In the ever proliferating industry of K-pop, it often gets difficult to keep a track on the exits and the entries of numerous bands; they are here today, gone tomorrow. Similarly, fandoms are built today, destroyed tomorrow, and caught in this constant making and unmaking of identities we often forget whether we even belong to an official fandom . While we are one within the broad ambit of K-pop, our loyalties lie to certain specific groups, and each such fandom builds itself into a family by naming itself.
So here is an attempt to compile the names of existing official fandoms in K-pop. The list has been divided into male groups, female groups, co-ed groups, and soloists. It does not include fandoms of groups which have disbanded.
FEMALE GROUPS
1PS — Four Seasons
2NE1 — Blackjack
4Minute — 4NIA
AOA — Elvis
A-Pink — Pink Panda
After School — Playgirlz/boyz
Blady — Hi Ade
BPPOP — Sweet Pop
Brave Girls — FEARLESS
Brown Eyed Girls — Everlasting
Chocolat — Chocolatier
C-Real — C-REALing
Dal Shabet — Darling
Davichi — Girls High
D-Unit — Unique
Evol — Vollers
EXID — L.E.G.O
Fiestar — Let★s
F-ve Dolls — Dolly
f(x) — Me U/μ
Gavy NJ — Happiness
Girls’ Day — DAI5Y
Girls’ Generation — S♥ne
G-Friend — Buddy
Glam — GLAMorous
GP Basic — Spade
Hello Venus — Hello Cupid
Jewelry — Jewel Box
KARA — Kamilia
Kiss&Cry — Cookie&Cream
Ladies’ Code — Lavely
Lip Service — Lip-Balm
Miss A — Say A
Nine Muses — Mine
Rainbow — Rainnous
RaNia — A1ST
Secret — SECRETTIME
She’z — Holic
SISTAR — STAR1
Spica — Mercury
Sunny Hill — Hiller
T-ARA — QUEEN’S
TAHITI — Black Pearl
TINY-G — MINI-ME
The SeeYa — TheSeeYaUnit
TWICE — ONCE
Two X — Doubling
Wonder Girls — Wonderful
MALE GROUPS
1TYM — Hip Hop Village
2AM — I AM
2PM — Hottest
24K — 24 U
100% — Perfection
AA (Double A) — W
A-JAX — A-Light
A-Prince — A-Land
Able — ABling
Airplane — Airport
AlphaBAT — ALPHA
B1A4 — BANA
B.A.P — Baby
Battle — Battle Destiny
BEAST — B2UTY
Big Bang — V.I.P
Big Star — Only One
Block B — BBC
Boyfriend — Best Friend
Boys Republic — Royal Family
BTOB — Melody
BTS — A.R.M.Y
Buzz — Buzz’s Happy People
C-Clown — Crown
Code-V — V-intage
DMTN — Dalmate
DNT – DAY
ELectroboyz — Teamelectro
Epik High — High Skool
Exo — Exo-L
F.Cuz — For U
F.I.X — Polaris
Fly to the Sky — Fly High
F.T. Island — Primadonna
g.o.d — Fan God
GOT7 — I GOT7
History — STORIA
Infinite — Inspirit
J-Walk — Police
LED Apple — L.E.D.A
LC9 — LOVE BEATS
LUNAFLY — Lukies
M.Peror — Kingdom
M.Pire — Muse
M.I.B — Busterz
MR.MR — Miso
MYNAME — MYGirl
N-Sonic — Supersonic
NU’EST — L.O.Λ.E
Shinhwa — Shinhwa Changjo
SHINee — Shinee World
Speed — DEEPS
SS501 — Triple S
Super Junior — Everlasting Friends (E.L.F)
Tasty — Twings
Teen Top – Angel
The BOSS — MASTER
TOPP DOGG — ToppKlass
TRAX — Traxian
TVXQ — Cassiopeia
U-KISS — Kiss Me
VIXX — ST★RLIGHT
Winner — Inner Circle
ZE:A — ZE:A Style (ZE:A’S)
CO-ED GROUPS
8Eight — Sweet Voice
Jaurim — Hee Hee NakRock
Koyote — Little Sun
SOLOISTS
Ailee — Aileeans
BoA — Jumping Boa
Eru — Eru Fund
Eun Ji-won — G-Crew
G.NA — G.NI
IU — U-ana (Uaena)
Ivy — Ivynus
Juniel — Banila
Jay Park — Jaywalkerz
Jang Na-ra — Fly (Nara) Love
Jo Sung-mo — Sungmo Maria
Kim Jong-kook — Papitus
Lee Seung-gi — Airen
Lee Hyori — HyoRish
Park Hyo-shin — Soul Tree
Park Kahi — sPARKle
PSY — PSYcho
Rain — Clouds
Se7en — Lucky 7
Son Dam-bi — DBLV
Sung Si-kyung — Purple Ocean
Tymee — e.Vil
Younha — YounHapia
If we’re missing any names, please let us know and we’ll add to the list.
Which fanclub names are your favorite?
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