Former Artists
| Debut | Artist | Gender | Members | Leader | Leave | Fanclub | Official Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | H.O.T.1 | Male | Moon Hee-jun, Jang Woo Hyuk, Tony An, Lee Jae Won | Moon Hee-jun | 2001 | Club H.O.T | White |
| 1997 | S.E.S. | Female | Bada, Eugene, Shoo | Bada | 2002 | Friend | Purple |
| 1998 | Shinhwa | Male | Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin, Andy Lee | Eric Mun | 2003 | Shinhwa Changjo | Orange |
| 1999 | Fly to the Sky | Male | Hwanhee, Brian Joo | — | 2004 | Fly High | Sky blue |
| 2001 | Jang Nara | Female | — | — | 2008 | Fly Lovers | Pearl Blue |
| 2001 | M.I.L.K | Female | Park Heebon, Seo Hyun-jin, Kim Bomi, Bae Yumi | Park Heebon | 2004 | Milkyway | Pink |
| 2002 | Blackbeat | Male | Lee So Min, Hwang Sang Hoon, Jung Ji Hoon, Shim Jae Won, Jang Jin Young | Lee So Min | 2007 | Soul Black | Black |
| 2002 | Shinvi | Female | Yoo Soo-jin, Oh Sang-eun, Yoo-na | Yoo Soo-jin | 2003 | Linos | Teal |
| 2002 | Isak 'N' Jiyeon2 | Female | Lina, Kim Isak | — | 2004 | — | Wine |
| 2003 | Kim Jaejoong3 | Male | — | — | 2009 | Cassiopeia, BigEast | Pearl Red |
| 2003 | Kim Junsu3 | Male | — | — | 2009 | Cassiopeia, BigEast | Pearl Red |
| 2003 | Park Yoo Chun3 | Male | — | — | 2009 | Cassiopeia, BigEast | Pearl Red |
| 2004 | Kang Jung Woo4 | Male | — | — | 2006 | Traxian | Cobalt blue |
| 2004 | No Min-woo4 | Male | — | — | 2009 | Traxian | Cobalt blue |
| 2005 | Han Geng5 | Male | — | — | 2009 | Everlasting Friends (E.L.F) | Pearl sapphire blue |
1After H.O.T. disbanbded in 2001, Jang Woo Hyuk, Tony An and Lee Jae Won left S.M. Entertainment while Kangta and Moon Hee-joon were offered lucrative contracts as solo artists. Moon Hee-joon later left the company in 2005 while Kangta remained.
2After Isak N Jiyeon disbanded in 2004, Jiyeon took the stage name of Lina and became a member of The Grace in 2005. Isak later became VJ and radio DJ for Arirang, but later left the company in 2012.
3Kim Jaejoong, Kim Junsu, and Park Yoo Chun debuted in 2003 as members of TVXQ. They left in 2009 after the three filed for an injunction against SM Entertainment. They would form as JYJ in 2010.
4No Min-woo and Kang Jung Woo debuted as members of TRAX in 2004.
5Hangeng debuted in 2005 as members of Super Junior. He left in 2009 after after filing for contract termination.
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