Here Are 10 Popular K-Pop Rookie Groups That Have Debuted in 2023, Including RIIZE - BABYMONSTER!

RIIZE is the highly anticipated debut boy group from SM Entertainment. RIIZE officially debuted with a seven-member formation, consisting of Anton, Shohei, Wonbin, Sungchan, and Shotaro who were previously members of NCT, as well as two SMROOKIES, Eunseok and Seunghan. RIIZE made their official debut on September 4, 2023, by releasing the single album Get A Guitar. Successfully capturing attention, RIIZE's debut song managed to reach the highest position on the MelOn Korea music chart.

Juniors of the girl group BLACKPINK, known as BABYMONSTER, are one of the highly anticipated rookie groups by K-Pop fans. BABYMONSTER will be the newest girl group from YG Entertainment after seven years since BLACKPINK's debut. The group, consisting of Chiquita, Asa, Rami, Rora, Ruka, and Pharita, officially debuted on November 27, 2023, by releasing the digital single Batter Up. With a strong hip-hop genre, BABYMONSTER's debut song managed to attract attention and reached the highest position on iTunes in 16 countries.

Boy group ZEROBASEONE became one of the rookie boy groups that gained tremendous popularity upon their debut. This group was formed from the Korean survival show BOYS PLANET. Consisting of nine members, ZEROBASEONE officially debuted on July 10, 2023, by releasing their mini album YOUTH IN THE SHADE and the song In Bloom. Proving their popularity, ZEROBASEONE reached 1.08 million pre-orders for their debut album.

BOYNEXTDOOR became the first group under the guidance of Korean soloist Zico. Zico's agency, KOZ Entertainment, has been associated with Hybe Label for quite some time. On May 30, 2023, BOYNEXTDOOR officially debuted with six members and their single album titled WHO!. With cheerful and energetic genre, BOYNEXTDOOR released three music videos at once for the songs One and Only, But I Like You, and Serenade. This successfully caught the attention of K-Pop fans.

Name of the rookie boy group, XODIAC managed to catch the attention of Indonesian fans. This is because XODIAC officially announced that one of its members is from Indonesia, namely Zayyan. Debuting under the management of One Cool Jasco Entertainment, this group has 9 members. Boy group XODIAC officially made their debut on April 25, 2023, by releasing the digital single Throw A Dice.

The girl group KISS OF LIFE is one of the girl groups that debuted in 2023 and managed to gain quite high popularity upon debut. KISS OF LIFE is a group formed by S2 Entertainment agency and debuted with four members. KISS OF LIFE officially debuted on July 5, 2023, by releasing the mini album KISS OF LIFE and the song Shhh as the title track. Fun fact, the four members of Kiss of Life, namely Julie, Natty, Belle, and Haneul, are known to be former trainees from a famous Korean agency!

Boy group EVNNE is one of the rookie boy groups that recently debuted from Jellyfish Entertainment agency. Consisting of seven members, EVNNE includes participants from the survival show BOYS PLANET, such as Keita, Park Hanbin, Lee Jeonghyeon, Ji Yunseo, Yoo Seungeon, Mun Junghyun, and Park Jihoo. EVNNE officially made their debut on September 19, 2023, with their mini album TARGET:ME and the song Trouble selected as their debut song.

Boy group FANTASY BOYS is another survival show result that debuted in 2023. This boy group was formed from the show FANTASY BOYS and debuted with 11 members as permanent members. Debuting under PocketDol Studio agency, FANTASY BOYS made their debut on September 21, 2023, with their mini album NEW TOMORROW and the debut song with the same title.

Girl group EL7Z UP is a girl group from the MNET survival show, QUEENDOM PUZZLE. This survival show was participated by a series of girl group members who have previously debuted. The final result of this show selected seven idols to debut as members of EL7Z UP, including Hwiseo H1-KEY, Nana Woo!ah!, Yuki Purple Kiss, Kei Lovelyz, Yeoreum WJSN, Yeonhee Rocket Punch, and Yeeun ex-CLC. EL7Z UP officially debuted on September 14, 2023, with a mini album called 7+UP and their debut song Cheeky.

Fantiago Entertainment agency officially debuted the boy group LUN8 in 2023, who will be the juniors of the boy group ASTRO. As the name suggests, LUN8 has 8 members, including Jin Su, Chael, Takuma, Jun Woo, Do Hyun, Ian, Ji Eun Ho, and Eun Seop. LUN8 made their official debut on June 15, 2023, by releasing a mini album called CONTINUE? and releasing the songs titled Wild Heart and Voyager as their two title tracks.