Music Group Big Ocean Emerges as First K-Pop Boy Band With Hearing Loss

The trio consists of members who all have hearing disabilities and use alternative cues or technology to enhance their performances.

K-pop group Big Ocean at Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 3, 2024. Tiffany Boubkeur/Getty Images

Music group Big Ocean is breaking ground in the music industry, cementing itself as the world’s first K-pop boy band with hearing loss.

Formed in April of last year, the three-member group is made up of Lee Chanyeon, PJ, and Kim Jiseok, who all have hearing disabilities and hope to break-barriers within performance and music.