9 K-Pop Idols That Went Through The Most Disbandments

Their perseverance is inspiring.

Koreaboo

July 17th, 2024

Going through the disbandment of one K-Pop group is undoubtedly hard for an idol; going through more than one just seems cruel. There aren’t a ton of idols that have had multiple groups they’ve been involved in disband, but there are some that have been through three or even more. A lot of them are from smaller and lesser-known companies, which makes their lack of success that much harder. Here are nine K-Pop idols who have gone through the most group disbandments.

1. Jiwoong (ZEROBASEONE)

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2016-2017: INX (lead vocalist, lead dancer, rapper)
2018-2019: ATEEN (rapper)
2019-2020: B.I.T (rapper)
2023-Present: ZEROBASEONE (visual)

2. Hangyul (BAE173)

2017-2019: IM (main dancer, vocalist, visual)
2019-2020: X1 (main dancer, lead vocalist)
2020: H&D (dancer, vocalist)
2020-Present: BAE173 (leader, main dancer, vocalist)

3. Jaejun (former TAN)

2012-2015: C-CLOWN (lead rapper, lead dancer, vocalist, maknae)
2019-2020: TREI (leader, main dancer, lead vocalist, visual)
2021-Present: JT&MARCUS (main dancer & maknae)
2022-2024: TAN (main dancer, sub-vocalist, visual)

4. Jeon Minju (former KHAN)

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2014: Solo
2015-2016: The Ark (leader, main dancer, lead vocalist)
2017: DAYDAY (pre-debut group)
2018: KHAN (main vocalist, main dancer)

5. Sohee (former NATURE)

2016: C.I.V.A (main vocalist)
2016: I.B.I (lead vocalist)
2017: Girls Next Door (lead vocalist)
2017: Solo
2019-2024: NATURE (main vocalist, center)
2024-Present: Atlantis Kitsune

6. Yubeen (former POA)

2015: LAYSHA (vocalist)
2016: BLINDZ (leader)
2017: 1NB (vocalist)
2018-2019: CAMILA (main rapper, vocalist)
2019: QUEENS (leader, main rapper, vocalist)
2022-2023: POA (rapper, vocalist)

7. Bian (former MAJORS)

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2016: Princess (pre-debut group)
2019: MIDNIGHT (main vocalist)
2019-2020: ANS (lead vocalist, main dancer, visual)
2021-2023: MAJORS (main vocalist, main dancer)

8. Chaekyung (former APRIL)

2012-2014: PURETTY (vocalist, dancer, visual)
2014: KARA Project
2016: C.I.V.A (lead dancer, lead vocalist, center, maknae)
2016: I.B.I (lead vocalist)
2017-2022: APRIL (leader, vocalist)

9. Hyeonsu (former NIK)

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2013-2015: LC9 (main dancer, rapper, maknae)
2017-2018: BLK (leader, vocalist)
2021-2023: NIK (lead vocalist, main dancer)

Source: Reddit