20 K-Pop Idols Whose Real Names Might Shock You For Being Different From Their Stage Names

There are some K-Pop idols with such unique stage names — such as BTS‘s Suga, SEVENTEEN‘s S.Coups, and BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon, to list just a few — that it’s obvious they don’t use their real names as their stage names. However, there are some idols that have stage names that either are actual Korean names or sound passable enough to be them that some fans might not realize they’re not their actual names! Recently on Reddit, K-Pop fans were asked to name which idols they were most surprised to hear have a different real name than their stage name, and these are 20 of their answers that seemed to shock the most people.

1. Hwasa (MAMAMOO)

Real name: Ahn Hyejin

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2. Haechan (NCT)

Real name: Lee Donghyuck

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3. Seohyun (Girls’ Generation)

Real name: Seo Joohyun

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4. Tiffany (Girls’ Generation)

Real name: Stephanie Young Hwang

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5. Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO)

Real name: Lee Dongmin

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6. DK/Dokyeom (SEVENTEEN)

Real name: Lee Seokmin

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7. Eunha (VIVIZ)

Real name: Jung Eunbi

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8. Xiumin (EXO)

Real name: Kim Minseok

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9. Doyoung (NCT)

Real name: Kim Dongyoung

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10. Shownu (MONSTA X)

Real name: Son Hyunwoo

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11. Wonho

Real name: Lee Hoseok

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12. Xiaojun (WayV)

Real name: Xiao Dejun

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13. Yeri (Red Velvet)

Real name: Kim Yerim

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14. Eunseo (Cosmic Girls/WJSN)

Real name: Son Jooyeon

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15. Yoojung (OnlyOneOf)

Real name: Lee Taeyeob

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16. Rowoon (SF9)