Leen's Page?

tinasweetheart:

tbak0:

As requested by sarahchann! I apologize for mistakes before hand. I also apologize for how much of your dash will be taken up by this.

INTRO:

Hello there! My friend who isn’t new to KPOP, but is relatively new to the terms used wanted a guide, so I decided to write this mini guide on the basics of KPOP fandom! I will hope by the end of reading this fantastic guide, you will be able to know a bit more about KPOP and possibly enter the world of fangirling (and boying) that we are number one in.

BEING A FANGIRL/FANBOY:

To be honest, if you like the music you are a fan. In my opinion (this is not an opinion piece so i’ll keep these to a minimum) being a fangirl/fanboy is a bit more work. More than just knowing the songs and listening to them. Generally, most kpop fans you will find on tumblr:

• know the names of every member in their group
• know at least 95% of the songs
• have watched tons of shows that their fav group was on
• love their bands for more than their looks
• care about their band
• live and breathe kpop

Now I am not by any means saying that you must do this to be a fangirl/boy, because you don’t. I am just saying this is generally the life a kpop fangirl/boy would lead.

There is a certain level of respect most fans like to have with each other. We do not really enjoy when world war three breaks out because of fandoms colliding, we much prefer rainbows and unicorns when fandoms collide. The choice is yours.

NOTE NUMBER ONE: Fangirling/boying is serious business. Do not mess with a diehard fan. You will never win.

THE TERMS:

Here are terms you will regularly see a fangirl/boy refer too. Here are the basic ones. I will list the ones most used because that is all a beginner really needs to understand the art of the kpop language (Because I could not properly define them all, I got my little friend urban dictionary to help with some). By the way, my examples will be very biased because I only know SHINee and FT Island.

Ship - To endorse a romantic relationship.

eg: Oh my god. Is that a picture of Lee Hongki and Jonghun?! I SHIP THOSE TWO SO HARD THEY ARE SO CUTE O M G.

OTP - “One True Pair”, used in fandoms to express what characters you ship.

eg: Jonghyun and Key.. my otp for life. They compliment eachother in every way.

OMO - Meaning Oh my/OMG. Used by people who speak the Korean language, or Korean drama fans that have it programmed into their heads from hearing it day in day out on their dramas.

eg: omo!!! Jjong has a girlfriend?!?!?!!!1!!!?!?

Skinship - Closeness, intimacy, lots of touching. Physical contact such as hugging, holding hands, kissing.. other things that we will not go into right now.

eg: Heechul and Henry’s skinship in SM TOWN ‘10 was to die for. Didn’t they kiss?!?!!11?!!!?!!

Bias - The number one person in your heart.

eg: my bias is Jonghun. He is my husband and I love everything about him.

Stan - Stalker fan, an over obsessed fan to the point of following a star around (an international KPOP fan who cannot usually follow the star around because they do not live in Korea can be considered a stan just by following.. via internet).

eg: I am not that bad, I only stan one group!

“THEY MUST BE FUCKING” - Not a word, but an often used phrase. This is used when they see two stars wearing the same top/bracelet/anything. It comes from a joke a long time ago and has been carried on ever since.

eg: KEY AND YOSEOB WORE THE SAME T-SHIRTS?! THEY MUST BE FUCKING.

NOTE NUMBER TWO: There are hundreds of terms. These are the ones most frequently seen on my dash. If you use them, great. If you don’t great.

THE FANCLUBS:

Fanclubs are probably the second most important thing in KPOP (the actual groups being the first). A fanclub is exactly what it means, a group of fans that like a particular band. They are what categorizes you in this world of KPOP. If you hear of a “red sea” or a “pink sea” or a “gold sea” they are reffering to a fanclub. Each fanclub has a name and a colour. These can be very innovative and I will not tell you all of them because I do not know all of them, I will list the ones more frequantly stated on tumblr.

LEFT - BAND NAME, RIGHT, FANCLUB NAME. Colours are irrelevant at this moment in time.

• Big Bang: VIP
• SNSD/Girls’ Generation: SONE, S♥NE
• SHINee: Shawol/SHINee World
• Super Junior: ELFS
• F(X): Aff(x)tion (unofficial)
• Beast: B2UTYS
• DBSK: Cassies
• MBLAQ: A+
• FT ISLAND: Primadonna
• 4minute: 4nia
• After School: Playgirlz
• CN BLUE: BOICE
• 2NE1: Blackjack
• UKISS: KissMe
• 2PM: Hottest
• Jay Park: Jaywalker
• Wonder Girls: Wonderful
• Miss A: Say A
• SS501: Triple S
• FCUZ: (for international fans) Runway
• 2 AM: I AM
• KARA: Kamilia
• Shinhwa: Shinhwa Changjo
• Brown Eyed Girls: Everlasting
• Dalmatian: DALMATE
• Davichi: GIRLSHIGH
• Sistar: STAR1
• TRAX: TRAXIAN

Again, I’ve missed so many and I am so sorry that I have. These are the ones that constantly pop up on my dash, I do not mean to offend anyone by leaving them out.

NOTE NUMBER THREE: This is an unofficial rule that is unwritten but accepted by most. If you hate one member of a group, do not call yourself part of that fandom. For instance, if you have Minho, to 95% of the Shawols, you are not a Shawol. If you dislike Seungri, to most people you are not a VIP. This applies to every member in every group.

THE INFAMOUS ANTI-FANS:

Everyone has them. It’s part of life really. The best you can do is just let them have their own opinion and just ignore all the idiotic things they say. Some anti-fans are low key and don’t really say anything. They really don’t bug you and I personally don’t find that much wrong with them. Some groups have labels for anti-fans. For instance, an SNSD anti is called a STAND. Honestly, it is almost impossible to change the mind of an anti-fan. It’s not even worth trying to change them because nine times out of ten they wont.

NOTE NUMBER FOUR: The only place where you will run into active antifans is kpopsecrets, but most of them are trolls. If you leave antifans alone, they leave you alone.

LOOSE ENDS:

This is where the beginner guide ends! Congrads (and thank you) if you read it all. Again, I know I missed a lot, I know and I apologize right now. Being a fan gives you this feeling of satisfaction, and of love. It tricks you into thinking that your bias/group is your best friend, and you know so much about them. This trick plays with your mind constantly, causes feelings that you usually don’t expect, and you end up loving every minute of it.

whoever wrote this, I LOVE YOUUUUU~ <333