Musical groups established in 2013

BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they expanded their musical style to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyrics have focused on subjects including mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, individualism and the consequences of fame and recognition. Their discography and adjacent work has also referenced literature, philosophy

Russian musical duo

Dutch band

South Korean boy band

Band-Maid is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013, comprising singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines hard rock music with costumes modeled on Japanese maid cafés. They are currently signed to Pony Canyon. Their most recent studio recording, the EP Scooooop, was released in October 2025.

Czech musical group

Finnish nu metal band

Mexican band

French pop duo

thumb|252x252px|NaviBand at Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Naviband (stylised as NAVIBAND, until late 2016 also called NAVI) is a Belarusian indie folk band. The band was founded as a duo between singer/songwriter and guitar player Artsiom Lukyanenka and singer/songwriter Kseniya Zhuk (Lukyanenka), later also featured guitar player, producer Aliaksandr Tabolski, bass - Uladzislaŭ Čaščavik, drums - Uladzimir Beher, Yaroslav Tomilo as a sound engineer and manager. Originally founded in Minsk, they have been based in Warsaw since 2020.

British country-pop group

Iriao (), also known as Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao, are a Georgian jazz and ethno folk group, led by David Malazonia (composition and keyboard). The band plays a combination of traditional Georgian polyphonic singing and jazz. They performed at the 2014 edition of the Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia. They represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song "Sheni gulistvis" (English: "For You").

South Korean girl group

American hip-hop duo

German-Swedish metal band

N.Flying (, Japanese: ; short for New Flying which also means 'new wings' or 'new escape') is a South Korean rap rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2013. The group released its first digital indie single "Basket" in Japan on October 1, 2013, with the four-member line-up of Kwon Kwang-jin, Lee Seung-hyub, Cha Hun and Kim Jae-hyun. The group officially debuted in Korea on May 20, 2015, with the EP Awesome. A fifth member, Yoo Hwe-seung was added to the band in June 2017. Kwang-jin left the group on December 26, 2018, and was replaced by Seo Dong-sung on January 1, 2020.

G.R.L. (an initialism for Girls Rock Life) is a British-Canadian-American girl group consisting of members Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, Paula van Oppen, and Emmalyn Estrada.

IC3PEAK is a Russian electronic music duo that was founded in 2013. It consists of Anastasia Kreslina and Nikolay Kostilev. They are characterized by the political undertones in their music, particularly criticizing the Russian government. Their political views and lyrics have led to censorship of their music in 2019. Their effects in mainstream media led to outpouring support throughout the West, and in Russia.

South Korean girl group

Starset is an American rock band from Columbus, Ohio, formed by Dustin Bates in 2013. They released their debut album, Transmissions, in 2014 and their second album, Vessels, on January 20, 2017. The band has found success in expanding the ideas of their concept albums through social media and YouTube, with the band generating over $230,000 in revenue from views from the latter as of November 2016. Their single "My Demons" had accumulated over 280 million YouTube views in the same time period. Their most commercially successful song, "Monster", peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Mainstream

American solo musical project

American rock band

South Korean boyband

English indie rock group

British indie pop band

South Korean pre-debut training team

Ukrainian electro-folk band

South Korean boyband

Juice=Juice, pronounced "Juice Juice", is an eleven-member Japanese idol girl group formed in 2013. The group originally consisted of six trainee members of Hello! Project. They have released three studio albums and seventeen singles.

Japanese rock band

South Korean boyband

South Korean musical group

American hardcore band

South Korean girl group

2Yoon (, commonly stylized in all caps) was the first and only sub-group of South Korean girl group 4Minute, formed by Cube Entertainment in 2013. The sub-group consisted of Gayoon and Jiyoon.

5urprise (; pronounced surprise), was the first ever South Korean actor group and consists of five actors: Yoo Il, Seo Kang-joon, Gong Myung, Kang Tae-oh and Lee Tae-hwan.

British band

British band

American pop-rap duo

Australian rock music group

is a male Japanese music group consisting of four members, Uratanuki, Shima, Tonari no Sakata (Aho no Sakata) and Senra. The group's name was created from a combination of the members' names. They are mainly active on YouTube.

Japanese band

American indie pop band

Broods are a musical duo from Nelson, New Zealand, composed of Georgia Josiena Nott on lead vocals, with older brother and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Allan Joseph Nott on production and backing vocals.

TFBoys (), also known as The Fighting Boys, is a Chinese boy group launched by Time Fengjun Entertainment, consisting of three members, Karry Wang, Roy Wang, and Jackson Yee. The group debuted on August 6, 2013, with their album Heart Dream·Start. In 2017, they each established individual studios and have largely pursued solo careers since. On August 6, 2023, they held their ten-year anniversary concert in Xi'an.

American rock band

Icelandic darkwave band

British rock band

American musical duo

Japanese rock band

Japanese Hip Hop Duo (2013-)

FO&O (formerly The Fooo and The Fooo Conspiracy) was a Swedish pop boy band formed in Stockholm in 2013. The group consisted of Oscar Enestad, Omar Rudberg, Felix Sandman and Oscar "Olly" Molander (until his departure in 2016).

American metal band

Faky (stylized as FAKY) was a five-person Japanese girl group that debuted in 2013 under Avex's Rhythm Zone record label. The group has gone through two reformations and disbanded in 2024. It consisted of Lil' Fang, Mikako, Hina, Akina, and Taki at the end.

Israeli indie pop band

British pop band

Compressorhead was an animatronic robot band created by Berlin-based artist Frank Barnes and collaborators Markus Kolb, Stock Plum, and John formerly of NoMeansNo, as musical director, songwriter and vocalist.

South Korean girl group

Israeli psytrance duo. Originally active as a trio called 'Sesto Sento' (2001-2013).

Swedish hip hop collective