History Awesome / RedVelvet

* The girls' vocal prowess. Wendy is inarguably one of the best vocalists of the industry and she rightfully owns the title of main vocalist, something the other members freqently lampshade. That being said, fans, casual listeners and critics alike all agree that the other members could easily fill the main/lead vocalist role were they in any other group.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiewYl3gPMU Their cover of Stickwitu]] by PussycatDolls performed at K-Con 2015. Not only they sound perfectly fluent, but those harmonies man.

* With the release of ''Power Up'' they're the ''first group ever in SM'' to get an all-kill on all the music charts. Not only that, but they also got more than a dozen perfect all-kills. [[TheRedBaron "Summer Bosses"]] indeed.

* Yeri releasing her self-composed and self-written song, "Dear Diary" via SM's Station project. SM doesn't let their artists branch out like that all that much, which means she must have really impressed the higher ups with the quality of her craft.

* "Psycho" winning on music shows, and even getting the highest scores ever registered on some of them, with absolutely zero promotions. Not only that, after it's 7th win, it got the group its first ever Triple Crown. [[note]]A title given to songs that get the first place for three weeks in a row[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4pmybjlfI8 Bad Boy, Ice Cream Cake, and Dumb Dumb played by a 50 piece orchestra at K-Factor.]]

* Yeri is the only Korean idol followed on Instagram by Music/ArianaGrande. Talk about being a Promoted Fan girl...

* "Psycho" winning on music shows, and even getting the highest scores ever registered on some of them, with absolutely zero promotions. Not only that, after it's 7th win, it got the group its first ever Triple Crown. [[note]]A title given to songs that get the first place for three weeks in a row[[/note]]

** The girls' solo stages, which perfectly enscapulated each of their strengths. Special mention has to go to Wendy singing "Light Me Up" solo, if only because she changed the lyrics mid-song from "boy" to "girl". She definitely knows the group's fandom demographic [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer the audience's screams...]]

* [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8280163/red-velvet-perform-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-pyongyang They were chosen by the government to represent their country in a concert that highlighted the thawing ties between North and South Korea.]]

** The girls' solo stages, which perfectly enscapulated each of their strengths. Special mention has to go to Wendy singing "Light Me Up" solo, if only because she changed the lyrics mid-song from "boy" to "girl". Just... [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer the audience's screams at that...]]

* Psycho winning on music shows, and even getting the highest scores ever registered on some of them, with absolutely zero promotions.

* Psycho winning on music shows and getting the highest scores ever registered with absolutely zero promotions.

** "Perfect 10" and "Kingdom Come" finally, ''finally'' seeing the light of day.

* Billboard picked them as the best idol group of the 2010's, naming "Red Flavor" the most iconic song of the decade. Two days later, "Umpah Umpah" won ''Song Of The Year'' at the Asian Artist Awards.

* ''The Reve Festival'' peaking at n° 1 on iTunes, making them the only K-Pop girl group to have achieved such a feat so far.

* Singing doesn't couldn't possibly be more live than [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGOvN-HHN7A&list=FLyp8f6b82efOMnqViSgCcKQ&index=2&t=0s this performance]] without MR and background music. Just the girls, their voices and heaps of talent.

* Yeri releasing her self-composed and self-written song, "Dear Diary" via SM's Station project. SM doesn't let their artists branch out like that all that much, which means she must have really impressed the higher ups with the quality of her craft.

* "Bad Boy" was named [[https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8490486/best-k-pop-songs-2018-top-20?__twitter_impression=true best K-Pop song of 2018 by Billboard]]. Not only that, but they've been recognised by multiple music critics and news outlets as the most musically interesting K-Pop group, and overall one of the best in the game.
* They sold out concerts left and right in the U.S. and Canada, so much that a date had to be added in Los Angeles to accomodate the number of people that wanted to see them live. Not only that, but Red Velvet are one of the first girl groups of the K-Pop scene to have a full on tour across North America.[[note]]Only {{Music/Apink}} and {{TwoNEOne/CL}} have done so before them[[/note]]

* "Bad Boy" was named [[https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8490486/best-k-pop-songs-2018-top-20?__twitter_impression=true best K-Pop song of 2018 by Billboard]]. Not only that, but they've been recognised by multiple music critics and news outlets as the most musically interesting K-Pop group, and overall one of the best in the game.

* "Bad Boy" was named [[https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8490486/best-k-pop-songs-2018-top-20?__twitter_impression=true best k-pop song of 2018 by Billboard]]. Not only that, but they've been recognised by multiple music critics and news outlets as the group with the most versatility out there, and overall one of the best in the game.

* Wendy getting to [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8478657/john-legend-wendy-teaming-up-written-in-the-stars-duet collab]] with John Legend. Yeah, ''that'' Music/JohnLegend.

* With the release of ''Power Up'' they're the ''first group ever in SM'' to get an all-kill on all the music charts. Not only that, but they also got more than a dozen perfect all-kills. [[TheRedBaron "Summer Bosses"]] indeed.

* Doubles as funny, [[https://twitter.com/wanwansforehead/status/1009436751381712897 but Seulgi manages to sing flawlessly even while drunk.]]

* [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8280163/red-velvet-perform-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-pyongyang They were chosen by the government to represent their country in a concert that highlighted the thawing ties between North and South Korea.]]

* At the beginning of 2018 they (along with {{Music/WannaOne}}) got their first ''daesang'' (great award), assigned by artists and industry experts who focused solely on how well they did the previous year and the quality of their music. In an environment where big awards are usually given after votes and the groups with most fandom power always win, this is extremely poignant.

* They're tied for [[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8053845/red-velvet-perfect-velvet-most-no-1s-on-world-albums-chart Most No. 1s on Billboard's World Albums Chart]], proving that girl groups can hang out with boy bands and [[GroupieBrigade their fans]] at the top. This is especially impressive because, unlike said boy groups, they have had little promotion in the US.