Among about a hundred K-pop boy groups that debuted from 2012 to 2017, these are the only teams that remain active to date, without a member being kicked out or leaving.
While first and second-gen groups are busy building their "2nd heyday," it is quite saddening to see that a lot of third-gen boy groups are slowly starting to be inactive - and worse, disbanding.
However, these 5 boy groups remain complete and active amid the rise of fourth-gen stars.
Here Are 5 'Last Standing' 3rd-Gen Boy Groups
A.C.E., formed by Beat Interactive in 2017 and co-managed by Swing Entertainment since 2021, is still one of the remaining active third-gen boy groups.
They continued to be active until 2021, but they had to pause their careers first to finish their military enlistment.
Wow was discharged in June 2023, and the other four members Donghun, Jun, Byeongkwan, and Chan are still serving.
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
