Samchon Fans : “Uncle Fans.” They are the fans of an artist, despite being outside of the mainly targeted youth demographic. They are usually known for having a higher spending ability due to having regular jobs.
Ssaesang : term for the obsessive fans who follow their favorite celebrities day and night. This is similar to the term “stalker.”
Ssanti : cheap, cheesey or goofy. In K-Pop it is usually used to describe someone’s dance style.
Selca : A combination of the words “self” and “camera,” it is a self taken camera picture, usually done facing a mirror. Stars tend to post these kinda of photos in their Twitter or Me2Day Account accounts.
S-Line (에스 라인) : A term to describe a female figure with beautiful curves.(Shin Se Kyung‘s S-Line)
SM Town : Another name for SM Entertainment artists as a group. It is also the name for their large concert tour which features all of the label’s artists.
Subunit: A smaller group formed with members of a larger group for a music release or project.
Notable sub-units:
Super Junior-M : Super Junior
Trouble Maker : Hyuna (4Minute) & Hyun Seung (BEAST)
Orange Caramel : After School
GD&TOP: Big Bang
Sistar19 : Sistar
Sunbae (선배) : Senior. someone with more experience than you in a field. Age is not necessarily a factor for this term. Ex: the Big Bang are sunbaes of 2NE1, despite Bom and Dara being older than them. In a non-professional sense, Dara and Bom are their noona.
Sunbaenim (선배님) : A polite way of saying ‘sunbae.‘
SM Town : Another name for SM Entertainment artists as a group. It is also the name for their large concert tour which features all of the label’s artists.
Subunit: A smaller group formed with members of a larger group for a music release or project.
Notable sub-units:
Super Junior-M : Super Junior
Trouble Maker : Hyuna (4Minute) & Hyun Seung (BEAST)
Orange Caramel : After School
GD&TOP: Big Bang
Sistar19 : Sistar
Sunbae (선배) : Senior. someone with more experience than you in a field. Age is not necessarily a factor for this term. Ex: the Big Bang are sunbaes of 2NE1, despite Bom and Dara being older than them. In a non-professional sense, Dara and Bom are their noona.
Sunbaenim (선배님) : A polite way of saying ‘sunbae.‘
