Korean Pop Culture Dictionary

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Bagel Boy/Girl : A way to describe how a person looks. "Bagel" is the combination of the words "baby face" and "glamorous body." For men, it is changed to "gladiator body."

Banmal and joen-dae mal : Banmal is informal speech that is to be used only with those close you or younger. It is very rude when used speaking to someone older or if a certain level of familiarity has not been established. Joen-dae mal is the polite form of speech.

Big 3 : The name for the three major entertainment labels in K-Pop : SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment. They are very dominant in the K-Pop world and make a huge majority of the income. With their recent growth in the industry, Cube Entertainment is sometimes added in, which makes it the "Big 4."

Bias: Your absolute favorite actor, whom you will support no matter what his project is. You will buy his album on CD, MP3, 8-track and vinyl, and he can't even sing.

Bias ruiner/ Bias Wrecker: An actor or idol who comes along and threatens the place in your heart of your favorite actor (bias). For example, "I thought I was in forever love with Lee Min Ho until I saw Vanness Wu's abs. Such a bias ruiner!"

Bodyrolls: A sexy Kpop dance move used by both male and female idols to drive fans crazy.

Bromance: A platonic, close friendship between two actors or idols that appears to be almost romantic, stimulating massive feels production in all who look upon it.