Who are Kim Taehyung, Han Jisung and Xu Minghao? 10 male K-pop stars and their real names

Fans chant the names of their idols when K-pop groups take the stage at concerts (at least in pre-Covid-19 times they did).

For many people who aren’t diehard fans though, the names being heard may come as a surprise, as they’re not their well-known stage monikers, but the given names of the stars.

Stage names have been an integral part of K-pop since the industry’s beginnings and many K-pop stars have them.

Here are some stars whose real names you may not know.

Kim Dong-young is Doyoung of NCT and NCT 127

Of the 23 members currently in NCT, many use stage names, but Doyoung’s is worth knowing because other members frequently refer to him by his given name considering it’s very similar to his stage name.