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11 Portraits of K-Pop Idols Who Used to Be BTS Back Dancers Before Debut, Already Performed on Big Stages While Still Trainees

11 Portraits of K-Pop Idols Who Used to Be BTS Back Dancers Before Debut, Already Performed on Big Stages While Still Trainees

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11 Portraits of K-Pop Idols Who Used to Be BTS Back Dancers Before Debut, Already Performed on Big Stages While Still Trainees

Many K-Pop trainees gain stage experience by performing as back dancers before debuting as idols. This also applies to BTS members who used to perform as back dancers for Jo Kwon of 2AM and BIGHIT MUSIC's first girl group, GLAM, before their debut.

After becoming one of the biggest K-Pop groups of all time, now it's BTS's turn to give trainees the opportunity to try out the stage before debut. Here are a series of former BTS back dancers who continue their careers as K-Pop idols. Let's take a look!

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Five years after BTS's debut, Lee Know made his debut with Stray Kids in 2018. He performed with BTS during their first Japan tour and appeared in the MV 'Not Today'.

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R1AN, a singer under Lo-Fi Kids, debuted in 2020 with the song 'Eh bebe'. This Boys24 survival show contestant performed with BTS in the Intro Performance, which is still considered one of the legendary trailers to this day.

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In 2019, Sihoo made his debut with MustB under MUSTM Entertainment. Previously, he was a dancer at 1Million Studio and had performed with BTS for their 2018 single 'Idol'. He also appeared on M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo.

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In 2020, Junhyoung made his debut with F.ABLE (previously known as ENERFIVE) under Haeirum Entertainment. Previously, he performed with BTS at the 2019 Melon Music Awards and also with GOT7 at the KBS Song Festival.

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As a trainee, JJ was a back dancer for BTS between 2017 and 2018. He debuted in 2020 as a member of DUSTIN under LPA Entertainment. However, JJ eventually left the group in 2021.

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Yunsol, who was one of the contestants on Produce X 101, finally debuted in 2021 as a member of NIK, a Japanese-Korean boy group formed through the global Idol project G-EGG. He has not only been a back dancer for BTS, but also for HOTSHOT.

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In 2019, Kain debuted under MSH Entertainment as a member of ARGON. Unfortunately, the group is believed to have disbanded at the end of 2020 due to inactivity. Previously, he was a back dancer for BTS during The Wings Tour.

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Jewon, who is one of the contestants of Produce X 101, debuted with NINE.i under FirstOne Entertainment in 2022. Fans know that he was one of the back dancers for BTS' song 'Idol'.

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Yonghyun is a member of Unit Black in the survival show BOYS24. This unit debuted in 2017 with the album 'Steal Your Heart'. He appeared in the BTS Intro Performance trailer.

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In 2017, Rayoon debuted with MVP under PH Entertainment as a rapper and main vocal of the group. Previously, he was a back dancer for BTS and Unicorn.

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Taeeun debuted with The Vish in the summer of 2022 with the single 'Magnolia'. Previously, he debuted as a soloist in 2020 under VNVE. Taeeun shared his past experience as a back dancer for BTS in one of the episodes of The Unit.