List of South Korean boy bands

K-pop boy bands refer to South Korea's all-male idol groups who account for a large portion of the K-pop industry. Korean boy bands have aided in the global spread and promotion of Korean culture through their demonstrated prominence and popularity. First generation boy bands from the late 90s and early 2000s such as H.O.T., Sechs Kies, Shinhwa and g.o.d. are cited as building these foundations as the first successful all-male groups in Korea and through their participation in the first Hallyu Wave.^[1] In 2007 and onward, second generation groups such as BigBang, TVXQ, Super Junior, 2PM, Shinee, Beast and Infinite continued to grow the popularity of boy bands domestically in Korea as well as globally through the second phase of Hallyu.^[1] The rise of groups such as Exo and BTS in 2012 and 2013 launched the third generation of boy bands and launched K-pop to mass global appeal.^[1] BTS, in particular, has attained mainstream western appeal with number one hits on the Billboard charts and multiple collaborations with global artists such as Coldplay, Nicki Minaj and Halsey. Other major boy bands to have debuted from 2012 onward include Seventeen, NCT, Tomorrow X Together, Stray Kids and Enhypen all of who continue to garner widespread attention and build K-pop's global appeal.^[1]

Generation 1

Before the early 1990s, it was only solo artists doing trot. Then in 1992, South Korean music started shifting to a more hip hop-influenced sound with the debut of Seo Taiji and Boys, who used English in their songs. It was not until SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man created several groups such as H.O.T. and Shinhwa that the Hallyu Wave started. The first generation of K-pop began with the birth of the idol industry after the debut of H.O.T. in 1996 and follows the early years of K-pop and includes idol groups debuting from 1996 to 2002.

Best-selling generation 1 South Korean boy bands
Group	Duration	Members / sub-units	Notable singles	Best-selling album
g.o.d	1999–2005 Since 2014	Park Joon-hyung Yoon Kye-sang Danny Ahn Son Ho-young Kim Tae-woo	"To Mother" (1999) "Lies" (2000) "Road" (2001) "An Ordinary Day" (2004) "The Lone Duckling" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Sky Blue Promise" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Chapter 3 (2000)
H.O.T.	1996–2001 2018–19	Moon Hee-joon Jang Woo-hyuk Tony Ahn Kangta Lee Jae-won	"Warrior's Descendant" (1996) "Candy" (1996) "We Are the Future" (1997) "Hope" (1998) "I Yah!" (1999) "Outside Castle" (2000)	We Hate All Kinds of Violence (1996)
Sechs Kies	1997–2000 Since 2016	Eun Ji-won Lee Jai-jin Kim Jae-duck Jang Su-won Kang Sung-hoon (former) Ko Ji-yong (former) J-Walk	"School Anthem" (1997) "The Way This Guy Lives" (1997) "Road Fighter" (1998) "Couple" (1998) "Three Words" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Be Well" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Something Special" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Don't Look Back" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	School Anthem (1997)
Shinhwa	Since 1998	Eric Mun Lee Min-woo Kim Dong-wan Shin Hye-sung Jun Jin Andy Lee Shinhwa WDJ	"T.O.P (Twinkling of Paradise)" (1999) "Only One" (2000) "Wild Eyes" (2001) "Perfect Man" (2002) "Your Wedding" (2002) "Brand New" (2004) "Crazy" (2004) "Once in a Lifetime" (2006) "Venus" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "This Love" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Memory" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Sniper" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Touch" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Hey, Come On! (2001)

Other notable groups

1TYM (1998–2006, 2008)
5tion (Since 2001)
Black Beat (2002–2007)
Click-B (1999–2006, 2011, 2015)
Deux (1993–95)
DJ DOC (Since 1994)
Every Single Day (Since 1994)
Flower (1999–2006, since 2010)
F-iV (Since 2002)
Fly to the Sky (1999–2009, since 2014)
Jinusean (1997–2004, 2015–20)
jtL (2001–03)
J-Walk (2002, since 2007)
K-pop (2001–03, 2018)
Noel (2002–06, since 2011)
NRG (1997–2005, 2017–18)
Sweet Sorrow (Since 2002)
The Blue (1990s, 2009, 2014)
Turbo (1995–2001, 2015–17)
U-BeS (1997–99)
UN (2000–05)
Yurisangja (Since 1997)

Generation 2

South Korean boy bands that debuted in 2003 to 2011.

As the popular first-generation idols disbanded during the early 2000s, ballads and R&B music became mainstream in the Korean music industry again. Since 2003, singers such as SG Wannabe, Wheesung, and Buzz became very popular.

Best-selling generation 2 South Korean boy bands
Group	Duration	Members / sub-units	Notable singles	Best-selling album
2AM	2008–14 Since 2021	Jo Kwon Lee Chang-min Lim Seul-ong Jeong Jin-woon	"Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "I Was Wrong" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "You Wouldn't Answer My Calls" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Like Crazy" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "One Spring Day" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Days Like Today" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Can't Let You Go Even If I Die (2010)
2PM	2008–17 Since 2021	Jun. K Nichkhun Taecyeon Wooyoung Junho Chansung Jaebeom (former)	"Again & Again" (2009) "Without U" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "I'll Be Back" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hands Up" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Come Back When You Hear This Song" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Go Crazy!" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "My House" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Must (2021)
B1A4	Since 2011	CNU Sandeul Gongchan Jinyoung (former) Baro (former)	"Beautiful Target" (2011) "Tried to Walk" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "What's Happening?" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Lonely" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Solo Day" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "A Lie" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Who Am I (2014)
Beast / Highlight	Since 2009	Yoon Doo-joon Yang Yo-seob Lee Gi-kwang Son Dong-woon Yong Jun-hyung (former) Jang Hyun-seung (former)	"Bad Girl" (2009) "Shock" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Breath" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Beautiful" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "On Rainy Days" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fiction" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "I Knew It" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Midnight" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Beautiful Night" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Will You Be Alright?" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "I'm Sorry" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Shadow" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "No More" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Good Luck" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "12:30" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Gotta Go to Work" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "YeY" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Butterfly" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Ribbon" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "It's Still Beautiful" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Plz Don't Be Sad" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Calling You" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Can Be Better" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Fiction and Fact (2011)
BigBang	2006–18 2022	Taeyang G-Dragon Daesung T.O.P (former) Seungri (former) GD & TOP GD X Taeyang	"Lies" (2007) "Last Farewell" (2007) "Haru Haru" (2008) "Tonight" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Love Song" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Blue" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Bad Boy" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fantastic Baby" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Monster" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Loser" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Bae Bae" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Bang Bang Bang" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "We Like 2 Party" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "If You" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Sober" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Let's Not Fall in Love" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Fxxk It" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Last Dance" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Flower Road" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Still Life" (2022)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Alive (2012)
Block B	2011–18^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Taeil B-Bomb Jaehyo U-Kwon Park Kyung P.O Zico Bastarz T2U	"I'll Close My Eyes" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Nillili Mambo" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Very Good" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Jackpot" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "H.E.R" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "A Few Years Later" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Toy" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Yesterday" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	H.E.R (2014)
CNBLUE	Since 2009	Jung Yong-hwa Kang Min-hyuk Lee Jung-shin Lee Jong-hyun (former) Kwon Kwang-jin (former)	"I'm a Loner" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Intuition" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Still in Love" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hey You" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "I'm Sorry" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Can't Stop" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Cinderella" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	First Step +1 Thank You (2011)
F.T. Island	Since 2007	Lee Hong-gi Lee Jae-jin Choi Min-hwan Song Seung-hyun (former) Choi Jong-hoon (former) Oh Won-bin (former) F.T. Triple	"Lovesick" (2007)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Thunder" (2007)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Until You Come Back" (2007)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "After Love (2007)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love Love Love" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Hello Hello" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Severely" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "I Wish" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Cheerful Sensibility (2007)
Infinite	2010–19 Since 2023	Sungkyu Dongwoo Woohyun Sungyeol L Sungjong Hoya (former) Infinite H Infinite F	"Come Back Again" (2010) "Paradise" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "White Confession (Lately)" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "The Chaser" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Man in Love" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Destiny" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Last Romeo" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Back" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Bad" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "The Eye" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New Challenge (2013)
MBLAQ	2009–15^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Seungho G.O Mir Lee Joon (former) Thunder (former)	"Ah Yeah" (2009) "Y" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Mona Lisa" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Scribble" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "This Is War" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	100% Ver. (2012)
Shinee	Since 2008	Onew Key Minho Taemin Jonghyun (former)	"Replay" (2008) "Love Like Oxygen" (2008) "Juliette" (2009) "Ring Ding Dong" (2009) "Lucifer" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hello" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Sherlock (Clue +Note )" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Dream Girl" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Everybody" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "View" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Married to the Music" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "1 to 1" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Tell Me What to Do" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Good Evening" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "I Want You" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Don't Call Me" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hard" (2023)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Hard (2023)
SS501	2005–10	Kim Hyun-joong Heo Young-saeng Kim Kyu-jong Park Jung-min Kim Hyung-jun Double S 301	"Warning" (2005) "Never Again" (2005) "Snow Prince" (2005) "4Chance" (2006) "Deja Vu" (2008) "U R Man" (2008) "Love Like This" (2009) "Love Ya" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Rebirth (2009)
Super Junior	Since 2005	Leeteuk Heechul Yesung Shindong Sungmin Eunhyuk Donghae Siwon Ryeowook Kyuhyun Hangeng (former) Kangin (former) Kibum (former) Super Junior-M Super Junior-D&E Super Junior-T Super Junior-K.R.Y. Super Junior-L.S.S.	"Sorry Sorry" (2009)^{[lower-alpha 4]} "Bonamana" (2010)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Mr Simple" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Sexy, Free & Single" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Spy" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Mr. Simple (2011)
Teen Top	Since 2010	Chunji Niel Ricky Changjo C.A.P (former) L.Joe (former)	"Clap" (2010) "Going Crazy" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Be Ma Girl" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Miss Right" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Rocking" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Missing" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Teen Top Class (2013)
TVXQ	Since 2003	U-Know Yunho Max Changmin Hero Jaejoong (former) Micky Yoochun (former) Xiah Junsu (former)	"Hug" (2004)^{[lower-alpha 5]} "Mirotic" (2008)^{[lower-alpha 6]} "Keep Your Head Down" (2011)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Something" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Mirotic (2008)

Other notable groups

AA (2011–15)
Apeace (2011–21)
Battle (2006–10, 2019)
Boyfriend (2011–19, since 2021)
DMTN (2009–13, since 2020)
F.Cuz (Since 2010)
Led Apple (2010–16)
M.I.B (2011–17)
Monday Kiz (2005–08, 2010–14)
Myname (Since 2011)
N-Sonic (2011–16)
N-Train (2011–13)
One Way (2010–16)
Paran (2005–11)
S (2003, 2014)
Shu-I (2009–15)
Supernova (Since 2007)
T-max (2007–12)
The Boss (Since 2010)
Touch (Since 2010)^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Tritops (Since 2007)
U-KISS (Since 2008)
Ulala Session (Since 2011)
V.O.S (Since 2004)
Vibe (Since 2002)
Wanted (2004–12)
ZE:A (2010–17)

Generation 3

K-pop saw a revival with the third generation that grew in the digital age with the influence of social media and resulted in the globalization of the genre. This era also saw a growth in survival programs that pushed for more competition, and includes idol groups that primarily debuted in 2012 to 2017.

Best-selling generation 3 South Korean boy bands
Group	Duration	Members / sub-units	Notable singles	Million-certified albums^[3]
Astro	Since 2016	MJ Jinjin Cha Eun-woo Yoon San-ha Moonbin (former) Rocky (former) Moonbin & Sanha Jinjin & Rocky	"After Midnight" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Candy Sugar Pop" (2022)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
B.A.P.	2012–19	Yongguk Himchan Daehyun Youngjae Jong-up Zelo	"1004 (Angel)" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
BtoB	Since 2012	Eunkwang Minhyuk Changsub Hyunsik Peniel Sungjae Ilhoon (former) BtoB Blue BtoB 4U	"The Winter's Tale" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "It's Okay" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Way Back Home" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Pray (I'll Be Your Man)" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Movie" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Missing You" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Only One for Me" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Friend" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Beautiful Pain" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "The Song" (2022)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
BTS	Since 2013	Jin Suga J-Hope RM Jimin V Jungkook	"I Need U" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Run" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fire" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Blood, Sweat & Tears" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Spring Day" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Not Today" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "DNA" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fake Love" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Idol" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Boy with Luv" (2019)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Black Swan" (2020)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "On" (2020)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Dynamite" (2020)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Life Goes On" (2020)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Butter" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "My Universe" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Permission to Dance" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" (2022)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Love Yourself: Tear (2018) Love Yourself: Answer (2018) Map of the Soul: Persona (2019) Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) Be (2020) Butter (Hotter, Sweeter, Cooler) (2021) Proof (2023)
Exo	Since 2012	Xiumin Suho Lay Baekhyun Chen Chanyeol D.O. Kai Sehun Luhan (former) Kris (former) Tao (former) Exo-CBX Exo-SC	"Wolf" (2012)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Growl" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Miracles in December" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Overdose" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Call Me Baby" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love Me Right" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Lightsaber"(2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Sing for You" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Unfair"(2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Lucky One" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Monster" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Lotto" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Dancing King" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "For Life" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Ko Ko Bop" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Power" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Universe" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Tempo" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love Shot" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Don't Mess Up My Tempo (2018) Don't Fight the Feeling (2021) Exist (2023)
Got7	Since 2014	Mark Jay B Jackson Jinyoung Youngjae BamBam Yugyeom JJ Project Jus2	"If You Do" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fly" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hard Carry" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Never Ever" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
iKon	Since 2015	Jinhwan Yunhyeong Bobby Donghyuk Ju-ne Chanwoo B.I (former)	"My Type" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Rhythm Ta" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Apology" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "#WYD" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love Scenario" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Killing Me" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Goodbye Road" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Monsta X	Since 2015	Shownu Minhyuk Kihyun Hyungwon Joohoney I.M Wonho (former) Shownu X Hyungwon
NCT	Since 2016	see members NCT 127 NCT Dream NCT U WayV NCT DoJaeJung NCT New Team	"Punch" (2020) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hot Sauce" (2021) (NCT Dream)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Hello Future" (2021) (NCT Dream)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Sticker" (2021) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Favorite (Vampire)" (2021) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Glitch Mode" (2022) (NCT Dream)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Beatbox" (2022) (NCT Dream)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "2 Baddies" (2022) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Candy" (2022) (NCT Dream)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Ay-Yo" (2023) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Perfume" (2023) (NCT DoJaeJung)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "ISTJ" (2023) (NCT Dream)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fact Check" (2023) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Be There for Me" (2023) (NCT 127)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	NCT 2020 Resonance Pt.1 (2020) NCT 2020 Resonance Pt.2 (2020) Hot Sauce (2021) (NCT Dream) Hello Future (2021) (NCT Dream) Glitch Mode (2021) (NCT Dream) Beatbox (2021) (NCT Dream) Sticker (2021) (NCT 127) Universe (2021) 2 Baddies (2022) (NCT 127) Candy (2022) (NCT Dream) Ay-Yo (2023) (NCT 127) ISTJ (2023) (NCT Dream) Fact Check (2023) (NCT 127)
NU'EST	2012–22	JR Aron Baekho Minhyun Ren NU'EST-M NU'EST W	"I'm in Trouble" (2020)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Inside Out" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Seventeen	Since 2015	S.Coups Jeonghan Joshua Jun Hoshi Wonwoo Woozi DK Mingyu The8 Seungkwan Vernon Dino Seventeen BSS Seventeen Hip-Hop Seventeen Vocal Seventeen Performance Seventeen Leaders	"Left & Right" (2020)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Rock With You" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Hot" (2022)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "_World" (2022)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Fighting" (2023) (BSS)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Super" (2023)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "F*ck My Life" (2023)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "God of Music" (2023)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	An Ode (2019) Heng:garæ (2020) Semicolon (2020) Your Choice (2021) Attacca (2021) Face the Sun (2022) Sector 17 (2022) FML (2023) Seventeenth Heaven (2023)
The Boyz	Since 2017	Sangyeon Jacob Younghoon Hyunjae Juyeon Kevin New Q Ju Haknyeon Sunwoo Eric Hwall (former)	"Maverick" (2021)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Roar" (2023)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
VIXX	Since 2012	N Leo Ken Hyuk Ravi (former) Hongbin (former) VIXX LR	"Voodoo Doll" (2013)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Eternity" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Error" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love Equation" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Chained Up" (2015)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "The Closer" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Wanna One	2017–19	Yoon Ji-sung Ha Sung-woon Hwang Min-hyun Ong Seong-wu Kim Jae-hwan Kang Daniel Park Ji-hoon Park Woo-jin Bae Jin-young Lee Dae-hwi Lai Kuan-lin	"Energetic" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Burn It Up" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Beautiful" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "I Promise You (I.P.U)" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Boomerang" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Light" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Spring Breeze" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Winner	Since 2013	Jinwoo Seunghoon Mino Seungyoon Taehyun (former)	"Empty" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Color Ring" (2014)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Sentimental" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Baby Baby" (2016)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Really Really" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 1]} "Fool" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Love Me Love Me" (2017)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Everyday" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Millions" (2018)^{[lower-alpha 2]} "Ah Yeah" (2019)^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Other notable groups

14U (2017–19)
100% (2012–21)
2000 Won (Since 2013)
24K+ (Since 2012)
5urprise (2013–20)
A.C.E (Since 2017)
A.cian (2012–20)
A-Jax (2012–19)
A-Prince (2012–15)
AlphaBat (Since 2013)
B.I.G (Since 2014)
Beatwin (2014–17)
Big Brain (Since 2015)
Big Star (2012–19)
Bigflo (Since 2014)
Boys24 (2016–17)
Boys Republic (2013–18)
C-Clown (2012–15)
Cross Gene (Since 2012)
Day6 (Since 2015)
Golden Child (Since 2017)
GreatGuys (Since 2017)
HALO (2014–19)
HeartB (2014–15)
High4 (2014–17)
History (2013–17)
HNB (2017–19)
Honey G (Since 2012)
Honeyst (2017–19)
Hooni Yongi (Since 2011)
Hotshot (2014–21)
Hyeongseop X Euiwoong (2017–18)
Imfact (Since 2016)
IZ (Since 2017)
JBJ (2017–18)
JJCC (Since 2014)
K-Much (2014–18)
KNK (Since 2016)
Longguo & Shihyun (2017–18)
LC9 (2013-15)
Lunafly (2012–16)
M.O.N.T (Since 2017)
M.Pire (2013–15)
M4M (2013–14, since 2018)
Madtown (2014–17)
Masc (2016–20)
Map6 (2015–19)
Mr.Mr (2012–21)
MVP (2017–22)
MXM (2017–18)
Myteen (2017–19)
N.Flying (Since 2013)
Newkidd (Since 2017)
ONF (Since 2017)
Pentagon (Since 2016)
Rainz (2017–18)
Romeo (2015–21)
Seven O'Clock (2017–21)
SF9 (Since 2016)
Skye (Since 2017)
Snuper (2015–23)
Spectrum (2018–20)
Tasty (2012–15)
The Legend (2014–17)
The Rose (Since 2017)
Toheart (2014)
Topp Dogg (2013–21)
TRCNG (2017–22)
Troy (Since 2014)
TST (2017–20)
UP10TION (Since 2015)
Uniq (2014–18)
UNVS (Since 2016)
Varsity (Since 2017)
VAV (Since 2015)
Victon (Since 2016)
Voisper (2016–21)
Vromance (Since 2016)
Wonder Boyz (2012–14)

Generation 4

South Korean boy bands that debuted since 2018.

This generation has had to overcome problems such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic disruption, and the transition to virtual concerts. These groups are in a situation that needs them to pioneer a wider variety of publicity methods, including the recently active online performance.^[4]

Best-selling generation 4 South Korean boy bands^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Group	Duration	Members / sub-units	Notable singles	Million-certified albums^[3]
Ateez	Since 2018	Hongjoong Seonghwa Yunho Yeosang San Mingi Wooyoung Jongho		The World EP.1: Movement (2022) The World EP.2: Outlaw (2023) The World EP.Fin: Will (2023)
Enhypen	Since 2020	Heeseung Jay Jake Sunghoon Sunoo Jungwon Ni-ki		Dimension: Dilemma (2021) Manifesto: Day 1 (2022) Dark Blood (2023) Orange Blood (2023)
Riize	Since 2023	Shotaro Eunseok Sungchan Wonbin Seunghan Sohee Anton		Get a Guitar (2023)
Stray Kids	Since 2018	Bang Chan Lee Know Changbin Hyunjin Han Felix Seungmin I.N Woojin (former)	"Lalalala" (2023)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Noeasy (2021) Oddinary (2022) Maxident (2022) 5-Star (2023) Rock-Star (2023)
Tomorrow X Together	Since 2019	Yeonjun Soobin Beomgyu Taehyun HueningKai		Minisode1: Blue Hour (2020) The Chaos Chapter: Freeze (2021) The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape (2021) Minisode 2: Thursday's Child (2022) The Name Chapter: Temptation (2023) The Name Chapter: Freefall (2023)
Treasure	Since 2019	Hyunsuk Jihoon Yoshi Junkyu Jaehyuk Asahi Doyoung Haruto Jeongwoo Junghwan Mashiho (former) Yedam (former) T5		Reboot (2023)
Zerobaseone	Since 2023	Kim Ji-woong Zhang Hao Sung Han-bin Seok Matthew Kim Tae-rae Ricky Kim Gyu-vin Park Gun-wook Han Yu-jin		Youth in the Shade (2023) Melting Point (2023)

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1Team (2019–21)
1the9 (2019–20)
8Turn (Since 2023)
AB6IX (Since 2019)
Ampers&One (Since 2023)
Argon (2019–21)
ATBO (Since 2022)
BAE173 (Since 2020)
BDC (Since 2019)
Blank2y (Since 2022)
Blitzers (Since 2021)
BoyNextDoor (Since 2023)
Ciipher (Since 2021)
CIX (Since 2019)
Cravity (Since 2020)
D-Crunch (2018–22)
D1ce (2019–23)
DKB (Since 2020)
DKZ (Since 2018)
Drippin (Since 2020)
E'Last (Since 2020)
ENOi (2019–21)
Epex (Since 2021)
Evnne (Since 2023)
Fantasy Boys (Since 2023)
Ghost9 (Since 2020)
H&D (Since 2020)
Hori7on (Since 2023)
Just B (Since 2021)
Kingdom (Since 2021)
Lucy (Since 2020)
Luminous (Since 2021)
Lun8 (Since 2023)
MCND (Since 2020)
Mirae (Since 2021)
Noir (Since 2018)
NTB (2018–21)
NTX (Since 2020)
N.SSign (Since 2023)
Omega X (Since 2021)
One Pact (Since 2023)
Oneus (Since 2019)
Onewe (Since 2019)
OnlyOneOf (Since 2019)
P1Harmony (Since 2020)
Plave (Since 2023)
SuperM (Since 2019)
TAN (Since 2022)
Target (Since 2018)
Teen Teen (2019–21)
Tempest (Since 2022)
TFN (Since 2021)
The New Six (Since 2022)
TO1 (2020-23)
Trendz (Since 2022)
TWS (Since 2024)
Vanner (Since 2019)
Verivery (Since 2019)
W24 (Since 2018)
We in the Zone (2019–21)
WEi (Since 2020)
X1 (2019–20)
Xdinary Heroes (Since 2021)
Xikers (Since 2023)
Xodiac (Since 2023)
Younite (Since 2022)

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 Top-ten song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart.
1 2 3 Indefinite hiatus.
↑ Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song received 3,000,000 sales.^[2]
↑ Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song peaked at #4 on the MIAK charts for the month of January 2004. It entered the Circle Album Chart in 2014 and peaked at #12 for the week of January 12–18, 2014.
↑ Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song received 4,173,225 sales.^[2]
↑ Boy bands that have a million-selling album certified by Korea Music Content Association.

References

1 2 3 4 Bell, Crystal (September 12, 2023). "K-Pop's Fifth Generation Is Coming. What Does That Mean?". Nylon. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
1 2 "What are the top-selling singles for these K-pop groups?". SBS PopAsia. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
1 2 "Circle Chart Album Certifications". Retrieved January 13, 2024.
↑ An, Jin-yong (June 23, 2020). <전지적 문화 시점>BTS·블핑에 도전장... '4세대 아이돌'이 온다 [<Omniscient cultural perspective>Challenge to BTS and Blackpink... '4th generation idol' is coming]. Munhwa. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

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[sk1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart.

[sk10-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 Top-ten song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart.

[hiatus-4] 1 2 3 Indefinite hiatus.

[6] Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song received 3,000,000 sales.^[2]

[7] Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song peaked at #4 on the MIAK charts for the month of January 2004. It entered the Circle Album Chart in 2014 and peaked at #12 for the week of January 12–18, 2014.

[8] Circle Chart did not exist at that time. However, the song received 4,173,225 sales.^[2]

[11] Boy bands that have a million-selling album certified by Korea Music Content Association.

[kpop:generation-1] 1 2 3 4 Bell, Crystal (September 12, 2023). "K-Pop's Fifth Generation Is Coming. What Does That Mean?". Nylon. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[nogaon-5] 1 2 "What are the top-selling singles for these K-pop groups?". SBS PopAsia. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[Certifications-9] 1 2 "Circle Chart Album Certifications". Retrieved January 13, 2024.

[10] An, Jin-yong (June 23, 2020). <전지적 문화 시점>BTS·블핑에 도전장... '4세대 아이돌'이 온다 [<Omniscient cultural perspective>Challenge to BTS and Blackpink... '4th generation idol' is coming]. Munhwa. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

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