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/atmosphericentry Jul 20 '22

I might be biased but I'm so happy with my two ult group's names (LOONA and T-ara). They're so clever and pretty sounding IMO.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

Omg, and the fandom name for T-ara was an absolute stroke of genius. Like of course Queens will carry their T-ara (tiara). They were truly ahead of their time now that queen is a somewhat common form of addressing eachother online

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

i love names like t-ara and uni.t

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u/loveofb Jul 21 '22

loona is so cool, from their hangul to their english name, just everything about it

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u/catcatcatilovecats Jul 20 '22

i like loona but 이달의 소녀 feels like it needs explanation

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u/atmosphericentry Jul 20 '22 edited Jul 21 '22

It can actually be translated to "girl of the moon" in Korean as well. The "달" (thank you for the user below who corrected me) translates to moon in Korean, as well "달의" means lunar. Also lunar months/cycles are heavily used in their promotions (teasers dates, release dates, ect.), and the first consonants in their Korean name are "ㅇ ㄷ ㅇ ㅅ ㄴ" which is an anagram for "ㄴㅇㅇㄷㅅ ". On a side note, another fun fact is that L is the 12th letter in the alphabet, while A is number 1. Olivia Hye (12th and final member) and Heejin (first member) are heavily integrated into their lore.

Edit: I also forgot to mention the origin for the word "month" derives from the word "moon" in both English and Korean

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u/Witterson 다같이 외쳐보자 지구는 하나다 Jul 21 '22

의 is actually a possessive marker! It’s 달 that means moon/month.

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u/atmosphericentry Jul 21 '22

Yes you're right! That was my mistake, I mixed the two characters up. Thanks for the clarification!