List of South Korean idol groups
The following is a list of South Korean teen idol musical bands. This includes a list of boy bands and girl groups.
2010s
edit2012
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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EvoL | 5 | Female | Brand New Stardom Entertainment | Upcoming female version of Block B produced by Cho PD. | ||||
Spica | 5 | Jiwon | Female | B2M Entertainment | Jiwon is a former member of Five Girls and T-ara and is also an actress. Narae was one of the Top 10 contestants in the first season of Superstar K. | |||
BT-swing | 4 | Xing Na | Female | Nanda M Company | Member Kim Seul Mi is formerly a member of 3-member-girl-group, EI-YO under Hwiad Entertainment. Previously, labelmate B2LADY's Siwoo was preparing to debut with BT-swing but decided to leave the group and stayed with B2LADY instead. | |||
CHAOS | 5 | Heejae | Male | Winning InSight Entertainment | CHAOTIC | Debuting under the same company as Norazo and Piggy Dolls; debuting simultaneously in both Korea and Japan. | ||
Six Bomb | 5 | Hyejin | Female | Jang Entertainment | Member Subin is known as SNSD's Yoona's best friend since elementary school. Member Hyejin, who is also the leader of the group, is said to be an exceptional rapper. The eldest member, Nabi, will be the main vocalist while Subin has been the recent hot topic because of her friendship with SNSD's YoonA and for being Moon Geun Young's doppelganger. Euihyun was raised under a musical family and the maknae, Jiwoo is also known to be skilled musicians. Rapper Dok2's older brother Mr. Gordo was in charge of creating the girls' debut track. "Chiki Chiki Bomb" will be released in late January. | |||
E-7 | 이세븐 | 7 | Male | Excellent Entertainment | ||||
Viva Girls | 브이바걸스 | 5 | Female | Media Line | Was originally supposed to debut in 2011, however, the original line-up all left and went to different companies. | |||
EXID | 6 | Female | AB Entertainment | Produced by Shinsadong Tiger | ||||
B.A.P. | 비에이피 | 6 | Yong Guk | Male | TS Entertainment | Confirmed members are Bang Yong Guk, Zelo and Kim Him Chan. Bang Yong Guk first appeared as a featured rapper on the song "Going Crazy" by labelmate Song Jieun. Bang Yong Guk & Zelo were first in a subunit called Bang & Zelo and released their debut single "Never Give Up". Himchan was an MC on MTV's The Show. | ||
Rainbow Pixie | 3 | Seungah | Female | DSP Media | Comprised of three members from Rainbow: SeungAh, Jisook and Hyunyoung | |||
EXO | 12 | Male | SM Entertainment | 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). Two teaser videos were released by SM Entertainment introducing members Kai and Lu Han. Other members will be revealed in the similar format. | ||||
Pledis Boys | 7 | Male | Pledis Entertainment | Pledis' upcoming male group. |
2011
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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M.E.N | 엠이엔 | 5 | Male | Unknown | 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. | |||
Bang & Zelo | 방용국 & 젤로 | 2 | - | Male | TS Entertainment | A sub-unit group of TS Entertainment's new boy group B.A.P. that is scheduled to debut in 2012. Secret's Hyosung appeared on the MV of their debut single "Never Give Up". | ||
Trouble Maker | 트러블 메이커 | 2 | - | Mixed | Cube Entertainment | Consists of Hyuna from 4Minute and Hyunseung from BEAST | ||
Phantom | 팬텀 | 3 | Kiggen | Male | Brand New Music | Hip-hop trio | ||
New F.O. | 뉴에프오 | 5 | JN | Female | EnterArts Global | 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. Recognized as the female "Infinite".[1] | ||
AXIZ | 엑시즈 | 5 | Junhyung | Mixed | Universal Music | Rock band composed of 4 males and 1 female | ||
Woman Power | 우먼파워 | 3 | Suki | Female | Nextar Entertainment | A project group composed of three members who were solo artists. Kim Greem and Lee Boram were both finalists on Superstar K2. | ||
TAKEN | 테이큰 | 6 | Seongwon | Male | Again45 Entertainment | 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'. | ||
AA | 더블에이 | 5 | Woosang | Male | Wellmade STAR M | |||
Clinah | 클리나 | 4 | Han Yuna | Female | Dino Entertainment | Female rock band. | ||
WE | 위 | 4 | Macho | Mixed | Ent 102 | 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. | ||
MYNAME | 마이네임 | 5 | Gunwoo | Male | H2 Media | NAMETAG | 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. | |
BoyZ | 보이즈 | 5 | Male | VIP Entertainment | Originally named VIP. | |||
M.I.B | 엠아이비 | 4 | 5Zic | Male | Jungle Entertainment | Busters | Said to debut with the most expensive debut album to date of USD $1.7Million. Members' solo MVs were released one by one leading to the debut of the group's MV. | |
C-Real | 씨리얼 | 5 | Chemi | Female | NAP Entertainment | 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.Peror | 엠퍼러 | 6 | Kangon | Male | Fly Music Entertainment | |||
N:SONIC | 엔소닉 | 5 | J.Heart | Male | LOEN Entertainment | |||
ESQ | 이에스큐 | 5 | K9 | Male | Avance Entertainment | 5-member "international" boy band with members of various ethnicities. Member Kyungmin almost became a trainee with JYP Entertainment, while leader K9 passed auditions with SM Entertainment but soon left afterwards. Member Kyle auditioned for Cube Entertainment back in 2011 and before that worked as a model in Japan briefly. | ||
April Kiss | 에이프릴키스 | 6 | Soomin | Female | Andy Bros. | |||
Sweet Revenge | 스윗 리벤지 | 4 | Kim Soyoung | Female | Unknown | Female rock band from Hongdae, Seoul. Is nicknamed the "SNSD of Hongdae" due to Kim Soyoung's resemblance to Girls' Generation leader Taeyeon. | ||
BB.Boys | 비비보이즈 | 3 | Taehee | Male | CJ E&M | Debut track "We Will Be Okay" features Cube Entertainment singer G.NA. | ||
Stellar | 스텔라 | 4 | - | Female | Top Class Entertainment | Produced by Eric Mun of Shinhwa. Member Ga Young is also an actress. First single "Rocket Girl" features Shinhwa's Eric Mun. | ||
Swing Girls | 스윙걸즈 | 5 | Seon In | Female | Unknown | "D-Cup girl group" | ||
Chocolat | 쇼콜라 | 5 | Min Soa | Female | Paramount Music | Chocoholic | Some of the members are of mixed ethnicities. | |
Super 8 Bit | 슈퍼에이트빗 | 3 | - | Female | Evans Music | Punk rock trio. Previously toured Japan under the name "Shorty Cat". | ||
Elizabeth | 엘리자베스 | 2 | S-Cat | Female | South Park Pictures | "Korea's Lady Gaga" | ||
Twi-Light | 트와이라이트 | 7 | Minyoung | Male | TGN Entertainment | Some of the members were a part of 20-member boy band, 20star. | ||
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. | |
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. | |
HITT | 히트 | 6 | Hayong | Male | Sony Music | Has received praise from pianist Yiruma and vocal group 4Men. | ||
BoM | 비오엠 | 4 | Sechang | Male | Y2Y Contents | 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" and Sechang was a child actor. Tagoon formerly trained with Block B. In November 2011, Raewon left the group for personal reasons and Jisoo was added. | ||
M&D | 2 | Heechul | Male | SM Entertainment | none | 2011 | SM's project group composed of Super Junior's Heechul and TRAX's Jungmo. Heechul announced M&D's disbandment on July 2011. | |
FIX | 픽스 | 5 | Noori | Male | Groove Entertainment | 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. | ||
Eye To Eye | 아이투아이 | 3 | Female | Unknown | ||||
BGH to | 비지에이치투 | 3 | Female | Unknown | First single features T-ara's Ham Eun-jeong. | |||
Carcaro Girl | 카카오걸 | 6 | Female | Unknown | ||||
N-Train | 엔 트레인 | 5 | Jungkyun | Male | MediaLine Entertainment | |||
Swincle | 스윙클 | 5 | Jisoo | Female | Kant Entertainment | Jisoo was a former trainee of DSP Entertainment and was going to debut with Rainbow | ||
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. | |
Blady | 블레이디 | 4 | Da Rae | Female | SY6 Entertainment | Hi Ade | ||
SISTAR19 | 씨스타19 | 2 | Hyorin | Female | Starship Entertainment | Star1 / Fuschia | Sistar's sub group. Composed of Hyorin and Bora. | |
SpinEL | 스피넬 | 2 | Spin | Female | JOIN.S Entertainment | Acoustic Guitarist Girl Duo | ||
Ei-Yo | 에이요 | 2 | Female | HWIAD Entertainment | Member Kim Seul Mi left the group sometime before the end of 2011 and will now re-debut in upcoming Nanda M Company group BT-swing. | |||
X-5 | 엑스파이브 | 5 | Ghun | Male | Open World Entertainment | N/A / N/A | Known as "Tall-dols" which means Tall Idols. Their average height is 187cm. 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. | |
A Pink | 에이핑크 | 7 | Chorong | Female | A Cube Entertainment | Pink Panda / N/A | Naeun was featured in Beast's "Breath" and "Beautiful" music videos. Chorong was featured in Beast's "Shock" music video. | |
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 | |
Brave Girls | 브레이브 걸스 | 5 | Eun Young | Female | Brave Entertainment | FEARLESS/ N/A | Produced by famous South Korean producer Brave Brothers. | |
RaNia | 라니아 | 7 | Saem | Female | DR Music | RANIAN | Has members from Korea, Japan, China, and Thailand; pre-debut nickname was 'the 3rd Baby VOX'. Formerly produced by Teddy Riley. | |
A-Peace | 에이피스 | 21 | Yoo Dongho | Male | Golden Goose Entertainment | Largest boy band to debut in 2011. Originally was going to be named, Double B/21. Composed of three teams of seven. | ||
Leader'S | 리더스 | 24 | Cindy | Female | TGN Entertainment | Debuted as a 7-member unit group. Consists of 3 groups of 8, having a total of 24 members. | ||
INY | 아이니 | 3 | - | Female | unknown | |||
CHI CHI | 치치 | 5 | Semi | Female | Yedang Entertainment | Housetronic | Originally a 7-member group. Nara, Peach and Ji-U withdrew from the group. Shine was added. Their name is an acronym for "Creative House Idols". | |
Bella | 벨라 | 3 | Lucy | Female | Apple Entertainment | |||
G.IAM | 지아이엠 | 5 | A-TOM | Male | Red Apple Entertainment | Debuted under Gepetto Theater Entertainment originally. | ||
Coin Jackson | 코인 잭슨 | 6 | Mari | Female | PPP Entertainment | 2011 | A six member hip hop A Capella 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. | |
HARASORA | 하라소라 | 2 | - | Female | South Park Pictures | |||
LA.G | 라지 | 5 | Female | InterVidi Entertainment | Classical girl group | |||
BBAN | 비비안 | 3 | Han Ok | Female | Victory J Entertainment | |||
5dolls | 파이브돌스 | 5 | Soomi | Female | Core Contents Media | They are the female sub-group of Co-Ed School. They debuted after SeeYa finished promotions of their final album in 2011. | ||
Piggy Dolls | 피기돌스 | 3 | Minsun | Female | Winning InSight Entertainment | Known for their significantly large size during debut, but lost a lot of weight afterwards. | ||
Dal Shabet | 달샤벳 | 6 | Viki | Female | Happy Face Entertainment | Darling / N/A | Produced by E-Tribe. |
2010
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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GD & TOP | 2 | - | Male | YG Entertainment | 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. | |||
S.M. The Ballad | 4 | - | Male | SM Entertainment | Balladears / 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. | ||
Homme | 옴므 | 2 | - | Male | JYP Entertainment Big Hit Entertainment |
Collaboration group between 8eight's Hyun and 2AM's Changmin | ||
Rubber Duckie | 러버더키 | 3 | Baemi | Female | Unknown | |||
Soul Harmony | 소울 하모니 | 2 | - | Mixed | Unknown | 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 | ||
Electro Boyz | 일렉트로 보이즈 | 3 | Maboos | Male | Brave Entertainment | Hip-hop group. Debuted as a duo. In 2011, Chakhun was added to form a 3-member group. | ||
The Boss | 대국남아 大國男兒 |
5 | Mika | Male | Open World Entertainment | N/A / Pearl Terracotta | All members were former members of boy band, Xing. Promotes primarily in Japan. | |
JYJ | 3 | - | Male | C-JeS Entertainment | Orion / N/A | Formed by the three members of TVXQ who left the group due to contract disagreement with their former company. | ||
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". | |
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. Their name is pronounced "Focus". | |
SISTAR | 씨스타 | 4 | Hyorin | Female | Starship Entertainment | Star1 / Fuschia | Member Soyu was a candidate member for 4minute | |
Young Gun | 영건 | 3 | Male | 굿펠라즈 | Ballad Trio. Debut Single's MV starring JiYeon of T-ara. | |||
INFINITE | 인피니트 | 7 | Sungkyu | Male | Woollim Entertainment | Inspirit / N/A | 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." | |
Teen Top | 틴탑 | 6 | C.A.P | Male | T.O.P Media | Angel / Pearl Light Lavender | Created by Andy Lee of Shinhwa. | |
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. | |
Girl's Day | 걸스데이 | 5 | Sojin | Female | Dream Tea Entertainment | Dai5y (Daisy) / N/A | Jisun and Ji-in withdrew; Yura and Hyeri were added. | |
miss A | 미쓰에이 | 4 | - | Female | JYP Entertainment J.Tune Entertainment |
Say A / N/A | Four member Korean and Chinese group. | |
Nine Muses | 나인뮤지스 | 8 | Sera | Female | Star Empire Entertainment | Model-Idols. Shortly after debut, Jaekyung withdrew from the group and Hyuna was added. Rana and Bini went on hiatus to concentrate on modeling and acting. In mid-2011, Rana and Bini officially withdrew from the group to focus on an acting career. In November 2011, Kyungri joined the group. | ||
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. Before debut Daniel appeared in UCC videos with B2ST/BEAST's Yoseob and in December 2010 the two released a song titled "First Snow First Kiss." Dari enlisted in the military on the 25th of April, 2010. | |
Co-Ed School | 남녀공학 男女共學 |
11 | Soomi | Mixed | Core 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. | |
F1rst | 퍼스트 | 7 | Sul-hee | Mixed | K-Yen Media | 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. | ||
One Way | 원웨이 | 3 | Michael | Male | Unknown | One Love / N/A | Hip-hop trio | |
VNT | 브이엔티 | 2 | Tina | Female | Media Line | None | 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. |
TOUCH | 터치 | 5 | Han Jun | Male | YYJ Entertainment | "The Original Undeniable Charismatic Homme" | ||
Orange Caramel | 오렌지 카라멜 | 3 | Raina | Female | Pledis Entertainment | Composed of the third generation members of After School, Raina, Nana and Lizzy. | ||
Chocolate | 초콜릿 | 5 | Bom | Female | H Line Entertainment | None | 2010 | Disbanded not long after debut due to scandal that broke out about H Line. |
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. | |
Girl Story | 걸스토리 | 4 | - | Female | Ants Star Company | The youngest girl group to debut in 2010. | ||
Vanilla Lucy | 바닐라루시 | 3 | - | Female | HM Entertainment | Instrumental girl group; member Bae Da Hae left the group in 2010 | ||
20star | 20스타 | 20 | A-Run | Male | TGN Entertainment | None | 2010 | 20-member boy band, never debuted. |
Girl2School | 걸2스쿨 | 6 | - | Female | LP Entertainment | Rotating rookie girl group. Originally a 14 member group. | ||
Bebe Mignon | 베베 미뇽 | 3 | Hae-Geum | Female | Wayihu Enterprise | Ballad group. |
2000s
edit2009
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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Shu i | 슈아이 | 5 | In Seok | Male | 미디어 | Was-i / Purple | Mainly focuses their activities in Japan after 2009. | |
December | 디셈버 | 2 | - | Male | CS Happy | Ballad duo | ||
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. | |
Rainbow | 레인보우 | 7 | Kim Jaekyung | Female | DSP Media | Rain-nous / N/A | Lee Joo Bin, Min Ji Hye & Jang Ji Soo left before debut. | |
Secret | 시크릿 | 4 | Hyo Sung | Female | TS Entertainment | SECRETTIME | Hyosung was a member of Five Girls before joining Secret. Jieun and Sunhwa were former JYP trainees. Jieun had a solo career prior to joining Secret singing in various OST's and releasing her debut single "Yesterday" while in their debut period. And Zinger attended the same dance school with 2NE1's CL and Wonder Girl's Sunye. | |
JQT | 제이큐티 | 4 | Min Jeong | Female | GP Entertainment | 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. Currently in the process of debuting in the United States. | ||
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. | |
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 | |
MBLAQ | 엠블랙 | 5 | Seungho | Male | J.Tune Camp | A+ / Pearl Chocolate | Created by Korean entertainer Rain. Kim Sangbae left before debut and was replaced by Thunder. | |
f(x) | 에프엑스 | 5 | Victoria Song | Female | SM Entertainment | N/A / Pearl Light Periwinkle | Member Krystal Jung is the younger sister of SNSD's Jessica. | |
T-ara | 티아라 | 7 | Soyeon | Female | Core Contents Media | Diadem / White | Originally a 5 member group but 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. | |
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. | |
2NE1 | 투애니원 | 4 | CL | Female | YG Entertainment | Blackjack / Hot Pink | Sandara Park was originally a singer/actor in the Philippines, CL & 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. Crowned as 2011 Best New Band by MTV Iggy. | |
10cm | 십센치 | 2 | - | Male | Unknown | Acoustic duo | ||
Jumper | 점퍼 | 5 | Park Dongmin | Male | T.O.P Media | Debuted as a duo; 3 members to be added to form a 5-member group | ||
After School | 애프터 스쿨 | 8 | Kahi | Female | Pledis Entertainment | Play Girlz (Boyz) / 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. | |
B2Y | 비투와이 | 4 | Han Yeon | Mixed | 2B Entertainment | 2011 | The original band was formed by two girls and two boys. In late 2010, the original members would leave the band due to legal and other reasons. | |
Lady Collection | 레이디컬렉션 | 3 | - | Female | Unknown | |||
HAM | 햄 | 3 | Miyu | Female | Leeyeon Entertainment | Now promoting as a trio. | ||
Brand New Day | 브랜뉴데이 | 3 | - | Female | Castle J Enterprise |
2008
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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SMASH | 스매시 | 6 | Nam Hyun | Male | TN Entertainment | smaSHE / N/A | Debuted in Japan first. | |
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. | |
DNT | 디엔티 | 4 | Moon Jun Yong | Male | Orange Entertainment | DAY / Chocolate | In 2009, Chiho left for military duties, he was replaced by Dongwook. In 2010, Taegu left for military duties, too. Min and Karin were added. 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. | |
Mighty Mouth | 마이티 마우스 | 2 | Sang Chu | Male | 101 Entertainment | Their albums feature many other singers. | ||
A'st1 | 에이스타일 | 6 | Park Jung Jin | Male | DSP Media | Eunice / Pearl Purple | 2009 | |
2PM | 투피엠 | 6 | Junsu | Male | JYP Entertainment | Hottest / Metallic Gray | In early 2010, leader Jay Park withdrew from the group. Originally part of "One Day" with 2AM until they split and formed two separate groups. | |
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". | |
SHINee | 샤이니 | 5 | Onew | Male | SM Entertainment | Shawol (SHINee World) / Pearlescent Sky Blue (Pearl Aqua) | Woo Jiho left before debut and was replaced by Choi Minho. | |
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. |
2007
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunny Hill | 써니힐 | 5 | Jang Hyun | Mixed | 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. | |
8Eight | 에이트 | 3 | Hyun | Mixed | Big Hit Entertainment | Lee Hyun occasionally collaborates with 2AM's Changmin in the group "Homme". | ||
Supernova | 초신성 超新星 |
6 | Jung Yoon Hak | Male | Core Contents Media | Tinkerbell / Pearl | Promotes primarily in Japan. | |
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. |
Girls' Generation (SNSD) |
소녀시대 少女時代 |
9 | Taeyeon | Female | SM Entertainment | SONE / Pastel Rose | Known as Korea's resident girl group. First group who broken record sales and won 9 consecutive wins on one song. The group became the face of Korean tourism in 2011. Currently the No.1 Girl Group in Korea. | |
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. | |
KARA | 카라 | 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 | |
Wonder Girls | 원더걸스 | 5 | Sunye | Female | JYP Entertainment | Wonderful / Pearl Burgundy | HyunA (now a member of 4minute) and Sunmi left the group and Yu-Bin and Hye-Rim (Lim) were added. Currently in the process of debuting in the United States. | |
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 |
Black Pearl | 블랙펄 | 4 | Nami | Female | Core Contents Media | Member Mika withdrew from the group; Lee Jung Min was added | ||
Five Girls | 오소녀 | 5 | Jina | Female | Good Entertainment | none | 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. |
Code-V | 코드브이 | 5 | Sangwoo | Male | Code M Agency | V-intage / N/A | Debuted under the name of Bless but did not have a successful debut. Taemin left the group in June 2010 and was replaced by Seo Min Ho. |
2006
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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씽 | 5 | Dong Geun | Male | Xing Entertainment | None | 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. | |
2NB | 투앤비 | 2 | - | Female | 2B Entertainment | |||
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 | |
Big Bang | 빅뱅 | 5 | G-Dragon | Male | YG Entertainment | V.I.P. / N/A | Hip-hop group. All members have very prominent solo careers as solo idol, variety stars, and actors. | |
Typhoon | 타이푼 | 3 | Woo Jae | Mixed | Trifecta Entertainment | None | 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. |
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. |
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. |
2005
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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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. | |
Norazo | 노라조 | 2 | - | Male | Winning InSight Entertainment | None | ||
Monday Kiz | 먼데이 키즈 | 3 | Lee Jinsung | Male | CAN Entertainment | 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. | ||
Super Junior | 슈퍼주니어 | 15 | 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 military. In 2011, Heechul also served in the army. Member Kibum is currently pursuing his acting career. So in all, there is 15 members. | |
i-13 | 아이써틴 | 13 | Lee Ji Eun | Female | Lime Entertainment | none | 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. |
Red Sox | 레드삭스 | 5 | Chae Young-in | Female | Unknown | None | 2006 | |
퍼퓸 | 3 | TiA | Female | Unknown | None | 2006 | ||
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. |
LPG | 엘피지 | 3 | Yoonah | Female | Chan2 Productions | In 2009, the second generation of LPG was formed; trot group | ||
Soul Star | 소울 스타 | 3 | Lee Chang Geun | Male | Sidus HQ (2007-present) | |||
YG Entertainment (2005-06) | ||||||||
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 & 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. | |
CSJH/The Grace | 천상지희 天上智喜 |
4 | - | Female | SM Entertainment | Shapley / Pastel Pink | Originally introduced as the female TVXQ during the early debut period. They went on a hiatus after member Stephanie suffered from back pain. Now promoting as a duo, Dana & Sunday. |
2004
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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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) | ||||||||
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. | |
Heart | 하트 | 3 | Jung Sorin | Female | 2006 | |||
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. | |
Shyne | 샤인 | 2 | - | Female | DSP Media | 2007 | Twin sisters duo |
2003
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 and DJ Tukutz are currently doing their military services. Tablo is now in YG Entertainment, yet no information on Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz current company. | |
Woollim Entertainment | ||||||||
TVXQ | 동방신기 東方神起 |
2 | Yunho | Male | SM Entertainment | Cassiopeia / Pearl Red | Known as The Kings of K-pop and the Hallyu Wave. Now promoting as a duo after three of them filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment and formed JYJ under C-Jes Entertainment. | |
Dynamic Duo | 다이나믹듀오 | 2 | - | Male | Amoeba Culture | Dynamic Duo is part of "The Movement", a Korean hip-hop crew. |
2002
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes | |
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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. | |
LUV | 러브 | 3 | Eunbyul | Female | Sidus HQ | None | 2003 | ||
Leessang | 리쌍 | 2 | Gary | Male | Jungle Entertainment | Rap duo. Leessang is part of "The Movement", a Korean hip-hop crew. Members Gary and Gil are also well known MCs for variety shows like Running Man and Infinite Challenge respectively. | |||
SWi.T | 스위티 | 3 | Ahn Naeyoung | Female | YG Entertainment | 2004 | Originally a 4-member group | ||
Shinvi | 신비 | 3 | Yoo Soo Jin | Female | SM Entertainment | Linos / Pearl Teal | 2004 | ||
Black Beat | 블랙 비트 | 7 | Lee So Min | Male | SM Entertainment | Soul Black / Pearl Black | 2007 | ||
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; |
2001
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes | |
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jtL | 제이티엘 | 3 | - | Male | Yejeon Media | None | 2003 | Former members of H.O.T | |
NAZCA | 나스카 | 6 | Minkyung | Female | Unknown | None | 2004 | ||
M.I.L.K | 밀크 | 4 | Park Hee-bon | Female | SM Entertainment | Milky Way / Pink | 2004 | ||
KISS. | 키스 | 3 | Mini | Female | J-Entercom | None | 2002 | ||
VoixCo | 보이스코 | 4 | Female | Jive Records | None | 2003 | Some members became members of Swi.T | ||
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, replacing Baby VOX. |
2000
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To-Ya | 투야 | 3 | Kim Ji Hye | Female | Unknown | None | 2001 | First debuted in Japan |
Papaya | 파파야 | 5 | Jo Hyekyung | Female | Cream Entertainment | N/A / Pink | 2001 | In 2001, Kang Kyung Ah and Hwang Yoon Mi left the group |
Moon Child | 문 차일드 | 3 | Lee Soo | Male | GM Planning | N/A / Ivory | In 2002, they changed genre and renamed themselves MC the Max with 3 members | |
Ryanghyun Ryangha | 량현량하 | 2 | - | Male | JYP Entertainment | None | Twin brothers |
1990s
edit1999
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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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) | ||||||||
Chakra | 샤크라 | 4 | Hwang Bo | Female | Kiss Entertainment | Goddess / Purple | 2006 | In 2002, Eani withdrew from the group |
As One | 애즈 원 | 2 | - | Female | DR Music | |||
Click-B | 클릭비 | 7 | Kim Tae Hyung | Male | DSP Media | NIZI / Green | 2002 | |
T.T.MA | 티티마 | 5 | Soy | Female | Music Factory | 2002 | In 2000, Queena and Juhae withdrew from the group; Euni and Zin were recruited | |
See U | 씨유 | 3 | Jini | Female | DongA Planning | None | 2000 | |
Cleo | 클레오 | 3 | Kim Hana | Female | Ho Entertainment | 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 | |
O-24 | 오투포 | 3 | Lee Ga Hye | Female | Unknown | None | 2000 | During their first album, Ju Yeon Jung withdrew from the group after promotions finished for their follow-up single "First Love" |
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. Their manager was the former manager for H.O.T.. |
1998
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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4Men | 포맨 | 3 | Young Jae | Male | Sony Music | Originally a 4-member group, hence their name. Has had many member changes. | ||
1TYM | 원타임 | 4 | Teddy Park | Male | YG Entertainment | Hip-Hop Village / Black | Hip-hop group | |
Koyote | 코요태 | 3 | Shinji | Mixed | Trifecta Entertainment | Little Sun / Pearl Blue | 2000년 2집 활동 후 차승민이 탈퇴하면서 김종민을 영입하였고, 2002년 리더 김구 탈퇴 후, 김영완을 객원 멤버로 영입하였다. 2003년 OPPA 출신의 정명훈을 정식 멤버로 영입하였으나 2004년에 바로 탈퇴하였고, 대신 빽가를 영입하였다. | |
S#arp | 샵 | 4 | Chris Kim | Mixed | World Music Entertainment | N/A / Red | 2002 | 1998년 말 1집 Yes!로 데뷔. 후속곡 Lying 활동 때 래퍼 크리스 영입. 기존 5인조에서 6인조로 재 편성되지만 후속곡 활동 중간에 여성멤버 오희종 탈퇴. 1집 종료후 리더 존이 업타운 영입으로 탈퇴. 여성멤버 소리 영입. 2집부터 이지혜가 팀의 리더가 됨. 2집 종료 후 여성멤버 소리 탈퇴. 3집부터 5인체제에서 4인체제로 재정비 함. 2002년 5집 발표 후 활동을 하지만 여성멤버 불화로 공식 해체 |
Circle | 써클 | 5 | Lee Ji Hyun | Female | 2000 | 한•중•일 소녀들로 구성된 다국적 그룹. 1999년 말 일본인 멤버 아야꼬 탈퇴, 기존 5인조에서 4인조로 재정비함. | ||
Han's Band | 한스 밴드 | 3 | Kim Hanna | Female | 친자매로 구성된 소녀 밴드 | |||
Fin.K.L. | 핑클 | 4 | Lee Hyori | Female | DSP Media | Pinkies / Pearl Red | 2005 | |
Shinhwa | 신화 神話 |
6 | Eric Mun | Male | SM Entertainment (1998-2003)[2][3] | Shinhwa Changjo / Orange | Legends of K-pop. Known as the best dancers of K-pop with amazing vocal, dancing and variety skills. On hiatus, but will be making a comeback in 2012 | |
Good Entertainment (2003-2007)[4][5] | ||||||||
Open World Entertainment (2008-present)[6][7][8] |
1997
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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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 |
S.E.S. | 에스이에스 | 3 | Bada (Sea) | Female | SM Entertainment | Friend / Pearl Violet | 2002 | SM's first girl group |
NRG | 엔알지 | 5 | Lee Sungjin | Male | Music Factory | Cheonjae Ilwoo / Pink | 2006 | 2000년, 김환성이 질병으로 목숨을 잃었고, 2005년, 문성훈이 탈퇴하여 3명이 되었다. |
Diva | 디바 | 3 | Chae Ri Na | Female | Unknown | N/A / Pearl Purple | 2005 | 룰라 출신의 채리나가 결성한 힙합 그룹. 1999년 지니가 영주권 문제로 임시 탈퇴를 하였고, 이민경을 새로 영입하였다. 2000년 리더 채리나가 탈퇴하였고 과거 임시 탈퇴했었던 지니가 복귀하였다. |
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 |
1996
editName | Hangul/Hanja | Number of members | Leader | Gender | Agency/Entertainment | Fanclub name / Official color | Disbanded | Notes |
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UP | 유피 | 3 | Kang Hyun | Mixed | 1999 | 1997년, 리더 강현이 탈퇴하고 새 멤버 2명, 이정희, 박상후를 영입하여 4명이 되었다. 1998년, 두 번째 리더인 김용일이 탈퇴하고, 이켠을 새로 영입했다. | ||
H.O.T. | 에이치오티 | 5 | Moon Hee Jun | Male | SM Entertainment | White Angels / White | 2001 | 장우혁, 토니, 이재원이 결성한 j.t.l.과 나머지 멤버들로 팀이 분리되었다. |
Young Turks Club (Y.T.C.) | 영 턱스 클럽 | 5 | Lim Sung Eun | Mixed | 2008 | 1집: 임성은,송진아,한현남,지준구,최승민. 2•3집: 송진아,한현남,지준구,최승민,박성현. 4집: 송진아,한현남,전현정,김덕현,남현준. 5집: 송진아,한현남,전현정. 6집: 송진아,한현남,지준구,최승민,박성현. 7•8집: 한현남,지준구,최승민,박성현. |
References
edit- ^ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/12/rookie-girl-group-new-f-o-receives-interest-as-the-female-infinite
- ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=001&aid=0000367160
- ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0000389657
- ^ 마이 데일리 - 2007년 4월 기사 "신화, 소속사 대이동… 전진, 신혜성은 잔류"
- ^ 스포츠 칸 - 2007년 4월 기사 "‘신화’ 이민우 · 김동완 · 앤디, 소속사 이적, 솔로 활동 전념"
- ^ 뉴스엔 - 2008년 6월 기사 "M 이민우 소속사, 6월부터 ‘신화’ 브랜드 상표권 보호 관리"
- ^ 노컷 뉴스 - 2008년 6월 기사 "‘신화’ 활동 이상 無…“멤버 간 의견차만 있었을 뿐”"
- ^ 이데일리 - 2008년 7월 기사 "옛 이름에 집착하는 스타들... 네이밍 마케팅의 허와 실"