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The Meaning of K-pop Artists’ Names: A Fact FileThis chapter was requested by dira0002.
Note: Members from countries other than Korea have had their names translated in their native languages.
JB (Lim Jae-beom): 林在範
Jae > 在 (있을 재): To have/To be
Beom > 範 (법 범): The law
Overall meaning: To have/be the law
Mark
English: Mark Yi-En Tuan
Mark: War-like
Chinese (Mandarin): Duan Yi En (段宜恩)
Yi > 宜: Appropriate, Suitable
En > 恩: Kindness, Mercy
Overall meaning: Appropriate mercy
Jackson
Chinese (Cantonese): Wang Ka Yee (王嘉爾)
Ka> 嘉: Excellent, Auspicious
Yee > 爾: You
Overall meaning: An excellent/auspicious you
English: Jackson Wang
Jackson: Son of Jack
Jinyoung (Park Jin-young): 朴珍榮
Jin > 珍 (보배 진): Treasure
Young > 榮 (영화(하다) 영): To be glorious
Overall meaning: Glorious treasure
Youngjae (Choi Young-jae): 崔榮宰
Young > 榮 (영화 영/꽃 영):Glory/Flower
Jae > 宰 (재상 재): A minister in the Joseon dynasty
Overall meaning: The glory of a minister
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