18 Idols That Became Popular Due To Strange Hair Colors

With so many groups in K-Pop these days, it’s hard to gain recognition either as a group or individual, however, these idols took it to the next level by upgrading their appearance to include a wide variety of strange hair colors.

Usually, one member of a group will change their hair color before a comeback, and some of these changes have allowed their groups to gain extra recognition. One notable group who has used hair dying as a tactic is B.A.P who debuted with all six members sporting blonde hair. While historically, idols used to bleach their hair to make themselves stand out, the range of colors has vastly increased in recent years, with some idols even dying their hair bright red and green.

A recent post on Korean site Instiz titled, “This group ~ hair color, who? Male idols who are famous for it,” featured a list of idols who gained massive popularity after dying their hair unexpected colors.

A translation of the post and all of the photos from the original post on Instiz can be found below (emphasis added, gifs posted as pictures).

Yang Yoseob - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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BEAST blond hair, who?
“Bad Girl” – Yang Yoseob

DMTN Donglim - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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DMTN blue hair, who?
“That Man Opposed” – Donglim

Teen Top - L.Joe - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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Teen Top blonde hair, who?
“Clap” – L.Joe

VIXX - N - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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VIXX gray hair, who?
“On and On” – N

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Now comes his majesty, purple hair, who?
Block B – Zico

BTS - V - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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BTS orange hair, who?
“Loy in Luv” – V

Seventeen - Woozi - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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SEVENTEEN pink hair, who?
“Adore U” – Woozi

iKon Kim Jinhwan and Go Junhee - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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iKON blonde hair, who?
“RHYTHM TA” & “AIRPLANE” Kim Jinhwan and Go Junhee

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EXO Sehun - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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EXO Parrot/Rainbow hair, who?
“Wolf” – Sehun

UP10TION - Wooshin - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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UP10TION red hair, who?
“So, Dangerous” – Wooshin

BTS - SUGA - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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BTS pink hair, who?
“I NEED U” – SUGA

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BTS red har, who?
“DOPE” – Jimin

SHINee Jonghyun - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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SHINee gradient hair, who?
“Ring Ding Dong” – Jonghyun

INFINITE - Dongwoo - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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INFINITE pink hair, who?
“Special Girl” – Dongwoo

EXO - Xiumin - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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EXO orange hair, who?
“Wolf” – Xiumin

Boyfriend - Donghyun - Instiz hair colors - http://www.instiz.net/pt/3314568&green=1
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Boyfriend blue hair, who?
“Obsession” – Donghyun

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SEVENTEEN blue+gray hair, who?
“MANSAE” – Minkyu

Source: Instiz
Images: Instiz