There have been more and more conversations happening about what the appropriate age is for K-Pop idols to debut as it seems younger teens have been debuting more frequently. However, debuting trainees at incredibly young ages isn’t new, and in fact, there have been numerous instances of very young people becoming K-Pop idols in the last decade or more. Here are all 44 idols that debuted at 14 years old.
44. Ni-ki (ENHYPEN)
When Ni-ki debuted with ENHYPEN on November 30, 2020, he was just 14 years, 11 months, and 21 days old!
43. Jongseob (P1Harmony)
When Jongseob debuted with P1Harmony on October 28, 2020, he was just 14 years, 11 months, and 9 days old!
42. Lucy (Weki Meki)
When Lucy debuted with Weki Meki on August 8, 2017, she was just 14 years, 11 months, and 8 days old!
41. Suhyun (Akdong Musician/AKMU)
When Suhyun debuted with AKMU on April 7, 2014, she was just 14 years, 11 months, and 3 days old!
40. Doah (FLAVOR)
When Doah debuted with FLAVOR on November 26, 2018, she was just 14 years, 11 months, and 2 days old!
39. Mire (TRI.BE)
When Mire debuted with TRI.BE on February 17, 2021, she was just 14 years, 10 months, and 22 days old!
38. Myungji (former Tiny-G)
When Myungji debuted with Tiny-G on August 23, 2012, she was just 14 years, 10 months, and 14 days old!
37. Krystal (f(x))
When Krystal debuted with f(x) on September 5, 2009, she was just 14 years, 10 months, and 12 days old!
36. Taemin (SHINee)
When Taemin debuted with SHINee on May 25, 2008, he was just 14 years, 10 months, and 7 days old!
35. Seunghyun (former TheEastLight.)
When Seunghyun debuted with TheEastLight. on November 3, 2016, he was just 14 years, 10 months, and 3 days old!
34. Junwook (former TheEastLight.)
When Junwook debuted with TheEastLight. on November 3, 2016, he was just 14 years, 9 months, and 24 days old!
33. Maru (former C-Clown)
When Maru debuted with C-Clown on July 19, 2012, he was just 14 years, 9 months, and 24 days old!
32. Sohyun (former 4MINUTE)
When Sohyun debuted with 4MINUTE on June 18, 2009, she was just 14 years, 9 months, and 19 days old!
31. Yoon Eunhye (former Baby V.O.X)
When Eunhye debuted with Baby V.O.X on July 21, 1999, she was just 14 years, 9 months, and 18 days old!
30. Dohyon (former X1)
When Dohyon debuted with X1 on August 27, 2019, he was just 14 years, 9 months, and 17 days old!
29. Leeseo (IVE)
When Leeseo debuted with IVE on December 1, 2021, she was just 14 years, 9 months, and 10 days old!
28. Sunmi (former Wonder Girls)
When Sunmi debuted with Wonder Girls on February 10, 2007, she was just 14 years, 9 months, and 8 days old!
27. Jiheon (fromis_9)
When Jiheon debuted with fromis_9 on January 24, 2018, she was just 14 years, 9 months, and 7 days old!
26. Chenle (NCT DREAM)
When Chenle debuted with NCT DREAM on August 25, 2016, he was just 14 years, 9 months, and 3 days old!
25. Hayoung (Apink)
When Hayoung debuted with Apink on April 19, 2011, she was just 14 years and 9 months old!
24. HyunA (former Wonder Girls)
When HyunA debuted with Wonder Girls on February 10, 2007, she was just 14 years, 8 months, and 4 days old!
23. Changjo (TEEN TOP)
When Changjo debuted with TEEN TOP on July 10, 2010, he was just 14 years, 7 months, and 24 days old!
22. Sohee (former Wonder Girls)
When Sohee debuted with Wonder Girls on February 10, 2007, she was just 14 years, 7 months, and 14 days old!
21. Jian (former LIGHTSUM)
When Jian debuted with LIGHTSUM on June 10, 2021, she was just 14 years, 7 months, and 6 days old!
20. Minhwan (FTISLAND)
When Minhwan debuted with FTISLAND on June 7, 2007, he was just 14 years, 6 months, and 27 days old!
19. Jisung (NCT DREAM)
When Jisung debuted with NCT DREAM on August 25, 2016, he was just 14 years, 6 months, and 20 days old!
18. Jiyoung (KARA)
When Jiyoung debuted with KARA on July 24, 2008, she was just 14 years, 6 months, and 6 days old!
17. Jimin (CLASS:y)
When Jimin debuted with CLASS:y on May 5, 2022, she was just 14 years, 5 months, and 10 days old!
16. Tia (former ChoColat)
When Tia debuted with ChoColat on August 17, 2011, she was just 14 years, 5 months, and 3 days old!
15. Jiyoung (Pritti-G)
When Jiyoung debuted with Pritti-G on August 31, 2021, she was just 14 years, 4 months, and 24 days old!
14. Hannah (former GP Basic)
When Hannah debuted with GP Basic on August 15, 2010, she was just 14 years, 4 months, and 16 days old!
13. Zion (former GP Basic)
When Zion debuted with GP Basic on August 15, 2010, she was just 14 years, 4 months, and 9 days old!
12. Melanie (former ChoColat)
When Melanie debuted with ChoColat on August 17, 2011, she was just 14 years, 3 months, and 13 days old!
11. Dahyun (Rocket Punch)
When Dahyun debuted with Rocket Punch on August 7, 2019, she was just 14 years, 3 months, and 9 days old!
10. Hyein (NewJeans)
When Hyein debuted with NewJeans on August 1, 2022, she was just 14 years, 3 months, and 1 day old!
9. Boeun (CLASS:y)
When Boeun debuted with CLASS:y on May 5, 2022, she was just 14 years, 2 months, and 24 days old!
8. May (Cherry Bullet)
When May debuted with Cherry Bullet on January 21, 2019, she was just 14 years, 2 months, and 5 days old!
7. Dongho (former U-KISS)
When Dongho debuted with U-KISS on August 28, 2008, he was just 14 years, 1 month, and 30 days old!
6. Wonyoung (former IZ*ONE)
When Wonyoung debuted with IZ*ONE on October 29, 2018, she was just 14 years, 1 month, and 28 days old!
5. Yeojin (LOONA)
When Yeojin debuted with LOONA on January 16, 2017, she was just 14 years, 1 month, and 26 days old!
4. Seonyou (CLASS:y)
When Seonyou debuted with CLASS:y on May 5, 2022, she was just 14 years, 1 month, and 15 days old!
3. Leah (former GP Basic)
When Leah debuted with GP Basic on August 15, 2010, she was just 14 years and 21 days old!
2. Sagang (former TheEastLight.)
When Sagang debuted with TheEastLight. on November 3, 2016, he was just 14 years and 8 days old!
1. Jisoo (former BUSTERS)
When Jisoo debuted with BUSTERS on November 27, 2017, she was just 14 years and 5 days old!
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