The right age for K-Pop idols has become a popular topic among fans, as many groups have come under fire these days for debuting with incredibly young members. While many K-Pop groups debut with one or more underage members, there have actually been quite a few groups whose members were 18 or older when they debuted. Here are the 49 groups that debuted with all adult members.
1. Seo Taiji and the Boys
Seo Taiji and Boys debuted in 1992, and their maknae, seo-taijiI was 20 at the time!
2 two
Two debuted in 1993, and his maknae, hyundaiI was 20 at the time!
3. Roo’ra
Roo’ra debuted in 1994 and his maknae, youngI was 18 at the time!
4. Awesome
Cool debuted in 1994, and its maknae, jaehoonI was 20 at the time!
5.Turbo
Turbo debuted in 1995, and its maknae, Kim Jong KookI was 19 at the time!
6.Jinusean
Jinusean debuted in 1997, and its maknae, beI was 24 at the time!
7. Baby VOX
Baby VOX debuted in 1997, and its maknae, heejinI was 18 at the time!
8.Diva
Diva debuted in 1997, and her maknae, jiniI was 19 at the time!
9. 1TYM
1TYM debuted in 1998, and its maknae, DanyI was 18 at the time!
10. Spike High
Epik High debuted in 2003, and its maknae, miter jinI was 20 at the time!
11. Dynamic Duo
Dynamic Duo debuted in 2004, and their maknae, gaekI was 23 at the time!
12. Super Junior
Super Junior debuted in 2005, and their maknae, ryeI was 18 at the time!
13. Girls with brown eyes
Brown Eyed Girls debuted in 2006 and their maknae, GainI was 18 at the time!
14. Sunny Hill
Sunny Hill debuted in 2007 and its maknae, bitnaI was 20 at the time!
15. 14:00
2PM debuted in 2008, and their maknae, chansungI was 18 at the time!
16. After School
After School debuted in 2009, and its maknae, Sotck exchangeI was 19 at the time!
17. Secrecy
Secret debuted in 2009, and its maknae, SunhwaI was 18 at the time!
18.MBLAQ
MBLAQ debuted in 2009, and their maknae, seeI was 18 at the time!
19. BEAST
BEAST debuted in 2009, and its maknae, dongwoonI was 18 at the time!
20. Rainbow
Rainbow debuted in 2009, and its maknae, hyunyoungI was 18 at the time!
21. Nine Muses
Nine Muses debuted in 2010, and their maknae, minhaI was 19 at the time!
22. Block B
Block B debuted in 2011, and their maknae, emailsI was 18 at the time!
23. Troublemaker
Trouble Maker debuted in 2011, and its maknae, HyunaI was 19 at the time!
24. Ladies Code
Ladies’ Code debuted in 2013, and its maknae, ZunnyI was 18 at the time!
25. MAMAMOO
MAMAMOO debuted in 2014 and its maknae, HwasaI was 18 at the time!
26. WINNER
WINNER debuted in 2014 and their maknae, YoonI was 20 at the time!
27.MONSTA X
MONSTA X debuted in 2015, and their maknae, A MI was 19 at the time!
28. N. Steal
N.Flying debuted in 2015 and its maknae, dongsungI was 19 at the time!
29. DAY6
DAY6 debuted in 2015, and their maknae, dowoonI was 20 at the time!
30. BLACK PINK
BLACKPINK debuted in 2016, and their maknae, LisaI was 19 at the time!
31. PENTAGON
PENTAGON debuted in 2016 and their maknae, wow okayI was 18 at the time!
32. Triple H
Triple H debuted in 2017, and his maknae, E’DawnI was 22 at the time!
33. AS
ACE debuted in 2017, and its maknae, ChanI was 19 at the time!
34. KARD
KARD debuted in 2017 and their maknae, hi-wooI was 20 at the time!
35. The Rose
The Rose debuted in 2017, and its maknae, jaehyeongI was 22 at the time!
36. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE debuted in 2018 and their maknae, shuhuaI was 18 at the time!
37. ATEEZ
ATEEZ debuted in 2018, and their maknae, JonghoI was 18 at the time!
38. ONEUS
ONEUS debuted in 2019 and its maknae, xionI was 19 at the time!
39. PathV
WayV debuted in 2019 and its maknae, yang-yangI was 18 at the time!
40.EVERGLOW
EVERGLOW debuted in 2019 and its maknae, YirenI was 18 at the time!
41. ONE US
ONEWE debuted in 2019, and its maknae, Inc.I was 19 at the time!
42.AB6IX
AB6IX debuted in 2019 and their maknae, DaehwiI was 18 at the time!
43. JustOneOf
OnlyOneOf debuted in 2019 and its maknae, NewI was 19 at the time!
44. Super M
SuperM debuted in 2019 and its maknae, MarkI was 20 at the time!
45. aespa
Aespa debuted in 2020, and its maknae, Ning-NingI was 18 at the time!
46.OMEGA-X
OMEGA X debuted in 2021 and its maknae, YechanI was 20 at the time!
47. I Got The Beat
GOT the Beat debuted in 2022, and their maknae, WinterI was 21 at the time!
48. STORM
TEMPEST debuted in 2022, and its maknae, TaeraeI was 19 at the time!
49. BO
ATBO debuted in 2022, and its maknae, bin wonI was 18 at the time!