Oh My Girl
The Meaning of K-pop Artists’ Names: A Fact FileThis chapter was requested by Shadysama21.
Hyojung (Choi Hyo-jung): 崔孝定
Hyo > 孝 (효도 효): Filial duty
Jung > 定 (정할 정/이마 정): To determine/Forehead
Overall Meaning: To determine filial duty
Mimi (Kim Mi-hyun): 金美賢
Mi > 美 (아름다울 미): Beautiful
Hyun > 賢 (어질 현): Benevolent
Overall Meaning: Beautiful and Benevolent
Yooa (Yoo Shi-ah): 柳諟我
Shi > 諟 (이 시): Tooth/This
Ah > 我 (나 아): Me
Overall Meaning: This is me
Seunghee (Hyun Seung-hee): 玄勝熙
Seung > 勝 (이길 승): To win
Hee > 熙 (빛날 희): To shine
Overall Meaning: To win by shining
Jiho (Kim Ji-ho): 金祉呼
Ji > 祉 (복 지): Luck
Ho > 呼 (부를 호): To call out/To sing
Overall Meaning: To call out for luck
Binnie (Bae Yu-bin): 裵洧彬
Yu > 洧 (강 이름 유): A river in Henan, China
Bin > 彬 (빛날 빈): To shine
Overall Meaning: A shining river
Arin (Choi Ye-won): 崔乂園
Ye > 乂 (벨 예): To cut grass
Won > 園 (동산 원): Dongsan (A small mountain/forest made in the garden of a large house)
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