Adding in visuals and appearances is not only appropriate given how the Kpop industry works, but also because it's another category to do some rank crunching. The only category I've yet to touch is dancing, but that's something that I can't even bullshit my way into writing even if I tried. Instead I may attempt a version of Girl Group Power Rankings where I focus on their choreographies, but that presents its own challenges: promotion material only, different career lengths, etc. Here are my picks for the most beautiful faces and members going into 2017.

12. Hyosung (-3) / 11. SinB (NEW) / 10. Tzuyu / 9. Suzy (-1)

Like Hwasa and Chorong on the Bias List, Hyosung falls to "last" but it's not her fault. Everyone else has stepped up. Speaking of, SinB makes her grand debut because she's the undisputed center of GFriend and combined with her focus during dancing keeps my eyes glued to her in performances. Tzuyu and Suzy represent the overwhelming lead visuals of their groups, even though the former has plenty of competition (Mina, Sana, etc.) and the latter is practically an actress at this point. Although Suzy is making her solo debut soon, so there's that to watch out for.

8. Krystal (NEW) / 7. Bora (-2) / 6. Yura / 5. Irene (NEW)

I've fallen in love with Jessica since her unceremonious departure from Girls' Generation, but truth be told Krystal is the more attractive one. Plus she's been really consistent since debut. Bora dips thanks to the short cuts of "I Like That." Again, it's not that she doesn't look good, but a combination of preference and improvement with long hair are reasons why she drops down to #7. Yura and Irene grab the last few spots here because of more consistency and clean features. Thank God Yura uses Instagram because we all know Girl's Day haven't been super active since "Ring My Bell." Meanwhile Irene will be joining the "Fountain Of Youth" club with f(x)'s Victoria and Girl's Day's Sojin in a few years, at this rate.

4. Naeun (+3) / 3. Yubin (+1) / 2. Nana (-1) / 1. Seolhyun (+1)

Naeun ascends to the top because she has an image that has not wavered ever sine Apink started gaining popularity. And in a perfect world, that will never change. I fear that Yubin may only be here one last time, with contract disputes being recent news surrounding Wonder Girls. Hopefully this isn't the case. Like Yura, Nana remains relatively stable even though she's been absent as all hell from the spotlight. Seolhyun overtakes her because she's still extremely popular, despite the recent troubling times regarding her and her group.