6 K-Pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member

In K-pop, the group leader is usually the oldest member. However, this is not always the case. Here are six K-pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member.

1. DOUBLE – Jihyo

The TWICE leader is Jihyo. She is also the lead singer of the group. She was born on February 1, 1997, which gives her 25 years.

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Jihyo is not the oldest member of the group; in fact several members are older than her! The oldest TWICE member is Nayeon, who was born in 1995. Meanwhile, Jeongyeon, Momo and Sana were born in 1996.

2. IVE – Ahn Yujin

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6 K-Pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member

The IVE leader is Ahn Yujin. She is also the main dancer and vocalist of the group. Ahn Yujin was born on September 1, 2003, which gives her 19 years.

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Ahn Yujin is actually the second-oldest member of IVE. The oldest member is Gaeul, who is the group’s lead dancer and rapper. She was born on September 24, 2002, which gives her 20 years.

3. BTS – RM

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6 K-Pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member

The leader of BTS is RM. He is also the main rapper of the group. RM was born on September 12, 1994, which makes him 28 years old.

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Two of the members are older than RM. The oldest member is Jin, who was born in December 1992, which makes him 29 years old. Suga was born in March 1993, which made him 27 years old. J-Hope is seven months older than RM and was born in February 1994.

4. ENHYPEN – Jungwon

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6 K-Pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member

The leader of ENHYPEN is Jungwon. Jungwon was born on February 9, 2004, which made him 18 years old.

Jungwon is actually the second-youngest member of ENHYPEN, making him one of the youngest K-pop leaders right now! The oldest member is the ENHYPEN center, Heeseung. He was born in October 2001, which made him 21 years old.

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Jay, Jake and Sunghoon were born in 2002. Sunoo was born in June 2003.

5. NMIXX – Haewon

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6 K-Pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member

Haewon is the leader of the NMIXX. Haewon is also one of the group’s vocalists. She was born on February 25, 2003, which gave her 19 years.

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Haewon is the second oldest member of the NMIXX. The oldest member is Lily, who is also one of the group’s vocalists. She was born on October 17, 2002, which makes her 20 years.

6. TXT – Soobin

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6 K-Pop groups where the leader is not the oldest member

Soobin is the leader of TXT. Soobin was born on December 5, 2020, which gives him 21 years.

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Soobin is the second oldest member of TXT. The oldest member is Yeonjun, born on September 13, 1999. He’s 23.

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With a screenplay by Alexa Lewis