Who had a successful career after their group disbanded or they left on their own accord

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hyolyn did leave her group but i don't know what success youre talking about..

no offence hyolyn fans. don't hurt me

Yea Hyolyn is the definition of flop without the group.

Jessi

Hyeri - girls day didn't disband but they've been on hiatus since 2019. She's getting lead roles

Zico

All of C-members that left Korea for China

Quote from jimeous

JYPark (JYPE), Yang Hyun Suk (YGE) and Lee Soo Man (SME)

i don't remember JYP or LSM being in a group. I think they were both solo singers before establishing their agency

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i don't remember JYP or LSM being in a group. I think they were both solo singers before establishing their agency

JYPark was in JYPark and the NG while LSM was in a Band

I can think of those right now:

Jay Park (former 2pm)

Han Geng (former Super Junior)

Lay (former EXO - if that counts)

Luhan (former EXO)

Victoria (former f(x))

Krystal (former f(x))

Hyuna (former 4Minute)

Zico (former BlockB)

Kang Daniel (former WannaOne)

Sunmi (former Wonder Girls)

Suzi (former Miss A)

Lee Hyori (former FinK.L.)

ChungHa (former IOI)

Wonho (former MonstaX)

No one seems to mention Kwon Nara, who was in a no name group and had a bigger success after her group disbanded

Hwang Jung Eum of Sugar.

Successful career - any career?.. then there would be many, particularly who went into acting.

But if their group was successful, I don't think there has been a single case where post-group solo singing career has been more successful than the group success, in the last 10 or so years.

One would have to go to Rain, Hyori, Hyuna for that.

Even Taeyeon is not as successful as SNSD was in their heyday and she is probably only next to IU, as a successful soloist.

Chungha, Somi - not as successful as IOI, though it blazed in glory only for a very short while.

And then there are people like JYP and YG, who are far more successful businessmen than they were idols.

I think that will continue to happen, even when Twice, BP and BTS go solo, and their groups have entirely stopped being active. Their individual success will not match up to the groups'.