Ranker MusicList RulesOnly K-pop idols who were not born in Korea.
Not every K-pop group is actually made up of Korean singers, and foreign K-pop artists who aren't Korean are becoming increasingly commonplace. Hailing from Japan, China, Thailand, Australia, and even the US, there are many non-Korean members in popular K-pop groups. Who are the best non-Korean K-pop idols?
Some of the most famous non-Korean idols include Girls' Generation's Tiffany, f(x)'s Amber, BLACKPINK's Lisa, EXO's Lay, Got7's Jackson, and Wanna One's Lai Kuan Lin. JYP's Twice has four foreign members: Tzuyu, Mina, Momo, and Sana. K-pop features Chinese idols, Japanese idols, Taiwanese idols, and even Americans!
Which non-Korean K-pop stars are your bias? Vote for your favorite idols who were not born in Kore,a and feel free to add anyone you feel is missing. How many K-pop groups with non-Korean members are there?
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Anak Agung Ayu Puspa Aditya Karang (born December 25, 1996), better known as Dita, is an... more on Wikipedia9,478540Dita
Indonesia
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Denise Kim (born January 11, 2001), better known as Denise, is a Korean-American singer under... more on Wikipedia7,214638Denise
USA3
Ogawa Mizuki (born August 12, 1995), better known as Léa, is a Japanese singer currently under... more on Wikipedia7,097630Léa
Japan4
Park Jin-hee (born January 20, 1998), better known as Jinny Park or Jinny, is a... more on Wikipedia6,847621Jinny
USA5
Lalisa Manoban (born Pranpriya Manoban on March 27, 1997), better known by the mononym Lisa,... more on Wikipedia15,2447,250Lisa
Thailand6
Roseanne Park (born 11 February 1997), better known by the stage name Rosé, is a New Zealand... more on Wikipedia10,2495,757Rosé
New Zealand7
Jung Yoon-oh (born February 14, 1997), better known as Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer under... more on Wikipedia2,5001,462Jaehyun
California, America8
Myoui Mina (born March 24, 1997), professionally known by the mononym Mina, is a Japanese...7,0394,232Mina
United States of America, Japan9
Mark Tuan Yi En (born September 4, 1993) is a Taiwanese-American rapper under JYP... more on Wikipedia7,1904,324Mark
United States of America10
Park Jae-hyung (born September 15, 1992), better known as Jae, is a Korean-American musician,... more on Wikipedia2,8811,771Jae
Argentina11
Felix Lee (born September 15, 2000) is a Korean-Australian rapper and dancer under JYP... more on Wikipedia6,0803,795Felix
Australia12
Jackson Wang (born 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer and dancer based in South... more on Wikipedia8,8115,526Jackson Wang
Hong Kong13
Minatozaki Sana (born December 29, 1996), professionally known by the mononym Sana, is a...6,7574,231Sana
Japan14
Kunpimook Bhuwakul (born May 2, 1997), known professionally by his nickname BamBam, is a Thai... more on Wikipedia7,4544,712BamBam
Thailand15
Jessica Hyun-ju Ho (born December 17, 1988), better known by her stage name Jessi, is a... more on Wikipedia2,5711,595Jessi
United States of America16
Wong Yukhei (born January 25, 1999), better known as Lucas, is a Chinese-Thai singer under SM... more on Wikipedia5,7223,612Lucas
Hong Kong17
Lee Min-hyung (born August 2, 1999), better known as Mark Lee or Mark, is a Korean-Canadian... more on Wikipedia4,9853,14118
Amber Josephine Liu (born September 18, 1992), known professionally as Amber or Amber Liu, is... more on Wikipedia3,9132,477Amber
United States of America, Taiwan19
Samuel Kim Arredondo (born January 17, 2002; formerly known as Punch), referred to as Samuel,... more on Wikipedia2,7691,743Samuel
United States of America20
Chou Tzu-yu (born June 14, 1999), professionally known by the mononym Tzuyu, is a Taiwanese... more on Wikipedia7,7104,969Tzuyu
Taiwan21
Hirai Momo (born November 9, 1996), professionally known by the mononym Momo, is a Japanese...6,4064,177Momo
Japan22
Chrystal Soo Jung (born October 24, 1994), professionally known as Krystal, is an American... more on Wikipedia2,0511,317Krystal Jung
United States of America23
Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (born February 27, 1996), known professionally as Ten, is a... more on Wikipedia4,7483,136Ten
Thailand24
Nakamoto Yuta (born October 26, 1995), better known as Yuta, is a Japanese singer and rapper... more on Wikipedia4,5453,017Yuta
Japan25
Zhang Yixing (born October 7, 1991), known professionally as Lay Zhang, or simply Lay, is a... more on Wikipedia4,7173,182
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