Here Are The Fandom Names And Meanings Of 24 K-Pop Boy Groups

We recently took a look at the names and meanings of several different K-Pop girl groups, so it’s time for the boys to have their turn as well!

Like with the girl group list, there are some boy group fandom names that are really unique and clever, while others tend to be a little unusual and maybe a bit too creative!

Here are the fandom names and meanings of 24 popular K-Pop boy groups!

1. A.C.E: CHOICE

Meaning: Fans and A.C.E “choose” each other.

2. ASTRO: AROHA

Meaning: Aroha means “love” in the Maori language; also short for ASTRO, HEART & All fans.

3. ATEEZ: ATINY

Meaning: A combination of “ATEEZ” and “destiny”.

4. BTOB: Melody

Meaning: “BTOB” stands for “born to beat”, and melodies are needed to make music.

5. BTS: ARMY

Meaning: Short for “Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth”, and means that “fans are resistant to ‘bullets that society aims at its adolescents'”.

6. CRAVITY: LUVITY

Meaning: A combination of “luv” and “CRAVITY”, for “people who love CRAVITY”.

7. DAY6: My Day

Meaning: Voted by fans, it references the DAY6 song “My Day” that came out the same year the fandom name was decided.

8. ENHYPEN: ENGENE

Meaning: Fans are the “engines” for ENHYPEN, and the “GENE” part of the fandom name represents the “shared DNA” between the group and fans.

9. GOT7: iGOT7/AhGeSe

Meaning: Means lucky 7, as well as that fans are “lucky to have each other”; also sounds like “baby bird” in Korean.

10. iKON: iKONIC

Meaning: “iKONIC” symbolizes the relationship of idol + fan; fans fill the space between iKON, so that “fans become one with [iKON]”.

11. MONSTA X: Monbebe

Meaning: “Monbebe” is French for “my baby”.

12. NCT: NCTzen

Meaning: A combination of “NCT” and “citizen”.

13. NU’EST: L.O.Λ.E

Meaning: The Hangul spelling of NU’EST is 뉴이스트, which contains the symbols that appear to spell out the fandom name (ㄴ, ㅇ, ㅅ, ㅌ).

14. ONEUS: To Moon

Meaning: “To Moon” is a reference from the lyrics of their song “ZigZag”: “Just like the earth and the moon, I revolve around you.”

15. ONF: Fuse

Meaning: “ONF” is short for “ON/OFF” like a lightswitch, which needs a fuse; also a combination of “ONF” and “Muse”, since fans are ONF’s inspiration.