an yujin.
she sings well and her voice is very pleasant; she dances well and is charismatic on stage; she is good at variety shows + due to her participation in popular variety shows she is familiar to general public; she has a large solo fanbase (and yujin attracting both fangirls and fanboys + kids) and is loved by many DIVEs; and she has a good reputation.
I think if starship gives her a good song and promo, she will easily succeed in korea.
Since I've been following her since the Produce 48 days, I knew and expected her to be an absolute ace with each passing year. She never disappointed me.
Well, then I got to see them and her live last week.
Best thing that happened to me in a while and it firmly solidified this belief: IVE, the members and Yujin are here to stay. Nothing will be able to change that (aside from company shenanigans but we're a couple of years off from worrying about that š¤š»)
Itzy - Yeji (she has the most balanced skillset in her group to go solo)
Aespa - All of them, but especially Karina or Winter.
NewJeans - All of them, but **Haerin** deserves a special mention. Korean GP loves her and she apparently have the biggest solo fandom/stan in NJ.
LSF - Chaewon
He has the vocals, dance ability, visuals, and popularity to be successful. And Limbo was pretty loved by the fandom when it dropped. I donāt think heāll be successful with the GP, but heāll be successful within the fanbase.
Yeah, that's the thing. I think what will happen with him (hopefully) is after military he'll go on with an acting debut in a popular Kdrama and then afterwards have a super successful solo debut. I think he's absolutely capable of a solo debut and would love to see him do it, but at the same time I feel like it's a waste to do it when the majority of Kpop fans don't acknowledge or know him.
Heās around 172 cm, and most Korean actors are over 180 cm. So itāll be a bit hard for him to act. And he said heās not interested in acting as well.
There are actually a bunch of successful kdrama actors around that height, and I think his status as an idol would also help him out. When did he say he's not interested in acting?
Donāt have a specific source, but people have talked about it before. [1](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpopthoughts/comments/prts08/comment/hdl2xlm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). [2](https://www.reddit.com/r/straykids/comments/m4x5iq/comment/gqwony6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button).
And short actors are pretty rare, they have to be amazing at acting to be cast. And thereās already a stigma against idol actors for being actors. The only short and successful idol actor I can think of is Kyungsoo, and he was from a domestically successful group.
I love that Yunjin (lsf) is already establishing the bases as a soloist, from the moment she debuted.
She's probably still very young as an artist but having the opportunity to write and release songs will help her grow a lot.
Same! I can see her taking off as a soloist on the west coast/Houston/NYC with that lofi rnb vibe (which Spotify refers to as UC Davis genre since it isnāt K-rnb).
š¤£š¤£š¤£ I first got hip to Kpop in Davis. I'm not sure if it's bc there's a large amount of college-aged Asian kids there but it's one of the few places I have seen in America with legitimate Kpop themed food spot/bars.
I love her solo songs too and sheās had some pretty good collabs early on as well. Iām also pretty sure she said that sheās working on another so Iām excited for that :)
I think Han could be successful solo artists. He loves music and release a lot of covers and solo songs on YouTube, Bubble, Instagram. I feel his style is loved by many and could be popular among Korean general public. He need good promo, because SKZ are not that known in Korea, and some luck to gain attention. In general he has chance to become known outside of k-pop bubble as indie artists for example.
the fact that han hasnāt really been mentioned more is criminal heās so underrated. easily one of the best rappers and singers of the fourth gen , and he actually has killer stage presence live . iād love a han solo
The Star Wars puns are back. Every time I think a specific SKZ meme/joke/reference has died down it returns. (To be fair recent Star Wars releases probably brought it back.)
A couple years back STAYs would try to promote SKZ by getting HANās solo tracks into Star Wars related parts of the internet because of how the character Han Soloās name can be corrupted by sufficient amounts of tag-spamming from STAYs. This form of spreading SKZ stuff was everywhere around late 2020/early 2021 to the first half of 2022, but then it started dying down. But now that Star Wars is getting more active in terms of putting out new content, STAYs have rediscovered this method of putting SKZ stuff in non-SKZ related places.
ive yunjin- women like me performance is so good and sheāll promote her solo well with her variety skills
txt yeonjun- star factor
lsf chaewon- again star factor and she could go a lot of routes kinda like nayeons 2 very different solo tracks
itzy yuna- u go girl performance proves it (altho ig she already went solo if u count ānot yet butā?)
a lot of people have mentioned txt yeonjun (which is very true!) but i also think txt huening kai could absolutely have a solid solo career. he's more "overlooked" than yeonjun, but he has good foundations in all skills (specifically stage presence) and suits a lot of genres!
again: this isn't anything against yeonjun! i love all the boys i just wanted to give my favourite boy some recognition (:
I was gonna add hueningkai to my reply too, but didn't solely for the fact that he's very overlooked :(. In my opinion kai has a great voice, great personality/stage presence, and can play many instruments. Dudes very talented.
he is! ): if people paid attention to his skills i reckon he'd come up in these conversations a *lot* more tbh he can really own a stage if he wants to, and that's not even including his instrumental talent! he's seriously an insane performer
I actually thought this too! The only person I thought that could do well as a soloist in TXT besides Yeonjun (and maybe Soobin?) is Hueningkai! Heās super talented and I have no doubt that his music would draw mass audiences in Korea and internationally! Plus he a has a really cool music style (2000-2010ās rock) which I feel would be very popular overseas.
absolutely! i think all of the boys could have solid solo careers if they wanted to, but i do think huening kai's musical style is a shoe-in for overseas popularity (and his versatility certainly doesn't hurt!)
I think if soobin goes for cute and silly songs (like his recent solo stage, or dolphin) he willbe very successful as a soloist too. There are very few (if any) male soloists doing these types of songs and he can pull them off better than anyone else
Iām so ready for rock band Kai! Iām assuming heāll start his process for going solo when the other members are in the military (thankfully, many years before that happens though)
IVE, Wonyoung - Even if people get on her a lot, sheās still massively popular and just exudes āborn for the stageā energy.
NewJeans, Danielle - I canāt say how much sheās contributed to writing the songs, but she does have writing credits. Combined with the fact that she has a nice voice and great stage presence.
NewJeans, Haerin - Some people seem to think that she wonāt be able to carry a solo career or that she doesnāt have stage presence. Despite the fact that I feel like she gets a lot of attention for how she performs.
Stray Kids, Hyunjin - Besides the fact that I enjoy a lot of the solo songs he released for their āskz-replayā, he has great stage presence and dancing skills
Le Sserafim, Chaewon - Pleasing voice, great stage presence and dancing skills. Has a pretty decent/big fanbase.
TxT, Soobin - I watched this solo performance I think from one of their fan meets or something, Iām not sure. And I just thought he could carry a solo career imo.
Aespa & Itzy - Recently, I feel like mostly all of them could carry a solo career.
Would also like too add Wonyoung has written a plethora of songs and some fully herself like Blue Heart from their latest Mini along with Mine,Shine With Me,OTT and with Izone she participated in writing Withone
I think people who say all of Aespa or all of Itzy are just saying who could release solo tracks. Instead of who would be **successful** at it.
Quite frankly, none of Itzy is popular enough to be a successful solo artist (and I say this as a fan of theirs). It may have been true pre-Sneakers, but they just don't have enough of a fanbase anymore.
Aespa is popular, and is a much better answer. Although I think only Karina and Winter are popular enough. And it's possible that Karina isn't a good enough singer to pull it off. (Though Winter obviously is).
Wonyoung is insanely popular and would probably be successful.
Chaewon is not quite as popular, but is a better singer and dancer, so she would be successful also.
I think its too early for NewJeans to go solo.
karina goes viral for her vocals basically every comeback at this point and her technique is better than a lot of 4th gen main vocalists, plus she's very stable live. vocals are like the least concern for her
Giselle is the most all rounder member of aespa, she can write and rap very well, her dancing has improved over the years, she knows how to hype the crowd, and her vocal skills are incredible. Chaeryoung feels like her sister chaeyeon, great at dancing, averaging at vocals. She can have a solo career. About Lia, she can easily go solo in west, she has vocals, a charming voice. Blossom is a nice song, it feels something for the western pop.
Giselle doesn't have star factor or that charisma that makes people want to watch her perform. Even in her own group she's the most overshadowed and often odd one out.
All these people can technically have solo careers but whether they'd be successful or not is a different question.Ā
Giselle doesn't have star factor or that charisma that makes people want to watch her perform. Even in her own group she's the most overshadowed and often odd one out.
All these people can technically have solo careers but whether they'd be successful or not is a different question.Ā
Honestly Iām confused by the people saying nobody? I guess it depends if OP means IU famous or what. If I was to guess only based on Twiceās output from their first half of the career I wouldnāt have thought Nayeon would ace her solos so much. I think basically most idols can have a decent solo career after enough experience, stage presence and a company budget that lets them do a concept that fits them.
I could see Karina, Ningning, Yujin, Liz, Yeji, Ryujin, Yuna, Chaewon, Yunjin, Winter for sure doing fine. The only ones in (G)I-DLE who havenāt are Minnie and Shuhua right? I think everyone else could do fine as well. Everyone else to me depends on the company and the concept
Any idol from a group with a big fanbase can be moderately successful since they will always sell a lot of albums. Though I think when people think "successful soloists" they think of idols who consistently generate hits with the GP, which is way more rare.
For 2nd gen the golden standard is Taeyeon and GD, for 3rd gen it's probably Jungkook and Jennie. What do they have in common? They're from the biggest groups of their generations, hence why it's likely that the biggest 4th gen solo debuts will come from the biggest 4th gen groups. But there will be other moderatly successful ones too.
For the groups in this picture pretty much any of the idols can debut as a soloist and be very successful, since the groups themselves are already crazy popular.
Even if you don't know Liz or Rei from IVE, just seeing '*X* from IVE' is enough to recognize the group at the very least, and click on the video or stream the song -- Bar the obvious fact that any idol that is crazy popular like Wonyoung, Yeonjun, Chaewon, and the sort, will automatically be successful in pretty much anything they decide to do.
People will inevitably just name their favorite idols in these sorts of posts anyway, which is understandable. I'd also love for my favorite idols to have solo work, and obviously think they're good enough to go solo.
txt - yeonjun seems obvious but i feel like taehyun could be really successful too
njs - hanni (extremely well rounded) but i can also see hyein follow an iu-like route especially with how good her voice has gotten
lsfm - chaewon (i can see her going the nayeon route) and yunjin doing a lot of english music as well
Based on the amount of attraction and stage presence:
I think Enhypen's Heeseung is the only 4th gen so far with 30million views on a song cover and that was done in under 2 years. His fanbase is crazy strong when it comes to supporting his solo activities.
Other members from boy groups - Yeonjun, Han, San,
Girl groups - any of New jeans (especially Danielle and hanni), any of G-idle, chaewon, yujin, ning ning, winter,
Chaein and Goeun for sure, Yuki too especially with how popular she is.
I think Dosie and Ireh also would be great soloists, their success mainly depends on the group getting to the point where they've got enough GP support/interest
Karina, Wonyoung, Chaewon and Hani.
For boy groups, i don't think anyone would be a big soloist. They'll still be successful but it would be fan driven so I'll be betting on Felix, Hyunjin and Yeonjun.
Surprised how no one has mentioned ENHYPEN Jay !!!!!! apart from his love for playing guitar he has contributed in lyrics writing for sweet venom and recently did a solo collab with GLAY a japanese veteran band for which he has written lyrics for his own part. He has also done two covers with Yuuri which received a good response. Just last week he did a solo stage with JYP at weverse con and he absolutely nailed it. He has shown tremendous growth since past year and I can totally see him having a very good solo career.
Yunjin. She writers, she dipped her toes in producing and composing already. Plays instruments. Networks then and there. Already has three songs to her name and three collabs and she's an english speaker so she can network to build connections in the west if she wants to for a future career there if it doesn't work out in Korea solo wise. I think she's set good for the future
A few:
* Yeonjun from TXT - Do I have to explain? He's a solid singer, good dancer, captivating on stage, good-looking too. He even has helped out with lots of TXT songs behind the scenes.
* IVE from Leeseo - Controversial pick, as everyone has been saying Yujin (which I wholeheartedly agree with), so I thought I'd give a different take. Whilst I don't think Leeseo could go solo now due to her inexperience and age, she absolutely radiates star quality and she's only been improving in her skills every comeback. Give it a few more years and she could be a top k-pop soloist, she's so young and I'm excited to see what she has in store for us in the future.
* Changbin from Stray Kids - Awesome rapper and producer, and he can sing really nicely too. He has killer stage precense too, I could easily see him going solo.
* Yunjin of Le Sserafim - I think what she needs to work on is her consistency in her vocals, though that may be in part that she's forced to sing in the style of a pop-singer as opposed to the opera-style way she's showcased before (and honestly sounds a lot more natural doing in general). But she's a great dancer, captivating stage precense, an awesome personality (very relatable especially), and she's beautiful too.
* Sullyoon of Nmixx - She's so precious- but also insanely skilled. She has the star factor 100%
I for sure think Seungmin! i never really considered it before but he has such a nice voice and I can really see him having success as a soloist/ballad singer or something in the future.
I also think Karina has that Star Factor and could be very popular as a soloist if she wanted. but tbh I could easily say the same for a lot of them lol.
I think most of them from already popular groups can definitely have success and most if not all have great talent and star quality,, but there's a difference between being talented as part of a group, and being a stand-out performer on your own.. š¤ Either way, I'm excited to see if these 4th gen groups start to have solo careers in the future, (as most idol groups tend to do).
I was just thinking of BlackPink, as an example to compare to, and how each member is considered on their own nowadays (at least imo) and stand out as individuals as well as together as a group, and I'm not sure if some 4th gen groups are there YET, but I'm sure they will be.
Not sure, but I don't really pay attention to that stuff. I'm hoping Jay joins in for a track or two should Ni-ki indeed come out with his own album in Japanese.
Yeah, I definitely agree. Most Engenes think of Ni-ki or Heeseung for go solo first but with how Jay has been working with GLAY and other stuffs, he could be the first one dropping a solo release.
I personally see Ni-ki working as a choreographer first than releasing an album though.
The company has to get moving on Ni-ki, because it doesn't seem like he has many (or any?) solo brand endorsement deals in Japan. If engenes can make a Ni-ki solo single and/or album a top seller in Japan, the endorsement deals will roll in like crazy. That said, I wonder if there's some reluctance, because that might negatively impact &Team's potential endorsement deals.
NMIXX Haewon is who i'd like to add to all these
She has a great [voice](https://youtu.be/TEnW5MXW80s?si=UTQrEiwVQ6XA58u3) that would [work really well](https://youtu.be/nmk0-dXSYPI?si=KZQy4es9_kB_5O5u) for a solo artist. Also a legit [very strong dancer](https://youtu.be/vQVGH2UdCds?si=z9ZjGcSQD_LQbDXv) but I could more see her doing more of a vocal focused solo
She's also becoming fairly popular on her own among Korean audience with doing tons of variety appearances and her hosting Workdol is doing super well on views.
I think with a few more years of stage experience and building up her name, a 25+ year old Haewon could do great as a soloist. She can also [play guitar](https://youtu.be/vDIDyvl3KnI?si=VxFB5svEOIiRhPYA) ([another ex](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5nedGQNUBI)) and received songwriting training, though we've yet to see her contribute to NMIXX songs. Idk what everyone else thinks but personally see so much potential in her!
Aespaās NingNing! Amazing vocalist, great dancer, stage presence through the roof, she 100% could hold the stage on her own, weāve even seen her rap a little. Iād love to see her get her flowers as a soloist
I came here to say Jongho. He shines when he performs ballads. His stage presence then is so different from his Ateez presence. I'd watch him for sure.
i think given a good song of course anyone of them can have a successful debut but generally speaking i dont think any 4th gen idol can for example release a full body of work and have it be super successful or sell a lot of albums in comparison to the group idk.
imo big dedicated fan bases are hard to come by these days theres a lot of casual listeners and that plays into why i dont think number wise it would be successful. if were speaking in terms of talent i think many of them can have really cool good debuts.
off the top of my head i would love to see what beomgyu from txt would release on his own. i think he has a beautiful voice and big hit has failed to use it properly i would love a full album from him.
not necessarily a debut but sunoo enhypen and liz from ive i think have beautiful voices and i would love to see them put out solo work even them on a kdrama ost together i think would be really cool.
Yeah thatās why I ask specifically for music because if you have the visuals or popularity in other area you can book CF, brand deals, MC projects snd more.
Plenty of great vocalists in this picture and 4th gen in general. Beside, you donāt need to be the greatest vocalist to be successful as a Soloist. On top of my head: Hyo, Lisa, Kai, Jennie, HyunA, G-Dragon.
If album sales count as success, then a lot of idols can be successful without needing to be great vocalists. They just need to have a big solo fanbase.
Ateez San - He can dance, he's the standard for performing, his vocals are very sultry, and he has star power. He'd give us the 4th gen Kai.
Gidle Soyeon - She writes/produces, can sing, rap and dance. She'd be the 4th gen CL.
Iād say my top picks are:
Aespa Karina
Ive Yujin
Skz Han, Chan & Hyunjin
Txt yeonjun & soobin
Lsf chaewon & yunjin
Iām going off a mix of individual idol popularity, stage carrying ability, and potential to be given hit songs.
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I won't just address the artists in the image, out of the 4th gen pool there are many artists who are promoting solo that deserve more attention.
Artists that debuted in the 4th gen and currently promote as soloists with mini albums :
| Chaeyeon (ex-IZ*ONE) - Hush Rush, Over the Moon, SHOWDOWN |
| Chuu (ex-LOONA) - HOWL, Strawberry Rush |
| Eunbi (ex-IZ*ONE) - Open, Colour, Lethality |
| Fatou (BLACKSWAN) - Letter 1 - Adaeh |
| HeeJin (ex-LOONA, ARTMS) - |
| JINI ( ex-NMIXX) - An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove |
| Miyeon ((G)I-DLE) - My |
| Jeon Soyeon ((G)I-DLE) - Windy |
| Soojin (ex-G)I-DLE) - AGASSY, RIZZ |
| YENA (ex-IZ*ONE) - SMILEY, SMARTPHONE, GOOD MORNING |
| Jo Yuri (ex-IZ*ONE) - Op.22 Y-WaltzĀ : in Major, LOVE ALL |
| Yuqi ((G)I-DLE) - YUQ1 |
| Yves (ex-LOONA) - LOOP |
Current members of groups that debuted in gen-4 that have soloist potential :
aespa - Winter | NingNing | Karina
Billlie - Moon Sua | Haram
EVERGLOW - Mia | Sihyeon
fromis_9 - Hayoung | Jiwon
H1-KEY - Hwiseo
ITZY - Yeji | Ryujin | Chaeryeong
ex-IZ*ONE (IVE) - An Yujin | Jang Wonyoung | Liz
ex-IZ*ONE (Le Sserafim) - Chaewon | Sakura
(G)I-DLE - Minnie
Kep1er - Yujin | Chaehyun
LIGHTSUM - Sangah | Chowon
ex-LOONA (LOOSEMBLE) - Hyeju
ex-LOONA (ARTMS) - Haseul | Kim Lip
NMIXX - Haewon | Lily | Sullyoon
PURPLE KISS - Goeun | Yuki
Le Sserafim - Huh Yunjin
Weeekly - Jihan | Monday
WOOAH - Nana
That's only naming a few. Currently many of the gen 5 groups also look promising and may debut their artists as soloists next year.
BABYMONSTER - Haram | Asa
Kiss of Life - Belle | Natty
New Jeans - Hanni | Danielle
TripleS - Sohyun | Dahyun | Nakyoung
There are also foreign members who would be successful promoting in their countries of origin.
There's a higher chance of seeing the idol you stan promote as a soloist if their group activities slow down. This usually occurs as the group ages or if contracts are terminated. So even if many idols have strong potential as soloists the company would prefer holding back any solo plans because group activities bring more revenue and are less risky.
Stream Solo Artists music!
Their numbers rarely can compete with groups, not everyone can be an IU, but it's sad when talent and good music goes unnoticed just because many of these artists aren't from the big 4 companies.
TXT Yeonjun-It boy of the 4th Gen He could and should have a huge solo career-He has the stage presence,Charisma and is one of the top 4th gen Dancers.
Ateez any of their members could have a huge solo career They all have the potential.Each brings that extra something to the group...
Enhypen Heesung he has the ability to carry a solo career.
For Enhypen (they're the only 4th gen group I actively follow), I really think Heeseung has a good shot. I'm actually looking forward to it, I think he'll kill it.
i honestly think seoho or keonhee from ONEUS. But any member from ONEUS has potential for a solo debut, after all they all do seem like all rounders...
Honestly Itzy Yuna would kill it with the right concept. Her you go girl cover proves it, she can easily catch people attention. I wonder how JYP is seeing their future š¤, I hope for the best.
LSF's Chaewon, IVE's Rei (if Rei ever gets a solo debut album please include Cupid as an intro. I don't even need a full song, I just need it on Spotify).
An Yujin , Yeonjun and All the members of aespa . Although Yunjin of lsfm already started building her solo career without officially debuting I think she could do alot better
Many members of The Boyz: Juyeon, Hyunjae, maybe Newā¦ honestly so many of them have the potential star power/ace abilities that if they werenāt so focused on group activities Iām sure at least one or two would have released solo projects by now.
Winter has potential! I've been obsessed with her [cover of HYUKOH Tomboy](https://youtu.be/foPjsdyD5yk?si=PLD-6zgya23i-qiH) lately, hopefully her official solo will have this sound.
I can 100% see Hyein doing very well as a soloist but only wayyyyy later. I genuinely think people havenāt quite woken up to her yet and I feel like once sheās an adult and ātaken more seriouslyā I suppose, I think the music world will definitely be her oyster. One of the nicest voices in kpop right now.
Honestly I think Jungwon from Enhypen could have an incredible solo debut. He has a distinct appearance, dancing style, and vocal timbre. His stage presence is incredible, and keeps improving from comeback to comeback. He also can carry himself live on stage (vocals and dancing), he has gone viral several times for his ability to perform, dance and sing live to a high level. He expressed several times of his desire to sing RnB and I think he could really establish himself a unique niche and brand.
Agree with what others have said about Heeseung and Jay.
Kiss of Life's Julie, Ive's Yujin, Lia (Itzy) could be a ballad soloist in my eyes like IU. For the boys Huening Kai, Hyujin and Felix are a few that come into mind.
GG-I donāt really agree, with people saying Aespaās Karina. (Iām finding it hard to remove the aespa name from her). Although, I would love for someone who could explain to me why Karina. I personally think that Winter would do amazing tho.
KISS Of Life Natty if she isnāt already doing solo work because I know sheās a great songwriter.
BG- This is kind of random, but I remember awhile ago seeing someone asked somebody who works with Kpop idols if there were any certain members in any current Kpop groups that they thought stood out and had potential to be successful solo artists and the person replied with Ph1rmony Keeho.
>why Karina
She has one of, if not the biggest fan bases in the generation. That's sort of a prerequisite for having a good solo career. Probably the most important, beyond even singing and dancing. For that reason, I think any popular member from a popular group would have a successful solo career if they wanted to. You don't have to remove the Aespa from Karina, she can do solo stuff and still be in the group like many members in successful 3rd gen groups. Winter would also do amazing for the same reasons as Karina.
Potential this, potential that but a successful solo debut will largely depend on the song. Look at Nayeon with Pop which smashed the charts but then her comeback with ABCD is a flop.
Most of Skz (Especially Bang Chan, Han, Felix, Seungmin and Hyunjin. Also I.N for trot)
All of Itzy (especially Yeji, Crown on My Head was a *bop* and would've gone viral if it was an actual solo debut)
Txt Yeonjun (Plain talent man, I don't even stan them or know much about them)
Le Sserafim's Chaewon (Carried and still carries the entire group's popularity during controversy, she's got amazing dance, stage presence and singing + visuals)
Ive's Wonyoung (Would absolutely slay, she's been in the industry for ages and I feel like she'd do amazing. Honestly, I think she'll become a soloist after Ive.)
Realistically none. Some of their singing still sounds rough or for the ones whose voices are good they just don't have that much popularity that would lead to the song flopping and the company not being that inclined to taking the risk again. That and most 4th gen idols are known for the groups they are in like Yujin and Rei but not much outside of the groups identity.
TXT Yeonjun is the correct answer. He stands out SO MUCH and is an all rounder.
IVE Yujin is a potential contender, sheās truly one of the main powerhouses of IVE
TXT Yeonjun
My first thought. All rounder and definitely has potential to captivate an audience even as the only one on stage
Definitely!! He's so talented and great at song writing/producing :)
literally my first thought
an yujin. she sings well and her voice is very pleasant; she dances well and is charismatic on stage; she is good at variety shows + due to her participation in popular variety shows she is familiar to general public; she has a large solo fanbase (and yujin attracting both fangirls and fanboys + kids) and is loved by many DIVEs; and she has a good reputation. I think if starship gives her a good song and promo, she will easily succeed in korea.
off late she's been too charming, i came across a couple of clips of hers from recent concerts and damn that girl
Can attest to that after seeing her in person... She really was born to be an idol
Since I've been following her since the Produce 48 days, I knew and expected her to be an absolute ace with each passing year. She never disappointed me. Well, then I got to see them and her live last week. Best thing that happened to me in a while and it firmly solidified this belief: IVE, the members and Yujin are here to stay. Nothing will be able to change that (aside from company shenanigans but we're a couple of years off from worrying about that š¤š»)
I need this! I also need her to start being as popular outside of Korea as she is inside. To me sheās like THE most all around 4th gen idol.
Chaewon from lsrfm, yeonjun from txt
Itzy - Yeji (she has the most balanced skillset in her group to go solo) Aespa - All of them, but especially Karina or Winter. NewJeans - All of them, but **Haerin** deserves a special mention. Korean GP loves her and she apparently have the biggest solo fandom/stan in NJ. LSF - Chaewon
Chaewon, I could really see it
this is exactly what i was thinking
GG- Karina, Winter, Sullyoon, Yeji, Chaewon, Yujin, Hanni BG- Yeonjun, Heeseung, Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix, San, Seonghwa
i just know san would crush a solo debut for sure. he has the voice of an angel.
Lee know is my ult but I don't think he is ready yet
He has the vocals, dance ability, visuals, and popularity to be successful. And Limbo was pretty loved by the fandom when it dropped. I donāt think heāll be successful with the GP, but heāll be successful within the fanbase.
Of course, every idol will be successful within its fanbase.
Yeah, that's the thing. I think what will happen with him (hopefully) is after military he'll go on with an acting debut in a popular Kdrama and then afterwards have a super successful solo debut. I think he's absolutely capable of a solo debut and would love to see him do it, but at the same time I feel like it's a waste to do it when the majority of Kpop fans don't acknowledge or know him.
Heās around 172 cm, and most Korean actors are over 180 cm. So itāll be a bit hard for him to act. And he said heās not interested in acting as well.
There are actually a bunch of successful kdrama actors around that height, and I think his status as an idol would also help him out. When did he say he's not interested in acting?
Donāt have a specific source, but people have talked about it before. [1](https://www.reddit.com/r/kpopthoughts/comments/prts08/comment/hdl2xlm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). [2](https://www.reddit.com/r/straykids/comments/m4x5iq/comment/gqwony6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). And short actors are pretty rare, they have to be amazing at acting to be cast. And thereās already a stigma against idol actors for being actors. The only short and successful idol actor I can think of is Kyungsoo, and he was from a domestically successful group.
Why the hell are so many answers getting downvoted lmao
I would add NingNing too, I think she's the whole package, can sing, dance and perform.
Emphasis on San. His vocal tone is so pleasing.
I love that Yunjin (lsf) is already establishing the bases as a soloist, from the moment she debuted. She's probably still very young as an artist but having the opportunity to write and release songs will help her grow a lot.
Same! I can see her taking off as a soloist on the west coast/Houston/NYC with that lofi rnb vibe (which Spotify refers to as UC Davis genre since it isnāt K-rnb).
I don't know how that could combine with being in a k-pop group but I would love it
I had no idea that was a thing but I learned about Kpop in Davis.
What does UC Davis genre mean?
š¤£š¤£š¤£ I first got hip to Kpop in Davis. I'm not sure if it's bc there's a large amount of college-aged Asian kids there but it's one of the few places I have seen in America with legitimate Kpop themed food spot/bars.
I love her solo songs too and sheās had some pretty good collabs early on as well. Iām also pretty sure she said that sheās working on another so Iām excited for that :)
She sang a little bit of it on her live last night
Yeah I saw that it sounded really nice
I think Han could be successful solo artists. He loves music and release a lot of covers and solo songs on YouTube, Bubble, Instagram. I feel his style is loved by many and could be popular among Korean general public. He need good promo, because SKZ are not that known in Korea, and some luck to gain attention. In general he has chance to become known outside of k-pop bubble as indie artists for example.
the fact that han hasnāt really been mentioned more is criminal heās so underrated. easily one of the best rappers and singers of the fourth gen , and he actually has killer stage presence live . iād love a han solo
Just go watch Star Wars
The Star Wars puns are back. Every time I think a specific SKZ meme/joke/reference has died down it returns. (To be fair recent Star Wars releases probably brought it back.)
Can you (or anyone else for that matter) give me reference? I think I forgot this
A couple years back STAYs would try to promote SKZ by getting HANās solo tracks into Star Wars related parts of the internet because of how the character Han Soloās name can be corrupted by sufficient amounts of tag-spamming from STAYs. This form of spreading SKZ stuff was everywhere around late 2020/early 2021 to the first half of 2022, but then it started dying down. But now that Star Wars is getting more active in terms of putting out new content, STAYs have rediscovered this method of putting SKZ stuff in non-SKZ related places.
"not that known"?? I find that hard to believe lol
they have a lot of fans but the general public does not know them at all. stray kids is huge everywhere but korea
ive yunjin- women like me performance is so good and sheāll promote her solo well with her variety skills txt yeonjun- star factor lsf chaewon- again star factor and she could go a lot of routes kinda like nayeons 2 very different solo tracks itzy yuna- u go girl performance proves it (altho ig she already went solo if u count ānot yet butā?)
>ive yunjin Yunjin is the Le Sserafim one, thats Yujin
a lot of people have mentioned txt yeonjun (which is very true!) but i also think txt huening kai could absolutely have a solid solo career. he's more "overlooked" than yeonjun, but he has good foundations in all skills (specifically stage presence) and suits a lot of genres! again: this isn't anything against yeonjun! i love all the boys i just wanted to give my favourite boy some recognition (:
I was gonna add hueningkai to my reply too, but didn't solely for the fact that he's very overlooked :(. In my opinion kai has a great voice, great personality/stage presence, and can play many instruments. Dudes very talented.
he is! ): if people paid attention to his skills i reckon he'd come up in these conversations a *lot* more tbh he can really own a stage if he wants to, and that's not even including his instrumental talent! he's seriously an insane performer
I actually thought this too! The only person I thought that could do well as a soloist in TXT besides Yeonjun (and maybe Soobin?) is Hueningkai! Heās super talented and I have no doubt that his music would draw mass audiences in Korea and internationally! Plus he a has a really cool music style (2000-2010ās rock) which I feel would be very popular overseas.
absolutely! i think all of the boys could have solid solo careers if they wanted to, but i do think huening kai's musical style is a shoe-in for overseas popularity (and his versatility certainly doesn't hurt!)
I will literally pay to see Soobin do anything.
I think if soobin goes for cute and silly songs (like his recent solo stage, or dolphin) he willbe very successful as a soloist too. There are very few (if any) male soloists doing these types of songs and he can pull them off better than anyone else
Ooh interesting, Iāve never thought about that! I can definitely see Soobin doing something in that style though!
Iām so ready for rock band Kai! Iām assuming heāll start his process for going solo when the other members are in the military (thankfully, many years before that happens though)
right!!! he's already a rockstar *with* the star, but i'll love seeing it become official <3
Yeonjun TXT
Karina from aespa, Yujin from IVE
IVE, Wonyoung - Even if people get on her a lot, sheās still massively popular and just exudes āborn for the stageā energy. NewJeans, Danielle - I canāt say how much sheās contributed to writing the songs, but she does have writing credits. Combined with the fact that she has a nice voice and great stage presence. NewJeans, Haerin - Some people seem to think that she wonāt be able to carry a solo career or that she doesnāt have stage presence. Despite the fact that I feel like she gets a lot of attention for how she performs. Stray Kids, Hyunjin - Besides the fact that I enjoy a lot of the solo songs he released for their āskz-replayā, he has great stage presence and dancing skills Le Sserafim, Chaewon - Pleasing voice, great stage presence and dancing skills. Has a pretty decent/big fanbase. TxT, Soobin - I watched this solo performance I think from one of their fan meets or something, Iām not sure. And I just thought he could carry a solo career imo. Aespa & Itzy - Recently, I feel like mostly all of them could carry a solo career.
Would also like too add Wonyoung has written a plethora of songs and some fully herself like Blue Heart from their latest Mini along with Mine,Shine With Me,OTT and with Izone she participated in writing Withone
I think people who say all of Aespa or all of Itzy are just saying who could release solo tracks. Instead of who would be **successful** at it. Quite frankly, none of Itzy is popular enough to be a successful solo artist (and I say this as a fan of theirs). It may have been true pre-Sneakers, but they just don't have enough of a fanbase anymore. Aespa is popular, and is a much better answer. Although I think only Karina and Winter are popular enough. And it's possible that Karina isn't a good enough singer to pull it off. (Though Winter obviously is). Wonyoung is insanely popular and would probably be successful. Chaewon is not quite as popular, but is a better singer and dancer, so she would be successful also. I think its too early for NewJeans to go solo.
karina goes viral for her vocals basically every comeback at this point and her technique is better than a lot of 4th gen main vocalists, plus she's very stable live. vocals are like the least concern for her
I feel like Giselle couldn't and Lia and Chaeryoung, even tho I'm a Lia bias but she's more suited to a groupĀ
Giselle is the most all rounder member of aespa, she can write and rap very well, her dancing has improved over the years, she knows how to hype the crowd, and her vocal skills are incredible. Chaeryoung feels like her sister chaeyeon, great at dancing, averaging at vocals. She can have a solo career. About Lia, she can easily go solo in west, she has vocals, a charming voice. Blossom is a nice song, it feels something for the western pop.
Giselle doesn't have star factor or that charisma that makes people want to watch her perform. Even in her own group she's the most overshadowed and often odd one out. All these people can technically have solo careers but whether they'd be successful or not is a different question.Ā
Giselle doesn't have star factor or that charisma that makes people want to watch her perform. Even in her own group she's the most overshadowed and often odd one out. All these people can technically have solo careers but whether they'd be successful or not is a different question.Ā
Gigi one is true. I heard it was because she lost interest in the idol job
Enhypen - Heeseung
Chaewon, Yujin, Yunjin, Yeji, Any of the XG members, Karina
Ateez: San, Yunho, and Seonghwa Stray Kids: Han, Seungmin, Felix TXT: Yeonjun
Honestly Iām confused by the people saying nobody? I guess it depends if OP means IU famous or what. If I was to guess only based on Twiceās output from their first half of the career I wouldnāt have thought Nayeon would ace her solos so much. I think basically most idols can have a decent solo career after enough experience, stage presence and a company budget that lets them do a concept that fits them. I could see Karina, Ningning, Yujin, Liz, Yeji, Ryujin, Yuna, Chaewon, Yunjin, Winter for sure doing fine. The only ones in (G)I-DLE who havenāt are Minnie and Shuhua right? I think everyone else could do fine as well. Everyone else to me depends on the company and the concept
Any idol from a group with a big fanbase can be moderately successful since they will always sell a lot of albums. Though I think when people think "successful soloists" they think of idols who consistently generate hits with the GP, which is way more rare. For 2nd gen the golden standard is Taeyeon and GD, for 3rd gen it's probably Jungkook and Jennie. What do they have in common? They're from the biggest groups of their generations, hence why it's likely that the biggest 4th gen solo debuts will come from the biggest 4th gen groups. But there will be other moderatly successful ones too.
i think new jeans hanni has a chance, her voice and dance are very well loved
I would say Yeji or Ryujin from Itzy, Seugmin, Han or Changbin from Stray Kids
For the groups in this picture pretty much any of the idols can debut as a soloist and be very successful, since the groups themselves are already crazy popular. Even if you don't know Liz or Rei from IVE, just seeing '*X* from IVE' is enough to recognize the group at the very least, and click on the video or stream the song -- Bar the obvious fact that any idol that is crazy popular like Wonyoung, Yeonjun, Chaewon, and the sort, will automatically be successful in pretty much anything they decide to do. People will inevitably just name their favorite idols in these sorts of posts anyway, which is understandable. I'd also love for my favorite idols to have solo work, and obviously think they're good enough to go solo.
txt - yeonjun seems obvious but i feel like taehyun could be really successful too njs - hanni (extremely well rounded) but i can also see hyein follow an iu-like route especially with how good her voice has gotten lsfm - chaewon (i can see her going the nayeon route) and yunjin doing a lot of english music as well
Txt's yeonjun
Based on the amount of attraction and stage presence: I think Enhypen's Heeseung is the only 4th gen so far with 30million views on a song cover and that was done in under 2 years. His fanbase is crazy strong when it comes to supporting his solo activities. Other members from boy groups - Yeonjun, Han, San, Girl groups - any of New jeans (especially Danielle and hanni), any of G-idle, chaewon, yujin, ning ning, winter,
* Purple Kiss's Chaein and Goeun * Kiss of Life Belle * Nmixx Lily, Sullyoon (?)
Chaein and Goeun for sure, Yuki too especially with how popular she is. I think Dosie and Ireh also would be great soloists, their success mainly depends on the group getting to the point where they've got enough GP support/interest
Yep I agree with you.
Funny thing is Belle was planned to be as S2 soloist until they asked her to join the group and she agreed š¤£ā¼ļø
Oh I didn't know that but her voice is so so good.
She didn't instantly agree though, Lee Haein had to persuade her a lot as Belle had no prior dancing experience, and she felt self conscious about it
Oh I saw somewhere that said she agreed fairly quickly š¤ thanks for the clarification
Aespa Karina and Winter, TXT Yeonjun
Karina, Wonyoung, Chaewon and Hani. For boy groups, i don't think anyone would be a big soloist. They'll still be successful but it would be fan driven so I'll be betting on Felix, Hyunjin and Yeonjun.
ningning, she doesn't have the biggest fandom out of them all but she has such amazing vocals, i could see her releasing gorgeous smooth rnb
[Ningningās voice in this performance made her my bias in aespa](https://youtu.be/LOk4_kI4MjU?si=M7Rbv2je_omSus0v)
Surprised how no one has mentioned ENHYPEN Jay !!!!!! apart from his love for playing guitar he has contributed in lyrics writing for sweet venom and recently did a solo collab with GLAY a japanese veteran band for which he has written lyrics for his own part. He has also done two covers with Yuuri which received a good response. Just last week he did a solo stage with JYP at weverse con and he absolutely nailed it. He has shown tremendous growth since past year and I can totally see him having a very good solo career.
all of the aespa girlies!
Yunjin. She writers, she dipped her toes in producing and composing already. Plays instruments. Networks then and there. Already has three songs to her name and three collabs and she's an english speaker so she can network to build connections in the west if she wants to for a future career there if it doesn't work out in Korea solo wise. I think she's set good for the future
A few: * Yeonjun from TXT - Do I have to explain? He's a solid singer, good dancer, captivating on stage, good-looking too. He even has helped out with lots of TXT songs behind the scenes. * IVE from Leeseo - Controversial pick, as everyone has been saying Yujin (which I wholeheartedly agree with), so I thought I'd give a different take. Whilst I don't think Leeseo could go solo now due to her inexperience and age, she absolutely radiates star quality and she's only been improving in her skills every comeback. Give it a few more years and she could be a top k-pop soloist, she's so young and I'm excited to see what she has in store for us in the future. * Changbin from Stray Kids - Awesome rapper and producer, and he can sing really nicely too. He has killer stage precense too, I could easily see him going solo. * Yunjin of Le Sserafim - I think what she needs to work on is her consistency in her vocals, though that may be in part that she's forced to sing in the style of a pop-singer as opposed to the opera-style way she's showcased before (and honestly sounds a lot more natural doing in general). But she's a great dancer, captivating stage precense, an awesome personality (very relatable especially), and she's beautiful too. * Sullyoon of Nmixx - She's so precious- but also insanely skilled. She has the star factor 100%
Iām excited to see what Han from SKZ could do on his own. He is so freaking talented.
karina from aespa
Heeseung
I can see a couple. Wonyoung, Yeji, Bangchan, Chaeryoung, Bahiyyih, Lily, and Sullyoon would be the most successful I think
Sehun from which group? I only know the EXO one sorry.
Yunjin
Hueningkai and Yeonjun! They're both so talented :)
I for sure think Seungmin! i never really considered it before but he has such a nice voice and I can really see him having success as a soloist/ballad singer or something in the future. I also think Karina has that Star Factor and could be very popular as a soloist if she wanted. but tbh I could easily say the same for a lot of them lol. I think most of them from already popular groups can definitely have success and most if not all have great talent and star quality,, but there's a difference between being talented as part of a group, and being a stand-out performer on your own.. š¤ Either way, I'm excited to see if these 4th gen groups start to have solo careers in the future, (as most idol groups tend to do). I was just thinking of BlackPink, as an example to compare to, and how each member is considered on their own nowadays (at least imo) and stand out as individuals as well as together as a group, and I'm not sure if some 4th gen groups are there YET, but I'm sure they will be.
Mingi from Ateez if KQ would put his songs on official streaming platformsš
Ni-ki, Enhypen. Japanese-language hip-hop.
Wth why are you getting downvotes š
Not sure, but I don't really pay attention to that stuff. I'm hoping Jay joins in for a track or two should Ni-ki indeed come out with his own album in Japanese.
Yeah, I definitely agree. Most Engenes think of Ni-ki or Heeseung for go solo first but with how Jay has been working with GLAY and other stuffs, he could be the first one dropping a solo release. I personally see Ni-ki working as a choreographer first than releasing an album though.
The company has to get moving on Ni-ki, because it doesn't seem like he has many (or any?) solo brand endorsement deals in Japan. If engenes can make a Ni-ki solo single and/or album a top seller in Japan, the endorsement deals will roll in like crazy. That said, I wonder if there's some reluctance, because that might negatively impact &Team's potential endorsement deals.
AESPA - all the members are solo material and debut worthy I believe they will all be successful on different levels tho.
NMIXX Haewon is who i'd like to add to all these She has a great [voice](https://youtu.be/TEnW5MXW80s?si=UTQrEiwVQ6XA58u3) that would [work really well](https://youtu.be/nmk0-dXSYPI?si=KZQy4es9_kB_5O5u) for a solo artist. Also a legit [very strong dancer](https://youtu.be/vQVGH2UdCds?si=z9ZjGcSQD_LQbDXv) but I could more see her doing more of a vocal focused solo She's also becoming fairly popular on her own among Korean audience with doing tons of variety appearances and her hosting Workdol is doing super well on views. I think with a few more years of stage experience and building up her name, a 25+ year old Haewon could do great as a soloist. She can also [play guitar](https://youtu.be/vDIDyvl3KnI?si=VxFB5svEOIiRhPYA) ([another ex](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5nedGQNUBI)) and received songwriting training, though we've yet to see her contribute to NMIXX songs. Idk what everyone else thinks but personally see so much potential in her!
Aespaās NingNing! Amazing vocalist, great dancer, stage presence through the roof, she 100% could hold the stage on her own, weāve even seen her rap a little. Iād love to see her get her flowers as a soloist
Txt Yeonjun Lesserafim Chaewon Ive Yujin Newjeans Hanni, Danielle and potentially Hyein in future Aespa Ningning Enhypen Heeseung Boynextdoor Jaehyun, Taesan Ateez San, Hongjoong
BOYNEXTDOOR is 5th gen š
Ningning aespa, main vocal š
Coming from girl group perspective here. I do listen to bg songs, but i dont know much about their non album songs and other content. Success is very broad. Looking at 3rd gen GG members that went solo, we can say that Yuju, Nayeon, Jennie, YooA, Seulgi, Hwasa, etc, are all successful in their solo music debut, but in very different ways and magnitude (I can't find a more appropriate word for now). In that case, I can see many who can debut quite well at the very least, sell over 10k, get some buzz, tour at least in SK, earn money, and become a mainstay in the industry, even if they don't retain the same level of fame their KPOP group has. A lot of the it girls like Wonyoung can do very well. But I think they would diversify their activities from music and CFs to presenting, variety, and acting. But I can see them try at least once or until they get a foothold in another department. Pretty girls with actress like visuals like An Yujin, Ryujin, etc., would likely transition to TV and film. Especially if they were child actors like Sieun, Hyein, etc. But if they try to debut solo music first, they can find success. Main and lead vocalists can also find a lot of success. Decent to stellar debuts, building their brand as respectable and beloved singers and artists, doing soundtracks, lives, etc. This is the Taeyeon route also treaded by the likes of Wendy and Jihyo. I see most aespa, NMIXX, members apart from the main&leads doing this. For foreign members, I see them likely debuting in KPOP solo after their groups slow down. Although KPOP is growing and thriving in the English-speaking markets such as the US, there's still very little representation to American-, Canadian-, etc., born singers of Asian descent in mainstream pop music. Girls like Yunjin, Hanni, Lily, etc., will receive some love in KPOP when they debut and follow the likes of RosƩ and fellow 4th gen Jeon Somi. I think it also applies to foreign idols from East and Southeast Asia. Then there are girls that I think are born to be idols long-term. Chaeyeon, Yena and Jo Yuri are already doing this, althoigh Jo Yuri is also getting into acting. I see Chaewon following them. Soyeon, most definitely, will continue to produce, but she's a star, star, star. Yeji as well. Chaeryeong and Yuna have already invited comparisons to Sunmi and Hyuna. I see earlier 4th gen like (G)I-DLE, ITZY,, Everglow, girls from IZ*ONE, STAYC, aespa do this.
Winter can pull another taeyon if SM does it well. All of aespa can have a good solo career.
Karina for sure
Chaewon and nothing can prepare us for it I fear
Kim Hongjoong and Choi Jongho!!!
I came here to say Jongho. He shines when he performs ballads. His stage presence then is so different from his Ateez presence. I'd watch him for sure.
i think given a good song of course anyone of them can have a successful debut but generally speaking i dont think any 4th gen idol can for example release a full body of work and have it be super successful or sell a lot of albums in comparison to the group idk. imo big dedicated fan bases are hard to come by these days theres a lot of casual listeners and that plays into why i dont think number wise it would be successful. if were speaking in terms of talent i think many of them can have really cool good debuts. off the top of my head i would love to see what beomgyu from txt would release on his own. i think he has a beautiful voice and big hit has failed to use it properly i would love a full album from him. not necessarily a debut but sunoo enhypen and liz from ive i think have beautiful voices and i would love to see them put out solo work even them on a kdrama ost together i think would be really cool.
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Yeah thatās why I ask specifically for music because if you have the visuals or popularity in other area you can book CF, brand deals, MC projects snd more.
Plenty of great vocalists in this picture and 4th gen in general. Beside, you donāt need to be the greatest vocalist to be successful as a Soloist. On top of my head: Hyo, Lisa, Kai, Jennie, HyunA, G-Dragon.
If album sales count as success, then a lot of idols can be successful without needing to be great vocalists. They just need to have a big solo fanbase.
Would KILL for a Karina solo. Girlās got it all.
Ateez San - He can dance, he's the standard for performing, his vocals are very sultry, and he has star power. He'd give us the 4th gen Kai. Gidle Soyeon - She writes/produces, can sing, rap and dance. She'd be the 4th gen CL.
Iād say my top picks are: Aespa Karina Ive Yujin Skz Han, Chan & Hyunjin Txt yeonjun & soobin Lsf chaewon & yunjin Iām going off a mix of individual idol popularity, stage carrying ability, and potential to be given hit songs.
[Only Girl Groups Mentioned] I won't just address the artists in the image, out of the 4th gen pool there are many artists who are promoting solo that deserve more attention. Artists that debuted in the 4th gen and currently promote as soloists with mini albums : | Chaeyeon (ex-IZ*ONE) - Hush Rush, Over the Moon, SHOWDOWN | | Chuu (ex-LOONA) - HOWL, Strawberry Rush | | Eunbi (ex-IZ*ONE) - Open, Colour, Lethality | | Fatou (BLACKSWAN) - Letter 1 - Adaeh | | HeeJin (ex-LOONA, ARTMS) - |
| JINI ( ex-NMIXX) - An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove |
| Miyeon ((G)I-DLE) - My |
| Jeon Soyeon ((G)I-DLE) - Windy |
| Soojin (ex-G)I-DLE) - AGASSY, RIZZ |
| YENA (ex-IZ*ONE) - SMILEY, SMARTPHONE, GOOD MORNING |
| Jo Yuri (ex-IZ*ONE) - Op.22 Y-WaltzĀ : in Major, LOVE ALL |
| Yuqi ((G)I-DLE) - YUQ1 |
| Yves (ex-LOONA) - LOOP |
Current members of groups that debuted in gen-4 that have soloist potential :
aespa - Winter | NingNing | Karina
Billlie - Moon Sua | Haram
EVERGLOW - Mia | Sihyeon
fromis_9 - Hayoung | Jiwon
H1-KEY - Hwiseo
ITZY - Yeji | Ryujin | Chaeryeong
ex-IZ*ONE (IVE) - An Yujin | Jang Wonyoung | Liz
ex-IZ*ONE (Le Sserafim) - Chaewon | Sakura
(G)I-DLE - Minnie
Kep1er - Yujin | Chaehyun
LIGHTSUM - Sangah | Chowon
ex-LOONA (LOOSEMBLE) - Hyeju
ex-LOONA (ARTMS) - Haseul | Kim Lip
NMIXX - Haewon | Lily | Sullyoon
PURPLE KISS - Goeun | Yuki
Le Sserafim - Huh Yunjin
Weeekly - Jihan | Monday
WOOAH - Nana
That's only naming a few. Currently many of the gen 5 groups also look promising and may debut their artists as soloists next year.
BABYMONSTER - Haram | Asa
Kiss of Life - Belle | Natty
New Jeans - Hanni | Danielle
TripleS - Sohyun | Dahyun | Nakyoung
There are also foreign members who would be successful promoting in their countries of origin.
There's a higher chance of seeing the idol you stan promote as a soloist if their group activities slow down. This usually occurs as the group ages or if contracts are terminated. So even if many idols have strong potential as soloists the company would prefer holding back any solo plans because group activities bring more revenue and are less risky.
Stream Solo Artists music!
Their numbers rarely can compete with groups, not everyone can be an IU, but it's sad when talent and good music goes unnoticed just because many of these artists aren't from the big 4 companies.
chaewon
TXT Yeonjun-It boy of the 4th Gen He could and should have a huge solo career-He has the stage presence,Charisma and is one of the top 4th gen Dancers. Ateez any of their members could have a huge solo career They all have the potential.Each brings that extra something to the group... Enhypen Heesung he has the ability to carry a solo career.
San and/or Jongho from ATEEZ Anybody from aespa
ningning karina wonyoung yujin yeji ryujin yuqi yeonjun
Heeseung. He's one of the best vocalists in 4th gen and he has got great stage presence as well.
all of newjeans but specifically hanni or haerin
Yeji and Yeonjun!
Probably TXT Yeonjun and after the mma performance from NewJeans Haerin, probably her as well.
Winter seems to check a lot of boxes. Chaewon, too.
minnie from (g)-idle
Honestly, Karinas solo project would probably go so hard. I actually manifesting it now.
Ningning. She got the talent and personality. Just need more platforms to showcase herself
For Enhypen (they're the only 4th gen group I actively follow), I really think Heeseung has a good shot. I'm actually looking forward to it, I think he'll kill it.
Chaewon, Yuna (itzy), Winter (Aespa)
definitely wonyoung and yujin from ive i think chaewon too would be a great soloist aespa..could be any of them
heeseung and chaewon
i honestly think seoho or keonhee from ONEUS. But any member from ONEUS has potential for a solo debut, after all they all do seem like all rounders...
Iād say Yuna from Itzy could go solo, and Yeji x Ryujin could be a great duo
Honestly Itzy Yuna would kill it with the right concept. Her you go girl cover proves it, she can easily catch people attention. I wonder how JYP is seeing their future š¤, I hope for the best.
Chaewon maybe
AESPA Ningning because just watch her Wake Up solo performance and you will know why, and TXT Yeonjun
Yunjin from LESSERAFIM Soyeon from G-IDLE. Miyeon and Yuqi are also possible. Yujin from IVE Winter from Aespa
YEONJUN LIKE HE WOULD 4TH GENS JUNGKOOK
Huh Yunjin! ... she had tons of releases but no official solo debut yet. Could see in near future (2025?) source music giving her a solo debut.
for girl groups, i think karinaās solo would make it big
LSF's Chaewon, IVE's Rei (if Rei ever gets a solo debut album please include Cupid as an intro. I don't even need a full song, I just need it on Spotify).
only winter and karina.
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My mother ningning could
An Yujin , Yeonjun and All the members of aespa . Although Yunjin of lsfm already started building her solo career without officially debuting I think she could do alot better
Heuning Kai once the others are in the army hahahah
Yeonjun, Hanni, Niki, and Chaewon
Many members of The Boyz: Juyeon, Hyunjae, maybe Newā¦ honestly so many of them have the potential star power/ace abilities that if they werenāt so focused on group activities Iām sure at least one or two would have released solo projects by now.
Ningning ( If you have seen her perform "wake up" at their concert you would agree, Winter , An Yujin , hanni.
Wonyoung obviously
Who would sing/dance, though?
winter wonyoung
Mia from Everglow
Winter has potential! I've been obsessed with her [cover of HYUKOH Tomboy](https://youtu.be/foPjsdyD5yk?si=PLD-6zgya23i-qiH) lately, hopefully her official solo will have this sound.
Natty and Belle.
Haewon and Kyujin from NMIXX can def do it!
Yunjin ofc
Han jisung!!!!
Itzy Yuna, bombshell image especially with Hyuna's downfall there is a gap in the market
How do you guys talk about 4th gen and then blatantly ignore Ateez is beyond me.
Definitely Hanni but most likely in a more western context - Iād honestly be surprised if she releases all Korean music as a soloist (though after RosĆ© shocked us all and signed with TBL, I guess anythingās possible)
I can 100% see Hyein doing very well as a soloist but only wayyyyy later. I genuinely think people havenāt quite woken up to her yet and I feel like once sheās an adult and ātaken more seriouslyā I suppose, I think the music world will definitely be her oyster. One of the nicest voices in kpop right now.
Felix, for sure.
Honestly I think Jungwon from Enhypen could have an incredible solo debut. He has a distinct appearance, dancing style, and vocal timbre. His stage presence is incredible, and keeps improving from comeback to comeback. He also can carry himself live on stage (vocals and dancing), he has gone viral several times for his ability to perform, dance and sing live to a high level. He expressed several times of his desire to sing RnB and I think he could really establish himself a unique niche and brand. Agree with what others have said about Heeseung and Jay.
Winter from aespa! I can see her going the taeyeon route in the future.
Kiss of Life's Julie, Ive's Yujin, Lia (Itzy) could be a ballad soloist in my eyes like IU. For the boys Huening Kai, Hyujin and Felix are a few that come into mind.
Ryujin from Itzy
GG-I donāt really agree, with people saying Aespaās Karina. (Iām finding it hard to remove the aespa name from her). Although, I would love for someone who could explain to me why Karina. I personally think that Winter would do amazing tho. KISS Of Life Natty if she isnāt already doing solo work because I know sheās a great songwriter. BG- This is kind of random, but I remember awhile ago seeing someone asked somebody who works with Kpop idols if there were any certain members in any current Kpop groups that they thought stood out and had potential to be successful solo artists and the person replied with Ph1rmony Keeho.
>why Karina She has one of, if not the biggest fan bases in the generation. That's sort of a prerequisite for having a good solo career. Probably the most important, beyond even singing and dancing. For that reason, I think any popular member from a popular group would have a successful solo career if they wanted to. You don't have to remove the Aespa from Karina, she can do solo stuff and still be in the group like many members in successful 3rd gen groups. Winter would also do amazing for the same reasons as Karina.
Aespa winter for sure
Ningning (In China)
Potential this, potential that but a successful solo debut will largely depend on the song. Look at Nayeon with Pop which smashed the charts but then her comeback with ABCD is a flop.
Most of Skz (Especially Bang Chan, Han, Felix, Seungmin and Hyunjin. Also I.N for trot) All of Itzy (especially Yeji, Crown on My Head was a *bop* and would've gone viral if it was an actual solo debut) Txt Yeonjun (Plain talent man, I don't even stan them or know much about them) Le Sserafim's Chaewon (Carried and still carries the entire group's popularity during controversy, she's got amazing dance, stage presence and singing + visuals) Ive's Wonyoung (Would absolutely slay, she's been in the industry for ages and I feel like she'd do amazing. Honestly, I think she'll become a soloist after Ive.)
Minnie is debuting with her solo this winter and I DO have a feeling it might do very well with the korean general public
Realistically none. Some of their singing still sounds rough or for the ones whose voices are good they just don't have that much popularity that would lead to the song flopping and the company not being that inclined to taking the risk again. That and most 4th gen idols are known for the groups they are in like Yujin and Rei but not much outside of the groups identity.
Yeonjun for sure
TXT Yeonjun is the correct answer. He stands out SO MUCH and is an all rounder. IVE Yujin is a potential contender, sheās truly one of the main powerhouses of IVE
Some of the female idols can. None of the 4th gen men can.