Unnie — which can also be romanized as eonni, unni, eonnie, eunni, eunnie, or onnie — (언니) is a Korean honorific. It means “older sister” and is a term used solely by women to address women older than them which . While it can apply to family members, it can also be used to address people who ...
Sunbae (선배) — also romanized as seonbae — is a Korean honorific. As defined on Seoulbeats, it is “a generic term for ‘senior’, and it can be used in the workplace or at school (though it is probably more common at schools, for workplace identifiers tend to be ridiculously complex). ‘Sunbae’ can be ...
As defined on Wikipedia, “Shipping, initially derived from the word relationship, is the desire by fans for two people, either real-life celebrities or fictional characters, to be in a relationship, romantic or otherwise. It is considered a general term for fans' emotional involvement with the ...
Selca is a composite of the words “self” and “camera”. It is equivalent to “selfie”. This term seems to be widely popular in Eastern countries. A selca (or selfie) consists, as defined on Wikipedia, of “a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the ...
Sasaeng (사생) (also referred to as “sasaeng fan”) is a term used to describe fans who take extreme measures to get close to idols. They are known to stalk idols and try to follow their every move, among several other things. This term’s definition is further discussed in several sources, which can ...
Saranghae (사랑해) means “I love you” in Korean. There are some variations on how to say it, which are further explained on the Kimchi Cloud website: “saranghaeyo (in Hangul: 사랑해요) The More Formal/Polite Way If you want to say ‘I love you’ to your parents, you add ‘yo’ (요) to the expression ...
Related to shipping, OTP is an acronym that means “one true pairing”. As explained on the entry for shipping, fans will usually come up with fictional couples involving their favorite idols. Among said couples (also referred to as ships), there is usually one that strikes people as the perfect ...
Oppa (오빠) is a Korean honorific. As defined on the Busy Atom website, it is “a gender specific term and used by a girl (or female) to call her elder brother (or brother like figures). The following 3 major definition summarize who oppa is as of today in Korea: a girl's big brother (including ...
