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khh stage name origin stories that i find cool; a thread
nafla
his friend was drinking juice which had the writing 100% natural flavour on it so he took the na from natural & fla from flavour and stuck it together; nafla~
his friend was drinking juice which had the writing 100% natural flavour on it so he took the na from natural & fla from flavour and stuck it together; nafla~
giriboy
in hangeul, his name is 기리보이. 길이 giri means way/path & 보이 bo-ee comes from 보인다 boinda which means to see, so together 기리보이 giriboy means " to see the path "
in hangeul, his name is 기리보이. 길이 giri means way/path & 보이 bo-ee comes from 보인다 boinda which means to see, so together 기리보이 giriboy means " to see the path "
yunhway
her korean name is yang yunhwa, so she took the yunhwa & added the initial y from yang to make yunhway. i also look at it like, she's following her own way
her korean name is yang yunhwa, so she took the yunhwa & added the initial y from yang to make yunhway. i also look at it like, she's following her own way
coogie
his friend used to always wear hats from a brand called 쿠지 coojie but coogie misread it as coogie & then it stuck as his rap name
his friend used to always wear hats from a brand called 쿠지 coojie but coogie misread it as coogie & then it stuck as his rap name
sik-k
his korean name is kwon minsik , so the sik is from minsik & the k is the initial for kwon
his korean name is kwon minsik , so the sik is from minsik & the k is the initial for kwon
ph-1
this has a double meaning; the first one is the obvious reference to acidity
the second one is his initials from (p)ark (h)arry & the 1 is from his korean name junwon; the won is pronounced very much like " one " :))
this has a double meaning; the first one is the obvious reference to acidity
the second one is his initials from (p)ark (h)arry & the 1 is from his korean name junwon; the won is pronounced very much like " one " :))
groovyroom (best1)
amidst contemplating what their group name should be they just sat there saying 그룹 이름 group ireum/ group name multiple times, thinking, & as they repeatedly said it, the words slowly started morphing like group ireum.. group iroom.. groop iroom. GROOVYROOM
amidst contemplating what their group name should be they just sat there saying 그룹 이름 group ireum/ group name multiple times, thinking, & as they repeatedly said it, the words slowly started morphing like group ireum.. group iroom.. groop iroom. GROOVYROOM
woodie gochild
comes from indigo child; a child that has special traits & he wanted to be someone like that, & since his birthname is kwak woojae, he replaced the in in indigo with woo + it's spaced as woodie gochild bc he's a fan of woody from toy story & wanted to include that
comes from indigo child; a child that has special traits & he wanted to be someone like that, & since his birthname is kwak woojae, he replaced the in in indigo with woo + it's spaced as woodie gochild bc he's a fan of woody from toy story & wanted to include that
code kunst
kunst in german means art, so his name is code: art
kunst in german means art, so his name is code: art
hashswan
came from "hashtag me" + him wanting to earn 100 trillion won which in korean is 백조원 baegjo won; 백조 baegjo also means swan in korean so hashswan
came from "hashtag me" + him wanting to earn 100 trillion won which in korean is 백조원 baegjo won; 백조 baegjo also means swan in korean so hashswan
zene the zilla
zene in hungarian means music & zilla is from the godzilla
zene in hungarian means music & zilla is from the godzilla
페노메코 penomeco (a more accurate romanization would be penomeko)
페노 peno is from 펜을 잡다 penneul jabda / (let's) pick up the pen & 메코 meko is short for made in korea :))
페노 peno is from 펜을 잡다 penneul jabda / (let's) pick up the pen & 메코 meko is short for made in korea :))
+ bonus (not a stage name but)
김하온 kim haon; 하 ha is for 하늘의 빛 hanueleui bich/ the light of the sky & on is for 온누리에 펼쳐진 onnurie pyeolcheojin/ spread all over the world, so haon means to spread the light of the sky all over the world. truly lives up to his name♡
김하온 kim haon; 하 ha is for 하늘의 빛 hanueleui bich/ the light of the sky & on is for 온누리에 펼쳐진 onnurie pyeolcheojin/ spread all over the world, so haon means to spread the light of the sky all over the world. truly lives up to his name♡
+ bonus 2
giri started a crew called 우주비행 wujubihaeng, which means spaceflight. in english, it's stylized wybh - would you bihaeng. bihaeng in korean also means misconduct/breaking the rules, so wybh means would you break the rules? (psst peep my @) +
giri started a crew called 우주비행 wujubihaeng, which means spaceflight. in english, it's stylized wybh - would you bihaeng. bihaeng in korean also means misconduct/breaking the rules, so wybh means would you break the rules? (psst peep my @) +
(i couldn't find a full crew picture sorry:/)
that's all! i'm sure there are lots more interesting origin stories i haven't included so feel free to add any below. i also tried to fact check everything but incase there are mistakes or inaccuracies let me know! thanks for reading
correction! nafla's friend actually made the name for him & the 100% natural flavour was on a sprite can not juice my bad yall
my bad yall
