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ARMY stands for 'Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth'. It also carries the symbolic meaning that BTS represents bulletproof armor and the fans are the army standing alongside them.
The fandom name was officially established on July 9, 2013, which is celebrated annually as 'ARMY Day'!
BLACKPINK's lightstick features two soft silicone pink hammer heads that actually make a cute squeaking sound when struck, co-designed with the members themselves.
The squeaker was included so fans could playfully make noise during comedy variety shows and concert breaks!
PSY's 'Gangnam Style' achieved global viral phenomenon status, breaking YouTube's 32-bit view counter limit and forcing Google engineers to rewrite the site's code for 64-bit integers.
The horse-riding dance was learned and performed by global leaders, athletes, and world pop stars alike in 2012!
The members explained: 'If you love us even once, we will repay you with twice our love. It's hard to make a connection with people, and getting people to love us is the hardest of all.'
Their official lightstick is called the 'CandyBong', inspired by the candy swirls in their song 'Candy Boy'!
Coined by BTS's V (Kim Taehyung) at a 2016 fan meeting when the arena lit up in purple: 'Purple is the last color of the rainbow colors. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time.'
Landmarks worldwide, including the Empire State Building and Wembley Stadium, have lit up purple in honor of this phrase during world tours!
The formula stands for: 13 members + 3 units (Vocal Team, Hip-Hop Team, Performance Team) + 1 united group = 17!
SEVENTEEN is widely celebrated as 'self-producing idols', with member Woozi and 3RACHA/Bumzu composing virtually all of their title tracks!
NewJeans launched straight into the music scene on July 22, 2022, dropping the full 'Attention' music video with no pre-debut announcement, instantly sparking a Y2K aesthetic revolution.
Their fandom name is 'Bunnies' (or 'Tokki' in Korean), matching their iconic bunny logo and lightstick!
The 'Ending Fairy' is a beloved K-Pop tradition where cameras zoom in on individual members holding the final pose. Idols often use this time for viral antics, fake panting, comedy skits, or cute winks.
SHINee's Key is famous for dramatically exaggerating his exhausted breathing as an ironic parody of ending fairies!
The 'Killing Part' is the undeniable highlight moment of a song or performanceโlike Sana's 'Shy Shy Shy' in TWICE's 'Cheer Up'โthat gets stuck in listeners' heads forever.
Idols often battle intensely in practice rooms to win the right to perform the killing part in their group songs!
3RACHAโconsisting of Bang Chan (CB97), Changbin (SPEARB), and Han (J.ONE)โbegan producing mixtapes before debut and writes almost every single Stray Kids title track.
All three members of 3RACHA are regular members of KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association) with hundreds of registered songs!
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