K-pop Fandoms

NEVERLAND (네버랜드) comes from "never" + "land" — a place where youth and dreams never die. It reflects (G)I-DLE's concept of creatin…

Blackjack combines "Black" (2NE1's signature color) with "Jack" — a card game term. The name implies that 2NE1 fans hold the winni…

4NIA combines "4MINUTE" and "mania" — 4MINUTE fans are maniacs in the best way: obsessively passionate, energetic, and devoted to …

MY stands for the collective fans of aespa. The name reflects the universe concept — aespa's fans are their "MY" (me), creating a …

VIP stands for "Very Important Person" — BIGBANG considers every fan a VIP: the most important person in the room. The name was ch…

BLINK combines "BLACK" and "PINK" — the two colors of BLACKPINK's dual concept. A blink is also the moment of seeing something so …

ARMY stands for Adorable Representative M.C for Youth — and also means "army," reflecting BTS's belief that music and fans protect…

EXO-L means the letter "L" — the letter that sits between "EXO" and "EXO" when you write them side by side (EXO-L-EXO), symbolizin…

MeU (미유) is a play on the Korean pronunciation of the letter "F" (에프) — "me" + "u" = together as one. MeU reflects f(x)'s experime…

SONE (소원) is the Korean word for "wish" or "desire." The name comes from Girls' Generation's breakout hit "Gee" — "I wish I could …

iGOT7 is "I GOT7" — "I have GOT7." Ahgase (아가새) is Korean for "baby bird." The nicknames go together: GOT7 are the trees that shel…

Beautie (뷰티) means "beauty" — reflecting how Highlight (formerly B2ST/BEAST) and their fans create something beautiful together. T…

Inspirit comes from "inspire" + "spirit" — INFINITE fans who breathe life into the group's music and are inspired by it in return.…

DIVE means to dive deep — into music, into fandom, into passion. IVE fans dive headfirst into love for the group, and the name ref…

FEARNOT is the inverse of SSERAFIM — LE SSERAFIM rearranges to spell "I'M FEARLESS." FEARNOT means the fans do not need to fear, b…

MooMoo (무무) comes from shortening MAMAMOO: MA-MA-MOO becomes MU-MU (무무). It's also an onomatopoeia — "moo moo" like a cow — which …

MONBEBE (몬베베) is French for "my baby" — a term of affection MONSTA X uses for their fans, meaning they are precious to the members…

Bunnies refers to the playful, cute, and energetic identity of NewJeans fans — much like the bunny mascots that appear throughout …

ReVeluv (레블럽) combines "ReVe" from "The ReVe Festival" (Red Velvet's concert series) and "luv" (love). It captures the loving, fes…

CARAT (캐럿) means "carat" — the unit of diamond purity. Just as SEVENTEEN shines like a diamond with 13 members across 3 units, CAR…

SHINee World (샤이니 월드) is the official fandom name — because when you enter the world of SHINee's music, it feels like entering an …

STAY means "to remain" — the promise that fans will always stay beside Stray Kids on their journey. The name also completes the gr…

ELF stands for Everlasting Friends — the eternal bond between Super Junior and their fans. ELFs are "everlasting" because Super Ju…

ONCE means "one" — the idea that if you love TWICE once, they will love you back tenfold. The name captures the reciprocal relatio…

Starlight (스타라잇) means the fans shine for VIXX from afar like stars — scattered across the world but all glowing in the same direc…