People change through the passage of time as they mature and grow old. The changes occur more vastly from youth to adulthood.
K-pop idols are no exception to these changes, as many idol group members debut at a young age. Therefore, their growth and changes can be seen more clearly as they grow up in the public eye. One netizen shared some of the photos of these idol group members, particularly the leaders comparing their debut photos to their recent ones.
So here are how the idol group leaders looked when they debuted to how they look now in the year 2021.
Girls' Generation's Taeyeon (Born 1989)
2007~2021
14 years active
Red Velvet's Irene (Born 1991)
2014~2021
7 years active
TWICE's Jihyo (Born 1997)
2015~2021
6 years active
Oh My Girl's Hyojung (Born 1994)
2015~2021
6 years active
Lovelyz's Baby Soul (Born 1992)
2014~2021
7 years active
Highlight's Doojoon (Born 1989)
2009~2021
12 years active
2013~2021
8 years active
NU'EST's JR (Born 1995)
2012~2021
9 years active
2012~2021
9 years active
NCT's Taeyong (Born 1995)
2016~2021
5 years active
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Several thoughts while scrolling: "girls' group leaders are the cutest!" and "surely my Leeteuk will be mentioned here!"... awww teukie wasn't mentioned.