While K-Pop is filled with plenty of young talent, there are some who defied the average debut age of 18 to 20 years and entered the industry "late" in the game.  Of course they were still young at the time, but not by K-Pop standards!

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Today's idols may be fresh faces, and practically came out of the womb overflowing with K-Pop talent, but others took their raw talent and turned it into a shining gem after countless years of training. Check out some of the admirable idols in the list below who remind you it's never too late to chase your dreams!

Girl's Day's Sojin - 26

Born in 1986 and debuted in 2010.

Boys Republic's Wonjun - 25

Born in 1988 debuted in 2013.

2NE1's Park Bom - 25

Born in 1984 debuted in 2009.

2NE1's Dara - 24

Born in 1984 debuted in 2009.

TROY's Jaewoong - 33

Born in 1981 debuted in 2014.

After School's Kahi - 26

Born in 1980 debuted in 2009.

Nine Muses Hyuna - 24

Born in 1987 debuted in 2011. (Nine Muses debuted in 2010)

AA's Aoora - 25

Born in 1986 and debuted in 2011.

SPICA's Park Sihyun - 26

Born in 1986 and debuted in 2012.

g.o.d's Park Joon Hyung - 30

Borin in 1969 debuted in 1999.

After School's Jung Ah - 25

Born in 1983 and debuted in 2009.

FIESTAR's Cao Lu - 25

Born in 1987 debuted in 2012.