A bias is someone’s favorite from one particular group. It is a singer that you like everything about: their singing, dancing, unusual quirks, and other activities such as acting and modeling. An ultimate bias is a person’s favorite out of all the Kpop groups. For example, my bias in SS501 is Heo Young Saeng. I…
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Big Three
The “Big Three” are the three largest Korean music production companies, which are SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment.
Chocolate Abs
A male idol’s six-pack abs, which are shaped like a chocolate bar.
Couples
A close friendship between two idols of the same sex. Both male and female idols have couples, but some groups don’t have couples, and some couples can span groups. Couples often have names that are combinations of two idols’ names. For example, SHINee’s Jonghyun and Key’s couple name is JongKey. Some fans may read romance…
Daebak
A phrase in Korean that means “the best.” For example, if you somehow won tickets to an SNSD concert, you may exclaim “This is daebak!”
Dongsaeng
“Dongsaeng” is a Korean word for a younger sibling. It can be used for both boys and girls.
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