Millions of people world wide have develop into lovers of Ok-Pop. Along with this comes lovers having their favorite bias, or in more practical phrases, their favorite K-Pop idol. In South Korea, Okay-Pop Idols are a level of repute identical to well-known actors, maybe extra so.
They have adoring fanatics who shower them in small or sumptuous items, sell hundreds of products, tweet ceaselessly online and promote out their Okay-Pop team live shows. What many would possibly not know is that a few of these standard idols aren't originally born in South Korea. Let's check out which idols made the move to Korea to turn into K-Pop sensations.
10 Joshua (SEVENTEEN)
For the ones blind to who Joshua from SEVENTEEN is, he's a vocalist for the preferred K-Pop workforce. Joshua is originally from Los Angeles, California. Both of his oldsters are Korean, making him Korean-American.
In 2013, he joined Pledis Entertainment to start out his coaching as an idol. Joshua trained for a complete of 2 years ahead of making his debut along with his band individuals. Due to being born in the states, Joshua can talk Korean however admits to not being so just right at writing it.
9 Jessi
Jessi is a jack of all trades. She is a Okay-Pop rapper, singer, and songwriter. She is an idol identified for now not originally being from Korea, because of her issue speaking the language from time to time. This is due to the truth that Jessi was once originally born in New York and raised in New Jersey.
She made the brave choice to project on her personal to Korea on the age of 15 to pursue her career. She used to be soon signed to an company. Her profession within the leisure industry wasn't easy and as soon as took a hiatus due incapacity to accustom to South Korean culture. Jessi is now taking the trade by storm and is frequently observed on variety shows.
8 Aron (Nu'est)
Aron is the only member of the city electro band, Nu'est, not to originally be from South Korea. Aaron is a California local who had a unique career trail in mind. He was once already set to attend faculty at NYU within the journalism department.
The hunt for a new idol reached California and Aaron decided to pursue his singing profession. In 2011, he auditioned for “Pledis USA Personal Auditions” and used to be approved. He then debuted in 2012 as a singer and rapper along his Nu'est members. Aaron didn't know the way to speak Korean and realized within a year.
7 BM (K.A.R.D.)
California has evolved plenty of Ok-Pop idols. One of them being BM, or "Big Matthew," from the co-ed team K.A.R.D. Matthew Kim hails from sunny California and attended college as a psychology main.
At the time, making a song, rapping, & dancing have been handiest his leisure pursuits. His mother noticed him carry out with his faculty dance workforce and signed him up for “Kpop Star." BM traveled to Korea and passed all rounds. He was a trainee for four years before debuting with K.A.R.D. in 2017.
6 Momo (TWICE)
The popular girl group TWICE is made up of nine members in total. Three of these members aren't from South Korea. Momo Hirai is actually from Kyōtanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She as well as Mina and Sana are from Japan.
In 2013, Momo was scouted by JYP Entertainment in an online video with her sister. Momo went on to become a trainee and appeared in multiple music videos during that time. She then made her debut with the group in 2015.
5 Amber Liu (F(X))
Amber Liu has made a name for herself in the K-Pop industry. She too was born in California. She is Taiwanese-American and moved to Korea after being cast in SM Entertainment's Los Angeles global audition in 2008. A year later of being a trainee, she became part of the girl group f(x).
In 2015, Liu debuted her solo career with her EP Beautiful. She has since gained international fans and has appeared in many variety shows and collaborated with famous artists.
4 Mark (GOT7)
GOT7 is a name many have heard in regards to K-Pop. Thousands of fans shriek over their favorite member. The group's main rapper and a vocalist, Mark isn't originally from Korea.
He too is a native to California but also lived in Brazil and Paraguay for a couple of years. His family is of Taiwanese descent. He used to be able to speak Portuguese but has forgotten over the years and can understand Mandarin. In 2010, he was scouted by JYP Entertainment while in high school. He dropped out and moved to Korea in 2010. He debuted with GOT7 in 2014 and now also has a solo career.
3 Jackson Wang (GOT7)
Jackson Wang is another GOT7 member who isn't from South Korea. He has recently made headway on his own, even appearing in Vogue YouTube videos. He's risen the ranks in popularity outside of Korea.
Wang was born and raised in Hong Kong. He even ranked 11th as a fencer in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. He was invited to audition by JYP Entertainment and passed. He let go of fencing and moved to Korea in 2011. He debuted with GOT7 after two and a half years as a trainee. Wang is now also highly regarded as a solo rapper and artist in Korea and China.