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8 Successful K-Pop Idols Who Debuted at a Very Young Age

8 Successful K-Pop Idols Who Debuted at a Very Young Age

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8 Successful K-Pop Idols Who Debuted at a Very Young Age

It's no secret that many K-Pop idols start their training at a very young age. Although some idols don't undergo training since a young age, they still debut at a relatively young age. While teenagers their age are busy with school activities and playing with friends, these idols struggle to balance their academic education and music careers. Here are a series of idols who debuted at a young age and are still active until now!

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Taemin debuted with SHINee at the age of 15 (Korean age) on May 25, 2008, with the song Replay. Before his debut, Taemin trained under SM Entertainment for 3 years.

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The youngest member of fx, Krystal, debuted a few weeks before her 16th birthday (Korean age). Currently, Krystal is busy pursuing her acting career.

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Jisung was brought to the public's attention with the hit song Chewing Gum. The youngest member of the unit NCT DREAM was 15 years old (Korean age) when he started his career as an idol.

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The youngest debut idol is Shuyang, a member of BOYSTORY, a boy group under the management of JYP China, TME, and Tencent. When he debuted, Shuyang was only 10 years old and none of his fellow members were older than 14 years old.

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Jungkook debuted at the age of 17 (Korean age) in mid-2013. Now, as a member of BTS, he is popularly known as the Golden Maknae and is one of the most popular idols in the K-Pop industry.

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Solo multi-talented singer IU started her professional career at the age of 16 (Korean age) after realizing her love for singing. IU only underwent training for 10 months before her solo debut.

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YG Entertainment recruited Minzy when she was in 6th grade. After training with CL, Park Bom, and Sandara Park for 4 years, Minzy finally debuted with the group 2ne1 at the age of 15 (Korean age).

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Tzuyu flew from Taiwan to South Korea to undergo training in 2012. Three years later, Tzuyu participated in the reality show SIXTEEN and debuted with TWICE at the age of 16.