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!

 

1-3. TWICE's Sana, Momo, and Mina

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.

 

2-4. TREASURE's Haruto, Yoshi, and Asahi

Haruto, Yoshi, and Asahi made their debut as members of TREASURE in 2020.

 

5. Mashiho

Mashiho also made his debut as a member of TREASURE in 2020. In 2022, it was announced that he has left the group.

 

6-7. IZ*ONE's Nako and Hitomi

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.

 

8-9. LE SSERAFIM's Sakura and Kazuha

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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.

 

10. ENHYPEN's Ni-Ki

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ENHYPEN Official

Ni-Ki debuted as a member of ENHYPEN in 2020.

 

11. PENTAGON's Yuto

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PENTAGON Yuto's Instagram

Yuto debuted as a member of PENTAGON in 2016.

 

12 - 13. NCT's Yuta and Shotaro

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NCT Yuta and Shotaro's Instagrams

Yuta debuted as a member of NCT in 2016. Shotaro joined NCT in 2020.

 

14. IVE's Rei

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IVE Official

Rei debuted as a member of IVE in 2021.

 

15 - 16. Kep1er's Hikaru and Mashiro

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Kep1er Official

Hikaru and Mashiro debuted as members of Kep1er in 2022.

 

17-18. Billlie's Tsuki and Haruna

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Billlie Official

Tsuki and Haruna debuted as members of Billlie in 2021.

 

19-22. TFN's Zero, Kairi, Kio, and Leo

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TFN Official

Zero, Kairi, Kio, and Leo made their debut as members of TFN in 2021.

 

23. Ciipher's Keita

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Boys Planet

Keita made his debut as a member of Ciipher in 2021.

 

24. DKB's Yuku

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DKB Official

Yuku made his debut as a member of DKB in 2020.

 

25. SECRET NUMBER's LÉA

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SECRET NUMBER Official

LÉA debuted as a member of SECRET NUMBER in 2020.

 

26. LIGHTSUM's Hina

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LIGHTSUM Official

Hina debuted as a member of LIGHTSUM in 2021.

 

27-28. tripleS' Kaede and Kotone

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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).

 

29. MIRAE's LIEN

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MIRAE Official

LIEN debuted as a member of MIRAE in 2021.

 

30. PURPLE KISS' Yuki

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PURPLE KISS Official

Yuki debuted as a member of PURPLE KISS in 2021.

 

31. ONF's U

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ONF Official

U debuted as a member of ONF in 2017.

 

32-33. ILY:1's Hana and Ririka

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ILY:1 Official

Hana and Ririka debuted as members of ILY:1 in 2022.

 

34-35. Cherry Bullet's May and Remi

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Cherry Bullet Official

May and Remi debuted as members of Cherry Bullet in 2019.

 

36. Kokoro

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Cherry Bullet Official

Kokoro was a member of Cherry Bullet in 2019 but eventually ended up leaving the group in the same year.

 

37. CROSS GENE's Takuya

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Takuya's Instagram

Takuya debuted as a member of CROSS GENE in 2012.

 

38. Rocket Punch's Juri

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Rocket Punch Official

Juri debuted as a member of Rocket Punch in 2019.

 

39-40. TO1's Renta and Daigo

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TO1 Official

Renta and Daigo debuted as members of TO1 in 2022.

 

41. GWSN's Miya

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GWSN Miya's Instagram

Miya debuted as a member of GWSN in 2018.

 

42. Lapillus' Shana

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Lapillus Official

Shana debuted as a member of Lapillus in 2022.

 

43-44. BUSTERS' Takara and Seira

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BUSTERS Official

Takara debuted as a member of BUSTERS in 2020 and Seira debuted as a member in 2021.

 

45. CSR's Yuna

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CSR Official

Yuna debuted as a member of CSR in 2022.

 

46. woo!ah!'s Sora

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woo!ah! Official

Sora debuted as a member of woo!ah! in 2020.

 

47. Girl's World's Hari

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Girl's World Official

Hari debuted as a member of Girl's World in 2022.

 

48-49. Pink Fantasy's Miku and Momoka

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Pink Fantasy Official

Miku and Momoka debuted as members of Pink Fantasy in 2018.

 

50. TRI.BE's Mire

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TRI.BE Official

Mire debuted as a member of TRI.BE in 2021.

 

51. LIMELIGHT's MiU

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LIMELIGHT Official

MiU debuted as a member of LIMELIGHT in 2023.

 

52-55. PoshGirls' Niina, Miyu, Tsugumi, and Riona

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PoshGirls Official

Niina, Miyu, Tsugumi, and Riona debuted as members of PoshGirls in 2021.

 

56. H.U.B's Rui

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Rui's Instagram

Rui debuted as part of H.U.B in 2017.

 

57. NATURE's Haru

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NATURE Official

Haru debuted as a member of NATURE in 2018.

 

58. JBJ95's Kenta

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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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