7 K-Pop Idols Who Are Actually Japanese Lists Koreaboo September 7th, 2017 These 7 K-Pop idols may rock the streets of Seoul, but they’re not Korean! These idols all hail from Japan. 1. M.I.B. – Kangnam Kangnam is from Tokyo, Japan. His Japanese name is Yasuo Namekawa! 2. NCT – Yuta Yuta is from Osaka, Japan. His Japanese name is Nakamoto Yuta! 3. TWICE – Momo Momo is from Kyoto, Japan. Her Japanese name is Momo Hirai! 4. TWICE – Sana Sana is from Osaka, Japan. Her Japanese name is Sana Minatozaki! 5. TWICE – Mina Born in San Antonio, Texas Mina moved back to Kobe Japan when she was young. Her Japanese name is Mina Myoui! 6. PENTAGON – Yuto Yuto is from Nagano Prefecture, Japan. His Japanese name is Yuto Adachi! 7. Cross Gene – Takuya Takuya is from Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. His Japanese name is Takuya Terada! Share This Post Facebook Twitter Next Page