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The Meaning of K-pop Artists’ Names: A Fact File
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Chaekyung (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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Chapter 14: Thanks for making this! Could you do mamamoo next? thx :)
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Chapter 12: can you do mamamoo's? thank you for this!
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Chapter 10: Thank you for this,please do got7 next huhuhu
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Chapter 10: Thank you so much for this!!
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Chapter 9: BUT STILL LOVE IT!
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Chapter 9: Huh this ones interesting haha
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Chapter 8: YEESS LOVE IT
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Chapter 1: Can you please do Loona or Twice next?
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Chapter 7: Yeeeeeey!!