It's become common to spot a non-Korean member in K-Pop groups these days. As K-Pop becomes more of a global phenomenon, more and more idols from different countries are debuting. One of the countries with the most debuted non-Korean K-Pop idols is none other than Japan.
Let's take a look at some of the Japanese K-Pop idols who have debuted so far.
Check them out below!
1-3. TWICE's Sana, Momo, and Mina
Sana, Momo, and Mina made their debut as members of TWICE in 2015. In 2023, the trio made their Japanese debut as TWICE's first sub-unit group called MISAMO.
2-4. TREASURE's Haruto, Yoshi, and Asahi
Haruto, Yoshi, and Asahi made their debut as members of TREASURE in 2020.
5. Mashiho
Mashiho also made his debut as a member of TREASURE in 2020. In 2022, it was announced that he has left the group.
6-7. IZ*ONE's Nako and Hitomi
Nako and Hitomi debuted as members of IZ*ONE in 2018. After the project group disband and since then, both continued with their initial Japanese groups AKB48 and HKT48.
8-9. LE SSERAFIM's Sakura and Kazuha
Former IZ*ONE member Sakura made her re-debut and Kazuha made her debut as members of the girl group LE SSERAFIM in 2022.
10. ENHYPEN's Ni-Ki
Ni-Ki debuted as a member of ENHYPEN in 2020.
11. PENTAGON's Yuto
Yuto debuted as a member of PENTAGON in 2016.
12 - 13. NCT's Yuta and Shotaro
Yuta debuted as a member of NCT in 20
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