3rd generation · FNC Entertainment

SF9

エスエフナイン / 에스에프나인

SF9 lead with height and with title tracks aimed squarely at adults, and Now or Never is where that direction settled.

  • 2016DebutOct 5, 2016
  • 8Members
  • 3thGeneration
  • FANTASYFandom
Good Guy / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: SF9

Roar, Easy Love and O Sole Mio carry the early momentum; Good Guy in 2020 brought the group its first music-show win.

Choose this for sleek, grown-up boy-group pop with acting and solo work running alongside it.

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Key facts

Group name
SF9
Reading / Hangul
エスエフナイン / 에스에프나인
Company
FNC Entertainment
Debut date
October 5, 2016
Days active
3,634 days (9 years, 11 months)
Debut song
Fanfare
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
FANTASY
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ヨンビン1993-11-2332178cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea
インソン1993-07-1233184cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ジェユン1994-08-0932183cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ダウォン1995-07-2431179cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ジュホ1996-07-0430185cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ユ・テヤン1997-02-2829181cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
フィヨン1999-05-1127179cmBNot disclosedSouth Korea
チャニ2000-01-1726177cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ロウン1996-08-0730190.5cmBINFJSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

TENACITY artwork

August 26, 2026 · Full album

TENACITY

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From debut to now

  • 2016
    Debuted as FNC's first dance boy group and showed the team's momentum with Fanfare.
  • 2017
    After ROAR and Easy Love, O Sole Mio made an impression with a Latin-leaning melody and formations built on height.
  • 2018
    Around the album Sensuous a grown-up sound and performing that uses the line of the body came to the front.
  • 2019
    The force of the concepts and a frame built for suits settled as the way people read SF9.
  • 2020
    Good Guy, from First Collection, was the turning point and still works as the entrance to SF9.
  • 2021
    Through the run after Kingdom they held delicate physical expression and a dense sound together.
  • 2022
    The Wave OF9 set out a brighter direction while military service and solo work ran alongside.
  • 2023
    After The Piece OF9, Rowoon stepped away from group activity and SF9 became an eight-member group.
  • 2024
    Sequence and the fourteenth mini album FANTASY added entrances to the current line-up, changing participation included.
  • 2025
    The fifteenth mini album LOVE RACE and the original Japanese album LOVE RACE joined the newest Korean and Japanese routes.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2020Takes a first No. 1 with Good GuyIt showed the polished masculine image of SF9 widely and settled as the signature song.
2021The Kingdom context widens their standing as performersTogether with the physical work around Tear Drop, the reading of them as a stage group grew stronger.
2025LOVE RACE continues the newest seriesThe Korean fifteenth mini album and the Japanese album updated the route into SF9 today.

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Official links

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Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's SF9 note

What anchors SF9 is performing that uses the members' height and title songs that sound grown-up. The boy group debuted from FNC Entertainment on October 5, 2016 with Fanfare, built momentum early with Roar, Easy Love and O Sole Mio, and from Now or Never in 2018 pushed a polished, adult kind of performing hard.

Good Guy in 2020 led to a first No. 1 on the music shows and was a large turning point for anyone following the group. Since then Summer Breeze, Tear Drop, Trauma and BIBORA have widened the routes in through matured visuals and writing.

Rowoon stepped away from group activity in 2023 and SF9 was rebuilt as eight members. The current eight are the reference point, while the older signature songs stay followable as group history. Fanfare, then O Sole Mio, then Good Guy covers the momentum, the melody that sticks and the turning point.

Editors' take Fanfare / O Sole Mio / Good Guy — three songs cover height-driven performing and grown-up title songs in an FNC eight-piece.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 57/ 210 groups

No. 57 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 27%)

  • 6Japanese releases
  • 9Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 2Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 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 2026-09-17).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines SF9?
Roar, Easy Love and O Sole Mio carry the early momentum; Good Guy in 2020 brought the group its first music-show win.
Why should a new listener start with SF9?
Choose this for sleek, grown-up boy-group pop with acting and solo work running alongside it.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Good Guy, Now or Never, BIBORA, then continue to the official video index.