Giving a name to their fandom is one of the most exciting yet difficult parts for K-pop groups. Artists and their agencies have to come up with a witty and catchy name and with a heartwarming meaning. From 2020 to 2022, more idol groups debuted and naturally new fan clubs were born.
Here are the fandom names of 8 new fourth-generation K-pop groups, plus their meanings.
Fandom Names of 8 New 4th Generation K-pop Groups and Their Meanings
NMIXX
NMIXX's fandom is named "NSWER," an acronym for North, South, East, West, and Route. It means that NMIXX will find the "Route" and "answer" alongside their fans.
For starters, NMIXX is JYP Entertainment's new girl group that debuted on Feb. 22, 2022 with their first single album "AD MARE."
IVE
IVE's fandom is called "DIVE," which is inspired by the girl group's greeting, "DIVE into IVE."
IVE is Starship Entertainment's new girl group that was launched on Dec. 1, 2021 with their first single album "ELEVEN."
Kep1er
Kep1er's fandom name is "Kep1ian" (pronounced "Keplian"), which means "people who support Kep1er." At the same time they announced the fan club name, they also revealed their official colors, Lavender & White and Lavender & Yellow.
Kep1er is one of the latest project girl groups in the K-pop industry. The band was formed through Mnet's survival show "Girls Planet 999," and composed of nine members.
TEMPEST
TEMPEST's fandom is named "iE" (pronounced like the two letters read aloud in English), a pun that dubs their fans the "eye" of the storm. The name means that TEMPEST's fan club iE always stands at the center of the boy group, like the clear and warm eye of a storm, and it captures the wish that only good things will happen to iE, things that put a smile on their face.
TEMPEST is Yuehua Entertainment's new seven-piece boy group that debuted on March 2, 2022 with their debut mini-album "It's ME, It's WE."
LIGHTSUM
LIGHTSUM's fandom name is "Sumit" (pronounced as "Summit"). The meaning of the name is that "LIGHTSUM and their fans become one through the medium (it) of LIGHTSUM (sum)."
Made up of eight members, LIGHTSUM is the newest girl group formed by CUBE Entertainment. They debuted on June 10, 2021 with their first single "Vanilla."
TNX
TNX's fandom is called "THX," which stands for "Together witH tnX." The name is also a pun on the usually used text abbreviation for "thanks," The group explained that THX is someone for whom TNX is always grateful, and who will always be with them.
TNX is P NATION's very first boy group and idol group overall. It has six members, and was launched on May 17, 2022 with the mini-album "WAY UP."
TAN
TAN's fandom is named "SODA," which stands for Special, Oxygen, Dynamic, and Adorable.
TAN is another project K-pop group on our list formed through the MBC survival show "Extreme Debut: Wild Idol." They debuted on March 10, 2022 with their first mini-album "1TAN."
Billlie
Billlie's fandom name is "Belllie've," which is a combination of the words "believe" and "Billlie." It means that the girl group and the fans trust each other.
Billlie first debuted as a six-member group on November 11, 2021 with their 1st mini album, 'The Billage of Perception: Chapter One'. A new member (Sheon) was then added to the team, making Billlie a septet.
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Written by Maria Scott
