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The Meaning of K-pop Artists’ Names: A Fact FileChaekyung (Yoon Chae-kyung): 尹彩暻
Chae > 彩 (채색 채): Colour
Kyung > 暻 (볕 경): Sunlight
Overall meaning: The colour of sunlight
Chaewon (Kim Chae-won): 金採媛
Chae > 採 (캘 채/풍채 채): To dig up/Appearance; presence
Won > 媛 (여자 원): Woman
Overall meaning: The presence of a woman
Naeun (Lee Na-eun): Native Korean name, no Hanja characters.
“Na-eun” means “better” in Korean.
Yena (Yang Ye-na): 梁睿娜
Ye > 睿 (슬기 예): Wisdom
Na > 娜 (아름다울 나): Beautiful
Overall meaning: Beautiful wisdom
Rachel (Sung Na-yeon): Hanja unknown
Jinsol (Lee Jin-sol): 李眞率
Jin > 眞 (참 진): True; truly
Sol > 率 (거느릴 솔): To lead
Overall meaning: A true leader
Former Members:
Somin (Jeon So-min): 全昭珉
So > 昭 (밝을 소): Bright
Min > 珉 (옥돌 민): A jade stone
Overall meaning: A bright jade stone
Hyunjoo (Lee Hyun-joo): 李玹珠
Hyun > 玹 (옥돌 현): A jade stone
Joo > 珠 (구슬 주): Marble; bead
Overall meaning: A jade marble
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