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6 K-Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

7th November 2021 by admin

Many K-pop groups go through a long and extensive training period with various member shuffles before they actually debut. Sometimes trainees will leave the company they are training with to debut with another company and another group. Let’s take a look at some of these groups that went through various member shuffles before their eventual debut.

1. BIGBANG

Hyunseung (Formerly of BEAST)

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

Before their debut, YG Entertainment originally had 6 members in BIGBANG. The 6th member was none other than BEAST‘s Hyunseung, and he spent many years training with the other 5 members. Right before their debut, however, Hyunseung was removed from the group. Yang Hyun Suk stated in the Big Bang documentary that it was because Hyunseung’s facial expressions hadn’t developed enough.

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Hyunseung ended up joining Cube Entertainment and debuted with BEAST, while BIGBANG continued as a 5-member group. The 6 original members, however, are still close. They meet up on occasion, and maintain their friendship!

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

2. BLACKPINK

Miyeon [(G)I-DLE]

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

Before their debut, BLACKPINK had 5 members. Miyeon, their 5th member, was a trainee at YG Entertainment for 5 years. Reports indicate that Miyeon was removed from the group due to unforeseen circumstances, and Miyeon left YG Entertainment. Although the reason for her departure is unclear, rumors indicate that she was cut from the group for dating Jung Jinhyung, a contestant on Mix & Match (the audition program that formed iKON).

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

Miyeon took a break from music for a few years, until she got an offer from Cube Entertainment. She has since debuted with (G)I-DLE, and BLACKPINK debuted as a 4-member group. Miyeon has revealed that the 5 original members remain close. The girls of BLACKPINK even texted Miyeon a message of congratulations when she finally debuted!

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

3. iKON

Hongseok (PENTAGON)

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

Before iKON made its debut with 7 members, YG Entertainment had a group of 9 trainees who were candidates for the group. The trainees ended up participating in the survival program Mix & Match, where the trainees were pitted against each other to see if they had what it takes to debut. One of those 9 trainees was Hongseok, who is currently a member of PENTAGON.

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On the finale of the show, Hongseok was eliminated from the group. He ended up leaving YG Entertainment and joined Cube Entertainment to become a member of PENTAGON. Hongseok has stated in various interviews that he was grateful for his time with iKON because it has taught him to work harder to achieve his dreams.

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

Jung Jinhyung

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The other member to be removed from iKON is the controversial trainee Jung Jinhyung. One of the 9 final trainees competing on Mix & Match, Jinhyung was eventually eliminated from the group.

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

Speculation indicates that he was removed from YG Entertainment for dating fellow YG trainee Miyeon, who was supposed to be the 5th member of BLACKPINK.

4. EXO

Jinho (PENTAGON)

 6 K Pop Groups Who Were Supposed To Debut With MORE Members Than They Actually Did

PENTAGON’s Jinho was formerly a trainee at SM Entertainment. He joined SM after winning a singing competition in 2008 and was part of the project group SM The Ballad in 2010 alongside Jay Kim from TRAX, SHINee‘s Jonghyun, and Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun.