From rookies to older groups, we are talking about the most popular K-Pop bands this year in 2020. You might wonder who the biggest K-Pop bands are, and this list is going to let you know who. We bring K-Pop boy bands and girl bands who release new music in 2020 with a lot of views. You probably have in mind already of who you think are the most popular K-Pop bands. Let’s find out with us below and see if your guess of which K-Pop bands are the best is right.
10. ITZY
Members: Chaeryeong, Lia, Ryujin, Yeji, Yuna
Debited On: 11th February, 2019
ITZY is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment, and each member is beautiful and very talented. Also, ITZY is JYP Entertainment’s latest girl band, and this group is one unique combination. At the same time, ITZY is the second girl group that JYP has formed after TWICE in 2015. The difference between them and TWICE is that each member in ITZY possesses the girl crush and sexy concept. Lately, group has become one of the popular K-Pop bands with their new hits. Let’s see the detail of the members of ITZY together below:
Member Profile
Chaeryeoung
Real Name: Lee Chae Ryeoung
Date of Birth: 5th July, 2001
Height: 168cm
Position: Lead Dancer
Blood Type: B
Lia
Real Name: Choi Jisu
Date of Birth: 21st July, 2000
Height: 163cm
Position: Main Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: AB
Ryujin
Real Name: Shin Ryu Jin
Date of Birth: 17th April, 2001
Height: 164cm
Position: Vocalist, Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Center
Blood Type: B
Yeji
Real Name: Hwang Yeji
Date of Birth: 26th May, 2000
Height: 170cm
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Group Leader
Blood Type: A
Yuna
Real Name: Shin Yuna
Date of Birth: 9th December, 2003
Height: 170cm
Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Visual, Maknae
Blood Type A
9. (G)I-dle
Members: Minnie, Miyeon, Shuhua, Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi
Debuted On: 2nd May, 2018
(G)I-dle is a girl band from Cube Entertainment which consists of 6 members, all of whom have bad-ass concept. That means all the members in the group look fiercely charming, and they all have a girl crush vibe. (G)I-dle means (Girl)-Idle, and it also means girl idol as well. All six members have amazing visuals, and they are very beautiful and talented. The awesome thing is that they have a strong vibe that deliver amazing performance on stage with their songs. Hot and talented, no doubt why they are among popular K-Pop bands.
Member Profile
Minnie
Real Name: Minnie Nicha Yontararak
Date of Birth: 23rd October, 1997
Height: 164cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Miyeon
Real Name: Cho Mi Yeon
Date of Birth: 31st January, 1997
Height: 163cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Shuhua
Real Name: Yeh Shuhua
Date of Birth: 6th January, 2000
Height: 161cm
Position: Vocalist, Visual, Maknae
Blood Type: O
Soojin
Real Name: Seo Su Jin
Date of Birth: 9th March, 1998
Height: 164cm
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Soyeon
Real Name: Jeon So Yeon
Date of Birth: 26th August, 1998
Height: 157cm
Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist, Center
Blood Type: B
Yuqi
Real Name: Song Yu Qi
Date of Birth: 23rd September, 1999
Height: 162cm
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, Face of the Group
Blood Type: O
8. Red Velvet
Members: Irene, Joy, Seulgi, Wendy, Yeri
Debuted On: 1st August, 2014
Red Velvet is a girl band with 5 members formed by S.M. Entertainment. The group originally had 4 members, and Yeri, who is the 5th member, joined the in March, 2015. Since the debut, Red Velvet has released two studio albums, one reissue album, one compilation album, and nine extended plays. Red Velvet is one of the most popular K-Pop bands, the group has received several awards for music, choreography, and popularity.
Member Profile
Irene
Real Name: Bae Ju Hyun
Date of Birth: 29th March, 1991
Height: 161cm
Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Face of the Group
Blood Type: A
Joy
Real Name: Park Soo Young
Date of Birth: 3rd September, 1996
Height: 163cm
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Seulgi
Real Name: Kang Seul Gi
Date of Birth: 10th February, 1994
Height: 162cm
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Blood Type: A
Wendy
Real Name: Son Seung Wan
Date of Birth: 21st February, 1994
Height: 160cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Yeri
Real Name: Kim Ye Rim
Date of Birth: 5th March, 1999
Height: 160cm
Position: Maknae, Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: O
7. GOT7
Members: BamBam, Jackson, Mark, JB, Jinyoung, Youngjae, Yugyeom
Debuted On: 16th January, 2014
GOT7 is one of the popular K-Pop boy bands with seven members under JYP Entertainment. The unique thing about them is that not every member is Korean. GOT7 consists of multinational members from South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the United States. This boy band is popular for their eye-dazzling stage performances through their cutting-edge choreography, and their youthful boyish charm. They are the only boy band to debut after 2PM under JYP Entertainment.
Member Profile
BamBam
Real Name: Kunpimook Bhuwakul Bambam
Date of Birth: 2nd May, 1997
Height: 178cm
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Jackson
Real Name: Jackson Wang
Date of Birth: 28th March, 1994
Height: 174cm
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Face of the Group
Blood Type: O
JB
Real Name: Im Jae Beom
Date of Birth: 6th January, 1994
Height: 179cm
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center
Blood Type: A
Jinyoung
Real Name: Park Jin Young
Date of Birth: 22nd September, 1994
Height: 178cm
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub-Rapper, Visual, Center, Face of the Group
Blood Type: O
Mark
Real Name: Mark Yi En Tuan
Date of Birth: 4th September, 1993
Height: 175cm
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: A
Youngjae
Real Name: Choi Young Jae
Date of Birth: 17th September, 1996
Height: 177cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Yugyeom
Real Name: Kim Yu Gyeom
Date of Birth: 17th November, 1997
Height: 183cm
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Sub-Rapper, Maknae
Blood Type: A
6. NCT
Members: Chenle, Doyoung, Haechan, Hendery, Jaehyun, Jaemin, Jeno, Jisung, Johnny, Kun, Lucas, Mark, Renjun, Taeyong, Taeil, Ten, WinWin, Xiaojun, YangYang, Yuta
Debuted On:
NCT is an acronym for “Neo Culture Technology”, which is a new boy group concept with unlimited members. Currently, there are 20 of them which is a lot for a boy band. SM Entertainment created this new project boy band through their SM Rookies program. The group debuted in units, which were assigned for different markets around the globe. Current sub-units of the groups are NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV, and of course, more are coming. They deliver great performance which makes them one of most popular K-Pop bands.
Chenle
Real Name: Zhong Chen Le
Date of Birth: 22nd November, 2001
Height: 177cm
Position: Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: NCT Dream
Doyoung
Real Name: Kim Dong Young
Date of Birth: 1st February, 1996
Height: 178cm
Position: Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127
Ideal Type: Someone who is polite.
Haechan
Real Name: Lee Dong Hyuck
Date of Birth: 6th June, 2000
Height: 174cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Blood Type: AB
Sub-Unit: NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U
Ideal Type: Someone with good vocals. Someone with an easy-to-listen to voice. Someone with short hair.
Hendery
Real Name: Wong Kun Hang / Huang Guanheng
Date of Birth: 28th September, 1999
Height: 175cm
Position: Dancer, Rapper
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: WayV
Jaehyun
Real Name: Jung Yoon Oh
Date of Birth: 14th February, 1997
Height: 180cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Rapper, Visual
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127
Ideal Type: Women with straight and long hair. He likes someone who can communicate well with him. A person who is kind, someone who can depend on. Someone who is – healthy, and into sports. Jaehyun likes someone who is usually calm, but can also be cute. He doesn’t care if the person is older or younger.
Jaemin
Real Name: Na Jae Min
Date of Birth: 13th August, 2000
Height: 177cm
Position: Rapper, Dancer, Visual
Blood Type: AB
Sub-Unit: NCT Dream
Jeno
Real Name: Lee Je No
Date of Birth: 23rd April, 2000
Height: 177cm
Position: Dancer, Rapper, Visual
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: NCT Dream
Jisung
Real Name: Park Ji Sung
Date of Birth: 5th February, 2002
Height: 180cm
Position: Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: NTC Dream
Johnny
Real Name: Seo Young Ho
Date of Birth: 9th February, 1995
Height: 185cm
Position: Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Sub-Unit: NCT 127
Ideal Type; Someone who smiles at him a lot; a girl like Yoona (SNSD)
Kun
Real Name: Qian Kun
Date of Birth: 1st January, 1996
Height: 176cm
Position: Leader (WayV), Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Sub-Unit: NCT U, WayV
Lucas
Real Name: Huang Xuxi / Wong Yuk Hei
Date of Birth: 25th January, 1999
Height: 183cm
Position: Rapper, Vocalist, Visual, Center (WayV)
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: NCT U, WayV
Mark
Real Name: Mark Lee
Date of Birth: 2nd August, 1999
Height: 175cm
Position: Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream
Ideal Type: Someone who has long black hair.
Renjun
Real Name: Huang Ren Jun
Date of Birth: 23rd March, 2000
Height: 170cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: NCT Dream
Taeil
Real Name: Moon Tae Il
Date of Birth: 14th June, 1994
Height: 171cm
Position: Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127
Ideal Type: Someone cute, he prefers short bob hair style.
Taeyong
Real Name: Lee Tae Yong
Date of Birth: 1st July, 1995
Height: 174cm
Position: Leader, Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist, Center, Visual
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127
Ideal Type: Someone who can teach him, lead him, and make up for his flaws.
Ten
Real Name: Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul
Date of Birth: 27th February, 1996
Height: 170cm
Position: Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: NCT U, WayV
Ideal Type: he does not have an ideal type. Ten likes a relationship that starts from learning about each other before developing to love.
WinWin
Real Name: Dong Si Cheng
Date of Birth: 28th October, 1997
Height: 178cm
Position: Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: B
Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127, WayV
Ideal Type: Someone who has long black hair.
Xiaojun
Real Name: Xiao Dejun
Date of Birth: 8th August, 1999
Height: 173cm
Position: Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: WayV
YangYang
Real Name: Liu Yang Yang
Date of Birth: 10th October, 2000
Height: 176cm
Position: Rapper, Dancer
Blood Type: O
Sub-Unit: WayV
Yuta
Real Name: Nakamoto Yuta
Date of Birth: 26th October, 1995
Height: 176cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Blood Type: A
Sub-Unit: NCT 127
Ideal Type: A girl who has short hair, 15cm shorter than him, has empathy towards people and does not “act pretty”.
5. TXT
Members: Beomgyu, Huening Kai, Soobin, Taehyun, Yeonjun
Debuted On: 4th March, 2019
TXT is a 5-member boy band under BigHit Entertainment, and they are of the most popular K-Pop bands. TXT stands for “Tomorrow X Together”, and read as “Tomorrow by Together”. The name of the group refers to 5 individuals who come together under one dream in hopes of building a new tomorrow. The group consists of youthful members with aim to become the next global breakthrough artist. There are 5 members in the group, and each of them is unique in their own way.
Member Profile
Beomgyu
Real Name: Choi Beom Gyu
Date of Birth: 13th March, 2001
Height: 179cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Rapper, Center, Visual
Blood Type: AB
Huening Kai
Real Name: Kai Kamal Huening
Date of Birth: 14th August, 2002
Height: 183cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer, Rapper, Visual, Maknae
Blood Type: A
Soobin
Real Name: Choi Soo Bin
Date of Birth: 5th December, 2000
Height: 185cm
Position: Leader, Vocalist, Rapper, Dancer
Blood Type: A
Taehyun
Real Name: Kang Tae Hyun
Date of Birth: 5th February, 2002
Height: 177cm
Position: Vocalist, Dancer
Blood Type: A
Yeonjun
Real Name: Choi Yeon Jun
Date of Birth: 13th September, 1999
Height: 181.5cm
Position: Rapper, Dancer, Vocalist
Blood Type: A
4. EXO
Members: Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, D.O, Kai, Lay, Sehun, Suho, Xiumin
Debuted On: 8th April, 2012
When it comes to popular K-Pop boy bands, you can never leave EXO behind. EXO is a nine-member boy band under SM Entertainment whose stage name derived from the word “exoplanet”. The group originally had 12 members, divided into 2 units: EXO-K & EXO-M. EXO-K consists of Korean members while EXO-K had Chinese members. Eventually, members of EXO-M began to go on their separate career paths, leading to the nine-member group formation. The band began their tour since 2014, and the band has performed over 100 concerts so far. Apart from music, they also have endorsement deals with brands such as Nature Republic and Samsung as well.
Member Profile
Baekhyun
Real Name: Byun Baek Hyun
Date of Birth: 6th May, 1992
Height: 174cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Ideal Type: A woman who is full of charms
Chanyeol
Real Name: Park Chan Yeol
Date of Birth: 27th November, 1992
Height: 186cm
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: Someone who is cute, sincere, and smile a lot.
Chen
Real Name: Kim Jong Dae
Date of Birth: Main Vocalist
Height: 173cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Ideal Type: Someone who would take good care of him, someone who is like noona.
D.O
Real Name: Du Qing Zhu
Date of Birth: Main Vocalist
Height: 173cm
Position: Main Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: A girl who is kind and eats well.
Kai
Real Name: Kim Jong In
Date of Birth: 14th January, 1994
Height: 182cm
Position: Main Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist, Center, Visual
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: Someone like Han Yeseul.
Lay
Real Name: Zhang Yixing
Date of Birth: 7th October, 1991
Height: 177cm
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: Someone who is cute and filial.
Sehun
Real Name: Oh Se Hun
Date of Birth: 12th April, 1994
Height: 183cm
Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Visual, Maknae
Blood Type: O
Ideal Type: A woman who is kind.
Suho
Real Name: Kiim Jun Myeon
Date of Birth: 22nd May, 1991
Height: 172cm
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Blood Type: AB
Ideal Type: A girl with literary interests and has long straight hair.
Xiumin
Real Name: Kim Min Seok
Date of Birth: 26th March, 1990
Height: 173cm
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper
Blood Type: B
Ideal Type: Someone who is hug-able and can give comfort to others.
3. TWICE
Members: Chaeyoung, Dahyun, Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Mina, Momo, Nayeon, Sana, Tzuyu
Debuted On: 20th October, 2015
Consists of 9 members, TWICE is one of the most popular Korean girl bands under JYP Entertainment. TWICE made history as the first female K-Pop to hold a Japanese dome tour with the name Twice Dome Tour 2019. There were a total of 220,000 audience during 5 shows in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya in March and April 2019. On 22nd of April, 2019, the group released their 7th EP “Fancy You”. The release made them the best-selling Korean girl group of all time with a total of 3,750,000 copies sold. The group has also sold over six million albums worldwide as of August 2019.
Member Profile
Chaeyoung
Real Name: Son Chae Young
Date of Birth: 23rd April, 1999
Height: 158.9cm
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Dahyun
Real Name: Kim Da Hyun
Date of Birth: 28th May, 1998
Height: 158.6cm
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Jeongyeon
Real Name: Yoo Jeong Yeon
Date of Birth: 1st November, 1996
Height: 169cm
Position: Lead Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Jihyo
Real Name: Park Ji Hyo
Date of Birth: 1st February, 1997
Height: 162cm
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
Blood Type: O
Mina
Real Name: Myoui Mina
Date of Birth: 24th March, 1997
Height: 163cm
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Momo
Real Name: Hirai Momo
Date of Birth: 9th November, 1996
Height: 164cm
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Rapper
Blood Type: A
Nayeon
Real Name: Im Na Yeon
Date of Birth: 22nd September, 1995
Height: 163cn
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Center
Blood Type: A
Sana
Real Name: Minatozaki Sana
Date of Birth: 29th December, 1996
Height: 165cm
Position: Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Tzuyu
Real Name: Chou Tzu Yu
Date of Birth: 14th June, 1999
Height: 172cm
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual, Maknae
Blood Type: A
2. BLACKPINK
Members: Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, Rose
Debuted On: 8th August, 2016
The list of the most popular K-Pop bands is meaningless without BLACKPINK, a very famous South Korean girl band. BLACKPINK is the first girl ground that debuted under YG Entertainment in 7 years after 2NE1. The group has some of the best songs that are famous worldwide with the rocking music and dancing. YouTube’s official tally saw the music video for “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” garner a total of 36.2 million views within 24 hours after its release. It became the most viewed online video in the first 24 hours by a Korean act as well. By September 2019, BLACKPINK became the music group with the highest number of subscribers on YouTube after One Direction.
Member Profile
Jennie
Real Name: Kim Jennie
Date of Birth: 16th January, 1996
Height: 163cm
Position: Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist
Blood Type: B
Jisoo
Real Name: Kim Ji Soo
Date of Birth: 3rd January, 1995
Height: 162cm
Position: Lead Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: A
Lisa
Real Name: Lalisa Manoban / Pranpriya Manoban
Date of Birth: 27th March, 1997
Height: 166.5cm
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae
Blood Type: O
Rose
Real Name: Park Chae Young
Date of Birth: 11th February, 1997
Height: 168cm
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Blood Type: B
1. BTS
Members: J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, V
Debuted On: 23rd June, 2013
BTS, an acronym for Bangtan Sonyeondan or Beyond The Scene, is the most popular K-Pop band in South Korea. Among other K-Pop bands, this one surpasses them all with their rocking songs and performance. The group has captured the hearts of millions of fans globally with their music, performance, and authentic styles. This remarkable band has established themselves as global superstars, breaking countless world records. Working under Big Hit Entertainment, each member has their own individual personality and talents that make them this spectacular. Here is some basic info about the 7 members in this awesome boy band.
Member Profile
J-Hope
Real Name: Jung Ho Seok
Date of Birth: 18th February, 1994
Height: 177cm
Position: Main Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: A girl who loves him and thinks a lot. A girl who is good at cooking.
Jimin
Real Name: Park Ji Min
Date of Birth: 13th October, 1995
Height: 173.6cm
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: nice and cute girl who is smaller than him
Jin
Real Name: Kim Seok Jin
Date of Birth: 4th December, 1992
Height: 179cm
Position: Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: O
Ideal Type: A girl whose looks and personality are similar to that of a puppy. Someone who is good at cooking. Someone who is kind, and takes good care of him.
Jungkook
Real Name: Jeon Jeong Guk
Date of Birth: 1st September, 1997
Height: 178cm
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper, Center, Maknae
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: He likes a person who is at least 168cm but smaller. Someone who is a good wife, good at cooking, smart, nice, and has pretty legs.
RM (Rap Monster)
Real Name: Kim Nam Joon
Date of Birth: 12th September, 1994
Height: 181cm
Position: Leader, Main Rapper
Blood Type: A
Ideal Type: Sexy, even to a brain. Someone who is thoughtful and confident.
Suga
Real Name: Min Yoon Gi
Date of Birth: 9th March, 1993
Height: 174cm
Position: Lead Rapper
Blood Type: O
Ideal Type: A person who likes music especially hip hop.
V
Real Name: Kim Tae Hyung
Date of Birth: 30th December, 1995
Height: 178cm
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
Blood Type: AB
Ideal Type: Someone who takes care of him and loves only him. Someone who has a lot of aegyo. Aegyo in Korean refers to a cute display of affection like cute or baby voice, facial expressions, and gestures.