KPOP 3rd generation · CMG Chorok Stars
M.Pire
エムパイア / 엠파이어
M.Pire were a seven-piece who worked briefly in the early third generation and leaned darker than most of their peers.
- 2013DebutAug 1, 2013
- 7Members
- 3thGeneration
- MuseFandom
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In 30 seconds: M.Pire
Taehee, Yooseung, Lumin, Haru, Red, T.O and Jerry carried the group through a line-up that kept shifting.
Useful as a comparison point when you are digging through the short-run boy groups of those years.
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Key facts
- Group name
- M.Pire
- Reading / Hangul
- エムパイア / 엠파이어
- Company
- CMG Chorok Stars
- Debut date
- August 1, 2013
- Days active
- 4,839 days (13 years, 2 months)
- Debut song
- Can't Be Friends With You
- Generation
- 3rd generation
- Fandom name
- Muse(ミューズ)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| テヒ | 1988-08-24 | 38 | 181cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ユスン | 1990-01-26 | 36 | 180cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ルミン | 1990-08-20 | 36 | 176cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ハル | 1991-12-26 | 34 | 178cm | AB | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| レッド | 1992-12-04 | 33 | 178cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ティーオー | 1993-06-03 | 33 | 177cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ジェリー | 1994-09-15 | 32 | 179cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
Ages are as of 2026-10-31.
Selected releases
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Start here
Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.
Not That Kind of Person
Can't Be Friends With You MVCan't Be Friends With You is the debut and the clearest look at the original team.
Not That Kind of Person MVNot That Kind of Person closes the run with a more adult tone.05
From debut to now
- 2013Centred on Can't Be Friends With You, they emerged as a boy group that split dance and vocal roles despite a short run.
- 2014The darker dance track Rumor and the later song Not That Kind of Person remain the central pieces for anyone following M.Pire.
- 2015Solo work by members such as Lumin, and what came afterwards, is how a short-lived group gets rediscovered.
- 2016 onwardsPlaced alongside C-Clown, HISTORY and Boys Republic, the differences in staying power and exposure among mid-tier boy acts become visible.
- 2026Official video for Can't Be Friends With You, Rumor and Not That Kind of Person still forms the way back into M.Pire.
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Achievements
Key milestones
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Official links
Official site
Official social accounts and platforms
Shopping guide
Verified English shopping links are not yet available.
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KPOP DISCOVER's M.Pire note
Two things define M.Pire: a short run, and an appeal that has to be dug out of video and fan talk. A seven-member boy group that debuted from CMG Chorok Stars in 2013, they belong among the mid-tier, short-lived acts of the early third generation, and the changes to the lineup are part of what has to be remembered.
The way in runs Can't Be Friends With You, Rumor and Not That Kind of Person. The debut song fixes the early image, Rumor moves to the darker signature track, and Not That Kind of Person shows the more adult expression of the later period, which is where the arc becomes clear.
The catalogue is not large, yet the stages for each song, the individual careers of the members and the memory of events in Japan all remain. This is a group to dig out through video and fan talk rather than through chart placings. Can't Be Friends With You, then Rumor, then Not That Kind of Person runs from the early image through the signature track to the later years.
Editors' take Can't Be Friends With You / Rumor / Not That Kind of Person — a short run and an appeal dug out of video, in three songs from a seven-member act of the early third generation.
Trivia worth knowing
Name
M.Pire is spelled to echo Empire, and searching it together with the Korean 엠파이어 keeps it apart from the common noun.
Signature song
Can't Be Friends With You, Rumor and Not That Kind of Person are the entry points in release order.
Video
Beyond the MVs, official broadcast footage from Music Core and M Countdown fills in the stage presence.
Members
Taehee, Yooseung, Lumin, Haru, Red, T.O and Jerry are easiest to hold apart by role, even across a short career.
What came next
Individual paths, the one taken by Lumin among them, lead back to M.Pire.
Comparison
Set against C-Clown, HISTORY and Boys Republic, the early third-generation mid-tier boys come into view.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 172/ 241 groups
No. 172 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 71%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 4Japan-related tracks
- 0Members from Japan
- 0Official Japanese accounts
The denominator is the 241 groups, out of 564 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-10-24).
How this score is calculated →View in JapaneseFrequently asked questions
What defines M.Pire?
Taehee, Yooseung, Lumin, Haru, Red, T.O and Jerry carried the group through a line-up that kept shifting.
Why should a new listener start with M.Pire?
Useful as a comparison point when you are digging through the short-run boy groups of those years.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Can't Be Friends With You, Not That Kind of Person, then continue to the official video index.