✍️ By the KoreaPlus Editorial Team🔄 Updated 2026-06-30✓ Fact-checked for 2026
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SM Entertainment: K-pop Artists & Groups

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Everything you need to know about the K-pop artists and groups managed by SM Entertainment — debut timeline, line-ups, fandoms and where to follow them officially.

7 acts on KoreaPlus6 groups1 soloist

Artists & groups

Groups

🌌 EXO 엑소

Type: Boy group
Debut: 2012-04-08
Members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun
Fandom: EXO-L
Lightstick: Eribong

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❤️ Red Velvet 레드벨벳

Type: Girl group
Debut: 2014-08-01
Members: Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri
Fandom: ReVeluv
Lightstick: Kim Mam Bong

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🟢 NCT 127 엔시티 127

Type: Boy group
Debut: 2016-07-07
Members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Mark, Haechan
Fandom: NCTzen
Lightstick: Neobong

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🌠 NCT DREAM 엔시티 드림

Type: Boy group
Debut: 2016-08-25
Members: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, Jisung
Fandom: NCTzen
Lightstick: Neobong

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🦋 aespa 에스파

Type: Girl group
Debut: 2020-11-17
Members: Karina, Giselle, Winter, Ningning
Fandom: MY
Lightstick: Yebbong

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🌅 RIIZE 라이즈

Type: Boy group
Debut: 2023-09-04
Members: Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee, Anton
Fandom: BRIIZE

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Soloists

Frequently asked questions

Which K-pop groups are under SM Entertainment?

On KoreaPlus we feature EXO, Red Velvet, TAEYEON, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, aespa, RIIZE. The list below shows each act's debut date, members and fandom.

Roster reflects acts featured on KoreaPlus and may not list every act on the label. Facts are sourced from official debut records.

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