BTS and k-pop words every fan should know

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Unique Words

Over the last few years, BTS fans have created their own unique and interesting words for iconic moments or inside jokes. If you too are a BTS fan, then here we share some words which you should know

Aegyo

Aegyo means Acting or Being Cute

ARMY

"ARMY" stands for 'Adorable Representatives M.C for Youth", wherein 'M.C' means 'Master of Ceremonies'. BTS Fans often call themselves BTS-ARMY

B-side

All songs in a K-pop album apart from the title track are called 'B-Side'

Daesang

Daesang means the 'Grand Prize' a K-Pop star can get for their work

Hyung

in korean culture, elders (in age or status) are respected by calling them Hyung or attaching the word at the end of their name

Maknae

Similarly, the youngest member in the group is called Maknae

Photocard

Every K-Pop album's physical copy has a photocard. They are like trading cards for fans which they exchange, sell, or trade till they get their favorite collection

Purple

Instead of saying "I Love You" to his fans, V from BTS prefers saying "I Purple You"

Sasaeng

A person who stalks of invades the K-Pop band's privacy is called Sasaeng

VLive

VLive is a streaming platform that the BTS band uses for distributing their content

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