K-Pop Groups
TWICE
| Group Name | TWICE (Hangul: 트와이스) |
| Debut | October 20, 2015 |
| Debut Song | Like OOH-AHH |
| Debut Mini-album | The Story Begins |
| Members | Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu |
| Leader | Jihyo |
| Fandom Name | ONCE |
| Label | JYP Entertainment |
Twice is a K-pop girl group under JYP Entertainment that made a debut in 2015. The group has nine members who are Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu. The leader of TWICE is Jihyo, while the maknae or youngest member is Tzuyu.
BTS
| Group Name | BTS |
| Debut | June 12, 2013 |
| Debut Song | No More Dream |
| Debut Mini-album | 2 COOL 4 SKOOL |
| Members | Jin, Suga, RM, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook |
| Leader | RM |
| Fandom Name | ARMY |
| Label | Big Hit Entertainment (HYBE LABELS) |
BTS is one of the biggest boy groups under HYBE LABELS (formerly Big Hit) that paved the way for other K-Pop idols internationally. This group was formed and debuted in 2013 and consists of 7 members with stunning visuals and muti-talented, namely RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and the golden maknae, Jungkook.
Blackpink
| Group Name | Blackpink |
| Debut | August 8, 2016 |
| Debut Song | Boombayah |
| Debut Mini-album | Boombayah (Single) |
| Members | Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, Lisa |
| Leader | – |
| Fandom Name | BLINK |
| Label | YG Entertainment |
YG Entertainment has made up many big stars, for example, BLACKPINK. This is a girl group that debuted in August 2016 by releasing their first single album Square One. The group that consists of Jennie, Rose, Jisoo, and Lisa started arose through a digital single “As If It’s Your Last” and in 2021, they were praised by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and recognized as a global K-Pop that has introduced K-Pop in worldwide.
Seventeen
| Group Name | Seventeen |
| Debut | May 26, 2015 |
| Debut Song | Adore U |
| Debut Mini-album | 17 Carat |
| Members | S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino |
| Leader | S. Coups |
| Fandom Name | Carat |
| Label | Pledis Entertainment (HYBE LABELS) |
We all know that the group formed by Pledis is very independent in making music, lyrics, and more, the group named SEVENTEEN. The group has 13 members namely S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino. In 2015, SEVENTEEN was the K-pop rookie that appeared on “10 Best K-Pop Albums” on the Billboard chart.
NCT
| Group Name | NCT |
| Debut | April 9, 2016 (NCT U) |
| Debut Song | The 7th Sense (NCT U) |
| Debut Mini-album | The 7th Sense (Single) |
| Members | Taeyong, Taeil, Johnny, Yuta, Kun, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, Win Win, Jungwoo, Lucas, Mark, Xiaojun, Hendery, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Yang Yang, Shotaro, Sungchan, Chenle, Jisung |
| Leader | Taeyong |
| Fandom Name | NCTzen |
| Label | SM Entertainment |
NCT is an SM Entertainment group that is divided into many sub-units, namely NCT 127, NCT U, NCT Dream, and WayV (China unit). Among other SM Entertainment groups, NCT is the one and only group that consists of many members, which is 23. The oldest member of NCT is Taeil, while the maknae is Jisung.
ITZY
| Group Name | ITZY |
| Debut | February 12, 2019 |
| Debut Song | DALLA DALLA |
| Debut Mini-album | IT’z Different (Single) |
| Members | Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, Yuna |
| Leader | Yeji |
| Fandom Name | Midzy |
| Label | JYP Entertainment |
After TWICE, ITZY is a JYP Entertainment group that immediately became famous through their debut track DALLA DALLA in 2019. The group has 5 members who are Yeji, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, Lia, and Yuna, where the leader of the group is Yeji and the youngest is Yuna. Since their debut, ITZY got many awards for example “Rookie of the Year” at the 34th Golden Disk Awards.
Stray Kids
| Group Name | Stray Kids |
| Debut | March 25, 2018 |
| Debut Song | District 9 |
| Debut Mini-album | I AM NOT |
| Members | Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, I.N |
| Leader | Bang Chan |
| Fandom Name | Stay |
| Label | JYP Entertainment |
Stray Kids is a K-Pop group under JYP Entertainment that formed in 2017 through a reality show with the same name. This group, then debuted on March 15, 2018, with their first mini-album entitled I Am Not where previously they released a pre-debut EP Mixtape. At first, Stray Kids consist of 9 members, but in 2019, Woojin has left out.
ENHYPEN
| Group Name | ENHYPEN |
| Debut | November 30, 2020 |
| Debut Song | Given-Taken |
| Debut Mini-album | Border: Day One |
| Members | Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, NI-KI |
| Leader | Jungwon |
| Fandom Name | ENGENE |
| Label | BeLift Lab (HYBE LABELS) |
Everybody thinks that ENHYPEN is TXT’s junior which means group under HYBE, but this group was made through a joint venture between HYBE Corporation and CJ E&M, named Belift Lab. ENHYPEN debuted in 2020 which before they had made formed in the survival show I-Land. This group are consists of 7 members, they are Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-Ki.
TXT
| Group Name | TXT |
| Debut | March 4, 2019 |
| Debut Song | Crown |
| Debut Mini-album | The Dream Chapter: Star |
| Members | Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Huening Kai |
| Leader | Soobin |
| Fandom Name | MOA |
| Label | Big Hit Entertainment (HYBE LABELS) |
After BTS, HYBE (Big Hit Entertainment) introduced their 2nd boy group named TXT (Tomorrow X Together) after BTS. TXT was debuted on March 4, 2019, along with their first debut Extended Play (EP) entitled The Dream Chapter: Star. This group consists of 5 youth members, namely Soobin, Yeonjun, Taehyun, Beomgyu, and the youngest Huening Kai.
aespa
| Group Name | aespa |
| Debut | November 17, 2020 |
| Debut Song | Black Mamba |
| Debut Mini-album | Black Mamba (Single) |
| Members | Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ning Ning |
| Leader | Karina |
| Fandom Name | MY |
| Label | SM Entertainment |
We all know SM Entertainment is one of the Korean music agencies that have many great and talented singers. After SNSD and Red Velvet, SM was debuting a new and fresh girl group named aespa. This group consists of four pretty members who have perfect visuals, they are Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning.
ATEEZ
| Group Name | ATEEZ |
| Debut | October 24, 2018 |
| Debut Song | Pirate King |
| Debut Mini-album | Treasure EP.1: All to Zero |
| Members | Seonghwa, Hongjoong, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, Jongho |
| Leader | Hongjoong |
| Fandom Name | ATINY |
| Label | KQ Entertainment |
ATEEZ is currently hype almost worldwide. The group formed by KQ Entertainment had won the Next Generation Award at the 2019 Golden Disk Awards. ATEEZ debuted on October 24, 2018, by releasing the first Extended Play (EP) named Treasure EP1: All to Zero with two leads singles “Pirate King” and “Treasure”.
Red Velvet
| Group Name | Red Velvet |
| Debut | August 1, 2014 |
| Debut Song | Happiness |
| Debut Mini-album | Happiness (Single) |
| Members | Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri |
| Leader | Irene |
| Fandom Name | Reveluv |
| Label | SM Entertainment |
Red Velvet is a girl group under SM Entertainment that started to get more popular after releasing “Dumb Dumb” and peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. This group debuted on August 1, 2014, with four members named Seulgi, Wendy, Irene, and Joy. In March 2015, the youngest member Yeri joined the group in the “Ice Cream Cake” era.
