K-POP Glossary : Terms and Definitions that you should know

Here are some K-POP Glossary that you need to know

AR: Shorthand for "All Recorded", in which a song is played in full audio and music. In the show, when the song is played, the singer AR will lip-sync.

 

Abs: abs (abdominal muscles), which is shaped like the number "11."

 

4D Personality: A slang word which means someone with personality eccentric or crazy, but they do not mean to insult but a compliment. Usually diapakai to mention celebrities with a strong personality and unique, they have a little different perspective with the most "3D".

 

 

Anti-fan: or more simply "anti". Primarily used to refer to someone who express their hatred of celebrity. For more info can be read Anti Fans and Their Power in the Music Industry.

 

90-Degree Bow: Style someone bent to a 90 degree angle, usually done to honor someone more senior or thank the fans when completed in concert or as a sign of apology for errors made.

 

Aegyo (애교): Action or the ability to show the cute side of a person.

 

All-kill: When a song artist or album managed to reach # 1 on all legal download sites, such as Melon, Dosirak and Soribada. All-kill on the list of daily charts (in the song was released) is considered normal for most popular group, while it would be difficult to achieve for all-kill on a weekly or monthly charts.

 

Bias: The idol group or singer or one member of the idol group is a favorite among others.

 

CF: Stands of Commercial Film or short ad.

 

Chingu: that is a friend. Used to address other K-Pop lovers.

 

Comeback Stage: Shows the first music program to promote an album or single. There is no minimum time an artist hiatus from the previous album until he could return to the musical stage. The artist will usually appear in a special comeback performance in every music program. On top of the stage they are normally allowed to sing two songs.

 

Daebak: means "big victory", "great success" or something unbelievably fabulous.

 

Digital Single: A song that is only available through online download * not issued on CD *.

 

-Dol (- 돌): The short version of the word 'idol' is usually combined with other words to describe a group or a person. Example. "Beastly-dols," "model-dols," "fairy-dols."

 

Dongsaeng (동생): Means "younger brothers," may refer to a sister who is a blood relative or close friend that you think like his own sister. This word works the same for women and men.

 

Fan Account: An account blog / mini homepage created by a fan who told me about the contents of their favorite artists, not infrequently they told me about the experience of meeting with the artist or anything related to his obsession with the artist.

 

Fanboy: designation for fans guy

Fangirl: designation for girl fans

 

Fan-chant: The words shouted by the fans for the support of the singer on a particular song, which was created in order to fit the melody. These words were shouted in some parts again when a break in each line of lyrics so as not to disturb the song of the singer. Fan-chants usually consists of a sequence of the singer's name (if in the group).

 

Fancam: video artist who recorded directly by the fans.

 

Fan Club: club official and unofficial fan was set to be more organized while supporting the artist.

 

Fandom: All matters relating to the world of fans of the artist / variety show / movie / drama, and more.

 

Fanmade: Can be a video mixing, cover songs, or anything related to a particular artist the work of a fan (not unlike the fanart = artwork in the form of drawings, sketches, paintings).

 

Fan-meeting: An event organized by the artist to meet with his fans, usually filled with question and answer sessions, play games, signatures, and sing / mencover few songs.

 

Fan-project: A project organized by a fan club / group artist to celebrate something related to the artist, ex: birthdays, anniversaries, N debut year, and others. Usually they will mengajakan other fanclub members to collect some money and make / buy / do something worthwhile for gift / dedicated (fangift) on the artist.

 

Full Album: Album full which usually consists of about a dozen songs. Trend recently usually filled with pop artist who released many singles and mini album before releasing a full album.

 

Goodbye Stage: Shows the end of an artist in a music program before the end of its sale of a song.

 

Hallyu: Or wave of Korean Culture (Korean Wave). Is the term given to the popularity of Korean culture that has spread throughout the world.

 

Hanbok: Korean traditional dress. Usually characteristics enlivened with bright colors and simple lines without pockets. The idols usually follow the photo session wearing hanbok time of Chuseok.

 

Himnae (힘내): mean cheer up. An expression of encouragement, function is similar to Hwaiting!

 

Hoobae (후배): A junior who is not more experienced than you in certain areas. Age is not the main factor of this case, the important thing is who is longer falls within the field. For indo more, read How the Terms "Sunbae" and "hoobae" Work in the K-Pop Industry.

 

Hwaiting (화이팅): A phrase to encourage someone.

 

Hyung (형): Means a brother that is used by men who are younger.

 

Hyungnim (형님): How polite to say 'hyung.'

 

Idol: The general term for young K-Pop celebrities. Which makes them different from the "singer" more is because they are trained first for many years, in addition to singing also other things such as acting, MC, DJ, model and dancing.

 

Makjang: A point on a plot in the K-Drama made too much, such as "Surprise! you are siblings! ", or secret birth, cancer, an unexpected incident, the evil stepmother, etc.

 

Maknae (막내): The youngest member of a group.

me2day: A social network created in Korea.

 

Mini Album: Usually two or three new songs, and also remixes or instrumental in addition, issued between moments of releasing singles and full albums.

 

MR: Shorthand for "Music Removed", a process of removing the music of a song until only the sound of the artist could be heard. Usually used to hearing how good a singer when performing live.

 

Music Program: Consists of programs shows like M! Countdown, KBS Music Bank, MBC Music Core, SBS Inkigayo and others. When the promotion of a new song or album, an artist will perform in this program to promote their newly released song. MC from these programs changed several times each year.

 

MV: Music Video or video clip.

 

Netizen: The combination of the words 'Internet' and 'Citizen,' or an active community in the use of internet.

 

Noona, Nuna or (누나): 1. The mean sister and used by boys younger. 2. The title to call the boyfriend when the woman is older.

Nunim (누님): How polite to say 'nuna.'

 

Oppa (오빠): Mean older brother and used by children younger women. Can also be used to call the boyfriend when the man is older.

 

Omona: An expression of the Korean version of "Oh my God!"

 

PV: In the J-Pop, this is a term for their promotional video, just like (MV).

 

Pepero Day: A day that supposedly is almost the same as Valentine's Day in Korea. Originally created by Lotte Confectionery companies to promote their products in the form of a small rod-shaped biscuits dipped in chocolate, and is celebrated every November 11 (according to the form 11-11) in which the young people will provide each and biscuits Pepero together.

 

Pictorial = a collection of photos of an artist / a group, could be a photo that is in a particular magazine or a collection of photos, which were recorded (in the form of the book is usually called a pictorial book)

 

The repackaged album: When a full album was re-released with additional new songs, or remixes. Usually released shortly after the album's first song is promotional ends. * Example: finish promo SHINee Lucifer, repackaged album came out and returned to the promo SHINee Hello *

 

Rookie: Group or the new singer debut. They are usually called 'rookie' at least for a year.

 

Sasaeng: term for obsessive fans who always follow their favorite celebrities wherever they go from morning till night. Almost the same as "stalker (stalker)." For more information, see Anti Fans and Their Power in the Music Industry.

 

Selca: The combination of the words "self" and "camera," which is a photo taken personally by someone, usually performed in front of the glass. The idols often selcas upload them on Twitter or Me2Day them.

 

Korean New Year Day or Korean New Year (설날) = designation for the Lunar New Year or Lunar New Year feast in Korea. Today is the most important day in the history of Korean traditional holidays, and are considered more important than New Year's Day AD.

 

Ssi: means "lord" or "lady", usually used to call someone in a formal context (or program broadcasting event) to honor someone, apply to women as well as men. Calling someone older as ssi very strongly not recommended because it can be called impolite, in this case "sunbaenim" or the title of a person would be better used.

 

S-Line (에스 라인): Used to describe the shape / curve of the body of a beautiful woman.

 

Subunit: Part of a group that was formed for the project promotion or release the song.

 

Sunbae (선배): Senior or someone who is considered to have more experience than you in a certain field. Age is not a major factor. Example: Big Bang remains sunbaes for 2NE1, Bom and Dara although older than them. In the context of non-prefesional, Dara and Bom are noona them. For more info, see How the Terms "Sunbae" and "hoobae" Work in the K-Pop Industry.

 

Sunbaenim (선배님): How polite to say 'sunbae.'

 

Title Track: The main song that is being promoted in an album or a single, the song MV also be created and displayed in the music program.

 

Trainee: The term a aspiring singers / actors in their training period. These people are considered trainees until they are out to make its official debut. Duration of training varies, but usually can be more than two years.

 

Triple Crown: The term rewards when the songs of an artist to win three consecutive weeks in the music program M! Countdown and Inkigayo. The song was later to be "retired" and can not win anymore. As for Music Bank they have no restrictions victory.

 

Teaser: a video with a short duration before the full release.

 

Unni (언니): Means sister, primarily used by children younger women.

 

V-pose = pose pictures taken with the index and middle fingers to form the letter V. Sometimes called peace-pose too.

 

White Day: Celebrated in Japan and Korea on March 14, a day after Valentine's. On that day, a man will give women chocolates as a reward from the Valentine's day. Furthermore, there will be a month later, "Black Day" celebrated by people singles aka those who do not have a partner.