In the K-pop industry, there are idol groups who are composed of members who belong to different bands. They are formed through projects and collaborations of one or two entertainment companies. Here are seven examples that are mostly formed by SM Entertainment.
7 K-pop Groups With Members Who Are From Different Acts: SuperM, More
SuperM
GOT the beat is the newest female supergroup of SM Entertainment. It consists of seven successful female idols of the agency: soloist BoA, Girls' Generation Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, Red Velvet Seulgi and Wendy, and aespa Karina and Winter. They released their debut single "Step Back" on Jan. 3, 2022.
S.M. THE BALLAD
Another K-pop group with members who are from different acts is S.M. THE BALLAD. Like what the name suggests, they are a ballad group from SM Entertainment. They are composed of a total of 11 members: TVXQ Max Changmin Super Junior Yesung, Kyuhyun, and Zhou Mi Girls' Generation Taeyeon, EXO Chen, Jay Kim, Jino, Zhang Liyin, SHINee Jonghyun, and f(x) Krystal.
In 2010, S.M. THE BALLAD dropped their debut extended play "Miss You." With a new lineup, they released "Breath" in 2014.
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S.M. The Performance
Next on our list is S.M. The Performance, who is also formed by SM Entertainment but this time, they are a dance project group. As expected, the members excel in dancing, such as TVXQ U-Know, Super Junior Eunhyuk and Donghae, SHINee Minho and Taemin, and EXO Kai and Lay. Their debut single, "Spectrum," in 2012.
YOUNIQUE
YOUNIQUE was also a K-pop group consisting of members who belong to different acts. Formed by SM Entertainment and Hyundai Motor Company's collaboration, YOUNIQUE comprised Eunhyuk (Super Junior), Henry (Super Junior-M), Hyoyeon (Girls' Generation), Taemin (SHINee), and Luhan and Kai from EXO. They released two promotional singles on Oct. 30, 2012, and disbanded later that year.
STATION Young
SM Entertainment also produced a project girl group named STATION Young, which consisted of four members: Red Velvet Seulgi, (G)I-DLE Soyeon, former GFRIEND SinB, and soloist Kim Chungha. Their debut single "Wow Thing" came out on Sept. 28, 2018.
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WJMK stands for Wuju Meki
The final idol group on our list is WJMK, which stands for Wuju Meki. Unlike the groups above that were formed by SM Entertainment, WJMK was jointly created by Starship Entertainment and Fantagio Music. It was a special project group between WJSN and Weki Meki and composed of four members: WJSN Luda and Seola and Weki Meki Doyeon and Yoojung. The quartet debuted on June 1, 2018 with the digital single "Strong."
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Written by Maria Scott
