In the fast-paced K-pop industry, it's normal to see groups form and disband overnight. 

With the industry saturated with various idol groups and fierce competition to catch the public's attention, it's not easy to survive the K-pop world. 

And it goes without saying that many idol groups have disbanded over the years. Recently, K-pop fans noticed that most of the girl groups that debuted in 2019 have already disbanded, leaving only two groups still active - ITZY and EVERGLOW.

The girl groups that debuted in 2019 and their dates:

Jan 24 - Cherry Bullet

Jan 28 - COCO
Feb 20 - The Pink Lady

Feb 12 - ITZY

Feb 22 - Z-GIRLS

Mar 09 - MIDNIGHT

Mar 11 - 4CARAT

Mar 21 - EVERGLOW

Mar 29 - HOT PLACE

Apr 08 - GIRL CRUSH

Apr 11 - BVNDIT

Apr 12 - PEACE

Apr 27 - NEKIRU

May 02 - GROW.B

May 28 - 3YE

Jun 18 - Dewsisters
Jun 21 - High School

Jun 25 - Purplebeck

Jun 26 - Rusty

Jul 03 - Rocket Girl

Jul 19 - White Day

Aug 06 - VENUS

Aug 06 - FANATICS

Aug 06 - CSVC

Aug 07 - Rendezvous

Sep 10 - ViOLET

One K-pop fan shared that only ITZY and EVERGLOW are the two surviving groups, since EVERGLOW's Onda and Siyeon clarified that the group was not disbanding despite leaving their respective agency. The fan explained, "I guess there are going to be a handful of these girls who will appear on 'Girls' Planet 2' next year."

Other netizens joined the community and commented:

"Was there a survival program that year? Why didn't major agencies debut any girl groups?"

"YG never debuted for a long time. JYP debuted ITZY, and SM canceled the group in 2018."

"HYBE debuted TXT."

"There were so many groups. I only knew ITZY, Cherry Bullet, and EVERGLOW."

"I think that's when groups were heavily affected by COVID."

"This was right after COVID, so the small companies didn't survive."

"I usually listen to new groups that come out, but I only know about half."

"Cherry Bullet, EVERGLOW, and Rocket Punch were mentioned early on... It's so sad they all disbanded."

"I think it's shocking and sad that only ITZY is the only group that's actually really surviving."

"Rocket Punch girls are so talented, though."

"It's so hard to survive in this industry unless you're super pretty and talented to get cast to a major company."

"These groups are all from small or mid-sized companies."

"Even the 2018 groups are nearly all gone."

SEE ALSO: A Tibetan student goes viral in South Korea as netizens swoon over his handsome visuals