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        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        2018 Kpop Idol Debut are promising: JYP's Stray Kids, from Produce 101 four-member group YDPP. MIXNINE Debut, NCT 2018 new members, UNB debut, etc

        Laure, Kpopmap Editor
        4 min to read  ·  Published : Mar 15, 2018 · Updated : Mar 22, 2023
        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        SM Entertainment

        If 2017 was an amazing year for new K-Pop boy groups, 2018 will not deceive you either!

        Major entertaining companies keep teasing us with new idol groups, fans expectations are high. Some groups have more or less official information so stay tuned for upcoming updates.

        Here is the list of 2018's boy groups to debut! Did you already decide to join one of those groups' fanclubs?

         

        1- Stray Kids

        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        JYP Entertainment

        JYP Entertainment is getting ready to debut the nine boys chosen from 'Stray Kids' survival show. TWICE was also created after the survival show 'SIXTEEN' of JYP and Mnet, that is why Stray Kids are called the male version of TWICE. The name of the group was chosen because they will show music that isn't tied to anything.

        At first, it was planned to be a seven-member group, but seeing the popularity of the nine-member, JYP decided to debut Bang Chan, WooJin, Lee Know, ChangBin, HyunJin, Han, Felix, SeungMin, and I.N all together.

        Their teaser 'Hellevator' already gathered much attention. Also in January, they had a pre-debut extended play (EP) named 'Mixtape'. JYP Entertainment is currently revealing more about Stray Kids through special episodes named ‘INTRO: I am NOT'.

        They will finally debut on March 26th.

        Read More : Stray Kids Profile: The Male Version of TWICE & Mnet’s SIXTEEN from JYP Entertainment

         

        2-YDPP

        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        @jeongsewoon_twt / @bnmboysofficial

        Did you watch Produce 101 season 2? You might remember Starship Entertainment's Jung SeWoon and Lee KwangHyun, and Brand New Music's YoungMin and DongHyun who already both debuted as MXM. Get ready for the four of them to team up for YDPP. The group name stands for youth, dream, passion, and purity.

        Read More : YDPP Profile: Youth, Dream, Passion, and Purity

         

        3- UNB

        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        UNB Official

        The nine boy finalists of the 2017 KBS show 'The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project' will debut this year. The group will have UKISS's Jun, BIGFLO' EuiJin, HOTSHOT's HoJung, BIGSTAR's Feeldog, H.B.Y's Marco, Newkidd's Ji HanSol, MADTOWN's DaeWon, IM's KiJoong and A.C.E's Chan.

        They will re-debut under this new group on April 7th.

        Read More : UNB (Unit B) Profile: Male Idol Finalists From The Unit 2018

         

        4- NCT 2018

        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        SM Entertainment

        2018 might be NCT year! SM started to debut new members from SMROOKIES, Neo Culture Technology now has 18 members. The major entertainment company also held their full group showcase and announced a full album with all the unit: NCT U, NCT 127 and NCT Dream.

        Their showcase was held on March 14th.

        Read More : NCT 2018 Profile: Back and Even Hotter Than Before

         

        5-MIXNINE

        YG Entertainment and JTBC's survival show MIXNINE finally ended after a fierce competition last January. The winning nine boys were supposed to form a team to debut. However, it was announced that they won't be debuting afterall.

        Read More : MIXNINE Boy Group Finalists Profile

        Read More : MIXNINE Finalists Won’t Be Debuting Afterall

         

        6-YG New Boy Group

        Upcoming Rookie K-Pop Boy Groups and Idols Debuting in 2018

        JTBC / Zeze / Twitter

        Apparently, YG Entertainment is getting ready for a new survival show with ten boys! No information was leaked yet.

         

        7-NOIR 

        NOIR is a nine-member group under Luk Factory.

        Read More : NOIR Members Profile: LUK Factory’s 9 Member Boy Band

         

        8-Target

        Target, a seven-member group, debuted on January 24th.

         Read More : Target Profile: JSL Company’s Septet Boy Band

         

        9-SPECTRUM

        SPECTRUM is a seven-member group under WYNN Entertainment. Sadly, the sudden news of member Kim DongYoon passing away leaves the group with remaining six members.

         

        10-Like A Movie

        Like A Movie is a 6-member boy group, they debuted with the song 'Twilight' on June 17.

         

        11-D-CRUNCH

        ALL-S Entertainment will debut a 9-member boy group named D-CRUNCH or Diamond Crunch. You can already check their reality program on Youtube.

        Read More : Creator Of Girl’s Day To Debut New 9-Member Boy Group, D-CRUNCH, This August

         

        12-UKISS’s Company New Boy Group

        UKISS‘s management company, NH Media, is preparing a new 9-member boy group for this September. The name of the group has yet to be decided.

        Read More : UKISS’s Company To Debut New Boy Group This September, Including MIXNINE’s Lee HaVit

         

        13- ONEUS

        ONEUS is a 6-member boy group under RBW Entertainment.

         

        14- ONEWE

        ONEWE, a 5-member boy group under RBW Entertainment, is re-debuting this year. They are previously known under the name MAS 0094 or MAS.

         

        15-ATEEZ

        KQ entertainment - home of Block B- is preparing the debut of ATEEZ, an 8-member boy group. The boys were known as KQ Fellaz during their trainee days.

         

        16-LUCENTE

        LUCENTE a 7-member boy group will be debuting by the end of this year.

        Read More : LUCENTE To Debut In Korea By The End Of This Year

         

        17-VERIVERY

        VERIVERY is the new boy group of seven members from Jellyfish Entertainment.

        Read More : VERIVERY Profile: Younger Brother Of VIXX

         

        Read More : 10 Male Idols That Will Appear On YG Entertainment’s Survival Show This Year

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