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3rd generation · WIDMAY Entertainment

SNUPER

スヌーパー / 스누퍼

SNUPER worked in clean synth pop from the Sweetune school and kept a small, loyal audience through careful, unhurried releases.

  • 2015DebutNov 16, 2015
  • 6Members
  • 3thGeneration
  • SwingFandom
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In 30 seconds: SNUPER

Taewoong, Suhyun, Sangil, Woosung, Sangho and Sebin also worked in Japan, and several members turned up in later projects.

Come here if you like the specific sound of that production house and want a group built entirely on it.

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Key facts

Group name
SNUPER
Reading / Hangul
スヌーパー / 스누퍼
Company
WIDMAY Entertainment
Debut date
November 16, 2015
Days active
4,002 days (10 years, 11 months)
Debut song
Shall We
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
Swing(スウィング)
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Member guide

テウン태웅 · TaewoongView in Japaneseスヒョン수현 · SuhyunView in Japaneseサンイル상일 · SangilView in Japaneseウソン우성 · WoosungView in Japaneseサンホ상호 · SanghoView in Japaneseセビン세빈 · SebinView in Japanese

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
テウン1994-05-2432180cmAENTJSouth Korea
スヒョン1992-10-0134177cmAINFJSouth Korea
サンイル1993-05-0133179cmOISFJSouth Korea
ウソン1994-09-2432183cmAENFPSouth Korea
サンホ1995-02-1031183cmAESFPSouth Korea
セビン1996-04-2430181cmOENTPSouth 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.

OXYGEN artwork

September 23, 2020 · EP

OXYGEN

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Shall We MVShall We MVShall We is the debut and the cleanest version of the group's early tone.Platonic Love MVPlatonic Love MVPlatonic Love is the synth-pop signature and the best of the singles.It's Raining MVIt's Raining MVIt's Raining is the more grown-up one and the easiest to keep returning to.
MVView in JapaneseDance PracticeView in JapanesePerformanceView in JapaneseStageView in Japanese
View all official videos →View in Japanese
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From debut to now

  • 2015
    Arrived as the first boy group from WIDMAY Entertainment, making a cool, clear starting point as six members.
  • 2016
    Synth pop in the Sweetune style and summer songs settled the freshness particular to SNUPER as signature work.
  • 2017
    In Korea they moved to grown-up songs, and in Japan the route widened towards Oh yeah!! and Stand by me.
  • 2018
    A Korean EP carrying Tulips and the Japanese singles held the cool clarity and the work for a committed fan base together.
  • 2019
    Original Japanese songs and a best-of made the Japanese work followable as releases.
  • 2020
    The Japanese single OXYGEN arrived, and attention moved towards the members' individual work and the survival routes.
  • 2021
    Sebin restarted as part of OMEGA X, which strengthened the entrance for catching up with SNUPER itself.
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Achievements

Key milestones

2016Platonic Love becomes the signature entranceAs the song that gives the cool synth pop of SNUPER in a short time, it sits at the centre of the route for catching up.
2017The Japanese singles Oh yeah!! and Stand by meThe Japanese releases listed in the official SNUPER Japan discography build a depth the Korean work alone does not show.
2019Weekend Secret and SWINGThe Japanese release and the best-of let the work for a committed fan base be sorted out in order.

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Official links

Official site

SNUPER Japansnuper.jp

Official social accounts and platforms

YouTubeXInstagramFacebookJapan Site

Shopping guide

Verified English shopping links are not yet available.

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KPOP DISCOVER's SNUPER note

SNUPER debuted in November 2015 from WIDMAY Entertainment with Shall We, a six-piece. Taewoong, Suhyun, Sangil, Woosung, Sangho and Sebin set out with synth pop in the Sweetune style at the centre. Without the backing of a large company, they chose a style of closing the distance with a committed fan base called SWING while stacking up releases in both Korea and Japan.

The four songs to choose as an entrance are Platonic Love, You=Heaven, It's Raining and Back:Hug. Platonic Love confirms the cool synth pop at the centre of SNUPER, and You=Heaven matches the brightness of summer to the members' faces. Moving to It's Raining brings a slightly more grown-up outline into view after the early freshness. Back:Hug is the entrance to the later Korean work, and the change in the writing carries the range of the group with it.

The Japanese work cannot be ignored in following SNUPER. Oh yeah!! and Stand by me were released in Japan in 2017, and the best-of SWING in 2019 gathered that path together. Seen as a trail of releases and events stacked up across Korea and Japan rather than a run of large Korean hits, the whole shape of the group is easier to hold. From 2021 Sebin restarted as part of OMEGA X, which opened a route back to SNUPER itself. Platonic Love, then It's Raining, then Back:Hug covers the cool synth pop, the grown-up outline and the range of the later period.

Editors' take Platonic Love / It's Raining / Back:Hug — three songs cover the cool clarity of synth pop and how it changed, from a WIDMAY Entertainment six-piece.

KPOP DISCOVER editorial team

Trivia worth knowing

Name

SNUPER was introduced as a name meaning something beyond Super, which matched the fresh expectations around the debut.

Tone

Platonic Love and It's Raining are the easiest way in for anyone who likes cool, clean synth pop.

Japan activity

Follow YOU=HEAVEN (JPN ver.), Oh yeah!!, Stand by me, Weekend Secret and SWING and the depth of the Japanese work becomes clear.

Members

Taewoong, Suhyun, Sangil, Woosung, Sangho and Sebin held the same six-member line-up, which makes them easy to keep in mind.

Rediscovery

Many listeners arrive through the work Sebin does in OMEGA X and trace it back to SNUPER.

Videos

Separate the music video, the dance practice and the Music Bank or M Countdown stages, and the same song shows a gap between choreography and live delivery.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 50/ 241 groups

No. 50 of 241 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 21%)

  • 4Japanese releases
  • 22Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 2Official 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 2026-10-29).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines SNUPER?
Taewoong, Suhyun, Sangil, Woosung, Sangho and Sebin also worked in Japan, and several members turned up in later projects.
Why should a new listener start with SNUPER?
Come here if you like the specific sound of that production house and want a group built entirely on it.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Shall We, Platonic Love, It's Raining, then continue to the official video index.