SHINee's Taemin debuted when he was 16 years old. BTS's Jungkook debuted when he was 17-years old.
But did you know that these K-Pop idols debuted in the music scene at just 15-years old (14-years old in international age)?
1. BoA
Born 1986 / Debuted 2000
2. KARA's Jiyoung
Born 1994 / Debuted 2008
3. U-KISS's Dongho
Born 1994 / Debuted 2008
4. April's Jinsol
Born 2001 / Debuted 2015
5. NCT's Jisung
Born 2002 / Debuted 2016
6. IZ*ONE/IVE's Jang Won Young
Born 2004 / Debuted 2018
7. Rocket Punch's Dahyun
Born 2005 / Debuted 2019
8. IVE's Leeseo
Born 2007 / Debuted 2021
9. CLASS:y's Park Bo Eun
Born 2008 / Debuted 2022
10. CLASS:y's Kim Seon Yoo
Born 2008 / Debuted 2022
11. NewJeans's Hyein
Born 2008 / Debuted 2022
Can you think of other K-Pop idols who debuted at an early age?
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Literal children debuting in the entertainment industry is problematic by itself. Add on to that the extreme work conditions with notoriously exploitative contracts particular to idols and it really makes you wonder, why is the general Korean populace okay with this?
Also, I'm pretty sure BoA and Jinsol weren't even 14 (international age) by the time they debuted. Pure insanity.
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