Age is Not a Barrier, Here are 8 Oldest K-Pop Idols Who are Still Active in the Entertainment World Today!

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Written by Fadya Jasmin

In the present time, the Korean entertainment industry, particularly K-Pop, is well-known and influential worldwide. K-Pop has become one of the most popular and enjoyed music subgenres by almost all people in various countries. According to history, in the 1960s, Korean pop music began to be divided into several different genres. One of them is modern pop genre that started to emerge in 1992 through the debut of the boy group Seo Taiji and Boys. After that, Korean agencies started producing a series of successful K-Pop groups in the entertainment industry, paving the way for a new generation of K-Pop idols. Currently, the K-Pop industry has entered its 5th generation, where it is now dominated by young people born in the 2000s. Despite the debut of many young K-Pop idols, there are still a number of senior K-Pop idols who are actively participating in the entertainment world! Age is not a barrier, here are the 8 oldest K-Pop idols who are still active in the entertainment world today!

PSY is one of the influential male soloists in the K-Pop industry. PSY's name skyrocketed worldwide with his song Gangnam Style released in 2012. PSY, who has been in the industry for 24 years, has created many other popular songs. At the age of 45, PSY is still an active soloist in the entertainment world up to this day. In 2022, PSY officially released the song That That and collaborated with BTS member Suga for this song!

The name Park Jin Young is definitely familiar to K-Pop fans. Park Jin Young, also known as JYP, is a K-Pop idol and the founder of a major agency in Korea, JYP Entertainment. With the success of establishing the agency, JYP has produced a series of popular K-Pop groups. JYP officially debuted as a soloist in 1994 and has released several songs. With a career spanning 29 years, JYP is still actively performing in the Korean entertainment industry as a soloist at the age of 50. Amazing, right!

Oppa-like ahjussi, maybe that's the suitable nickname for K-Pop idol, Rain. Rain started to be known as a K-Pop idol, after officially debuting as a solo artist in 2002 under JYP Entertainment agency. His name started to be recognized, through his works that successfully caught attention, like the song Rainism. Having a career for 21 years, this father of two children, is still actively pursuing his career in the entertainment world despite not being young anymore. Having a youthful face, Rain is actually 41 years old, you know!

A female soloist from SM Entertainment agency, namely BoA is one of the soloists who is still actively pursuing a career in the entertainment world. BoA officially started her career as a soloist in 2000. Debuting as a soloist, BoA is known as a multitalented idol with remarkable dance and vocal abilities, she even earned the nickname Queen of K-Pop. Having worked for 23 years, this 37-year-old BoA is still actively pursuing her career as a soloist until now!

Popular boy group from the 2nd generation, namely Super Junior, remains a cohesive group until now. This boy group, which became a hit with the song Sorry Sorry, officially debuted in 2005 with 13 members. Throughout their 18-year career, Super Junior has achieved various remarkable achievements. As a senior boy group, Super Junior is still active in group activities with 9 members who are on average over 35 years old.

For long-time K-Pop fans, they must be familiar with the first generation boy group H.O.T who became popular with their song Candy. K-Pop idol Kangta is one of the members of H.O.T who is still actively pursuing a career in the entertainment industry until now. Kangta officially debuted as a member of H.O.T in 1996 and became a soloist in 2001. With a 27-year career, Kangta is still an active soloist under SM Entertainment, creating new works at the age of 44.

Boy group TVXQ is the next boy group that continues to succeed in their careers despite their members' age. TVXQ officially debuted in 2003 with five original members. Proving their popularity, TVXQ has become one of the legendary boy groups in the K-Pop industry with their popular songs, including the song Mirotic. Together with the two existing members, Yunho and Changmin, TVXQ is still actively pursuing their careers in the entertainment world, even though two of their members are already 37 and 35 years old.

Female senior soloist Uhm Jung Hwa has also proven that age is not a barrier to continue working. Uhm Jung Hwa made her debut in 1993. Throughout her solo career, Uhm Jung Hwa has been successful with her popular songs and has even been dubbed the Madonna of South Korea. Having been active for 30 years, Uhm Jung Hwa, who is 54 years old, is still actively performing in the entertainment world!