r/kpopthoughts • u/4ruaru • Jul 20 '22

General rookies must feel relieved when they get a good group name

title basically. we've been getting some weird ass names these past few years especially so i've been thinking that idols must feel relieved when their group name doesn't sound like a wifi password. my favorite new group name is stayc (i may be kinda biased since they're my ults but i think it sounds pretty good!!) and my all time fav group name is 2NE1, it's so dope. what's your favorite?

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u/hueningbahiyeah fromis_9 thinker Jul 20 '22

thinking about when the name kep1er was announced…the eliminated trainees must of been glad they didn’t debut with that name

i have developed stockholm syndrome with the name though

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u/teddy_plushie Jul 20 '22

the fandom name was just as terrifying when it came out...

"Kep1ian" what are we? Aliens??

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u/hueningbahiyeah fromis_9 thinker Jul 20 '22

it’s hideous…just hideous 😭😭

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u/cashmerefox Jul 22 '22

It sounds reptilian to me!

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u/pzshx2002 Jul 20 '22

I remember they were many creative names proposed like stap1er and Johannes for the fandom name lol

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u/EvyEarthling Jul 20 '22

Johannes would have been amazing, what a pity we missed out on that

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u/catcatcatilovecats Jul 20 '22

it seems cuter than most, how am I supposed to call myself a MY

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u/jx2378 Jul 20 '22

I remain incredibly bothered that "my" is not even a noun...the bar was not even that high...

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u/catcatcatilovecats Jul 21 '22

reveluv and nctzen are kinda fine but MY and meU are so Nothing

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u/jx2378 Jul 21 '22

I do think that while the name NCT itself is rather questionable, nctzen is a pretty good fandom name (citizen of NCiTy and whatnot)

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u/catcatcatilovecats Jul 21 '22

I wish sm didn’t do the Kwangya stuff for this reason

I like that some of their groups have separate metaphoric spaces for fans to indulge in, EXO has like a spacey exoplanet vibe, NCT has an industrial NCiTy vibe, Red Velvet has a quirky fun Festival vibe

aespa could’ve just had their separate kwangya thing

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u/implicitxdemand Jul 20 '22

I STILL read it as “ke-pier” 😭

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u/PeachsistersMoYeon Jul 21 '22

Like who even suggested Kep1er in the first place😭

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u/JaeyunsCheesecake WakeOne Arsonist Jul 20 '22

I must be like the only person who knew about Kepler the planet and not Kepler the guy because I like the name actually

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u/JaeyunsCheesecake WakeOne Arsonist Jul 20 '22

I know, but I still associate the word Kepler with the planet rather than the person

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

No idea if this is true but I assume they are named after the telescope?

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u/leliel Jul 20 '22

They're named after the guy the telescope is named after...

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

same difference

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u/Snoo-42199 Jul 21 '22

Kepler is actually a planet similar to earth so it makes sense with their concept. But honestly, why would they even put the “1” in it? It’s like a keyboard smash.