Foreign Idols That Debuted Under SM Entertainment
Below is a list of past and current foreign idols under SM Entertainment.
Notes:
#1 – This list is based off ethnicity and nationality.
#2 – Foreign trainees have been excluded.
#3 – This is list is organized by date of birth.
#4 – If possible, I included trainee periods of part of the ‘Years Under SM’ section.
Foreign Idols Under SM Entertainment
Shoo
Stage Name: Shoo (슈)
Birth Name: Kunimitsu Shoo (邦光 洙)
Korean Name: Yoo Soo-young (유수영)
Date of Birth: October 23, 1981
Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality: Korean
Group: S.E.S
Years Under SM: 1997–2006
*Note: Shoo’s father is Korean and her mother is Japanese.*
Brian
Stage Name: Brian (브라이언)
Birth Name: Brian Joo
Korean Name: Joo Min-gyu (주민규)
Date of Birth: January 10, 1981
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality: Korean-American
Group: Fly To The Sky
Years Under SM: 1999–2004
Hangeng
Stage Name: Hangeng (한경)
Birth Name: Han Geng (韩庚)
Date of Birth: February 9, 1984
Birthplace: Heilongjiang, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: Super Junior (former)
Years Under SM: 2005–2010
Yumi
Stage Name: Yumi (유미)
Birth Name: Bae Yu-mi (배유미)
English Name: Jessica Bae
Date of Birth: December 10, 1984
Birthplace: California, United States
Nationality: American
Group: M.I.L.K
Years Under SM: 2001–2003
Zhoumi
Stage Name: Zhoumi (조미)
Birth Name: Zhou Mi (周觅)
Date of Birth: April 19,1986
Birthplace: Wuhan, Hubei, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: Super Junior-M
Years Under SM: 2008–present
Victoria
Stage Name: Victoria (빅토리아)
Birth Name: Song Qian (宋茜)
Date of Birth: February 2, 1987
Birthplace: Qingdao, Shandong, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: f(x)
Years Under SM: 2009–2019
Stephanie
Stage Name: Stephanie (스테파니)
Birth Name: Kim Bo-kyung (김보경)
English Name: Stephanie Kim
Date of Birth: October 16, 1987
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Hometown: San Diego, California, United States
Nationality: Korean-American
Group: The Grace (former)
Years Under SM: 2005–2016
Jessica
Stage Name: Jessica (제시카)
Birth Name: Jessica Jung (제시카 정)
Korean Name: Jung Soo-yeon (정수연)
Date of Birth: April 18, 1989
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality: American
Group: Girls’ Generation (former)
Years Under SM: 2007–2015
Sunny
Stage Name: Sunny (써니)
Birth Name: Lee Soon-kyu (이순규)
Date of Birth: May 15, 1989
Birthplace: Orange County, California, United States
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Nationality: Korean-American
Group: Girls’ Generation
Years Under SM: 2007–2023
Tiffany Young
Stage Name: Tiffany Young (티파니 영)
Birth Name: Stephanie Young Hwang
Korean Name: Hwang Mi-young (황미영)
Date of Birth: August 1, 1989
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality: American
Group: Girls’ Generation
Years Under SM: 2007–2017
Henry
Stage Name: Henry (헨리)
Birth Name: Henry Lau
Date of Birth: October 11, 1989
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Group: Super Junior-M (former)
Years Under SM: 2008–2018
Luhan
Stage Name: Luhan (루한)
Birth Name: Lu Han (鹿晗)
Date of Birth: April 20, 1990
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: EXO (former)
Years Under SM: 2012–2016
Lay
Stage Name: Lay (레이)
Birth Name: Zhang Jiashuai (张加帅)
Legal Name: Zhang Yixing (张艺兴)
Date of Birth: October 7, 1991
Birthplace: Changsha, Hunan, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: EXO
Years Under SM: 2012–2022
Amber
Stage Name: Amber (엠버)
Birth Name: Amber Liu
Date of Birth: September 18, 1992
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality: American
Group: f(x)
Years Under SM: 2009–2019
Z.TAO
Stage Name: Z.TAO (황쯔타오)
Birth Name: Huang Zitao (黄子韬)
Date of Birth: May 2, 1993
Birthplace: Qingdao, Shandong, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: EXO (former)
Years Under SM: 2012–2015
Krystal
Stage Name: Krystal (크리스탈)
Birth Name: Chrystal Soo Jung (크리스탈수정)
Korean Name: Jung Soo-jung (정수정)
Date of Birth: October 24, 1994
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality: Korean-American
Group: f(x)
Years Under SM: 2006–2020
Johnny
Stage Name: Johnny (쟈니)
Birth Name: John Jun Suh
Korean Name: Suh Young-ho (서영호)
Date of Birth: February 9, 1995
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2008–present
Yuta
Stage Name: Yuta (유타)
Birth Name: Nakamoto Yuta (中本悠太)
Date of Birth: October 26, 1995
Birthplace: Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2013–present
Kun
Stage Name: Kun (쿤)
Birth Name: Qian Kun (钱锟)
Date of Birth: January 1,1996
Birthplace: Sanming, Fujian, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2015–present
Ten
Stage Name: Ten (텐)
Birth Name: Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (ชิตพล ลี้ชัยพรกุล)
Date of Birth: February 27, 1996
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality: Thai
Group: NCT, SuperM
Years Under SM: 2013–present
Winwin
Stage Name: Winwin (윈윈)
Birth Name: Dong Sicheng (董思成)
Date of Birth: October 28, 1997
Birthplace: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2016–present
Lucas
Stage Name: Lucas (루카스)
Birth Name: Wong Yukhei (黄旭熙)
Date of Birth: January 25, 1999
Birthplace: Hong Kong, China
Nationality: Hongkonger
Group: NCT (former), SuperM
Years Under SM: 2017–present
Mark
Stage Name: Mark (마크)
Birth Name: Mark Lee
Korean Name: Lee Min-hyung (이민형)
Date of Birth: August 2, 1999
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Group: NCT, SuperM
Years Under SM: 2013–present
Xiao Jun
Stage Name: Xiao Jun (샤오쥔)
Birth Name: Xiao Dejun (肖德俊)
Date of Birth: August 8, 1999
Birthplace: Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2019–present
Hendery
Stage Name: Hendery (헨더리)
Birth Name: Wong Kun-hang (黃冠亨)
Date of Birth: September 28, 1999
Birthplace: Macau, China
Nationality: Macanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2019–present
Renjun
Stage Name: Renjun (런쥔)
Birth Name: Huang Renjun (黄仁俊)
Date of Birth: March 23, 2000
Birthplace: Jilin, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2016–present
Yangyang
Stage Name: Yangyang (양양)
Birth Name: Liu Yang-yang (刘扬扬)
Date of Birth: October 10, 2000
Birthplace: New Taipei City, Taiwan
Nationality: Taiwanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2019–present
Giselle
Stage Name: Giselle (지젤)
Birth Name: Uchinaga Aeri (内永枝利)
Korean Name: Kim Ae-ri (김애리)
Date of Birth: October 30, 2000
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: aespa
Years Under SM: 2019–present
*Note: Giselle’s father is Japanese and her mother is Korean.*
Shotaro
Stage Name: Shotaro (쇼타로)
Birth Name: Osaki Shotaro (大崎将太郎)
Date of Birth: November 25, 2000
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: RIIZE (current), NCT (former)
Years Under SM: 2020–present
Chenle
Stage Name: Chenle (천러)
Birth Name: Zhong Chenle (钟辰乐)
Date of Birth: November 22, 2001
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2016–present
Ningning
Stage Name: Ningning (닝닝)
Birth Name: Ning Yizhuo (宁艺卓)
Date of Birth: October 23, 2002
Birthplace: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Nationality: Chinese
Group: aespa
Years Under SM: 2016–present
Riku
Stage Name: Riku (리쿠)
Birth Name: Maeda Riku (前田 陸)
Date of Birth: June 28, 2003
Birthplace: Fukui, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2023–present
Anton
Stage Name: Anton (앤톤)
Birth Name: Anton Lee / Lee Chan-young (이찬영)
Date of Birth: March 21, 2004
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality: American
Group: RIIZE
Years Under SM: 2022–present
Yushi
Stage Name: Yushi (유우시)
Birth Name: Tokuno Yushi (得能勇志)
Date of Birth: April 5, 2004
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2018–present
Carmen
Stage Name: Carmen (카르멘)
Birth Name: Nyoman Ayu Carmenita
Date of Birth: March 28, 2006
Birthplace: Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Nationality: Indonesian
Group: Hearts2Hearts
Years Under SM: 2022–present
Stella
Stage Name: Stella (스텔라)
Birth Name: Kim Da-hyun (김다현)
English Name: Stella Dahyun Kim
Date of Birth: June 18, 2007
Birthplace: Ulsan, South Korea
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality: Korean-Canadian
Group: Hearts2Hearts
Years Under SM: 2023-present
Ryo
Stage Name: Ryo (료)
Birth Name: Hirose Ryo (廣瀬遼)
Date of Birth: August 4, 2007
Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2022–present
Sakuya
Stage Name: Sakuya (사쿠야)
Birth Name: Fujinaga Sakuya (藤永咲哉)
Date of Birth: November 18, 2007
Birthplace: Ishikawa, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Group: NCT
Years Under SM: 2023–present
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Recap:
American idols: 6
Canadian idols: 2
Chinese idols: 12
Hong Konger idols: 1
Indonesian idols: 1
Japanese idols: 7
Korean-American idols: 2
Korean-Canadian idols: 1
Macau idols: 1
Taiwanese idols: 1
Thai idols: 1
Zainichi Korean idols: 1
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