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The following is a list of South Korean teen idol musical bands. This includes a list of boy bands and girl groups.
1990s
[edit]1996
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Young Turks Club (Y.T.C.) | 영 턱스 클럽 | 5 | Lim Sung Eun | Mixed | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2008 | |
H.O.T. | 에이치오티 | 5 | Moon Hee Jun | Male | SM Entertainment | White Angels | White | 2001 | Woohyuk, Tony, and Jaewon formed jtL in 2001. |
UP | 유피 | 3 | Kang Hyun | Mixed | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 1999 |
1997
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Sechs Kies | 젝스 키스 | 6 | Eun Ji Won | Male | DSP Media | DSF | Yellow | 2000 | In 2002, Jang Su Won and Kim Jae Duc formed J-Walk |
Diva | 디바 | 3 | Chae Ri Na | Female | Unknown | N/A | Pearl Purple | 2005 | Chae Ri Na left the group in 2005 and joined Girl Friends in 2006. |
NRG | 엔알지 | 5 | Lee Sungjin | Male | Music Factory | Cheonjae Ilwoo | Pink | 2006 | In 2000, Hwansung died due to an illness. In 2005, Sunghoon left the group. |
S.E.S. | 에스이에스 | 3 | Bada (Sea) | Female | SM Entertainment | Friend | Pearl Violet | 2002 | SM Entertainment's first girl group |
Baby V.O.X. | 베이비 복스 | 5 | Kim E-Z | Female | DR Music | Baby Angels | Pearl Pink | 2006 | Many members were replaced. In 2007, Baby V.O.X. Re.V was created with new members |
1998
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Shinhwa | 신화 神話 |
6 | Eric Mun | Male | SM Entertainment (1998–2003)[1][2] | Shinhwa Changjo | Orange | — | Currently the longest running male group in Korea. The group recently made their comeback on March 2012. |
Good Entertainment (2004–2007)[3][4] | |||||||||
Open World Entertainment (2008–present)[5][6][7] | |||||||||
Fin.K.L. | 핑클 | 4 | Lee Hyori | Female | DSP Media | Pinkies | Pearl Red | 2005 | |
Han's Band | 한스 밴드 | 3 | Kim Hanna | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
Circle | 써클 | 5 | Lee Ji Hyun | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2000 | |
S#arp | 샵 | 4 | Chris Kim | Mixed | World Music Entertainment | N/A | Red | 2002 | In 1998, John Kim left the group. The group disbanded in 2002 due to the female members' lack of ability to work together. |
Koyote | 코요태 | 3 | Shinji | Mixed | Trifecta Entertainment | Little Sun | Pearl Blue | — | Cha Seung Min left for the U.S. to study abroad. Kim Jong Min replaced him starting from their third album. Kim Goo was jailed for possession of ecstasy in 2002. During this time, Koyote performed as a duo until Kim Goo was replaced by Kim Young Wan, previously a member of the group Cola and dance team Friends. Jung Myung Hoon replaced Kim Young Wan for the fifth album. He was previously a member of the group OPPA and PLT. He left to serve his compulsory duties for the military. Bbaek Ga replaced him starting from their sixth album. |
1TYM | 원타임 | 4 | Teddy Park | Male | YG Entertainment | Hip-Hop Village | Black | — | Hip-hop group |
4Men | 포맨 | 3 | Yong Jae | Male | Happy Face Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Originally a 4-member group, hence their name. Has had many member changes. |
1999
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
g.o.d. | 지오디 | 5 | Park Joon Hyung | Male | JYP Entertainment | Fan God | Sky Blue | 2005 | In 2005, member Yoon Kye Sang left the group. |
O-24 | 오투포 | 3 | Lee Ga Hye | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2000 | During their first album, Ju Yeon Jung withdrew from the group after promotions finished for their follow-up single "First Love" |
Cleo | 클레오 | 3 | Kim Hana | Female | Ho Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2004 | In 2000, Park Ye Eun withdrew and Han Hyun Jung was added; in 2003, Chae Eun Jung withdrew and Jung Ye Bin was added |
See U | 씨유 | 3 | Jini | Female | DongA Planning | N/A | N/A | 2000 | |
T.T.MA | 티티마 | 5 | Soy | Female | Music Factory | N/A | N/A | 2002 | In 2000, Queena and Juhae withdrew from the group; Euni and Zin were recruited |
Click-B | 클릭비 | 7 | Kim Tae Hyung | Male | DSP Media | NIZI | Green | 2002 | |
As One | 애즈 원 | 2 | — | Female | DR Music | N/A | N/A | — | |
Chakra | 샤크라 | 4 | Hwang Bo | Female | Kiss Entertainment | Goddess | Purple | 2006 | In 2002, Eani withdrew from the group |
Fly to the Sky | 플라이 투 더 스카이 | 2 | — | Male | PFull Entertainment (2005–09) | Fly High | Sky Blue | — | Legendary R&B duo with all-rounded talents, known exceptionally for their amazing vocal skills. Credited as Korea's first R&B duo. Went on hiatus to focus on solo activities. |
SM Entertainment (1999-04) |
2000s
[edit]2000
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Ryanghyun Ryangha | 량현량하 | 2 | — | Male | JYP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Twin brothers |
Moon Child | 문 차일드 | 3 | Lee Soo | Male | GM Planning | N/A | Ivory | — | In 2002, they changed genres and renamed themselves MC the Max with 3 members |
Papaya | 파파야 | 5 | Jo Hyekyung | Female | Cream Entertainment | N/A | Pink | 2001 | In 2001, Kang Kyung Ah and Hwang Yoon Mi left the group |
To-Ya | 투야 | 3 | Kim Ji Hye | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2001 | First debuted in Japan |
2001
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Jewelry | 쥬얼리 | 4 | Kim Eunjung | Female | Star Empire Entertainment | Jewelry Box | Pearl Blue | — | All original members including Park Jung Ah and Seo In Young have left the group. Currently the longest running girl group in Korea, replacing Baby VOX. |
VoixCo | 보이스코 | 4 | Female | Jive Records | N/A | N/A | 2003 | Some members became members of Swi.T | |
KISS. | 키스 | 3 | Mini | Female | J-Entercom | N/A | N/A | 2002 | |
M.I.L.K | 밀크 | 4 | Park Hee-bon | Female | SM Entertainment | Milky Way | Pink | 2004 | |
NAZCA | 나스카 | 6 | Minkyung | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2004 | |
jtL | 제이티엘 | 3 | — | Male | Yejeon Media | N/A | N/A | 2003 | Former members of H.O.T |
2002
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Sugar | 슈가 | 3 | Ayumi Lee | Female | Star World Entertainment | Sugar Island | Apricot | 2006 | In December 2004, Hwang Jung Eum withdrew from the group and Lee Harin was added to the group. In 2006, Park Soo Jin withdrew from the group. In 2009, Ayumi Lee debuted in Japan under the stage name ICONIQ |
Black Beat | 블랙 비트 | 7 | Lee So Min | Male | SM Entertainment | Soul Black | Pearl Black | 2007 | Former member, Kang Han, is now a member of rookie group WE |
Shinvi | 신비 | 3 | Yoo Soo Jin | Female | SM Entertainment | Linos | Pearl Teal | 2004 | |
SWI.T | 스위티 | 3 | Ahn Naeyoung | Female | YG Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2004 | Originally a 4-member group |
Leessang | 리쌍 | 2 | Gary | Male | Jungle Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Rap duo. Leessang is part of "The Movement", a Korean hip-hop crew. They were in old group, Honey Family. Members Gary and Gil are also well known MCs for variety shows like Running Man and Infinite Challenge respectively. |
LUV | 러브 | 3 | Eunbyul | Female | Sidus HQ | N/A | N/A | 2003 | |
Isak N Jiyeon | 이삭N지연 | 2 | Lee Jiyeon | Female | SM Entertainment | N/A | Pearl Wine | 2004 | Jiyeon is now a member of CSJH The Grace as Lina |
Nell | 넬 | 4 | Kim Jongwan | Male | Woollim Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Indie rock band picked up by Seo Tai-ji. They originally formed in 1999, but debuted in 2002. The group went on hiatus in 2008 for military services. They will be making a comeback in 2012. |
2003
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Brown Eyed Soul | 브라운 아이드 소울 | 5 | Jungyeop | Male | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Debuted as a 4-member ballad group. In 2010, Lim Kyoung Tack joined the group. Known for their exceptional vocal talent. |
Dynamic Duo | 다이나믹듀오 | 2 | — | Male | Amoeba Culture | N/A | N/A | — | Dynamic Duo is part of "The Movement", a Korean hip-hop crew. |
TVXQ | 동방신기 東方神起 |
2 | Yunho | Male | SM Entertainment | Cassiopeia | Pearl Red | Originally a quintet, now promoting as a duo after three of them filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment and formed JYJ under C-Jes Entertainment. | |
BUZZ | 버즈 | 2 | Woo Hyun | Male | Yejeon Media A1 Entertainment |
Buzz's Happy People | Blue | — | Debuted as 5-member group; in 2007, leader Kyung Hoon left to pursue a solo career. The group went on hiatus in 2008 to serve their mandatory service. In 2010, the band made a comeback as a duo with a new line-up consisting of Woo Hyun and new member, Nayul. |
Epik High | 에픽하이 | 3 | Tablo | Male | YG Entertainment | High Skool | Black | — | Epik High is part of "The Movement", a Korean hip-hop crew. Mithra Jin is currently doing his military service. DJ Tukutz finished his military service in 2011. Tablo is now in YG Entertainment, yet no information on Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz current company. |
Woollim Entertainment |
2004
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Shyne | 샤인 | 2 | — | Female | DSP Media | N/A | N/A | 2007 | Twin sisters duo |
TRAX | 트랙스 | 2 | Typhoon | Male | SM Entertainment | Traxian | Pearl Cobalt Blue | — | Debuted as a 4-member group. Rose (No Min-woo) left the group in 2006 and became an actor. Attack (Kang Jung Woo) left in 2007 to pursue other interests. |
Heart | 하트 | 3 | Jung Sorin | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2006 | |
V.O.S | 브이오에스 | 2 | — | Male | Star Empire Entertainment | Soulmate | Pearl Burgundy | — | Debuted as a 3-member group. V.O.S is short for "Voice Of Soul". Park Jiheon left the group in 2010. |
SG Wannabe | SG 워너비 | 3 | Kim Yongjun | Male | IS Entermedia Group
(2009–present) |
Love Room | Pearl Gold | — | Originally a 4-member group. In 2008, Chae Dong Ha left the group to pursue a solo career. |
Mnet Media (2004–2009) |
2005
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
CSJH/The Grace | 천상지희 天上智喜 |
4 | — | Female | SM Entertainment | Shapley | Pearl Pink | — | Originally introduced as the female TVXQ during their early debut period. They went on a hiatus after member Stephanie suffered from back pain. Now promoting as a duo, Dana & Sunday. |
SS501 | 더블에스오공일 | 5 | Kim Hyun Joong | Male | DSP Media (2005-2010) | Triple S | Pearl Light Green | — | The 5 members are now pursuing solo activities, but are still united as SS501. Kim Hyun Joong is now under Key East, Heo Young Saeng and Kim Kyu Jong is with B2M Entertainment, while Park Jung Min and Kim Hyung Jun are now with CNR Media and S-Plus Entertainment respectively. |
Soul Star | 소울 스타 | 3 | Lee Chang Geun | Male | Sidus HQ (2007–present) | N/A | N/A | — | |
YG Entertainment (2005–06) | |||||||||
LPG | 엘피지 | 3 | Yoonah | Female | Chan2 Productions | N/A | N/A | — | In 2009, the second generation of LPG was formed; trot group |
Paran | 파란 | 5 | Ryan | Male | NH Media | Blue Ciel | Pearl Sapphire Sky Blue | 2011 | All the members left to pursue their individual activities. AJ became a member of U-KISS and Ace debuted as a solo artist. |
Perfume | 퍼퓸 | 3 | TiA | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2006 | |
Red Sox | 레드삭스 | 5 | Chae Young-in | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | 2006 | |
i-13 | 아이써틴 | 13 | Lee Ji Eun | Female | Lime Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2006 | The first group in South Korea to have a record number of people; in 2009, Min-jung, Ji-eun and Ga-jin became members of JQT. |
Super Junior | 슈퍼주니어 | 12 | Leeteuk | Male | SM Entertainment | E.L.F. (Everlasting Friends) | Pearl Sapphire Blue | --- | Debuted as a 12-member group. In 2006, Kyuhyun was added as the 13th member. In 2008, SJ-M was formed with 2 new members Henry and Zhou Mi. In 2009, Han Geng filed a lawsuit against SME to terminate his contract and has since returned to China to pursue a solo career. In 2010, Kangin went to do his military service. In 2011, Heechul also went to do his military service. Member Kibum is currently pursuing his acting career. |
Monday Kiz | 먼데이 키즈 | 3 | Lee Jinsung | Male | CAN Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Debuted as a duo. After the death of member Kim Minsoo in 2008, the group went into hiatus. In 2010, Han Seunghui and Lim Hanbyul were added to form a 3-member group. Hanbyul is a former member of boy band, A'st1. |
Norazo | 노라조 | 2 | — | Male | Winning InSight Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
Gavy NJ | 가비 엔제이 | 2 | — | Female | Goodberry Entertainment | Happiness | N/A | — | R&B group originally having 3 members. In 2011, Heeyoung left the group to pursue a solo career. |
2006
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Brown Eyed Girls | 브라운 아이드 걸스 | 4 | JeA | Female | Nega Network LOEN Entertainment |
Everlasting | Yellow and Black | — | Originally a 5 member group before debut until Yoari, now a solo artist, was displaced. |
SeeYa | 씨야 | 3 | Lee Boram | Female | Core Contents Media | SeeYa With You | Pearl Light Pink | 2011 | In 2009, leader Nam Gyuri left the group and was replaced by Lee Sumi; Lee Boram became the leader; Sumi was then withdrawn from SeeYa and became the leader of a 11-member mixed group Co-Ed School. Former leader, Gyuri, rejoined the band to promote SeeYa's final album in 2011. |
Typhoon | 타이푼 | 3 | Woo Jae | Mixed | Trifecta Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2010 | In 2008, Solbi left the group and was replaced by Hana who withdrew from the group after 2 months. Lee Kyung replaced Hana in 2009. Typhoon officially disbanded in January 2010. |
Big Bang | 빅뱅 | 5 | G-Dragon | Male | YG Entertainment | V.I.P. | Black and Yellow | — | Hip-hop group. All members have very prominent solo careers. |
Battle | 배틀 | 5 | Ryu | Male | Good Entertainment | Battle Destiny | Pearl Gold | — | Originally a 6-member group chosen by Shinhwa during Shinhwa Battle; Shin Ki-hyun left to pursue an acting career |
2NB | 투앤비 | 2 | — | Female | 2B Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
씽 | 5 | Dong Geun | Male | Xing Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2009 | All original members have left the group. 5 of the former members formed a new boy band, The Boss. Former members Kevin and Kibum became members of U-KISS. Former member Junhyung became a member of Beast. Two other former members, Zin and Sulhu, became members of X-5. |
2007
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Code-V | 코드브이 | 5 | Sangwoo | Male | Code M Agency | V-intage | N/A | — | Debuted under the name of Bless. Taemin left the group in June 2010 and was replaced by Seo Minho. |
Five Girls | 오소녀 | 5 | Jina | Female | Good Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2007 | Composed of G.NA, Wonder Girls' Yoo Bin, Spica's Jiwon, Secret's Hyo Sung and After School's UEE. Disbanded because of financial problems. |
Black Pearl | 블랙펄 | 4 | Nami | Female | Core Contents Media | N/A | Pearl Black | — | Member Mika withdrew from the group and Lee Jung Min was added |
Baby Vox Re.V | 베이비 복스 리브 | 5 | — | Female | DR Music | Second Wing | Pearl Pink | 2009 | Remake group of Baby V.O.X; in 2007, Myung Sa Rang withdrew from the group to continue her studies in Singapore; in 2008, Oh Min Jin and Park So Ri was added; in 2009, Yang Eun Ji and An Jin Kyoung left the group; in 2010, An Jin Kyoung debuted as a solo artist |
Wonder Girls | 원더걸스 | 5 | Sunye | Female | JYP Entertainment | Wonderful | Pearl Burgundy | — | HyunA (now a member of 4minute) and Sunmi left the group and Yubin and Hyerim were added. Currently in the process of debuting in the United States. |
KARA | 카라 カラ |
5 | Park Gyuri | Female | DSP Media | Kamilia | Pearl Peach | — | Debuted as a 4-member group; Kim Sunghee withdrew from the group to focus on her studies and Goo Ha-ra and Kang Jiyoung were added to form a 5-member group |
F.T. Island | 에프티 아일랜드 | 5 | Choi Jong Hun | Male | FNC Music | Primadonna | Yellow | — | Idol band, Oh Won Bin withdrew due to musical differences and Song Seung Hyun was added. Created the Flower Boy Image. |
Girls' Generation (SNSD) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
10 | Kim Bal Joong | Female | SM Entertainment | S♥NE | Pastel Rose | — | Known as Korea's resident girl group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 9 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2011. They debuted in the United States at the end of 2011. |
T-Max | 티맥스 | 5 | Shin Min Chul | Male | Planet 905 | Mighty Max | Midnight Blue | 2011 | Originally debut as a 3-member group with Shin Min Chul, Kim Jun, and Park Yun Hwa. In 2010, Park Yun Hwa left for military service and Park Han Bi and Joo Chan Yang were added into the group. |
Sunny Hill | 써니힐 | 5 | Jang Hyun | Mixed | Nega Network /
LOEN Entertainment |
HːLLЁR | Sunshine Yellow | — | Debuted as a 3-member group, member Kota was added in 2010 for their collaboration with BEG's Narsha. In 2011, Misung was added to form a 5-member group. |
Supernova | 초신성 超新星 |
6 | Jung Yoon Hak | Male | Core Contents Media | Tinkerbell | Pearl | — | Promotes primarily in Japan. |
8Eight | 에이트 | 3 | Hyun | Mixed | Big Hit Entertainment | Sweet Voice | N/A | — | Lee Hyun occasionally collaborates with 2AM's Changmin in the group "Homme". |
2008
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Davichi | 다비치 | 2 | Lee Haeri | Female | Core Contents Media | Girls High | N/A | — | Known for their excellent vocal talent and frequently collaborates with many other artists. |
SHINee | 샤이니 | 5 | Onew | Male | SM Entertainment | Shawol (SHINee World) | Pearl Aqua | — | Known to have created the "SHINee Trend" |
2AM | 투에이엠 | 4 | Jo Kwon | Male | JYP Entertainment Big Hit Entertainment |
I AM | Metallic Gray | — | Ballad group, originally part of "One Day" with 2PM until they formed two separate groups. Member Changmin also collaborates with 8Eight's Lee Hyun in the group "Homme". |
2PM | 투피엠 | 6 | — | Male | JYP Entertainment | Hottest | Metallic Gray | — | In early 2010, leader Jay Park withdrew from the group. They were originally a part of "One Day" with 2AM until they formed two separate groups. |
A'st1 | 에이스타일 | 6 | Park Jung Jin | Male | DSP Media | Eunice | Pearl Purple | 2009 | |
Mighty Mouth | 마이티 마우스 | 2 | Sang Chu | Male | 101 Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Their albums feature many other singers. |
DNT | 디엔티 | 4 | Moon Jun Yong | Male | Orange Entertainment | DAY | Chocolate | — | In 2009, Chiho left for military duties and was replaced by Dongwook. In 2010, Taegu left for military duties and was replaced by Karin and Min. Min withdrew after a month and was replaced by Jungjo. In 2011, Dongwook and Karin left for military duties and Chiho returned to the group. |
U-KISS | 유키스 | 7 | Soohyun | Male | NH Media | Kiss Me | Pearl Pink | — | Debuted as a 6-member group. In 2009, Ki Seop was added. In 2011, Ki Bum and Alexander left the group because their contracts were canceled and AJ and Hoon were added. |
SMASH | 스매시 | 5 | Hyunjun | Male | TN Entertainment | smaSHE | N/A | — | Promotes primarily in Japan. In 2010, Cheonwoo left the group. |
Untouchable | 언터쳐블 | 2 | — | Male | TS Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | The group released their first single on August 24, 2006, but made their official debut on October 10, 2008 with their hit single "It's Okay" ft. Hwayobi. |
2009
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Supreme Team | 슈프림팀 | 2 | Simon D | Male | Amoeba Culture | N/A | N/A | — | They are known as the second Dynamic Duo. |
Brand New Day | 브랜뉴데이 | 3 | — | Female | Castle J Enterprise | N/A | N/A | — | |
HAM | 햄 | 3 | — | Female | Leeyeon Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Originally a 4 member group. Now promoting as a trio after leader Miyu left the group. |
Lady Collection | 레이디컬렉션 | 3 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
B2Y | 비투와이 | 4 | Han Yeon | Mixed | 2B Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2011 | The original band was formed by two girls and two boys. In late 2010, the original members left the band due to legal and/or personal reasons. |
After School | 애프터 스쿨 | 8 | Kahi | Female | Pledis Entertainment | Playgirlz / Playboyz | Yellow | — | Debuted as a 5 member group. Uee was added in April 2009. Later Soyoung dropped out in October and Raina and Nana joined. Lizzy was added to the group in March 2010. E-Young joined the group in December 2010. In July 2011, Bekah graduated from After School to pursue her dreams of becoming a designer. |
Jumper | 점퍼 | 5 | Park Dongmin | Male | T.O.P Media | N/A | N/A | — | Debuted as a duo; 3 members to be added to form a 5-member group |
10cm | 십센치 | 2 | — | Male | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Acoustic duo |
2NE1 | 투애니원 | 4 | CL | Female | YG Entertainment | Blackjack | Hot Pink | — | Sandara Park was originally a singer/actor in the Philippines, CL and Park Bom collaborated with numerous YG artists before debuting with 2NE1, and Minzy is the granddaughter of a legendary Korean folk dancer. Officially debuted in a collaboration with Big Bang. |
4minute | 포미닛 | 5 | Nam Ji Hyun | Female | Cube Entertainment | 4Nia | Pearl Violet | — | Member HyunA was originally a member of the Wonder Girls but left due to health reasons. |
T-ara | 티아라 | 7 | Soyeon | Female | Core Contents Media | Sweet Treasure (Japanese) | Pearl Ivory | — | Originally a 5 member group, Ji-ae and Jiwon withdrew before debut and Boram, Qri, and Soyeon were added. In 2010, Hwayoung joined the group. The group is constantly changing leaders in order for each member to have a sense of responsibility within the group. Main Vocalist Soyeon is the newest leader. |
f(x) | 에프엑스 | 6 | Victoria Song | Female | SM Entertainment | aff(x)tion (Unofficial) | Pearl Light Periwinkle | — | Member Krystal is the younger sister Jessica, member of Girls' Generation And [[F(x). Member Sulli was a child actress. |
MBLAQ | 엠블랙 | 5 | Seungho | Male | J.Tune Camp | A+ | Pearl Chocolate | — | Created by Korean entertainer Rain. Kim Sangbae left before debut due to health issues and was replaced by Thunder. |
CNBLUE | 씨엔블루 | 4 | Jung Yong Hwa | Male | FNC Music | Boice | Blue | — | Korean indie band. Their debut album placed no. 1 on Music Charts. Started as a rookie band in Japan. Kwon Kwangjin left the group in 2009 and Lee Jungshin was added. Leader Yonghwa is also noted for his roles in You're Beautiful and Heartstrings |
Beast/B2ST | 비스트 | 6 | Doo Joon | Male | Cube Entertainment | B2UTY (Beauty) | Dark Gray | — | Hyunseung was originally supposed to debut in Big Bang. Junhyung was formerly known as "Poppin' Dragon" in Xing. Kikwang was formerly a solo artist called "AJ". Doo Joon trained with the group that split up into 2AM and 2PM. Yoseob and Dongwoon were also originally JYP trainees. |
JQT | 제이큐티 | 4 | Min Jung | Female | GP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2012 | Some members were former members of disbanded group I-13. On September 2011, Min Sun withdrew from the group and was replaced by Jin Kyung. In 2012, the group disbanded, with Jieun, Minjung, and Gajin becoming members of S The One. |
Secret | 시크릿 | 4 | Hyosung | Female | TS Entertainment | SECRETTIME | White | — | Hyosung was a member of Five Girls before joining Secret.[8] Sunhwa was a finalist on a talent show called "Superstar Survival" aired on SBS with 2PM's Taecyeon, Lee Junho and Chansung.[9] Jieun was former JYP trainee and she had a solo career prior to joining Secret, singing in various OST's and releasing her debut single "Yesterday" in December 2009.[10] And Zinger attended the same dance school with 2NE1's CL and Wonder Girl's Sunye.[11] |
Rainbow | 레인보우 | 7 | Kim Jaekyung | Female | DSP Media | Rain-nous | N/A | — | Lee Joo Bin, Min Ji Hye & Jang Ji Soo left before debut. Woori and Hyunyoung are former SME trainees. Jaekyung is a former JYPE trainee. |
Jewelry S | 쥬얼리 S | 2 | — | Female | Star Empire Entertainment | Jewelry Box | Pearl Blue | — | First created with Baby J and Eunjung. 2011 iteration features Semi and Yewon. |
December | 디셈버 | 2 | — | Male | CS Happy | N/A | N/A | — | Ballad duo |
SHU-I | 슈아이 | 5 | In Seok | Male | Yejeon Media Rhythm Republic |
Was-i | Purple | — | Group name stands for "So Hot Union for Idols". Since 2010, they are now focusing mainly on promotions in Japan under the record label, Rhythm Republic. |
2010s
[edit]2010
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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Bebe Mignon | 베베 미뇽 | 3 | Hae-Geum | Female | Happy Face Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Ballad group. |
Girl2School | 걸2스쿨 | 6 | — | Female | LP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Rotating rookie girl group. Originally a 14 member group. |
20star | 20스타 | 20 | A-Run | Male | TGN Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2010 | 20-member boy band, never debuted. |
Vanilla Lucy | 바닐라루시 | 3 | — | Female | HM Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Instrumental girl group; member Bae Da Hae left the group in 2010 |
Girl Story | 걸스토리 | 4 | — | Female | Ants Star Company | N/A | N/A | — | The youngest girl group to debut in 2010. |
GP Basic | 지피 베이직 | 6 | Leah | Female | GP Entertainment | Basically | Purple | — | The 2nd youngest girl group to debut. In 2011, Hannah left the group and Mui was added. |
Chocolate | 초콜릿 | 5 | Bom | Female | H Line Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2010 | Disbanded not long after debut due to a scandal that broke out about H-Line. |
Orange Caramel | 오렌지 카라멜 | 3 | Raina | Female | Pledis Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Composed of the third generation members of After School, Raina, Nana and Lizzy. |
TOUCH | 터치 | 5 | Hanjun | Male | YYJ Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | "The Original Undeniable Charismatic Homme" Debuted as a 7-member group. Dabin departed from the group shortly after debut. Minseok left the group in 2011. |
VNT | 브이엔티 | 2 | Tina | Female | Media Line | N/A | N/A | 2011 | Debuted as a 3-member group. All members were born in the year 1992, hence their group name VNT: Voice of Ninety Two; member Lil J withdrew from the group in 2011; recent news has hinted that VNT disbanded following Lil J's departure. |
One Way | 원웨이 | 3 | Chance | Male | Yejeon Media | One Love | N/A | — | Hip-hop trio; leader Chance was a member of American band Xtacy Xport. Member Peter previously debuted as a solo artist under a different label in 2008. He was also an undefeated Australian five-time dance champion between 1997 and 2001. Maknae Young Sky was a rapper in the underground hip-hop duo 37 Degrees. |
F1rst | 퍼스트 | 7 | Sul-hee | Mixed | K-Yen Media | N/A | N/A | — | Originally an 8-member group made up of four girls and four boys, but in 2011, HayJ, Lina, and Ray left the group and Minkyung and Doa were added. Some are former models. |
Co-Ed School | 남녀공학 男女共學 |
12 | Kanghaeng | Mixed | GM Contents Media | Classmates | N/A | — | Soomi left SeeYa to join Co-Ed School. Chanmi was a trainee for the group that became Girls' Generation. Seo Eun Gyo (former JYP trainee) joined in late 2010 but first debuted in sub-unit group, 5dolls. In 2011, Shin Jong Kook (finalist on Superstar K3) was added and Kangho withdrew from the group to focus on an acting career. In 2012, Soomi left the group to pursue a solo career and Nayeon and Saejoon were added. |
Dalmatian | 달마시안 | 6 | Inati | Male | IS Entermedia Group | Dalmate | N/A | — | Simon left before the group's original debut. DayDay used to be a rap teacher for JYP Ent. and trained artists such as 2PM, Wonder Girls, SISTAR and Secret. Dari enlisted in the military on the April 25, 2011. |
Nine Muses | 나인뮤지스 | 8 | Sera | Female | Star Empire Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Model-Idols. Shortly after debut, Jaekyung withdrew from the group and Hyuna was added. In mid-2011, Rana and Bini withdrew from the group to focus on an acting career. In November 2011, Kyungri joined the group. |
miss A | 미쓰에이 | 4 | — | Female | JYP Entertainment AQ Entertainment |
Say A | N/A | — | Four member Korean and Chinese group. Miss A Suzy cast as Go Hyemi in Dream high |
Girl's Day | 걸스데이 | 5 | Sojin | Female | Dream Tea Entertainment | Dai5y (Daisy) | N/A | — | Shortly after debut, Jisun and Ji-in withdrew from the group and Yura and Hyeri were added. |
LED Apple | 레드애플 | 6 | Youngjun | Male | Startory Entertainment | LEDA | N/A | — | Debuted as a 5-member group. ChiHoon left the group before debut due to differences in music styles. I-OH left the group due to illness. Seunghyun and Minyong left the group after debut promotions and Kyumin, Jaehoon, and Hyosuk were added. In November 2011, Jaehoon left the group and KeonU and Hanbyul were added. |
Teen Top | 틴탑 | 6 | C.A.P | Male | T.O.P Media | Angel | Pearl Light Lavender | — | Created by Andy Lee of Shinhwa. |
INFINITE | 인피니트 | 7 | Sungkyu | Male | Woollim Entertainment | Inspirit | Pearl Metal Gold | — | Sungkyu, Woohyun, L, and Sungjong were featured in Epik High's "Run" music video. Known for their impeccable synchronization while dancing. They are also known as "trend idols." |
Young Gun | 영건 | 3 | — | Male | 굿펠라즈 | N/A | N/A | — | Ballad Trio. |
SISTAR | 씨스타 | 4 | Hyorin | Female | Starship Entertainment | STAR1 | Fuschia | — | Soyu was a candidate member for 4minute and Hyorin is a former JYP trainee. |
F.Cuz | 포커즈 | 5 | Jin On | Male | CAN Entertainment | Runway | N/A | — | Originally a 4-member group. Main vocalist LeeU withdrew from the group in May 2011. In December 2011, Raehyun and Daegun were added. Their name is pronounced "Focus". |
ZE:A | 제국의아이들 | 9 | Moon Jun Young | Male | Star Empire Entertainment | ZE:A'S (ZE:A Style) | Pearl Gold | — | Their name means "Children of Empire". |
JYJ | — | 3 | — | Male | C-JeS Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Formed by the three members of TVXQ who left the group due to a contract disagreement with their former company. |
The Boss | 대국남아 大国男児 |
5 | Mika | Male | Open World Entertainment | Master | Pearl Terracotta | — | Their name stands for 'Boys Of Super Space'. All members were former members of the group Xing. Promotes primarily in Japan. |
Electro Boyz | 일렉트로 보이즈 | 3 | Maboos | Male | Brave Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Hip-hop group. Debuted as a duo. In 2011, Chakhun was added to form a 3-member group. |
Soul Harmony | 소울 하모니 | 2 | — | Mixed | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Member Gayeon suffers of a sleeping disorder that every time she sits down, she falls asleep. She also formed part of R&B duo Club Soul |
Rubber Duckie | 러버더키 | 3 | Baemi | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
Homme | 옴므 | 2 | — | Male | JYP Entertainment Big Hit Entertainment |
N/A | N/A | — | Collaboration group between 8eight's Hyun and 2AM's Changmin |
FREE STAR | 프리 스타 | 4 | CEO | Female | Fly Music Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2011 | Hip-hop girl group established in 2010. Disbanded in 2011 due to all four members leaving the company. |
S.M. The Ballad | — | 4 | — | Male | SM Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Composed of TRAX's Jay, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee's Jonghyun and rookie singer Jino. They are described as their label's Vocal Unit Group. |
GD & TOP | — | 2 | — | Male | YG Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Big Bang's duo unit composed of leader/rapper G-Dragon and rapper T.O.P. The sub-unit was created in preparation to Big Bang's 4th EP. |
2011
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Dal Shabet | 달샤벳 | 6 | Viki | Female | Happy Face Entertainment | Darling | N/A | — | Produced by E-Tribe. Viki was originally going to debut with Nine Muses. |
Piggy Dolls | 피기돌스 | 3 | Minsun | Female | Winning InSight Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Known for their significantly large size during debut, but lost a lot of weight afterwards. |
5dolls | 파이브돌스 | 5 | Chanmi | Female | GM Contents Media | N/A | N/A | — | They are the female sub-group of Co-Ed School. In 2012, Soomi left the group and was replaced by Nayeon. |
BBAN | 비비안 | 3 | Han Ok | Female | Victory J Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
Clover | 클로버 | 3 | Tyfoon | Mixed | GYM Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Composed of Eun Ji Won, Gilme, and Tyfoon. |
LA.G | 라지 | 5 | — | Female | InterVidi Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Classical girl group |
HARASORA | 하라소라 | 2 | — | Female | South Park Pictures | N/A | N/A | — | |
Coin Jackson | 코인 잭슨 | 6 | Mari | Female | PPP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2011 | A six member hip hop A cappella group. It has been reported that after their first release that the members have gone their separate ways and one member even debuted solo later the same year. |
G.IAM | 지아이엠 | 5 | A-TOM | Male | Red Apple Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Debuted under Gepetto Theater Entertainment originally. |
Bella | 벨라 | 3 | Lucy | Female | Apple Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
CHI CHI | 치치 | 5 | Sui | Female | Yedang Entertainment | Shy Girl | N/A | — | Originally a 7-member group. In November 2011 Nara, Peach, and Ji-U withdrew from the group and Shine was added. Their name is an acronym for "Creative Electronic House Idols". |
INY | 아이니 | 3 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
Leader'S | 리더스 | 24 | Cindy | Female | TGN Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Debuted as a 7-member sub-unit group under the name LeaderS. Consists of 3 groups of 8, having a total of 24 members. |
A-Peace | 에이피스 | 21 | Dongho | Male | Golden Goose Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Largest boy band to debut in 2011. Originally was going to be named, Double B/21. Composed of three teams. |
RaNia | 라니아 | 7 | Saem | Female | Yedang Entertainment | RANIAN | N/A | — | Has members from Korea, Japan, China, and Thailand; pre-debut nickname was 'the 3rd Baby VOX'. Formerly produced by Teddy Riley. |
Brave Girls | 브레이브 걸스 | 5 | Eun Young | Female | Brave Entertainment | FEARLESS | N/A | — | Produced by famous South Korean producer Brave Brothers. |
Block B | 블락비 | 7 | Zico | Male | Brand New Stardom Entertainment | BBC (Block B Club) | Purple | — | Zico is a former SM trainee and was originally supposed to debut with SHINee. Jaehyo trained with Beast and B-Bomb trained with Infinite. They have written over 120 songs by themselves before their debut |
A Pink | 에이핑크 | 7 | Chorong | Female | A Cube Entertainment | Pink Panda | Pink | — | Naeun was featured in Beast's "Breath" and "Beautiful" music videos. Chorong was featured in Beast's "Shock" music video. |
X-5 | 엑스파이브 | 5 | Ghun | Male | Open World Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Known as "Tall-dols" which means Tall Idols or "Model-dols" despite their height. Their average height is 187 cm. Ghun and Haewon are former members of trot group, 3 Chongsa. Zin and Sulhu are former members of XING. |
B1A4 | 비원에이포 | 5 | Jinyoung | Male | WM Entertainment | BANA | N/A | — | Nicknamed "Country-dols" because all their members are from the South Korean countryside. |
EI YO | 에이요 | 3 | — | Female | HWIAD Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2011 | Member Kim Seulmi joined 101 Doors after the group's disband and will now debut under her new agency's group BT-SWING. |
SpinEL | 스피넬 | 2 | Spin | Female | JOIN.S Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Acoustic Guitarist Girl Duo |
SISTAR19 | 씨스타19 | 2 | Hyorin | Female | Starship Entertainment | STAR1 | Fuschia | — | Sistar's sub-unit. Composed of Hyorin and Bora. |
Blady | 블레이디 | 4 | Da Rae | Female | SY6 Entertainment | Hi Ade | N/A | — | |
Boyfriend | 보이프렌드 | 6 | Donghyun | Male | Starship Entertainment | Best Friend | N/A | — | Has identical twins, the twins are former trainees of JYP Entertainment. Their debut single 'Boyfriend' starred Bora from Sistar. |
Swincle | 스윙클 | 5 | Jisoo | Female | Kant Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Jisoo was a former trainee of DSP Entertainment and was going to debut with Rainbow |
N-Train | 엔트레인 | 5 | Jungkyun | Male | MediaLine Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Leader Jungkyun was former member of group, TACHYON, disbanded in 2008. Rapper Seunghyun was former member of group name Monster, debuted in 2007. Other 3 members were backup dancers for female group, VNT. |
Carcaro Girl | 카카오걸 | 6 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
BGH to | 비지에이치투 | 3 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | First single features T-ara's Ham Eun-jeong. |
Eye To Eye | 아이투아이 | 3 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
F.I.X | 픽스 | 5 | Sangwoo | Male | Groove Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Revealed through drama 'Big Heat' back in June. Member Oh Song released a solo single and was a previous member of Sponge Band; member Jungwook was a former member of Vanhaja, and is also the cousin of Super Junior member Ryeowook. Although an OST has been released, they are going to debut in 2012 formally. |
M&D | — | 2 | Heechul | Male | SM Entertainment | N/A | N/A | 2011 | SM's project group composed of Super Junior's Heechul and TRAX's Jungmo. Heechul announced M&D's disbandment on July 2011. |
B.o.M | 비오엠 | 4 | Sechang | Male | Y2Y Contents | N/A | N/A | — | Sechang was a child actor. Raewon released two digital singles in 2010 and is known for having served in the army at the Blue House under the presidencies of the late Roh Moo-hyun and Lee Myung-bak. Yua had an acting experience in KBS's "Dream High". Tagoon formerly trained with Block B. In November 2011, Raewon left the group for personal reasons and Jisoo was added. |
HITT | 히트 | 6 | Hayong | Male | Sony Music | N/A | N/A | — | Has received praise from pianist Yiruma and vocal group 4Men. |
AS BLUE | 애프터 스쿨 블루 | 4 | Jooyeon | Female | Pledis Entertainment | Play Girlz | Yellow | — | After School's project group composed of members Jooyeon, Raina, Lizzy and E-young. |
AS RED | 애프터 스쿨 레드 | 4 | Kahi | Female | Pledis Entertainment | Play Girlz | Yellow | — | After School's project group composed of members Kahi, Jung Ah, UEE and Nana. |
TWI-Light | 트와일라잇 | 7 | Siwan | Male | TGN Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Stands for 'Trend World Idol-Light'.They have named their group 'TWI-Light' with the hopes that they will set an international trend. Some of the members were a part of 20-member boy band, 20star. Sangmin, Siwoo, and Zeno were replaced by Tien,Taesung and Black in 2012. |
Elizabeth | 엘리자베스 | 2 | S-Cat | Female | South Park Pictures | N/A | N/A | — | "Korea's Lady Gaga" |
Super 8 Bit | 슈퍼에이트빗 | 3 | — | Female | Evans Music | N/A | N/A | — | Punk rock trio. Previously toured Japan under the name "Shorty Cat". |
Chocolat | 쇼콜라 | 5 | Min Soa | Female | Paramount Music | Chocolatier | N/A | — | Some of the members are of mixed ethnicities. |
Swing Girls | 스윙걸즈 | 5 | Seon In | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | "D-Cup girl group" |
Stellar | 스텔라 | 4 | — | Female | Top Class Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Produced by Eric Mun of Shinhwa. Member Ga Young is also an actress. First single "Rocket Girl" features Shinhwa's Eric Mun. In 2012 Yiseul and Joa left the group and resumed activities as ballad duo Honeydew. Hyoeun and Minhee were added. |
BB.Boys | 비비보이즈 | 3 | Taehee | Male | CJ E&M | N/A | N/A | — | Debut track "We Will Be Okay" features Cube Entertainment singer G.NA. |
Sweet Revenge | 스윗 리벤지 | 4 | Soyoung | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Female rock band from Hongdae, Seoul. Is nicknamed the "SNSD of Hongdae" due to Soyoung's resemblance to Girls' Generation leader kimbal. |
April Kiss | 에이프릴키스 | 6 | Soomin | Female | Andy Bros. | N/A | N/A | — | |
N:SONIC | 엔소닉 | 5 | J.Heart | Male | LOEN Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
M.Peror | 엠퍼러 | 6 | Kangon | Male | Fly Music Entertainment | Kingdom | N/A | — | |
C-Real | 씨리얼 | 5 | Chemi | Female | NAP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Member Re Dee previously appeared on MBC's "Birth of a Great Star". Their music video for their debut single "NO NO NO NO NO" starred Thunder from MBLAQ as the male lead. |
M.I.B | 엠아이비 | 4 | 5Zic | Male | Jungle Entertainment | Busterz | N/A | — | Said to debut with the most expensive debut album to date of USD $1.7Million. Released a "spin-off" promotion to their debut. |
BoyZ | 보이즈 | 5 | — | Male | VIP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Originally named VIP. |
MYNAME | 마이네임 | 5 | Gunwoo | Male | H2 Media | NAMETAGS | N/A | — | 5-member boy band created by Fly To The Sky member Hwanhee. Seyong appeared in the KBS drama "I Believe in Love/My Love, My Family" and was also a former JYP Entertainment trainee, while Insoo was a former Superstar K2 contestant. Seyong & Insoo were also Hwanhee's backup dancers. Insoo was the choreographer for the title song, "Message." |
WE | 위 | 4 | Macho | Mixed | CJ E&M Music | N/A | N/A | — | R&B and hip-hop Group created by DJ D.O.C. member, Kim Chan Ryul. Lead Vocalist, Kang Han, was a former member of boy band, Black Beat from SM Entertainment. Mandu help choreographed for Wheesung, Se7en, Taeyang, SS501 and SHINee. |
Clinah | 클리나 | 4 | Han Yuna | Female | Dino Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Female rock band. |
Double A / AA | 더블에이 | 5 | Woosang | Male | Wellmade STAR M | W | N/A | — | Debut track, "Because I'm Crazy" was composed by member Aoora and choreographed by Woosang. Aoora was previously a solo artist, known as Gn.E |
TAKEN | 테이큰 | 6 | Seongwon | Male | Again45 Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Self-managed and self-promoted; it is noted also that the group came up with the concept and sound for their debut single 'Young Boy'. |
Woman Power | 우먼파워 | 3 | Suki | Female | Nextar Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | A project group composed of three members who were solo artists. Kim Greem and Lee Boram were both finalists on Superstar K2. |
AXIZ | 엑시즈 | 5 | Junhyung | Mixed | Universal Music | N/A | N/A | — | Rock band composed of 4 males and 1 female |
New F.O. | 뉴에프오 | 5 | JN | Female | EnterArts Global | N/A | N/A | — | Stands for New Female Order. Group created by 6theory and EnterArts Global. Member Dana is the sister of Mino from BoM. JN (Jisun) is a former member of Girl's Day. |
Phantom | 팬텀 | 3 | Kiggen | Male | Brand New Music | N/A | N/A | — | Hip-hop trio |
Bang & Zelo | 방용국 & 젤로 | 2 | — | Male | TS Entertainment | Warrior Bunnies | N/A | — | A sub-unit group of B.A.P consisting of Bang Yong Guk and Zelo. |
M.E.N | 엠이엔 | 5 | — | Male | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | 5-member boy band who debuted exclusively in Japan. Composed of former members of Battle, Typhoon, and A'st1, as well as actor Im Youngpil of Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and Yoon Gwangsun. |
2012
[edit]Name | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Entertainment Agency | Trivia | Disbanded | Notes | ||
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English | Hangul | Fanclub name | Official color | ||||||
Cinta Band (CBD) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
26 | Kim Bal Joong & Im Yoon Ah | Mixed | SM Entertainment | All | K-Pop | — | Known as Korea's resident mixed group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 1 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the United States at the end of 2023. |
The Girls Treasure Hunter (TGTH) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
4 | Gong Hyo Jin | Female | SM Entertainment | The | Greatest Love | — | Known as Korea's resident girl group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 9 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the Seoul at the end of 2023. |
South Korean Band (SKB) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
100 More | Park Min Young | Female | SM Entertainment | All | K-Pop | — | Known as Korea's resident girl group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 9 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the All Nationality at the end of 2023. |
South Korean Band 2 (SKB2) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
100 More | Park Ji Yeon | Female | SM Entertainment | All | Drama | — | Known as Korea's resident boy group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 1 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the All Nationality at the end of 2023. |
South Korean Band 3 (SKB3) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
100 More | Kang So Ra & IU | Mixed | SM Entertainment | All | K-Pop & Drama | — | Known as Korea's resident mixed group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 1 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the All Nationality at the end of 2023. |
Girls' Generation TTS (SNSD TTS) |
소녀시대TTS 少女時代TTS |
3 | Taeyeon | Female | SM Entertainment | S♥NE TTS | Pastel Rose 2 | — | Known as Korea's resident girl group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 9 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the United States at the end of 2023. |
Man Of Honor (MOF) |
명예의사나이 少女時代 |
100 More | Pariz Salman Danurekso | Mixed | SM Entertainment | Sopes | Ciendog & Calingcing | — | Known as Korea's resident Mixed group. They are the first group that broke record sales and won 9 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2012. They debuted in the United States at the end of 3011. |
South Korean Band 2 LLI (SKB2 LLI) |
명예의사나이 少女時代 |
3 | Iqbal | Male | SM Entertainment | Almanik | All Star | — | Known This South Korean Band 2 LLI Tour To All Nationality The band was formed in 2012 and Disbanded Years 100000000000000000 Concert In the village they Calingcing Indonesia Korean Drama and They Make That name is You Are My Destiny 3 |
NU'EST | 뉴이스트 | 5 | JR | Male | Pledis Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | The first boy group of Pledis entertainment. Their name stands for NU(new), Establish, Style and Tempo. |
EXO | 엑소 | 12 | Suho (K)
Kris (M) |
Male | SM Entertainment | EXOTIC (Unofficial) | N/A | — | SM's newest boy band, with Korean and Chinese members. The group will be promoting in two units at the same time - EXO-K (Korean) and EXO-M (Mandarin). Twenty-three teaser videos were released by SM Entertainment introducing all the members. |
Rainbow Pixie | 레인보우 픽시 | 3 | Seungah | Female | DSP Media | Rain-nous | N/A | — | Comprised of three members from Rainbow: SeungAh, Jisook and Hyunyoung |
B.A.P | 비에이피 | 6 | Yong Guk | Male | TS Entertainment | BABY | Green | — | Bang Yong Guk first appeared as a featured rapper on the song "Going Crazy" by labelmate Song Jieun. Bang Yong Guk & Zelo were in a subunit called Bang & Zelo and released their debut single "Never Give Up". Himchan is a ulzzang multi-instrumentalist who was an MC on MTV's The Show. The other 3 members (DaeHyun, Jong Up, and YoungJae) were revealed on their 1st variety show, "Ta-dah! It's B.A.P." aired on SBS MTV. |
Six Bomb | 식스밤 | 6 | Hyejin | Female | Jang Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Member Subin is known as SNSD's Yoona's best friend since elementary school. Rapper Dok2's older brother Mr. Gordo was in charge of creating the girls' debut track, "Chiki Chiki Bomb". |
CHAOS | 카오스 | 5 | Taeyang | Male | Winning InSight Entertainment | ChaoNyx | N/A | — | Debuting under the same company as Norazo and Piggy Dolls; debuting simultaneously in both Korea and Japan. Eldest Taeyang was forced to add his last name into his name due to fan complaints of Big Bang's Taeyang. |
Spica | 스피카 | 5 | Kim Boa | Female | B2M Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Jiwon is a former member of Five Girls and T-ara and is also an actress and model. Narae was one of the Top 10 contestants in the first season of Superstar K. Joohyun was featured in Heo Young Saeng's solo single, "Let It Go". Kim Boa was Infinite's vocal trainer. Bohyung is a former YG trainee. They released their first mini-album "Russian Roulette" after digital single "Potentially" (featuring labelmate Lee Hyori in it's music video). |
EXID | 이엑스아이디 | 6 | Yuji | Female | AB Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Produced by Shinsadong Tiger |
Lay.T | 레이티 | 5 | Nara | Female | Baeksang Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | The group introduces a new style, the "tisco", the junction of trot and disco. |
SPEED | 스피드 | 7 | Taewoon | Male | GM Contents | N/A | N/A | — | The male sub-unit of Co-Ed School. In February 2012, Saejoon was added. |
Ne.P | 네피 | 4 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | |
Cutie-L | 큐티엘 | 6 | — | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Composed of child actresses. |
4Heaven | 포헤븐 | 4 | — | Male | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Ballad group |
Invadas | 인베이다스 | 2 | — | Male | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Rap duo |
Prizmoliq | 프리즈몰릭 | 2 | — | Male | Grand Pics Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
Venus | — | 7 | — | Female | Pledis Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Pledis' upcoming girl group in collaboration with Fantagio. Consisting of four members from Fantagio and three from Pledis, the group will debut April 2012 produced by a famous composer to be revealed. Fantagio will be promoting the girls acting duties while Pledis deals with their variety duties[12] |
Tempest | 5 | — | Male | Pledis Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | The remainder of the Pledis Boys. They will debut in the second half of 2012. | |
DSP Girls' | — | 5 | — | Female | DSP Media | N/A | N/A | — | Temporarily nicknamed 'DSP Girls'. The group is comprised of Haein, Shiyoon, Chaekyung, Somin and Jae Eun. Will debut in Korea and Japan in July. |
DSP Boys | — | 7 | — | Male | DSP Media | N/A | N/A | — | Temporarily nicknamed 'DSP Boys' or 'SS502'. The group is comprised of HyeongKon, JaeHyung, YunYoung, HyoJun, SeungYup, SeungJin and SungMin. Will debut in Korea and Japan in July. |
BT-SWING | 비티스윙 | 4 | Xing Na | Female | 101 Doors | N/A | N/A | — | Member Kim Seul Mi was a member of the former girl group EI YO under Hwiad Entertainment. Member Siwoo, who is also a member of their labelmate group B2LADY, left the group with Kim Seulmi's addition to the group. BT-SWING will make their debut in March with the single "Rescue 101" with the same titled track and its English Version "Make It Work". |
Pandora | 판도라 | 5 | Kaerin | Female | Unknown | N/A | N/A | — | Debut single "Open Pandora's Box" was released in March. |
S the ONE | 에스더원 | 5 | Ji Eun | Female | EC Ebenezer | N/A | N/A | — | Contains three members from disbanded girl group JQT. Their debut single will be released in March of 2012. Composed by Ji Eun, Min Jung, Ga Jin, Da Young and Yun Joo. |
J&J | — | 2 | — | Male | JYP Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Comprised of JB and Jr. Both of them acted in the drama Dream High 2. |
E-7 | 이세븐 | 6 | — | Male | Excellent Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Member Nam Gung left the group before debut. |
BTOB | 비투비 | 7 | Eunkwang | Male | Cube DC | N/A | N/A | — | Cube's newest boy band. Their name stands for "Born To Beat". Their debut music video "Insane" starred A Pink's leader, Chorong. |
2BiC | 투빅 | 2 | — | Male | Nextar Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | |
ESQ | 이에스큐 | 5 | K9 | Male | Avance Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | Originally scheduled for debut in September 2011, this 5-member multinational group has yet to debut. Leader K9 almost became a SM trainee; Kyungmin almost trained with JYP; Kyle auditioned for Cube and was previously a model in Japan. |
Pamela | 파멜라 | 5 | Female | Kkun Entertainment | N/A | N/A | — | 5 member girl group composed of Yeon Jin, Sung Hyun, Yeo Wook, Soo Yeon and Hye Ji. Their song "미워도 아파도" (Although It's Hateful and Painful) was released on March 15 in their 1st single "PAMELA". |
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