Korean Idols That Are Actually Siblings: Proving their "Idol Genes"

Korean Idols That Are Actually Siblings: Proving their "Idol Genes"
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You must be interested that there are a bunch of Korean idols that are siblings in the entertainment industry, which makes the "idol genes" are true in the Hallyu world. We have it here! Check out this list of siblings in the Korean industry.

1. Gong Seungyeon and TWICE Jeongyeon

Gong Seungyeon appeared on Knowing Bros and opened up about the comparison between her popularity and income to her younger sister, Jeongyeon of TWICE from JYP Entertainment. No matter how long their age gap may be, there may be a difference in their popularity or income, and the Yoo sisters will never have to make this affect their love for each other. Gong Seungyeon was a trainee to become idol and about to debut with f(x) or Red Velvet not until she decided to become a full actress after "I love Lee Tae Ri."

2. IZ*ONE Chaeyoung and ITZY Chaeryeon

The most significant siblings of the 4th Generation K-pop, IZ*ONE's Lee Chaeyeon and ITZY's Lee Chaeryeong are named to be some of the most talented dancers in their generation. Ever since they competed in K-Pop Star 3, fans already caught their attention for being this extremely gifted. Thankfully, the siblings' hard work has paid off, and debuted as highly successful groups in the past year!

3. Girls' Generation Jessica Jung and f(x) Krystal Jung

These siblings are the most famous pair among idols as Jessica and Krystal were under the same label before, SM Entertainment. Jessica, a former member of Girls' Generation which debuted in 2007, and Krystal was a member of the girl-group f(x). The sisters that grew up in America were scouted out in South Korea during their family vacation and joined the SM Entertainment back in 2000.

4. 2NE1 Sandara Park & MQBLAC Thunder

Park Sanghyun, known as Thunder and a former member of MBLAQ, moved his career to Mystic Entertainment. Sandara Park, also known as Dara and a former member of 2NE1, under YG Entertainment. The siblings were born in Busan, South Korea. They grew up in the Philippines, as they support each other's careers, also known to be the sweetest siblings, they even had a vacation together in the Philippines after not meeting for so long.

5. AKMU's Chanyuk & Suhyun

The brother-sister duo consists of Lee Soo Hyun and Lee Chan Hyuk, and are the winners of K-Pop Star Season 2 that is managed by YG Entertainment. As Chanyuk sings and plays guitar and Suhyun for the vocals, they successfully became famous stars in the K-Pop industry until now. Being known as siblings on camera, they have been showcasing the epitome of brother and sister relationships by being sweet and also savage to each other.

6. VICTON Han Seungwoo and SECRET Han Sunhwa 

Han Sun Hwa revealed in an interview that both of them are bad at expressing their love to each other, so they don't give advice to each other. She continued, "But if he needs help or advice, I try to give him strength." Han Sun Hwa also expressed her pride for her brother when he was a rookie by saying, "He's been through a lot just because he is 'Han Sun Hwa's brother,' but he's working hard. I'm proud of him." And now, Han Seungwoo successfully became a part of the final line-up of Produce X 101 representing as a trainee from Play M Entertainment.

7. Crayon Pop's Choa & Way

Way and Choa are known to be former members of Crayon Pop, under Chrome Entertainment, and the group focuses electro-pop and disco-pop music styles, with an unusual dance style and catchy tunes. After their idol careers ended, they have become YouTubers as Way explained her experience as a K-pop Idol on through a YouTube channel Asian Boss.

8. Kim Jaekyung & N.Flying Jaehyun

Jaekyung first debuted as a member of the group Rainbow and her brother, Jaehyun, was still a trainee. When she finally debuted, her brother becomes more respectful of her, and they often spend time together with their family. Few years then, Jaehyun debuted as a member of N'Flying formed by FNC Entertainment.

9. Berry Good's SeoYul and AOA's Yuna

Yuna is a talented singer from AOA and Seoyool appeared on Mnet's The Voice Kids back in 2013, and these sisters proved that idol genes exist too much! Yuna and Seoyool always show their sisterly relationship that they even did a photoshoot together in the Korean Magazine "Instyle" back in 2017. Yuna and Seoyul are well-known for being each other's biggest fans, which shows how strong their bond is.

10. INFINITE's Seungyeol & Golden Child's Daeyeol

Seungyeol is the older brother of Daeyeol from Golden Child. During Golden Child's "2017 Woollim Pick" reality show, Seungyeol became the MC, revealing that the leader of Golden Child, Daeyeol, is his younger brother. On top of that, Seungyeol always smiled proudly when his brother's name got mentioned.

11. NCT's Doyoung & 5URPRISE Gong Myung

5urprise's Gong Myung opened up about his younger brother Doyoung who became a member of boy group NCT from SM Entertainment back in 2016. Gong Myung used to talk about how proud he is of Doyoung's accomplishments, "At first, I was more careful [about mentioning him]. But after articles became to circulate, many fans discovered [that we were brothers]."

12. ONEWE Dongmyeong and ONEUS Xion

These twins are known to be under the same entertainment. Xion stepped into the idol industry as he became a member of ONEUS debuting with their album "Light Us," which features the title track "Valkyrie." Dongmyeong debuted in 2015 in the group and even appeared in Mnet's "Produce 101 Season 2" back in 2017. He and the other members are currently preparing to hold a reboot for the group ONEWE.

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