11 K-Pop Artists Who Started Trends That We Take For Granted Now

Did you know about all of these?

Have you ever stopped to think who the first person in K-Pop was to do an ending fairy, or which idol popularized the use of individual fancams? Maybe some of these “origin” stories for trends that are common in the industry today you might already know, but there are some that you might not! Recently on Reddit, K-Pop fans were asked to name idols or groups who started trends we take for granted now, and these are 11 of their top answers.

1. Hangeng (former Super Junior)

p1
| SM Entertainment

1.1

1.2

1.3

2. BoA

p2
| SM Entertainment

2.1

2.2

3. Chaeyeon (DIA/former I.O.I)

3.1

4. Solar (MAMAMOO)

4.1

5. G-Dragon (BIGBANG)

p3

5.1

5.2

5.3

6. H.O.T.

p4
| SM Entertainment

6.1

6.2

7. Hani (EXID)

7.1

8. Wheein (MAMAMOO)

p5
| RBW

8.1

8.2

9. Kai (EXO)

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9.1

9.2

10. SHINee

10.1

10.2

11. VIXX

p6
| Jellyfish Entertainment

11.1

11.2

11.3

Source: Reddit
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