Thursday, June 28, 2012
Etymologies of Group Names
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So this post is about the etymology of group names...did I say it right? >.<
Meaning.. It will say the full names from the groups and some of them has their reasons for why they have that name! Finally we get to know about those weird and hard pronouncing kpop groups name meaning! Some of them doesn't really have a meaning, or they haven't told us yet...but, well well...
And the name is also written in Korean, and some others in Japanese and Chinese(if the group makes tours in Japan and China too....)
So, lets get to the list.....here it goes...keep reading....almost there...and....now!
Etymologies of Group Names
H.O.T. (High-five Of Teenagers) 에쵸티
S.E.S. (Sea, Eugene, Shoo) 에스.이.에스
Baby V.O.X. (Baby Voices of Xpression) 베이비복스
Shinhwa (Myth) 신화
Fin.K.L ( Fine Killing Liberty) 핑클
Jewelry 쥬얼리
Black Beat 블랙 비트
DBSK – (Dong Bang Shin Ki 동방신기/ TVXQ - Tong Vfang Xien Qi - 東方神起/ Tohoshinki)
>> Meaning : ‘Cassopeia’ is the name of the constellation of 5 stars that shine brightly in the sky Just like the name, the five members of Dong Bang Shinki shine brightly just like the stars do.
also the positioning of the letters TVfXQ (variant name) in the keyboard resembled that of the Cassiopeia constellation
TRAX (Typhoon of the Rose Attack on Xmas) / (Recording Tracks)
The Grace 천상지희 더 그레이스 / TSZX - Tiān Shàng Zhì Xǐ - 天上智喜 / CSJH - 천상지희 / Tenjōchiki
SS501 (Super Star - Five Members United as One Forever)
>>Meaning: ‘Until the day they become Super Stars, all 5 members will be 1(one) 0원히 (youngwonhi meaning forever) ‘ which is how they made the name SS501.” They added another S to the ‘SS’ which stands for ‘supporter’ and put together gives 3 S’s. That’s how the name TripleS came about.
Super Junior 슈퍼주니어
Brown Eyed Girls (B.E.G.) 브라운 아이드 걸스
SeeYa ( See You Always + See You Again) 씨야
Big Bang 빅뱅
ChoShinSung 초신성 / Chōshinsei / Chao xin xing 超新星/ Supernova
Wonder Girls 원더걸스
Kara (GREEK: Sweet Melody) 카라
>>Meaning : Kara means “sweet melody” in Greek.
Kamilia is formed from (Kara + Familia)
Official balloon color: Pearl peach
FT Island (Five Treasure Island) 에프티 아일랜드
>> Meaning : FT Island’s first album’s song title is called ‘prima donna’. It also means that the fans are the heroines of their life.
Official balloon colour: They don’t have a balloon, but a yellow flag.
Girls Generation 소녀시대 少女時代
>>Meaning SNSD: ('Strong Till All Nine Disappear') - SNSD Antis Losers
(One Day) divided into two as 2PM and 2AM
> 2AM - tend to sing slow songs
> 2PM - tend to dances, raps fast songs because JYP believes that 2PM is the hottest part of the day XD
SHINee 샤이니 (SHINE+ EE from ..like employEE)
>>Meaning of the fan club name : ‘Shinee World’ =‘Shining Land’! It’s a name that’s filled with a lot of spirit.
U-Kiss (Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star) 유키스
After School 애프터스쿨
2NE1 ( New Evolution of the 21st Century) 투 애니원
4Minute 포미닛 (In a minute, they would capture the hearts of the fans)
T-ara 티아라
C.N. Blue (Code Name Blue) 씨엔블루
F(x) (Flower + Female’s Double X-Chromosome) 에프엑스
BEAST (Boys of the East Standing Tall) / B2ST (Boys to Search for Top) 비스트
MBLAQ ( Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality) 엠블랙
>>all of the members have blood type A
and that thier absolute quality is A+
Dae Guk Nam Ah (Remaining Superpower) / (The BOSS = Boys of Super Space) 대국남아
Rainbow 레인보우
F.Cuz /Focus/ 포커즈
ZE:A ( Children of Empire) 제국의 아이들
Epik High 에픽하이
SG Wannabe (Simon and Garfunkel) SG워너비
AST’1 (A-Style)/ Revolution 다국적그룹
Xing (Crossing in New Genre)
Interesting... now we know the reasons and the full names!...ahaaaaa.... any questions or discussions about the names?
Something missing? Comment it :)
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