Although companies recruit talents at a young age, most of them debut during their teenage years or early twenties. However, the rules on how each talent debuts are not set on stone as some trainees debut before they even get out of middle school. Besides, talent doesn't come with age. The youngest are often the most talented.
Get To Know The 10 Youngest Female K-pop Idols Right Now
Woo!ah!'s Minseo
Minseo, who is the main vocalist and dancer of Woo!ah! was born in August of 2004, making her only 15 years old. When asked what made her audition and want to be an idol, she said that she grew up watching I.U. and Girls' Generation. Some of her hobbies include shopping, watching Korean dramas, and spending time with her family.
IZ*ONE's Wonyoung
IZ*ONE's Wonyoung was also born in August of 2004. However, the 15-year old's age didn't stop her from becoming IZ*ONE's lead dancer, rapper, vocalist, and center. The group's maknae is truly talented! After training for only a year and two months, Wonyoung debuted as a part of IZ*ONE on Produce 101. The young K-pop idol can also speak English fluently.
Woo!ah!'s Songyee
Another member of Woo!ah!, Songyee, who was born in September of 2004, is only 15 years old. Aside from being able to speak English fluently, she's also a great rapper and vocalist! Some of her hobbies include watching English and Chinese T.V. shows. She's also an avid fan of Girls' Generation's Taeyeon.
Cherry Bullet's May
Another 15-year-old and group maknae, Cherry Bullet's May, was born in November of 2004. The Japan-born idol is the group's lead dancer and vocalist. Some also consider her as the visual of Cherry Bullet. She may be the youngest, but she's also the tallest! She once shared that she loves to eat but hates exercising, and she's a fan of MOMOLAND. Her hobbies include playing the piano.
Buster's Chaeyeon
Chaeyeon is known as Busters' vocalist, center, and lead rapper. She's also one of the group's visuals. The 15-year-old idol, who was born in December 2004, started as an actress before debuting with BUsters. She was known as a cohost in the kid's show "Tok! Tok! Boni Hani!" and had starred alongside NewKidd's JinKwon.
MyDoll Girls' Heesun
The MyDoll Girls' maknae, Heesun, was a previous member of Pink Fantasy. The 15-year-old taekwondo athlete was born in January 2005. She's widely known for her cute impersonations of Bruce Lee.
Rocket Punch's Dahyun
Aside from being the maknae of Rocket Punch, Dahyun is one of the group's vocalists and dancers. She's a fan of "2NE1" and even performed the group's "Lonely" during her audition with Woollim Entertainment. Moreover, the 15-year-old who was born in April 2005 can speak three languages fluently. Korean, Chinese, and English.
Dahyun also auditioned with FNC Entertainment but declined their offer and decided to join Woollim.
WEEEKLY's Zoa
WEEEKLY's rapper and maknae Zoa was born in May of 2005. The 15-year-old hobbies unclued eating, dancing, singing, watching YouTube videos, and Korean dramas. Her idol is I.U., and she's famous for her fairy-like ears and deer eyes.
Buster's Yeseo
Buster's main vocalist is only 14 years old. Yes, Yeseo, the group's lead vocals, dancer, and visual, was born in August of 2005. Before debuting with Busters, Yeseo was already working in the industry as a child actress since she was four years old!
Buster's Minji
The youngest female K-pop idol on our list, Minji, is the maknae, rapper, vocalist, and lead dancer of Busters. She's also a former child actress like Yeseo and was a part of the old K-pop group Y.E.S.