This post is the first in a series of lesser-known artists with less than 400K Subscribers to check out. If you're looking for new music to support, or just want something fresh to listen to, this post is for you.

All idols listed below are currently active in posting on their social media, and I will only include active groups. 

To begin, let's dive into these 12 artists:

1. Keembo. (킴보) (SPICA). 

Keembo is a South Korean Vocal Duo that debuted on April 10th, 2020, with the song "Thank you Anyway" underneath ARA-LINE. The duo consists of Boa and Bohyung, who are both former members of SPICA. 

They currently have 15.3K Subscribers on Youtube, as well as their latest post, was from 3 months ago titled [2021 VER] KEEMBO "Thank You Anyway" {ENG SUB}, which you can check out below. 

2. Rolling Quartz (롤링쿼츠). 

Rolling Quartz (롤링쿼츠) Is a 5 Member Korean Rock Girl Band under Rolling Star Entertainment. Consisting of Areum, Iree, Yeonggeun, Jayoung and Hyunjung. They officially debuted on December 30th, 2020, with 'Blaze,' before releasing their fandom name as 'Diadem.' The group would also become popular as more and more fans discovered them with fan-based edits on TIK TOK. 

RQ currently has 174K Subscribers on YouTube, with their latest release being from five days ago. Titled "Holler by Rolling Quartz from 2nd Solo Concert 2022.12.20". Check out their latest video and debut here. 

3. Ferry Blue. (페리블루) 

FERRY BLUE (페리블루) is a South Korean Girl Group consisting of seven members: Dojin, Xiho, Hyeyoung, Hyeonji, Seona, Seul, and Yeji. Originally debuting on September 6th, 2021, with "Call my Name," their latest release will be from 1 month ago, titled "Game Over." 

The group currently has 1.97K Subscribers on YouTube, including some of their latest posts on TIK TOK and Instagram from 2022. Check out the latest by FERRY Blue here. 

4. AIMERS. (에이머스).

Aimers (에이머스) Is a 6 Member Korean Boy Group under Hyper Rhythm that debuted on November 17th, 2022, with the album "Stage 0. Betting Starts". The six members include Seunghyun (Former member of Spectrum), Eunjun (Former Member of Spectrum), Doryun, Yoel, Seunghwan, and WooYoung (Former Trainee of DSP Media). 

Aimers debuted with the cheerful and colorful mv 'Fight Inside' and are currently teasing their 'FireWorks' Comeback. As of January 26th, Aimers has 40K Subscribers on Youtube. 

5. Withus (위더스). 

WithUs (위더스) is a 5-Member Korean Boy Group underneath withHC. Consisting of Janghyeon, Rak, Junyeop, Hwanrock, and Junhyeok. 

Although member Hwanrok is currently participating in Boys Planet. WithUs slowly grew from 1.9K Subscribers to 2K Subscribers, before hitting 59K Subscribers - partly due to the success of their latest comeback, "Barricade," which gained a lot of attention. The group has also consistently posted many kpop covers such as "Love Killa," "Dynamite," "Obsession," "Make a Wish," and more. Their latest is from January 25th, Kai's 'Reason.' 

6. YOUNITE. (유나이트). 

YouNite (유나이트) is a 9 member South Korean Boy Group underneath Brand New Music. The members being: Eunho, Eunsang, Steve, Hyunseung, Hyungseok, Woonho, DEY, Kyunmun and Sion. They debuted on April 20th, 2022, with the 1st EP Album, "YOUNI-BIRTH." 

Not only is Sehyun a contestant on the hip-hop-based show High School Rapper 4, but YouNite is very active on their youtube page. Their latest uploads are from 3 days ago, 5 days ago, 7 days ago, and 12 days ago. The group is also currently sitting at 48.1K Subscribers. But the group also had their 1st fan meeting in Japan titled 'Winter Blossom.' Their latest comeback is 'Bad Cupid.' 

7. BDC. (비디씨) 

BDC (비디씨) is a 3-member boy group with Brand New Music, their name stands for 'BOYS DA CAPO.' They debuted on September 23rd, 2020, with the EP "The Intersection: Belief." The members are: Sihun, Seongjun and Junghwan 

BDC currently has 45.1K Subscribers on YouTube, the group has a variety of content such as VDC, BWVC, ETC, 비디씨리즈, and 비디씨로그. BDC's most recent video is from 3 days ago. 

Check out their debut and most recent content here.

8. About. (어바웃)

About (어바웃) (Jo Tae Kyoung) is a South Korean R&B and Jazz Singer. He debuted on September 2019 with the single 'Wither' before releasing his first EP titled 'Miserable' on March 20th. Born on December 2nd, 1994, About is active on his YouTube Channel, commenting or hearting fan comments who are sending support to the singer. With his SoundCloud, the same name as his Instagram 'https://soundcloud.com/about12...' , he is also active in releasing music on Spotify. 

As of January 26th, 2023, About currently has 4.84K Subscribers, and his latest video is from 3 days ago. The singer also releases covers, official audio of official songs, and MVs. He is currently an independent artist. Check out his latest releases and his content here. 

9. Aquinas. 

You might know as Aquinas as a constant from High School Rapper 3 Team B or Show Me The Money 5. Recently on June 12th, 2021, he came out to his fans as bisexual and has since deleted many of his Instagram posts, but has slowly started to post again. Sometimes turning on his comments for a short time to communicate with fans before disabling the comments. 

Aquinas is a South Korean Independent Rapper and Songwriter who made his debut on May 2nd, 2020, with the single 'Oh!'. Born Kang Minsoo on January 13th, 2000, he also has a SoundCloud where he posts releases as well. aquinas01 . 

Check out some of his releases: 

10. Code Violet. (코드 바이올렛) 

Code Violet (Kim Ye Hyeon) is an Independent South Korean Singer who released a single as a collaboration with QUE$T Wolf titled "Ariana" on October 31st, 2022. Although his debut date is currently unknown, he is active on YouTube posting covers of songs he enjoys, and clips from his live streams where he performed multiple songs. Currently having 374 Subscribers, CV most recent post is a NewJeans Cover of 'Ditto' posted 12 days ago. Check out CV below. 

Although some fans have suspected he changed his name (temporarily(?)) to 'YETHOVEN'). 

11. ALICE. (Formerly ELRIS). (앨리스) 

Alice (앨리스) is a 7-Member Girl Group under IOK Company. Originally debuting as five, the current members include EJ, Do-A, Chaejeong, Yeonje, Yukyung, Sohee, and Karin. 

Alice currently holds 29K Subscribers on their official YouTube page. Their most recent post was from 3 days ago. Check out the latest by Alice here. 

12. from20. (프롬트웬티) (Formerly Raehwan of BigStar). 

You might recognize from20 if you know Faker Club or the former group BIGSTAR. He originally went by Raehwan and was a main vocalist in BIGSTAR. He officially made his solo debut on March 28th 2021 with the single album "1st Single [20: Still Greedy for Juicy, I'm Kissing this 20]. Usually, with each music release, from20 also has merch that tends to sell out. from20 also releases music on SoundCloud from20 . 

Along with Ungjae (From boy group IMFACT), the pair are the founders of 'The Faker Club.' In Faker Club, from20 is the artist, songwriter, and video director. 

from20 currently has 6.15K Subscribers on Youtube, and his latest comeback is 'Chemical.' 

If you enjoy Junny or B.I's style of music you might enjoy this artist. 

Have any artists or groups in mind for this series for future posts? Consider leaving them below or if you have any more facts about these artists listed above. Consider sharing them in the comments below! 

(All references that I used: https://kprofiles.com/younite-... , https://kprofiles.com/ferry-bl... , https://kprofiles.com/rolling-... , https://kprofiles.com/bdc-memb... , https://kprofiles.com/%ec%96%b... , https://kprofiles.com/aquinas-... , https://kprofiles.com/code-vio... , https://kpopping.com/profiles/... ,https://www.youtube.com/@IOK_A...)