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Renjun (黄仁俊)
Renjun (黄仁俊, born 2000, Jilin) is a Chinese singer in SM Entertainment's NCT and NCT DREAM; debuted 2016 with "Chewing Gum" and released his first Chinese EP Echoes Between Us in June 2026.
Rescene (리센느)
Rescene (리센느, Riseneu) is a five-member South Korean girl group under THE MUZE Entertainment, debuted March 26, 2024 with Re:Scene; members Woni, Liv, Minami, May, Zena; scent concept; 2026 "LOVE ATTACK" chart resurgence.
Rhythm Power
Rhythm Power (리듬파워) is a South Korean hip-hop trio from Incheon made up of high school friends Hangzoo, Boi B, and Geegooin, who debuted in 2010 under Amoeba Culture.
Riize discography
Riize (라이즈, ライズ) is an SM Entertainment boy group that debuted September 4, 2023 with 'Get A Guitar'; its discography spans 22 releases and 67 tracks (2023–2026), including RIIZING, ODYSSEY, and Japanese singles.
Ring Ding Dong (music)
"Ring Ding Dong" is a 2009 song by South Korean boy group SHINee, known for its addictive chanted hook and nickname, the "CSAT banned song."
RM (김남준) (musician)
RM (김남준, Kim Nam-joon, born 1994) is the South Korean rapper, songwriter, and leader of BTS, formerly Rap Monster. Solo releases: RM (2015), mono. (2018), Indigo (2022), Right Place, Wrong Person (2024); discharged from military service June 2025.
Road to Kingdom (로드 투 킹덤)
Road to Kingdom (로드 킹덤) is Mnet's K-pop boy group survival competition, the male counterpart to Queendom. Season 1 (2020) was won by The Boyz; the 2024 rebrand Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace was won by CRAVITY.
Rocket Punch (로켓펀치)
Rocket Punch (로켓펀치, RCPC) was a six-member Woollim Entertainment girl group, debuting August 7, 2019 with Pink Punch and "Bim Bam Bum"; all members left the agency by August 2026.
Roly-Poly
"Roly-Poly" (롤리폴리) is a 2011 single by South Korean girl group T-ara that fuses 1980s disco with electropop and became the year's most downloaded Korean song.
Rosé (박채영) (singer)
Rosé (박채영, Roseanne Park, born 1997) is a Korean-New Zealand singer, BLACKPINK main vocalist since 2016 and soloist behind the 2024 album rosie and the Bruno Mars duet "APT.", a Billboard Hot 100 top-10 first for a female Korean artist.
Rowoon
Rowoon (로운, Kim Seok-woo, born 1996) is a South Korean actor and former lead vocalist of the boy group SF9 (debut 2016). Known for Extraordinary You, The King's Affection, The Matchmakers (2023 KBS Top Excellence), and Disney+'s The Murky Stream; left SF9 in September 2023 and enlisted for military service in October 2025.
Roy Kim
Roy Kim (로이킴, Kim Sang-woo, born 1993) is a South Korean singer-songwriter who won Superstar K 4 in 2012, debuted with "Bom Bom Bom" (2013), and is known for folk-pop hits like "그때 헤어지면 돼" and sold-out year-end tours.
Ruka
Ruka (루카), stage name of Kawai Ruka, is a Japanese rapper and dancer, the oldest member of the YG Entertainment girl group BABYMONSTER, which debuted in 2023.
Ryeowook
Ryeowook (려욱), born Kim Ryeo-wook in 1987, is a South Korean singer best known as the main vocalist of Super Junior and a solo ballad artist since 2016.
Ryu Hwa-young (류화영)
Ryu Hwa-young (류화영), mononym Hwayoung, South Korean singer-actress born 1993; T-ara's seventh member and lead rapper (2010-2012), later an actress of Age of Youth, Mad Dog, and Broken Record; twin of Jung Woo-yeon.
S.Coups
S.Coups (에스쿱스), born Choi Seung-cheol (최승철) on 8 August 1995, is the general leader of K-pop group SEVENTEEN and its hip-hop team. Debuting with Pledis in 2015, he is known for mediating between members and company, a 2019 anxiety hiatus, 2024 ACL surgery, and solo tracks "Me" and "Jungle".
S.Coups X Mingyu (최승철)
S.Coups X Mingyu (에스쿱스X민규), also CxM, is a 2025 SEVENTEEN sub-unit of S.Coups and Mingyu under Pledis; their debut EP HYPE VIBES set the highest Billboard 200 rank for a K-pop sub-unit.
S.E.S. (에스이에스) (group)
S.E.S. (에스이에스), also romanized as Es-i-Es, was a first-generation Korean girl group under SM Entertainment: Bada, Eugene, and Shoo, debuting November 28, 1997 with "I'm Your Girl", disbanding in 2002, and reuniting in 2016–2017.
S8YN
S8YN (황수연; legal name Hwang Soo-yeon) is a South Korean R&B singer and performance director at Dreamcatcher Company, a former Die.A Project member and Produce 101 contestant.
Saja Boys (group)
The Saja Boys (사자 보이즈) are a fictional five-member K-pop boy group created for the 2025 Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters, where they rival Huntrix.
Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇咲良)
Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇咲良, SAKURA), born 1998 in Kagoshima, is a Japanese singer who debuted with HKT48 (2011), IZ*ONE (2018, Produce 48 runner-up), and HYBE's LE SSERAFIM (2022).
Sam Kim
Sam Kim (샘김), born 1998, is a Korean-American singer-songwriter from Seattle, runner-up on K-Pop Star 3 (2014), who debuted in 2016 with the EP I Am Sam on Yoo Hee-yeol's Antenna Music, known for Sun and Moon and drama OSTs.
Samuel (사무엘) (singer)
Samuel (사무엘), Samuel Arredondo Kim, Korean-American singer born 2002 in Los Angeles; 1PUNCH member, Produce 101 Season 2 rank 18, solo debut SIXTEEN (2017), independent since winning 2021 lawsuit against Brave Entertainment.
San (singer)
San (산, Choi San, 최산), born 1999, is the lead vocalist of the KQ Entertainment boy group ATEEZ, debuting October 2018; known as the group's representative performer despite not being in the official dance line.
Sandara Park (박산다라)
Sandara Park (박산다라), also called Dara, is a South Korean singer and actress born 1984, ex-2NE1 member discovered via Philippine show Star Circle Quest, now a soloist under label ARADNAS.
Sangyeon
Sangyeon (상연; born Lee Sang-yeon, 1996) is a South Korean singer, leader and main vocalist of the boy group The Boyz, winners of Road to Kingdom in 2020.
Sasaeng fan (사생팬)
Sasaeng fan (사생팬, from 사생활 "private life") is a Korean term for an obsessive K-pop fan who stalks idols and invades their privacy; a criminal offense under South Korea's 2021 Stalking Punishment Act.
Say My Name (group)
SAY MY NAME (세이마이네임, SMN) is an eight-member multinational K-pop girl group under iNKODE, produced by Kim Jaejoong, that debuted October 16, 2024 with the EP SAY MY NAME and "WaveWay", led by former IZ*ONE member Hitomi.
SBS Gayo Daejeon (SBS 가요대전)
SBS Gayo Daejeon (SBS 가요대전) is SBS's annual K-pop music festival, held around Christmas since 1996 with a summer edition added in 2024; the 2026 edition marks its 30th anniversary.
SBS Power FM
SBS Power FM (SBS 파워FM) is a commercial FM radio station on 107.7 MHz run by Seoul broadcaster SBS since 1996, home to the Cultwo Show.