As K-pop becomes more global, the industry welcomes more foreigners into groups. Some of these foreigners end up as the group's youngest members. Here are five K-pop girl groups with non-Korean maknaes!
1. aespa Ningning
Ningning was born on October 23, 2002, making her 19 years old. She was born and raised in Harbin, China.
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Ningning trained for four years before debuting in aespa. Before joining SM Entertainment, Ningning appeared in the Chinese singing competitions "Music Honors Student" and "Let's Sing Kids."
aespa debuted on November 17, 2020. Ningning was 18 at the time.
2. EVERGLOW Yiren
Yiren was born on December 29, 2000, making her 21 years old. She was born and raised in Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China.
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Before debuting in EVERGLOW, Yiren studied traditional Chinese dance for more than ten years. In 2016, she won a Chinese dance competition. Currently, Yiren is on hiatus from group activities and is active as a soloist in China.
EVERGLOW debuted on March 18, 2019. Yiren was 19 at the time.
3. (G)I-DLE Shuhua
Shuhua was born on January 6, 2000, making her 22 years old. She was born and raised in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Before debuting in (G)I-DLE, Shuhua was student at the Hwa Kang Arts School in Taiwan. It is a famous art school for Taiwanese entertainers, similar to Hanlim and SOPA. She originally wanted to be an actress but then dreamed of being an idol because of HyunA.
(G)I-DLE debuted on May 2, 2018. Shuhua was 18 at the time.
4. TWICE Tzuyu
Tzuyu was born on June 14, 1999, making her 23 years old. She was born and raised in Tainan, Taiwan. She is the first female Taiwanese idol in K-pop.
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Tzuyu was scouted by a JYP Entertainment representative in 2012 while she was performing at the MUSE Performing Arts Workshop in Tainan. In Taiwan, Tzuyu is known as the "Goddess of Popularity."
TWICE debuted on October 20, 2015. Tzuyu was 16 at the time.
5. BLACKPINK Lisa
Lisa was born on March 27, 1997, making her 25 years old. She was born in Buriram Province but was raised in Bangkok, Thailand.
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During her youth, Lisa was part of a dance crew, We Zaa Cool, in Thailand. Another famous idol from the crew is GOT7's Bambam. She auditioned for YG Entertainment in 2010 and trained for five years before her debut.
BLACKPINK debuted on August 8, 2016. Lisa was 19 at the time.
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Written by Alexa Lewis
