With K-pop stylists holding fast to the monochromatic red carpet trend, girl groups vied for attention with varied textures, daring cuts and lots of leg-show at the 2014 Gaon Chart K-pop Awards on Wednesday.
The annual music awards ceremony, which took place at Seoul's Olympic Gymnastics Arena, was a star-studded event attended by veteran bands like g.o.d and newer faces like Winner.
![Kara (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001211_0.jpg)
Kara oozed confidence in silver-embellished black outfits, complete with patent leather lace-up platform boots. The singers also sported high-waist pants and matching silver accessories.
Kara's style team made sure to keep the all-black look interesting, dressing Heo Young-ji in mixed-textile ripped leggings and Han Seung-yeon in a one-sleeve halterneck top.
![Kara members Han Seung-yeon (left) and Gu Ha-ra (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001212_0.jpg)
![Kara singer Gu Ha-ra (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001213_0.jpg)
Goo Ha-ra was dressed in a luxe fur coat over a chain-decorated leather bustier. The band won K-pop World Hallyu Star Special Award at the ceremony.
![AOA (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001214_0.jpg)
![AOA members Hyejeong (left) and Choa (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001215_0.jpg)
![AOA's Yuna (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001216_0.jpg)
In contrast, "Like a Cat" AOA presented a more uniform image, dressed in near-identical black oufits of high leg boots, PVC hot pants and lace tops. The group won the Hot Performance of the Year award.
![AOA's Yuna (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001217_0.jpg)
![Apink member Yoon Bo-mi (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001218_0.jpg)
![Apink's Park Cho-rong (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001219_0.jpg)
Apink, who won an Artist of the Year award, put in a modest appearance, but made sure to show as much leg as possible. Member Yoon Bo-mi raised eyebrows with hot pants that could have passed as a leotard, while Park Cho-rong wore a pelmet skirt daringly short even by K-pop girl group standards.
The "LUV" band is soon to hold their first solo concerts on Friday and Saturday.
![EXID (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001220_0.jpg)
![EXID appears on the red carpet, led by Junghwa (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001224_0.jpg)
![EXID member Hani (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001225_0.jpg)
Discovery of the Year awardee EXID went by the same rulebook of monochromatic block colors in understated-but-revealing short dresses.
![Girl's Day (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001226_0.jpg)
![Girl's Day's Yura, Sojin and Minah make an entrance (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001227_0.jpg)
![Girl's Day member Minah (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001228_0.jpg)
Girl's Day swung the other direction in radiant all-white dresses. The "Something" singers graced the red carpet minus bandmate Hyeri in their signature side-slit, long-sleeved sheath dresses, discarding the heavy velvet for a delicate white-on-champagne polka dot print.
![Girl's Day Hyeri (right) poses with boy group Super Junior's leader Leeteuk as hosts of the evening. (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001229_0.jpg)
Hyeri appeared separately arm-in-arm with boy band Super Junior's Leeteuk as hosts of the evening, clad in a boatneck, floor-sweeping lace white gown.
![Rookie girl group Mamamoo (OSEN)](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2015/02/02/20150202001230_0.jpg)
New Girl Group of the Year winners Mamamoo, who debuted in summer last year, made a more glamorous entrance in elaborate gold and silver Grecian-inspired sequined gowns.
By Yoon Sarah (sarah356@heraldcorp.com)