Korean fandom words, explained in plain English.
Aegyo 애교say aegyo
Acting cute on purpose, with a sweet voice or playful gestures.
All-kill 올킬say olkil
When a song reaches number one on all major Korean music charts at the same time.
Bias 최애say choe-ae
Your favorite member of a K-pop group.
Bias wrecker 차애say cha-ae
The member who keeps tempting you away from your bias.
Center 센터say senteo
The member standing in the middle of the formation.
Comeback 컴백say keombaek
A group's return with a new release and a round of promotions.
Daesang 대상say daesang
The grand prize at a Korean year-end music award show.
Deokjil 덕질say deokjil
Everything fans do for the idols they love.
Ending fairy 엔딩요정say ending yojeong
The member shown in close-up at the very end of a music show performance.
Eumbang 음방say eumbang
Short for Korean TV music shows.
Homma 홈마say homma
A fan who photographs an idol at events and shares the pictures.
Ipdeok 입덕say ipdeok
The moment you become a fan.
Jang-Ka-Seol-Yu 장카설유say jang-ka-seol-yu
A nickname made from the first syllables of four idols: Wonyoung, Karina, Sullyoon and Yuna.
Jogong 조공say jogong
Gifts that fans send to their idols.
Kalgunmu 칼군무say kal-gunmu
Choreography so perfectly in sync it looks like one person.
Maknae 막내say mangnae
The youngest member of a group.
Sasaeng 사생say sasaeng
People who invade an idol's private life. Not considered real fans.
Visual 비주얼say bijueol
The member a group or its fans present as the face of the group.
Yeongeop 영업say yeongeop
Trying to turn someone else into a fan of your group.
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