14 K-Pop Groups That Disbanded In 2021

IZ*ONE's Twitter

It seems like almost every day there is a new K-Pop group debuting and new music to discover. Unfortunately, sometimes fans have to deal with the sad reality of their favorite groups disbanding. 

K-Pop disbands may happen for a number of reasons including the expiration of an artist's contract, internal issues within the company, or scandals that may affect the group too greatly. 

With that being said, Kpopmap noticed that there were at least 14 groups that disbanded in 2021. Let's take a look at who they are.

 

1. IZ*ONE 

 14 K-Pop Groups That Disbanded In 2021

IZ*ONE's Twitter

The 12-member girl group disbanded in April 2021 due to their contract coming to an end. They were an extremely popular project K-Pop girl group from the survival show "Produce 48" that debuted in 2018 and each of the members has since gone on to pursue other opportunities. 

 

2. GFriend

 14 K-Pop Groups That Disbanded In 2021

GFriend's Twitter

GFriend was a 6-member girl group that debuted in 2015 and disbanded in May 2021. They disbanded due to their contract coming to an end after a successful 6-year career as iconic artists in the K-Pop industry. 

 

3. Lovelyz

 14 K-Pop Groups That Disbanded In 2021

Lovelyz's Twitter

Lovelyz was an 8-member girl group that debuted in 2014. They disbanded in November 2021 as all of the members chose not to renew their contracts with Woollim Entertainment, except for member Baby Soul (currently promoting using her given name Lee SuJeong). 

 

4. Seven O'Clock

 14 K-Pop Groups That Disbanded In 2021

Seven O'Clock's Instagram

Seven O'Clock was a 7-member boy group (previously 8 members) that debuted in 2017 from the survival show "Under 19". They disbanded in March 2021 when their company posted that their activit