South Korean music bands, aka, K-Pop has an insane number of followers across the world. Each of the bands has their unique style, music and more inspired by the different genre, ruling hearts of massive fan followers. K-Pop is no stranger to popular idols having fandoms or fan communities who always support their careers, no matter what. And what makes the K-Pop is so unique is their fandom names that boast different meanings, supporting the bands. Almost every K-Pop group has a fan club with a unique name by which fans refer to themselves. Whether you are a BTS fan or someone who just loves the BLACKPINK, you have your own fan club. And if you are a newbie to the K-Pop sensation, not only should you know the different terms and its meanings, but also the fandom names to show your loyalty to the groups. From ARMY to BLINK, in this article, we bring you K-Pop bands, fandom names and their meanings for the much-needed intro to the community.

BTS: ARMY

BTS, short for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which member J-Hope once explained, means to be 슬롯사이트œresistant to bullets,슬롯사이트� society aims at adolescents. Hence, it only fitted the group named their fandom, ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth).

BLACKPINK: BLINK

BLINK is a combination of the words black and pink. The members themselves came up with this name and announced the same via Instagram in 2017. The K-Pop girl group has two official clubs, one in Korea and others in Japan.

Once: TWICE

A simple reason for this once is if fans love the group one, the girls will repay them with 슬롯사이트˜twice슬롯사이트� their love. TWICE said in their fandom name noted, 슬롯사이트œIf you love us even once, we will repay your love with twice of our love,슬롯사이트� adding, ONCE and TWICE go together just like 슬롯사이트œneedle and thread.슬롯사이트�

Monsta X: Monbebe

Monsta X fans are called 슬롯사이트œMonbebe.슬롯사이트� The fandom name is in French, 슬롯사이트œMon슬롯사이트� means 슬롯사이트œMy슬롯사이트� and 슬롯사이트œBebe슬롯사이트� meaning 슬롯사이트œBaby.슬롯사이트� Member Minhyuk once explained the hidden meaning of its team name is 슬롯사이트œMy Star.슬롯사이트�

GOT7: iGOT 7

The seven-member group, GOT7, is another popular K-Pop fan, garnering massive fan followers. The number 7 is believed to be a lucky number and is also the number of members in the group. The fandom name, iGOT7 means fans have 슬롯사이트œgotten슬롯사이트� GOT7. Fans and the band will continue to be together and will always be lucky.

PENTAGON: Universe

The fandom name is taken from a line in the group슬롯사이트™s sing, 슬롯사이트˜Pentagon슬롯사이트� from their first mini-album, 슬롯사이트œYou are my universe.슬롯사이트� Fans mean everything to the group and the boy band considers them their universe.

TXT: M.O.A

M.O.A stands for 슬롯사이트œMoments of Alwaysness.슬롯사이트� TXT believes they will be with fans 슬롯사이트œalways and forever,슬롯사이트� and hence the name of their fandom.

SEVENTEEN: Carat

The term carat refers to the measurement of shiny metal. Before their debut in 2015, SEVENTEEN performed a song called 슬롯사이트œShining Diamonds슬롯사이트� to honour their early days. They dubbed their fans carats who help them rise to shine.

Apink: Pink Panda

Pink Panda is the official fan club name for Apink. It is a combination of the Korean word for 슬롯사이트˜fan슬롯사이트� (paen) and the group슬롯사이트™s name. The official colour for the fandom is 슬롯사이트˜Strawberry Pink.슬롯사이트�

MAMAMOO: MooMoo

MooMoo is the official fandom name for the girl group, MAMAMOO. Moo means radish. At times, MAMAMOO fans are also called Radishes, which created the meaning of their lightstick. Originally it was taken from the group슬롯사이트™s name MAMAMOO, before the lightstick was announced. Their light stick is shaped like the vegetable too, and people would actually bring radishes to the concerts.

Super Junior: ELF

In 2006, ELF was announced as the name for Super Junior슬롯사이트™s fan club. The name came from Super Junior슬롯사이트™s leader, Leeteuk. Again, the word ELF has a meaning related to fairies, because of which Super Junior fans also have the special nickname, fairy.

As any K-Pop lover would tell you, fandom names make fans feel much connected with each other. The titles are often related to the artist슬롯사이트™s name, or they can find a reference in a special song by them. It could be hard to remember every fandom name, and that슬롯사이트™s when the above little guide would come in as a rescue.

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