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It's become common to spot a non-Korean member in K-Pop groups these days. As K-Pop becomes more of a global phenomenon, more and more idols from different countries are debuting. One of the countries with the most debuted non-Korean K-Pop idols is none other than Japan.
Let's take a look at some of the Japanese K-Pop idols who have debuted so far.
Check them out below!
TWICE Members' Instagrams
Sana, Momo, and Mina made their debut as members of TWICE in 2015. In 2023, the trio made their Japanese debut as TWICE's first sub-unit group called MISAMO.
TREASURE Official
Haruto, Yoshi, and Asahi made their debut as members of TREASURE in 2020.
TREASURE Official
Mashiho also made his debut as a member of TREASURE in 2020. In 2022, it was announced that he has left the group.
Nako and Hitomi's Instagrams
Nako and Hitomi debuted as members of IZ*ONE in 2018. After the project group disband and since then, both continued with their initial Japanese groups AKB48 and HKT48.
LE SSERAFIM Sakura and Kazuha's Instagrams
Former IZ*ONE member Sakura made her re-debut and Kazuha made her debut as members of the girl group LE SSERAFIM in 2022.
ENHYPEN Official
Ni-Ki debuted as a member of ENHYPEN in 2020.
PENTAGON Yuto's Instagram
Yuto debuted as a member of PENTAGON in 2016.
NCT Yuta and Shotaro's Instagrams
Yuta debuted as a member of NCT in 2016. Shotaro joined NCT in 2020.
IVE Official
Rei debuted as a member of IVE in 2021.
Kep1er Official
Hikaru and Mashiro debuted as members of Kep1er in 2022.
Billlie Official
Tsuki and Haruna debuted as members of Billlie in 2021.
TFN Official
Zero, Kairi, Kio, and Leo made their debut as members of TFN in 2021.
Boys Planet
Keita made his debut as a member of Ciipher in 2021.
DKB Official
Yuku made his debut as a member of DKB in 2020.
SECRET NUMBER Official
LÉA debuted as a member of SECRET NUMBER in 2020.
LIGHTSUM Official
Hina debuted as a member of LIGHTSUM in 2021.
tripleS Official
Kaede was revealed as the 9th member of tripleS in Nov. 2022. Kotone was revealed as the group's 11th member in Jan. 2023. tripleS made its debut in Feb. 2023 and are continuously adding more members (until they have 24).
MIRAE Official
LIEN debuted as a member of MIRAE in 2021.
PURPLE KISS Official
Yuki debuted as a member of PURPLE KISS in 2021.
ONF Official
U debuted as a member of ONF in 2017.
ILY:1 Official
Hana and Ririka debuted as members of ILY:1 in 2022.
Cherry Bullet Official
May and Remi debuted as members of Cherry Bullet in 2019.
Cherry Bullet Official
Kokoro was a member of Cherry Bullet in 2019 but eventually ended up leaving the group in the same year.
Takuya's Instagram
Takuya debuted as a member of CROSS GENE in 2012.
Rocket Punch Official
Juri debuted as a member of Rocket Punch in 2019.
TO1 Official
Renta and Daigo debuted as members of TO1 in 2022.
GWSN Miya's Instagram
Miya debuted as a member of GWSN in 2018.
Lapillus Official
Shana debuted as a member of Lapillus in 2022.
BUSTERS Official
Takara debuted as a member of BUSTERS in 2020 and Seira debuted as a member in 2021.
CSR Official
Yuna debuted as a member of CSR in 2022.
woo!ah! Official
Sora debuted as a member of woo!ah! in 2020.
Girl's World Official
Hari debuted as a member of Girl's World in 2022.
Pink Fantasy Official
Miku and Momoka debuted as members of Pink Fantasy in 2018.
TRI.BE Official
Mire debuted as a member of TRI.BE in 2021.
LIMELIGHT Official
MiU debuted as a member of LIMELIGHT in 2023.
PoshGirls Official
Niina, Miyu, Tsugumi, and Riona debuted as members of PoshGirls in 2021.
Rui's Instagram
Rui debuted as part of H.U.B in 2017.
NATURE Official
Haru debuted as a member of NATURE in 2018.
JBJ95 Official
Kenta debuted as a member of JBJ in 2017 and went on to debut under JBJ95 in 2018.
Who are your favorite Japanese K-Pop idols? Let us know in the comments!
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