In addition to ITZY, find out which K-pop boy groups and girl groups celebrate another year of debut in February
The month of February is full of celebrations in the world of K-pop. Starting on the 11th, the girl group, ITZY, formed by JYP Entertainment, celebrates the fifth anniversary of their debut, as the debut of Yeji, Leah, Ryujin, Chaeryeong It is Yuna as a group, was accomplished with the release of the single album “It’z Different” on that same date in 2019.
Still, other major formations in the Korean music industry celebrate another year of career in the second month of the year. With that in mind, RECREIO listed 5 of them below. Check out!
1. EXID
Composed by Solji, LE, Hani, HyerinIt is JeongHwaO EXID celebrates 13 years of career this year. The group was formed by AB Entertainment and their debut milestone was the release of an MV for “Who’z That Girl” from the digital album Holla, on February 16, 2012.
2. TRI.BE

TRI.BE, from TR Entertainment and Mellow Entertainment in Korea and Republic Records in the USA, debuted on February 17, 2021 with the single album “Da Loca”, completing 3 years of debut in 2024.
The group, whose name is a combination of “TRI”, an abbreviation for “triangle”, which is a symbol of perfection, and “BE”, which means existence, which has the meaning of ‘perfect existence’, currently has 6 members : Songsun, Kelly, Hyunbin, Jia, Soeun It is Aim.
3. NMIXX

Being the most recent on the list, NMIXX will complete 2 years of debut on February 22, as the group’s debut took place on the same date in 2022, with the single album titled “AD MARE”.
It is worth remembering that NMIXX was formed by JYP Entertainment and is currently made up of six members: Kyujin, Jiwoo, BAE, Sullyoon, Haewon It is Lily. Former member Jinni left the group in December 2022 for personal reasons.
4. ASTRO

Currently composed of four members (JinJin, Cha Eun Woo, MJIt is Sanha) ASTRO debuted in February 2016 through Fantagio Entertainment with the EP “Spring Up”.
Please note that, Rocky, who had been part of the lineup since their debut, left the group and the company in February 2022 after deciding not to renew his contract with Fantagio. Already Moonbinpassed away on April 19, 2023.
5. Cosmic Girls (WJSN)

Cosmic Girls (WJSN) debuted on February 25, 2016 through Starship Entertainment with the release of the group’s first mini-album: “Would You Like?”, thus completing 8 years of career.
Currently, the group has 10 members: EXY, Seola, Bona, Soobin, Luda, Dawon, Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung It is Yeonjung. The Chinese members Xuan Yi, Cheng Xiao It is Mei Qi They left the formation in March 2023 after the end of their contracts.
Source: Recreio
