GOT7 Jay B's Instagram / IU's Twitter / Cube Entertainment
Do you know just how much creativity goes into choosing a stage name for famous singer-songwriters?
K-Pop's most famous singer-songwriters are best known for their creativity, but that creativity goes beyond their songs. That same creativity can be found when you look into the meanings of their stage names.ย
So, we've compiled a list of 10 K-Pop and K-R&B singer-songwriters who have unique meanings behind their names.
1.ย IU
IU's Twitter
IU's real name is Lee JiEun. She chose the stage nameย IU as a combination of I and U, meaning she (IU) and you (the fans) can become one through music.
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2. CRUSH
Crush's Instagram
Crush's real name is Shin HyoSeob. He revealed that his middle school friends used to call him Shi Seob (which he wrote as C-Sub) for short. When he was about to debut, he wrote C-Sub, but his friends accidentally read it as Crush. For some reason, he liked it so much that he decided to use it.
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3. GOT7's Jay B (Def.)
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GOT7 Jay B's real name is Lim JaeBeom. He uses the stage names Jay B (a nickname) and Def.. Def. is short for Defsoul which was inspired by American R&B artist Musiq Soulchild.ย
GOT7's Jay B once explained that he has different personas
