WThe following is a list of South Korean idol musical bands. This includes a list of boy bands and girl groups, organized by year of debut.
WAKMU (Korean: 악뮤, also known as Akdong Musician is a South Korean sibling duo consisting of Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun who debuted under YG Entertainment in April 2014 with studio album Play after winning SBS' K-pop Star 2.
WNeonPunch (Korean: 네온펀치) was a South Korean girl group formed by A100 Entertainment. The lineup originally consisted of Dayeon, Terry, Baekah, May, and Iaan, and they released their debut mini-album Moonlight on June 27, 2018. Terry left the group the following January and was replaced by Dohee. NeonPunch released their second and final mini-album Watch Out January 30, 2019, and disbanded on August 11, 2020.
WSM Rookies were a pre-debut training team created by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment in 2013. It comprised young trainees who have yet to debut in an idol group. The project has yielded artists such as Red Velvet, NCT and Aespa.
WTriple H is a South Korean musical group formed by Cube Entertainment. The group consisted of Hyuna and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn. As a group they released two extended plays, 199X (2017) and Retro Futurism (2018). Cube has confirmed that Hyuna and E'Dawn are no longer a part of the company after the released statement of them dating.
WTrouble Maker is a duo formed by Cube Entertainment in 2011, composed of Hyuna and Jang Hyun-seung.
WUNVS is an idol group based in South Korea. Originally consisting of Sihoon, IL, Changgong, Yongyong, and Minho, the quintet debuted in Taiwan, where they released the digital singles "Uni-verse" and "Hacker" in 2016 and 2017, respectively. UNVS signed with Chitwn Music in its home country with founding members Changgyu and YY (Yongyong), and new additions Jun H., Eunho, and Jen. They released their debut single album Debut Single: Timeless and its lead single "Timeless" domestically on February 23, 2020.
WW24 (Korean: 더블유24) is a South Korean idol rock band signed to J Army Entertainment. The quintet consists of leader and guitarist Kim Yun-soo, drummer Kim Jong-gil, vocalist Cheong Ho-won, keyboardist Park Aaron, and bassist Park Ji-won. Formed in 2018, they released their debut mini-album Singing Dancing and promoted various songs from the record. By the end of the year, the band received the Focus Award at the Asia Artist Awards and traveled to Chile to become the first K-pop group to appear at the Teletón charity event. W24's second mini-album Stay a Moment was issued the following year. They released a string of singles throughout 2020.