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Tamar Herman

The power of BTS’ fan Army is known across the world, with the K-pop group fandom’s reach felt far and wide. While dedicated fandoms for boy bands have been around for decades, K-pop has taken this to another level.
Historically, K-pop fandoms have been immensely impactful on artists’ careers, with dedicated fans supporting stars to immense heights. While there are no official numbers for most fandoms, the power of the biggest and most popular K-pop fandoms are reflected on music charts across the globe.
It’s pretty much impossible to name all the multitude of K-pop fandoms, but here are many of the biggest and most active ones nowadays that you should be aware of, listed alphabetically.
A is for BTS’ fandom Army, and also Ateez’s Atiny, and AB6IX’s Abnew
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B is for Blackpink’s Blink, and also for Gfriend’s Buddy, CNBlue’s Boice, 2NE1’s Blackjack, and Elris‘ Blris
C is for Seventeen’s Carat, and also TVXQ’s Cassiopeia, CLC’s Cheshire, and A.C.E’s Choice

D is for The Boyz’ Deobi, and Weeekly’s Daileee, and Kang Daniel’s Danity
E is for EXO’s EXO-L, and also Super Junior’s E.L.F and Enhyphen‘s Engene
F is for Everglow’s Forever, and also SF9’s Fantasy
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G is for GWSN’s Groo
H is for Kard’s fandom Hidden Kard, and also 2PM’s Hottest
I is for Got7’s iGot7, and also Winner’s Inner Circle, Infinite’s Inspirit, Dreamcatcher‘s Insomnia, and iKon’s Ikonic

K is for Weki Meki’s fandom Ki-ling and Kara’s Kamilia
L is for Lovelyz’s Lovelinus, and also Nu’est’s L.O.Λ.E and Highlight‘s Light
M is for Monsta X’s Monbebe, and also Mamamoo’s Moomoo, Tomorrow X Together (TXT)’s M.O.A, Itzy’s Midzy, f(x)‘s meu, and Day6’s My Day
N is for NCTzen, the fandom for NCT, NCT Dream, and NCT 127﻿, and also (G)I-dle’s Neverland
O is for Twice’s Once, and also for Loona’s Orbit
P is for Apink’s Pink Panda

Q is for T-ara’s Queens
R is for Red Velvet’s Reveluv
S is for Shinee’s Shawol, and also Girls’ Generation’s Sone, and Stray Kids’ Stay

T is for KNK’s Tinkerbell, and also Treasure‘s Treasure Makers (also known as Teumes)
U is for Pentagon’s Universe
V is for BigBang’s V.I.P
W is for Wonho’s Wenee, and Izone’s Wizone, and Wayv’s Wayzenie
Y is for Sechs Kies’ Yellowkies
The letters J, X, and Z are the only ones in the English alphabet that do not currently stand for active K-pop fandom names.
Editor‘s note: Thanks to all the fans who took up my invitation to point out any fandoms missing from this list – you showed how much you care. The following have been added to the story: Dreamcatcher‘s Insomnia, Treasure’s Treasure Makers (also known as Teumes), Enhyphen’s Engene, Elris’ Blris, f(x)’s meu, and Highlight’s Light.


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American fans of Korean K-pop group Girl's Generation scream as they appear on the red carpet during K-CON 2014 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The group’s fandom, Sone, is one of many whose members obsessively follow K-pop idols. Photo: AFP

People walk past a commercial poster showing K-pop group BTS members at a subway station in Seoul on October 12, 2020. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)CREDIT: AFP

American fans of Korean K-pop music dance before a concert by Korean bands CNBLUE and BTS during the K-CON 2014 (Korean Culture Convention) at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on August 10, 2014.  Having taken Asia by storm over the past decade with bubblegum looks and dance moves infused with military precision, South Korea's K-pop phenomenon continues to defy cultural barriers and find fans around the world. More Korean bands have multilingual members who can sing verses, carry choruses, and conduct interviews in English, Chinese, and Japanese so language is no longer a barrier.            AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo by MARK RALSTON / AFP)CREDIT: AFP

In a photo taken on October 29, 2019, a fan of South Korea's BTS K-pop group poses for photos against a backdrop featuring an image of the band members, as they arrive for the final concert of their world tour at the Olympic stadium in Seoul. - The BTS world tour which ran from August last year and ended on October 29 drew a total audience of more than two million at 62 shows in 23 cities, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS is worth 4.1 trillion won to the South Korean economy every year -- equivalent to the contribution of 26 mid-sized companies -- the Hyundai Research Institute said in a report published last December. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) / To go with  SKorea-entertainment-music-BTS, FOCUS by Hwang SungheeCREDIT: AFP

K-pop stars Blackpink named world’s biggest music act, with BTS at No 10

K-pop girl group Blackpink have been named the biggest music act in the world by news agency Bloomberg. Photo: Handout

Blackpink as Samsung ambassadors. Photo: Samsung/ Handout

BTS members RM, Suga and J-Hope’s solo projects guide: the mixtapes that express their individual styles and personalities

RM from BTS has released successful solo mixtapes in recent years along with other band members Suga and J-Hope. Photo: Big Hit Entertainment

Suga from BTS. Credit: Big Hit Entertainment

How BTS members from RM to Jin spread the love through donations to BLM, schools and disaster funds

BTS member RM. Photo: Big Hit Entertainment

Jin from BTS. Credit: Big Hit Entertainment

BTS Jimin teaser photo for 'Dynamite.' Photo: @bts.bighitofficial/ Instagram

BTS members have been donating to good causes for years. Photo: Big Hit Entertainment

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K-pop owes much of its worldwide following to the communities of fans supporting the various groups. Army, the BTS fandom, is the best known Here’s our A to Z guide to all the Korean pop fandoms

K-pop owes much of its worldwide following to the communities of fans supporting the various groups. Army, the BTS fandom, is the best known

Here’s our A to Z guide to all the Korean pop fandoms