1. noun; member and leader of KARA; gained popularity in the Korean variety world due to her assumed “Goddess” persona in which she acted arrogant of her abilities and looks.

Related terms: KARA

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1. noun; a girlgroup that debuted July 9, 2010 under Dream Tea Entertainment. Before officially debuting, Girl’s Day gained attention by holding flash mobs in Hongdae and Myungdong. Originally a five-member group, they have experienced several line-up changes and are now promoting with only four members. They are largely known for their cute and girlish image. Girl’s Day’s official fanclub is named Dai5y (“Daisy”).

Related terms: Dream Tea Entertainment, Dai5y

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1. adj.; term used to refer to a song that has managed to reach the #1 spot on the 7 major music site daily charts in Korea simultaneously

Related terms: Perfect All Kill, MelOn, Soribada, Dosirak, Bugs, Cyworld, Mnet, Naver, Daum, Monkey3

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1. adj.; term used mainly to refer to plot-lines in dramas that are extreme or highly unrealistic and are developed in a way that is intended to hook the viewer into watching the next episode. Makjang dramas are often compared to Daytime Soap Operas in American television.

Person 1: “This drama is so makjang I don’t even know if I can finish watching it”
Person 2: “I agree—the plot is so over-the-top and unbelievable I just can’t bring myself to enjoy it anymore”

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1. noun; “Korean Wave”
2. noun; the interest in and exportation of Korean entertainment and culture-based products beginning in the mid-1990’s with pan-Asian interest in Korean dramas and continuing to modern day with worldwide interest in K-Pop music and idol groups, thanks in large part to groups created by the Big Three entertainment companies based in Seoul.

Related terms: K-Pop, Idol, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment
Also known as: Korean Wave

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1. noun; a single released by PSY July 15, 2012; the title of the song and containing lyrics refer to a type of lifestyle often lead by inhabitants of the Gangnam District of Seoul. The song quickly gained popularity in Korea and the rest of the world, going on to top the charts in over 30 countries by year’s end. The accompanying music video gained popularity in it’s own right, especially in the West, due to quirky imagery and humorous choreography and is currently the most viewed video on YouTube with 1.5 Billion views. It is considered by many to have single-handedly renewed interest, or in the case of Western audiences given new interest, in the K-Pop Wave across the world. 

Related terms: PSY, YG Entertainment, Oppan Gangnam Style

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1. noun; a catchphrase coined by Kim Young Guk during the early 2000’s in his usage of it and it’s accompanying hand motion while ‘hypnotizing’ others in order to help them in areas of dieting, health, remembering past lives, ect. ect.
2. noun; a popular phrase used to indicate when a person seems to be under the effects of hypnosis (i.e ‘dazed out’) and an observer wishes to make them ‘snap out of it’
3. noun; a Summer Single released by SMTown in 2006

Related terms: SMTown

1. noun; lit.”album”
2. noun; lit. ”home/house”
   
3. noun; a term used to refer to a group’s full length album. Since mini albums and single albums are very common in the Kpop industry, it usually takes a considerable amount of time for a group to have a jib.

“As of July 2012, Super Junior’s 6jib has finally come out.”

1. verb: When the eyes of a celebrity form the shape of a smile as they actually smile.

Also known as: Double smile
Related Terms:  Jung Jinwoon (2AM) and Tiffany (SNSD)

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1. noun; a portmanteau of ‘emotional’ and ‘Dong Bang Shin Ki/Tohoshinki’ used by fans to convey their feeling of sadness over the separation of the original five-member group into JYJ and a two-member TVXQ. Depending on the user, it may also imply a longing for the members to reunite into the same group once again.
2. verb; the state of being Emoshinki
3. adj.; describing yourself or someone else as fitting the characteristics of ‘Emoshinki’

“I’ve been watching old videos all day and now I’m feeling Emoshinki”

Related terms: TVXQ, JYJ

1. noun; lit. “horse”
2. noun; lit. “speak/word”
3. noun; a commonly used nick-name for SS501’s Jungmin, originally coined as a pun due to his personal affinity for carrots and his habit of non-stop speaking
4. noun; a commonly used nick-name for Super Junior’s Siwon that references his superior physical condition and horse-like leg muscles.

Related terms: Jungmin, Siwon, Super Junior, SS501

1. noun; lit. “song room”
2. noun; the Korean equivalent of Japanese Karaoke, set in private rooms.

1. noun; lit. “Junior”
2. adj.; used to describe or reference a person with less experience in a field than yourself, such as in schooling or the workplace

Related terms: Sunbae

1. noun; a bastardized form of the Korean word ‘unnie,’ originally appearing in the Live Journal community Kpop Secret Meme 2 (commonly referred to as “kpsm2”), which slowly made it’s way into use on the popular Live Journal communty Omona They Didnt (commonly referred to as “omntd”) and from there spread throughout the rest of the international Kpop community. Originally intended to ridicule the type of fans who use it’s original form (and its related terms) in their everyday conversation, it’s own meaning has since become distorted and caused the word to simply be thought of as a cute way of referring to someone as “unnie.”

“Once upon a time, the only people who used oppar were from kpsm2. Now everyone uses it without even knowing it’s true meaning.”

Related terms: oppar, unnie, kpsm2, omntd, Omona They Didnt

1. a fan-coined term used to refer to KARA’s early days as a four-member group

Also known as: K4RA
Related terms: KARA, KARA5