The ONLY K-Pop Group That Debuted In 2013 Still Active Today
A lot has changed in the past dozen years in the K-Pop industry. In 2013, the third generation of K-Pop was just beginning, and the music genre wasn’t nearly as popular worldwide as it is today.
And throughout the those dozen years, hundreds of K-Pop groups have come and gone, with some lasting for years while others fizzled out too quickly. Of the dozens of groups that debuted in 2013, there are 3 that haven’t officially disbanded but are on indefinite hiatus, and there is only ONE who is still actively promoting.
Starting with the idol groups that debuted in but haven’t “officially” disbanded is AlphaBAT. They’re still technically considered a group, but they haven’t released any new music since 2020. While they have not yet officially disbanded, the group currently only has three members; B:eta, G:amma, and L:ambda. However, as their social media accounts have not been used since March 2021 and their fancafe has been quiet for years, it is very likely they have disbanded.
The second group that debuted in 2013 that is still technically together is Boys Republic. However, they haven’t released new Korean-language music since 2016 (with some Japanese releases in 2017), and the group has been on an indefinite hiatus since September 2018, so a comeback from them is highly unlikely. The group members had been individually using their group social media, with the most recent posts coming in December 2023, but given their 15 month silence, it is likely they have all gone their separate ways now.
LADIES’ CODE is the only girl group that debuted in 2013 that hasn’t officially disbanded. In 2014, the group was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of two of their members, Eunbi and Rise. They returned as a trio in 2016 However, they left their former label, Polaris Entertainment, in February 2020, and they are currently on an indefinite hiatus so the members can pursue their own solo careers. It’s unknown whether they will get back together in the future to release new music as a group.
The only group that debuted in 2013 that is truly flourishing today is BTS. While they are still on a temporary break as a group due to the members’ military enlistments, they are still far from being disbanded or broken up in any sense of the word. Their social media accounts continue to be active and even the members in the military make time whenever they can to support the members who have completed their military service already. In many ways, they are the most successful K-Pop group ever on a global scale, so they definitely made it past the 2013 debut curse that so many artists seem to have suffered from!
