KPOP 2nd generation · C2K Entertainment / J-Star Entertainment
N-SONIC
エヌソニック / 엔소닉
N-SONIC changed members repeatedly and worked in Japan as well as Korea, which makes the timeline harder to read than the catalogue.
- 2011DebutOct 6, 2011
- 6Members
- 2thGeneration
- Super SonicFandom
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In 30 seconds: N-SONIC
J.Heart, Sihoo, Byul, Minkee, Bongjun and Zion carried the later years, and the singles get harder as they go.
Useful if you are rebuilding the picture of the smaller agencies at the turn of the third generation.
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Key facts
- Group name
- N-SONIC
- Reading / Hangul
- エヌソニック / 엔소닉
- Company
- C2K Entertainment / J-Star Entertainment
- Debut date
- October 6, 2011
- Days active
- 5,504 days (15 years, 0 months)
- Debut song
- Super Boy
- Generation
- 2nd generation
- Fandom name
- Super Sonic(スーパーソニック)
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Member guide
Profile comparison
| Members | Birth date | Blood type | MBTI | Nationality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ジェイハート | 1987-03-04 | 39 | 177cm | A | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| シフ | 1989-02-05 | 37 | 177cm | B | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ビョル | 1989-08-17 | 37 | 176cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ミンキー | 1990-03-19 | 36 | 176cm | AB | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| ボンジュン | 1992-02-12 | 34 | 178cm | O | Not disclosed | South Korea |
| シオン | 1993-04-01 | 33 | 180cm | 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.
Super Boy MVSuper Boy is the debut, all electronics and youth.
Run & Run MVRun and Run belongs to the relaunch and has the most speed in it.
Excalibur MVExcalibur is the hardest concept and the best look at the group dance.05
From debut to now
- 2011Super Boy marked the debut under C2K Entertainment, setting out as an early boy group heavy on electronic sound.
- 2013Official footage for Run & Run and LIE made the push toward speed and mass choreography easier to see.
- 2014Footage for Pop Beyond and Crazy survives, growing a catalogue where expressions can be checked on stage and not only in videos.
- 2015Excalibur from Another Progress left a strong knightly concept and the impression of the later 6-member formation.
- 2016Stage footage from outlets such as ARIRANG shows late N-SONIC performing outside the music videos.
- 2026Super Boy, Run & Run and Excalibur all survive as official videos and broadcast stages right through to the later 6-member era.
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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 N-SONIC note
N-SONIC is the 6-member boy group that debuted with Super Boy from C2K Entertainment in October 2011. The early sound pushed electronics to the front, and the later faces were J.Heart, Sihoo, Byul, Minkee, Bongjun and Zion. Information is less tidily gathered than for the major acts, so picking up the songs and stages in order is how the catalogue of a repeatedly reshuffled group slowly comes into focus.
The first three tracks to put out front are Super Boy, Run & Run and Excalibur. Once Super Boy has given you the sound and look of the debut, Run & Run shows the 2013 shift in which speed and mass choreography come forward. Excalibur, from the 2015 release Another Progress, is strong because a single track confirms both the knightly concept and the raw ability of the later 6-member era. The range of sound is wider than expected, so stack those three first.
In 2014, footage for Pop Beyond and Crazy added a brighter-toned side to the record. Official stages from ARIRANG and Mnet keep performances that exist outside the videos, and seen as a group that also built a route toward Japan, this is one of the mid-tier boy acts of its time most worth digging back into. In the order Super Boy, Run & Run, Excalibur, you pass the sound of the debut, the speed and mass choreography, and the raw ability of the later era.
Editors' take Super Boy / Run & Run / Excalibur — a 6-piece from C2K Entertainment / J-Star Entertainment whose path through reshuffles comes through in three songs.
Trivia worth knowing
Entry point
Starting with Run and Run rather than Super Boy makes it easier to see N-SONIC as a performance-first group.
Later years
Excalibur has a Dance Practice and stage footage on top of the music video, so the choreography and the live delivery can be judged separately.
Video
Looking beyond the N-SONIC channel to 1theK, Mnet, MBCkpop and ARIRANG fills out the video shelf considerably.
Line-up
The later six-member line-up of J.Heart, Sihoo, Byul, Minkee, Bongjun and Zion is the cleanest way to sort out who is who.
Japan
Japanese activity is better understood through events and fan gatherings than through official audio releases, and that is where it parts from the Korean side.
Comparison
Set beside A-JAX, 100% and MR.MR, the video strategy of small-label boy groups in the early 2010s comes into relief.
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Japan activity score
KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 188/ 241 groups
No. 188 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 78%)
- 1Japanese releases
- 3Japan-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 N-SONIC?
J.Heart, Sihoo, Byul, Minkee, Bongjun and Zion carried the later years, and the singles get harder as they go.
Why should a new listener start with N-SONIC?
Useful if you are rebuilding the picture of the smaller agencies at the turn of the third generation.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Super Boy, Run & Run, Excalibur, then continue to the official video index.