K-pop supergroup Super M: Here are all their famous members

SuperM arrived in 2019 as SM Entertainment’s bold experiment in assembling a K-pop supergroup from already established stars. The roster pulled together members from EXO, SHINee, and NCT, and the group made its debut in the United States rather than Seoul. Early momentum carried them through sold-out shows and a first EP that charted strongly, yet the project has remained quiet since the middle of 2021. Military service obligations and shifting contracts have kept the full lineup off stages and out of recording booths, leaving fans with only archival performances and solo projects to follow.

SuperM

Formed in 2019, SuperM is a K-pop “supergroup”, consisting of seven popular K-pop idols from various bands managed by SM Entertainment. With members from SM Entertainment’s catalog, SuperM has been compared to the Avengers and even the famous “Dream Team” of basketball. Since their debut, SuperM has sold out arenas and was called “unprecedented” and “the next phenomenon in K-pop” by the Los Angeles Times. As for their name, according to The Korea Times, “Super” means the “‘super’ synergy the members are expected to show”. Meanwhile, “M” stands for “matrix” and “master”. SuperM debuted in the United States, an unusual move, which drew some criticism from K-pop fans. Nevertheless, SuperM found immediate success in October 2019 when they premiered their debut EP and gave their first concert in Los Angeles. Just before COVID canceled their tour, SuperM embarked on their We Are the Future Live tour in November 2019. While their April concert in Tokyo was canceled, SuperM was the first SM Entertainment band to perform in a live online concert, which had over 75,000 viewers, Forbes reported. SuperM has been busy during the pandemic, releasing singles and their first full-length album, Super One, and holding a few live concerts. No new group music or full tours have followed since that period.

Current Status of SuperM

The group entered an official hiatus in mid-2021 once military enlistments began to overlap with contract negotiations across the roster. Multiple departures from SM Entertainment have followed, leaving only two members still signed to the agency as of April 2026. No official comeback announcements have surfaced, and the members have focused instead on solo schedules that rarely align for joint performances.

SuperM Members' Contract Changes and Agency Shifts

Five of the seven members have left SM Entertainment. Baekhyun, Taemin, Mark, Ten, and Lucas completed their exclusive contracts at different points between 2023 and 2026. Kai and Taeyong remain the only artists still under SM management. Ten has indicated he may still participate in select NCT and WayV activities despite the agency change, while the others have moved into independent or new-label arrangements.

Member Solo Milestones Post-2021

Each member has built substantial solo work since the group last recorded together. Taemin released the self-produced album Eternal in 2024 and became the first male K-pop soloist to perform at Coachella in 2026. Kai completed his KAION tour across Asia and the United States in 2025. Taeyong launched the TY Track – Remastered Asia tour in early 2026 after finishing his service. These projects have kept individual fan bases engaged while the supergroup itself stayed on pause.

Impact of Military Service on SuperM

Military obligations created the first major gap in group activity. Earlier services by several members contributed to the 2021 hiatus, and the two longest-serving members finished their terms more recently. Kai was discharged in February 2025, and Taeyong completed his navy service in December 2025. The staggered timeline has made coordinated scheduling difficult even after the final discharges.

Baekhyun

As he’s the oldest idol in SuperM, Baekhyun is the unofficial leader of SuperM, according to Rolling Stone. Baekhyun is one of the main vocalists in EXO and is also a part of EXO’s sub-unit EXO-CBX. In 2019, Baekhyun made his solo debut, releasing his first EP, City Lights. He’s also released soundtrack music for K-dramas and broke records when he released his second solo EP, Delight. Baekhyun also dabbles in the fashion world, making his own streetwear label in a collaboration with Privé. Baekhyun called his label, “Privé by BBH”, which stands for his full name, Byun Baek-hyun. Baekhyun now acts as the label’s co-director, telling Forbes he hopes “Privé by BBH” will make people “fearless” when wearing his uni-sex clothes. He completed mandatory military service and later departed SM Entertainment. In 2025 he launched the world tour Reverie, performing across multiple continents under his new agency arrangement.

Taemin

K-pop veteran Lee Tae-min, who goes by Taemin, originates from SHINee, an early SM Entertainment K-pop band which formed in 2008. Taemin was just fourteen when he joined SHINee and has been a K-pop idol ever since. Since achieving fame, Taemin has appeared in many K-dramas, been a main cast member in numerous variety shows, and even starred in the musical Goong: The Musical in 2014. Along with these non-music ventures, Taemin has been making his own solo music since 2014, releasing music in both Korean and Japanese. Taemin most recently announced he would be releasing his third Korean solo album, Never Gonna Dance Again, which he’s been slowly releasing since August 2020. He followed that project with the self-produced album Eternal in 2024 and performed at Coachella in 2026 as the first male K-pop soloist on that stage. He has since signed with a new agency while continuing select SHINee activities.

Kai

Kim Jong-in, whose nickname is Kai, is the other member of SuperM originating from EXO. When he was younger, he trained in dancing, making him a perfect candidate for becoming a future K-pop star, as he began training in hip hop dancing upon signing with SM Entertainment. Primarily a rapper and dancer for SuperM, Kai told Rolling Stone he thinks SuperM will “level up the K-pop genre”. Kai was the first EXO member to be introduced to the public in December 2011. He’s also a part of the dance group, SM The Performance, alongside other K-pop idols, including fellow SuperM member Taemin and EXO’s Lay. He completed military service in February 2025 and immediately returned to stages with the KAION tour, which included his first solo dates in the United States.

Taeyong

Taeyong is the first of four SuperM members on this list to be a part of NCT, which stands for “Neo Culture Technology”. NCT’s name references the number of idols attached to the band, as NCT has an unlimited number of members and numerous sub-units within NCT. While Taeyong was originally in NCT-U, the group’s first sub-unit, he’s now a member of NCT-127, which represents Seoul. Taeyong’s full name is Lee Tae-yong and he was first scouted by SM Entertainment when he was eighteen. Taeyong is SuperM's regular songwriter for NCT and NCT-127 and is additionally a solo artist, having debuted in July 2019. Taeyong also co-wrote a song on SuperM’s first self-titled EP and another for their first full-length album. Like Kai, Taeyong is a rapper and dancer for SuperM. When speaking to Rolling Stone, Taeyong said he hopes SuperM will “make K-pop shine even brighter”, despite the growing competition within the K-pop industry. He enlisted in the navy in April 2024 and was discharged in December 2025. In early 2026 he announced the TY Track – Remastered Asia tour, marking his return to solo stages under continued SM management.

Ten

Ten, whose full name is Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, is the only Thai member of SuperM and, like Taeyong, is a member of NCT. Before he was a K-pop star, Ten was first noticed by SM Entertainment through the TV competition show, Teen Superstar, in 2011. He was eventually cast by SM Entertainment in 2013 and started his training through SMROOKIES. In 2019, Ten joined NCT’s sub-unit WayV, a China-based unit, consisting of members from China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. While Ten primarily works on his music, he’s appeared in multiple game shows, including Elementary School Teacher, which followed contestants practicing Korean and learning about Korean culture. While Ten occasionally raps, he mostly dances and sings for the group. Ten is also multilingual and can speak Thai, Mandarin, Korean, and English. Though he has yet to debut a solo career, like many other SuperM members, Ten collaborated with Taeyong when they released a duet together under NCT-U, the original sub-unit of NCT. He departed SM Entertainment in April 2026 yet remains active with NCT and WayV. In 2025 he released the solo EP Stunner and held his first headline concert under the new contract structure.

Lucas

Like Ten, Wong Yuk-hei, who goes by Lucas, is a member of both NCT and WayV. Lucas is the only member of SuperM from Hong Kong and acts as SuperM’s lead rapper. Lucas first joined SM Entertainment in 2015 after he was scouted and passed Hong Kong auditions. Like some of his fellow members, Lucas trained through SMROOKIES until 2017, when he also appeared in a music video for fellow NCT and SuperM member Ten. Because his native language is Mandarin, Lucas learned to speak Cantonese and Korean leading up to his debut with NCT. As one of the youngest K-pop idols, Lucas didn’t burst into the scene until 2018, but he’s been busy ever since, collaborating with fellow K-pop stars and joining the main cast of reality and variety shows including South Korea’s Real Man 300 and China’s Keep Running. He stepped away from NCT and WayV activities in 2023 to pursue solo work. His debut single Renegade arrived in 2024, and his SM contract concluded in April 2026.

Mark

Mark Lee, who goes by simply Mark, is unique in that he’s the only Canadian in the group. Mark joined SM Entertainment after passing auditions held in Vancouver and was trained through SMROOKIES. Coincidentally, Mark would’ve had the chance to meet EXO and NCT when he appeared on EXO’s reality show Exo 90:2014, though this occurred while Mark was still in training. Mark was placed in NCT in 2016 and later joined NCT subunits, NCT-127 and NCT-Dream. NCT-Dream was originally made to represent NCT’s teenagers, but they’ve since rebranded themselves as the idols have become adults. Speaking of age, Mark is the “maknae”, or the youngest of the group, as he’s just eight months younger than Lucas. Like Taeyong, Mark is a prolific songwriter, having written songs for all of the bands he’s been a part of, including SuperM. In fact, Taeyong and Mark have collaborated outside of NCT and SuperM over the years. His exclusive contract with SM ended on April 8, 2026, and he exited all NCT activities at the same time. He launched an independent label and performed a solo set at a United Nations event in June 2026.