Who are the newest K-pop idols working?

To become a K-pop idol, aspiring artists need to go through a training period, where they receive daily lessons in singing, dancing, acting, and everything needed to become a big star.

However, despite the great knowledge they receive during this time, trainees also live with enormous pressure and uncertainty, as they do not have their debut guaranteed, in addition to being evaluated monthly by the company. If the evaluators judge that the person is not evolving, they are discarded from the selection.

Training time may also vary according to each case. Hyeju, a member of the groups LOONA and Loosamble, for example, revealed in an interview with MBC FM4U that he was a trainee for just one day. Already Jihyofrom TWICE, trained for ten years before debuting, joining JYP Entertainment at just eight years old.

Precisely because they don’t know the exact time they will remain as trainees, countless idols end up choosing to start training early. Nowadays, it has also become increasingly common to see extremely young singers making their long-awaited debut.

With this in mind, RECREIO separated a list of 10 very young idols who are already active. Look!

10. Chiquita (BABYMONSTER)

Riracha Phondechaphiphatbetter known simply as Chiquitais the maknae of BABYMONSTER, YG Entertainment’s latest girl group. The idol was born in 2009, in Thailand, turning 15 years old on February 17th.

9. Gyurae (FANTASY BOYS)

Kim Gyurae is the rapper of FANTASY BOYS, a boy group formed on the reality show My Teenage Boy/Fantasy Boys. He is 15 years old, born on February 28, 2009 in South Korea.

8. Yunha (UNIS)

With 15 years, Bang Yunhafrom UNIS, a girl group formed on the reality show Universe Ticket, on South Korean broadcaster SBS, was born on February 28, 2009.

7. Kaedan (FANTASY BOYS)

FANTASY BOYS’ maknae is Kunwoo NamO Kaedanwho was born on March 24, 2009 in the state of Virginia, in the United States.

6. Elisia (UNIS)

Elisia Lyrisse C. Parmisanoor simply Elisia, is the main vocalist of UNIS. She was born in the Philippines in 2009, and will blow out the candles for her 15th birthday on April 18th.

5. Yoona (UNIS)

Also part of UNIS’ ’09 line, the main rapper Oh Yoona will turn 15 on October 7th.

4. Jieun (YOUNG POSSE)

Han Jieun is the vocalist, dancer and maknae of the girl group YOUNG POSSE, from DSP Media and Beasts Entertainment. She was born on November 5, 2009, and is still 14 years old.

3. Kaylee (VCHA)

Kaylee Seohee Leeor simply Kaylee, is the maknae of VCHA, a JYP Entertainment girl group formed by the reality show A2K (America2Korea), in partnership with the record label Republic Records. She was born in Pennsylvania, United States, on November 24, 2009.

2. Jeong HaeRin (tripleS)

Being one of the last members to be introduced, Jeong Haerin is the maknae among the 24 members of tripleS. She was born on June 11, 2010 in South Korea, and will turn 14 in 2024.

1. Seowon (UNIS)

Finally, the maknae and main vocalist of UNIS, and considered one of the youngest idols active in k-pop, is Lim Seowon. The artist was born in 2011, and turned 13 on January 27th.