Korean Pop Culture Dictionary

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Fangirls/ Fanboys : term used for Kpop fans.

Fandom: Everyone who loves korean pop culture, all in one big loving group.

Fan-chant : Words chanted by the fans to cheer on the singers during a particular song. They are created to go along with the melody. They are shouted during a part of the song when the singers are not singing, as to not disturb them. Fan-chants generally consist of names of the singers.

Fan Club : Official and non-offical fan clubs are created to be more organized in supporting artists.

Full Album : A full length album generally contains a dozen songs. Recent trends have K-Pop artists release many singles and mini albums before releasing a full album.

Fan boy and Fan girl: Someone who is passionate about K-pop or K-drama, and experiences intense feels over his bias or favorite group. As a verb, fanboying/fangirling is the action of spazzing out over your bias or favorite group.

Fan Fiction: When fans channel their inner creative writer and create fictional tales starring their favorite Idols and actors. Fan fictions usually involve romance and sometimes erotic or even weird and creepy storylines, and can even take on a life of their own. The extremely popular 50 Shades of Grey series was derived from a fan fiction based on the Twilight novels.

Fanservice: Something idols and actors do just to please fans, even if it's not relevant to the show.

Feels: Intense emotions that overcome you when watching K-dramas or K-pop MVs, sometimes causing crying or screaming. Sometimes blamed for crazy actions committed by rabid fans.

Fighting!: A phrase that means "You can do it!"

Flower boy: An incredibly attractive, model-perfect Korean guy who dresses well. F4 of Boys Over Flowers provides the ultimate example.