Debut Dates of SM Entertainment Artists
Below is a list of all the debut dates of active, inactive, or disbanded artists under SM Entertainment. The list also includes solo debut dates of members from groups under SM.
Note: Only artists that made their initial debut under SM Entertainment are included!
Key
Artist Name [Type] – Debut Date – Debut Work [Format]
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1996
H.O.T. [Boy Group] – September 7, 1996 – We Hate All Kinds of Violence [Full Album]
1997
S.E.S. [Girl Group] – November 1, 1997 – I’m Your Girl [Full Album]
1998
Shinhwa [Boy Group] – March 24, 1998 – Resolver [Full Album]
1999
Fly To The Sky [Male Duo] – November 21, 1999 – Day By Day [Full Album]
2000
BoA [Female Solo] – August 25, 2000 – ID; Peace B [Full Album]
2001
Kangta [Male Solo] – August 16, 2001 – Polaris [Full Album]
M.I.L.K. [Girl Group] – December 17, 2001 – With Freshness [Full Album]
2002
Isak N Jiyeon [Duo] – September 3, 2002 – Tell Me Baby [Full Album]
Black Beat [Boy Group] – November 3, 2002 – Volume 1 – Black Beat #2002 – The First Performance #001 [Full Album]
2003
TVXQ! [Boy Group] – December 26, 2003 – Hug [Single]
2004
TRAX [Band] – July 20, 2004 – Paradox [Single]
2005
CSJH The Grace [Girl Group] – April 15, 2005 – Too Good [Single]
Super Junior [Boy Group] – November 6, 2005 – Super Junior 05 [Full Album]
2006
Super Junior-K.R.Y. [Sub Unit] – November 5, 2006 – Hyena OST [OST]
2007
Super Junior-T [Sub Unit] – February 23, 2007 – Rokkugo!!! [Single]
Girls’ Generation [Girl Group] – August 5, 2007 – Into the New World [Single]
2008
Super Junior-M [Sub Unit] – April 23, 2008 – Me [Mini Album]
SHINee [Boy Group] – May 25, 2008 – Replay [Mini Album]
Super Junior-H [Sub Unit] – June 5, 2008 – Cooking? Cooking! [Mini Album]
2009
f(x) [Girl Group] – September 5, 2009 – La Cha Ta [Digital Single]
2011
The Grace-Dana&Sunday [Sub Unit] – July 11, 2011 – One More Chance [Digital Single]
Super Junior-D&E [Sub Unit] – December 16, 2011 – Oppa, Oppa [Digital Single]
2012
EXO [Boy Group] – April 8, 2012 – Mama [Mini Album]
Girls’ Generation-TTS [Sub Unit] – April 29, 2012 – Twinkle [Mini Album]
2013
Henry [Male Solo] – June 7, 2013 – Trap [Mini Album]
2014
Red Velvet [Girl Group] – August 1, 2015 – Happiness [Digital Single]
Taemin [Male Solo] – August 18, 2014 – Ace [Mini Album]
Zhoumi [Male Solo] – October 31, 2014 – Rewind [Mini Album]
Kyuhyun [Male Solo] – November 13, 2014 – At Gwanghwamun [Mini Album]
2015
Jonghyun [Male Solo] – January 12, 2015 – Base [Mini Album]
Amber [Female Solo] – February 16, 2015 – Beautiful [Mini Album]
Taeyeon [Female Solo] – October 7, 2015 – I [Mini Album]
2016
Ryeowook [Male Solo] – January 28, 2016 – The Little Prince [Mini Album]
NCT U [Sub Unit] – April 9, 2016 – The 7th Sense [Digital Single]
Yesung [Male Solo] – April 19, 2016 – Here I Am [Mini Album]
Tiffany [Female Solo] – May 11, 2016 – I Just Wanna Dance [Mini Album]
Luna [Female Solo] – May 31, 2016 – Free Somebody [Mini Album]
NCT 127 [Sub Unit] – July 7, 2016 – NCT #127 [Mini Album]
NCT DREAM [Sub Unit] – August 25, 2016 – Chewing Gum [Digital Single]
Lay [Male Solo] – October 28, 2016 – Lose Control [Mini Album]
EXO-CBX [Sub Unit] – October 31, 2016 – Hey Mama! [Mini Album]
Hyoyeon [Female Solo] – December 2, 2016 – Mystery [Digital Single]
2017
Raiden [DJ] – January 13, 2017 – Heart of Steel [Digital Single]
Seohyun [Female Solo] – January 17, 2017 – Don’t Say No [Mini Album]
2018
Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG [Sub Unit] – September 5, 2018 – Lil’ Touch [Single]
Yuri [Female Solo] – October 4, 2018 – The First Scene [Mini Album]
Key [Male Solo] – November 6, 2018 – Forever Yours [Digital Single]
Onew [Male Solo] – December 5, 2018 – Voice [Mini Album]
2019
WayV [Sub Unit] – January 17, 2019 – The Vision [Digital EP]
Chen [Male Solo] – April 1, 2019 – April, and a Flower [Mini Album]
Yoona [Female Solo] – May 30, 2019 – A Walk to Remember [Special Album]
U-Know [Male Solo] – June 12, 2019 – True Colors [Mini Album]
Baekhyun [Male Solo] – July 10, 2019 – City Lights [Mini Album]
EXO-SC [Sub Unit] – July 22, 2019 – What a Life [Mini Album]
SuperM [Super Group] – October 4, 2019 – SuperM [Mini Album]
Sungmin [Male Solo] – November 22, 2019 – Orgel [Mini Album]
2020
Donghae [Male Solo] – February 23, 2020 – Harmony [Digital Single]
Suho [Male Solo] – March 30, 2020 – Self-Portrait [Mini Album]
Max Changmin [Male Solo] – April 6, 2020 – Chocolate [Mini Album]
Red Velvet-Irene & Seulgi [Sub Unit] – July 6, 2020 – Monster [Mini Album]
aespa [Girl Group] – November 17, 2020 – Black Mamba [Digital Single]
Kai [Male Solo] – November 30, 2020 – Kai [Mini Album]
2021
Wendy [Female Solo] – April 5, 2021 – Like Water [Mini Album]
Joy [Female Solo] – May 31, 2021 – Hello [Special Album]
WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN [Sub Unit] – June 16, 2021 – Back To You [Digital Single]
D.O. [Male Solo] – July 26, 2021 – Empathy [Mini Album]
WayV-TEN&YANGYANG [Sub Unit] – August 17, 2021 – Low Low [Digital Single]
Eunhyuk [Male Solo] – October 20, 2021 – Be [Digital Single]
2022
GOT the Beat [Super Group Unit] – January 3, 2022 – Step Back [Digital Single]
Xiumin [Male Solo] – September 26, 2022 – Brand New [Mini Album]
Seulgi [Female Solo] – October 4, 2022 – 28 Reasons [Mini Album]
Minho [Male Solo] – December 6, 2022 – Chase [Mini Album]
2023
NCT DOJAEJUNG [Sub Unit] – April 17, 2023 – Perfume [Mini Album]
Taeyong [Male Solo] – June 5, 2023 – Shalala [Mini Album]
RIIZE [Boy Group] – September 4, 2023 – Get a Guitar [Single]
2024
Super Junior-L.S.S. [Sub Unit] – January 22, 2024 – Suit Up [Digital Single]
Ten [Male Solo] – February 13, 2024 – Ten [Mini Album]
NCT WISH [Sub Unit] – February 21, 2024 – Wish [Single]
Lucas [Male Solo] – April 1, 2024 – Renegade [Single]
Doyoung [Male Solo] – April 22, 2024 – Youth [Full Album]
Jaehyun [Male Solo] – August 26, 2024 – J [Full Album]
Chanyeol [Male Solo] – August 28, 2024 – Black Out [Mini Album]
Naevis [Female Solo] – September 10, 2024 – Done [Digital Single]
Yuta [Male Solo] – October 3, 2024 – Depth [Mini Album]
Irene [Female Solo] – November 26, 2024 – Like a Flower [Mini Album]
2025
Hearts2Hearts [Girl Group] – February 24, 2025 – The Chase [Single]
Mark [Male Solo] – April 7, 2025 – The First Fruit [Full Album]
XngHan&Xoul [Male Solo] – July 31, 2025 – Waste No Time [Single]
Haechan [Male Solo] – September 8, 2025 – Taste [Full Album]
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Scheduled Debuts
Jungwoo [Male Solo] – Q4 2025 – TBA [Digital Single]
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