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ViCE
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop C-pop Mandopop Hip hop R&B
Years active	2014–2022
Labels	SM Label ViCE
Members	Jongsoo Kwan Taehee Kunwoo Shao Sangchul Daewon Chunho Minhyuk Park Tai
Past members	J-Tang Jaewook

ViCE (Korean: 바이스; RR: Baiseu; Chinese: 副; pinyin: Fù; an acronym for Visually incomparable. Compassionate, Energetic), is a South Korean-Chinese boy band formed and managed by SM Entertainment, and their exclusive sub-label, Label ViCE. The group is currently composed of Jongsoo, Kwan, Taehee, Kunwoo, Shao, Sangchul, Daewon, J-Tang, Chunho, Jaewook, Minhyuk and Park Tai. The band was formed my Lee Soo-man in 2014 as a 11-piece group with Chinese member Park Tai joining a year later in 2015. The group is currently on an indefinite hiatus since 2022 due to solo activies and J-Tang's controversial departure from the band and SM.

Members

On July 20, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that J-Tang had departed from the group. J-Tang, whose real name is Jie Tang, filed a lawsuit against their agency. Many fans were shocked by his sudden departure. Tang stated that he was physically abused and inappropriately touched by some female directors. Following Tang's accusations and lawsuit, SM gave a statement to that effect.

On May 7, 2023, Jaewook announced via his personal SNS that he would depart and not return to the band after the hiatus is over. The reason being that Jaewook wants to pursue a solo career.

Current

• Jongsoo (종수) – group leader, rapper
• Kwan (관/关) – rapper, vocalist
• Taehee (태희) – dancer, vocalist
• Kunwoo (건우) – rapper, vocalist
• Shao (샤오/邵) – dancer
• Sangchul (상철) – vocalist, rapper
• Daewon (대원) – vocalist
• Chunho (춘호) – dancer, rapper
• Minhyuk (민혁) – vocalist
• Park Tai (박태/朴泰) – rapper, vocalist

Former

• J-Tang (J-탱/杰唐) – rapper, vocalist
• Jaewook (재욱) – vocalist, dancer

Timeline

Subgroups

ViCE-M (Disbanded)

• Kwan
• Shao (ViCE-M leader)
• J-Tang (formerly)
• Park Tai

The Chinese subgroup was created after Park Tai joined the group in 2015. Shao was chosen as the leader for the sub-unit. The group was disbanded after J-Tang departed from the group which not only put the group on a hiatus but also disbanded ViCE-M.

ViCE-H

• Jongsoo (ViCE-H leader)
• Kwan
• Kunwoo
• Sangchul
• J-Tang (formerly)
• Chunho
• Park Tai

ViCE-H (H standing for Hip-hop), is the rapping subgroup which was formed in 2016. Jongsoo, who is also the leader of the main group, was chosen as the leader of the sub-unit.

ViCE-V

• Kwan
• Taehee
• Kunwoo
• J-Tang (formerly)
• Daewon (ViCE-V leader)
• Jaewook (formerly)
• Minhyuk

ViCE-V (V standing for Vocal), is the vocal subgroup which was formed in 2015. Daewon was chosen as the leader of the sub-unit.

ViCE-U

• Rotational unit, meaning the members change each song depending on the concept or genre.