The Only 19 Active K-Pop Groups Without A “Kim” Surname
Can you think of any others?
The surname “Kim” is by far the most common in the Korean population worldwide, with approximately 1/5 of all Koreans having the family name Kim. Because of this, it’s hard to find a K-Pop group that doesn’t have at least one member whose surname is Kim! There are a few, though, and fans recently brainstormed all the groups they could think of without a Kim in them. Here are all 19 currently active K-Pop groups they could think of.
1. TXT
Members:
- Soobin (Choi Soobin)
- Yeonjun (Choi Yeonjun)
- Beomgyu (Choi Beomgyu)
- Taehyun (Kang Taehyun)
- Hueningkai (Kai Kamal Huening)
2. fromis_9
Members:
- Saerom (Lee Saerom)
- Hayoung (Song Hayoung)
- Jiwon (Park Jiwon)
- Jisun (Roh Jisun)
- Seoyeon (Lee Seoyeon)
- Chaeyoung (Lee Chaeyoung)
- Nagyung (Lee Nagyung)
- Jiheon (Baek Jiheon)
- (former) Gyuri (Jang Gyuri)
3. BTOB
Members:
- Eunkwang (Seo Eunkwang)
- Minhyuk (Lee Minhyuk)
- Changsub (Lee Changsub)
- Hyunsik (Lim Hyunsik)
- Peniel (Peniel Dong Shin)
- Sungjae (Yook Sungjae)
- (former) Ilhoon (Jung Ilhoon)
4. ONEWE
Members:
- Yonghoon (Jin Yonghoon)
- Harin (Ju Harin)
- Kanghyun (Kang Hyungu)
- Dongmyeong (Son Dongmyeong)
- Giuk (Lee Giuk)
5. (G)I-DLE
Members:
- Soyeon (Jeon Soyeon)
- Miyeon (Cho Miyeon)
- Minnie (Nicha Yontararak)
- Yuqi (Song Yuqi)
- Shuhua (Yeh Shuhua)
- (former) Soojin (Seo Soojin)
6. NCT DREAM
Members:
- Mark (Mark Lee)
- Renjun (Huang Renjun)
- Jeno (Lee Jeno)
- Haechan (Lee Donghyuck)
- Chenle (Na Jaemin)
- Jaemin (Zhong Chenle)
- Jisung (Park Jisung)
7. ILLIT
Members:
- Yunah (Noh Yunah)
- Minju (Park Minju)
- Moka (Sakai Moka)
- Wonhee (Lee Wonhee)
- Iroha (Hokazono Iroha)
8. ITZY
Members:
- Yeji (Hwang Yeji)
- Lia (Choi Jisu)
- Ryujin (Shin Ryujin)
- Chaeryeong (Lee Chaeryeong)
- Yuna (Shin Yuna)
9. MONSTA X
Members:
- Shownu (Sohn Hyunwoo)
- Minhyuk (Lee Minhyuk)
- Kihyun (Yoo Kihyun)
- Hyungwon (Chae Hyungwon)
- Joohoney (Lee Jooheon)
- I.M (Im Changkyun)
- (former) Wonho (Lee Hoseok)
10. STAYC
Members:
- Sumin (Bae Sumin)
- Sieun (Park Sieun)
- Seeun (Yoon Seeun)
- Isa (Lee Chaeyoung)
- Yoon (Sim Jayun)
- J (Jang Yeeun)
11. HIGHLIGHT
Members:
- Doojoon (Yoon Doojoon)
- Yoseob (Yang Yoseob)
- Gikwang (Lee Gikwang)
- Dongwoon (Son Dongwoon)
- (former) Junhyung (Yong Junhyung)
12. ONE PACT
Members:
- Jongwoo (Yoon Jongwoo)
- Jay (Jay Chang)
- Seongmin (Oh Seongmin)
- TAG (Yeom Taegyun)
- Yedam (Lee Yedam)
13. EVNNE
Members:
- Keita (Terazono Keita)
- Hanbin (Park Hanbin)
- Jeonghyeon (Lee Jeonghyeon)
- Seungeon (Yoo Seungeon)
- Yunseo (Ji Yunseo)
- Junghyun (Mun Junghyun)
- Jihoo (Park Jihoo)
14. RIIZE
Members:
- Shotaro (Osaki Shotaro)
- Eunseok (Song Eunseok)
- Sungchan (Jung Sungchan)
- Wonbin (Park Wonbin)
- Seunghan (Hong Seunghan)
- Sohee (Lee Sohee)
- Anton (Lee Chanyoung)
15. BABYMONSTER
Members:
- Ruka (Kawai Ruka)
- Pharita (Pharita Chaikong)
- Asa (Enami Asa)
- Ahyeon (Jung Ahyeon)
- Rami (Shin Haram)
- Rora (Lee Dain)
- Chiquita (Riracha Phondechaphiphat)
16. B1A4
Members:
- CNU (Shin Dongwoo)
- Sandeul (Lee Junghwan)
- Gongchan (Gong Chanshik)
- (former) Jinyoung (Jung Jinyoung)
- (former) Baro (Cha Sunwoo)
17. TNX
Members:
- Taehun (Choi Taehun)
- Kyungjun (Woo Kyungjun)
- Hyunsoo (Jang Hyunsoo)
- Junhyeok (Cheon Junhyeok)
- Hwi (Eun Hwi)
- Sungjun (Oh Sungjun)
18. KISS OF LIFE
Members:
- Julie (Julie Han)
- Natty (Anatchaya Suputtipong)
- Belle (Shim Hyewon)
- Haneul (Won Haneul)
19. MCND
Members:
- Castle J (Son Seongjun)
- BIC (Nam Seungmin)
- Minjae (Song Minjae)
- Huijun (No Huijun)
- Win (Bang Junhyuk)
Source: Reddit