DREAMCATCHER

The Meaning of K-pop Artists’ Names: A Fact File
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NOTE: Members from countries other than Korea have had their names translated in their native languages.

 

JiU (Kim Min-ji): 金盿祉

Min > 盿 (볼 민): To see

Ji > 祉 (복 지): Luck

Overall meaning: To see luck

 

SuA (Kim Bo-ra): Native Korean name, no Hanja characters.

Bo-ra means “Purple” in Korean.

 

Siyeon (Lee Si-yeon): 李始娟

Si > 始 (비로소 시): Beginning/To start

Yeon > 娟 (예쁠 연): Beautiful

Overall meaning: The start of beauty

 

Handong (Han Dong): 韩东

Dong > 东: East

 

Yoohyeon (Kim Yoo-hyeon): 金裕賢

Yoo > 裕 (넉넉할 유): Sufficient

Hyeon > 賢(어질 현): Benevolent

Overall meaning: Sufficient Benevolence

 

Dami (Lee Yu-bin): 李愈彬

Yu > 愈 (나을 유): To heal

Bin > 彬 (빛날 빈): To shine brightly

Overall meaning: To heal by shining brightly

 

Gahyeon (Lee Ga-hyeon): 李佳泫

Ga > 佳 (아름다울 가): Beautiful

Hyeon > 泫 (이슬 빛날 현): Shining dewdrop

Overall meaning: A beautifully shining dewdrop

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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!!