7 Official Fandom Names VS What The Members Are Really Using

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When you were a new K-Pop fan, didn’t you always wonder why idols addressed their fans differently in live streams? A lot of fans went through the phase where they were unsure what the group’s fandom name was due to incidents like that. If you were like this, or you still are, well… it’s a fantastic thing you’re finally here to understand.

While some groups have fandom names that are memorable and consistent— think ‘ONCE’— some other groups use different versions of their fandom names on some occasions. Here are 7 K-Pop groups that are known to use different versions of their official fandom names below.

 

1. GOT7 – iGOT7 vs Aghase

 7 Official Fandom Names VS What The Members Are Really Using

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This difference happens to be already popular in the K-Pop world. When the official fandom name of global boy group GOT7 is iGOT7, all the members, and fans alike, have known the fandom name to be ‘Aghase’. A shortened slightly Koreanized version of the fandom just rolls smoother on the tongue, doesn’t it?

 

2. MOMOLAND – Merry-Go-Round vs Merry

 7 Official Fandom Names VS What The Members Are Really Using

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MOMOLAND have been around for six years now and have garnered a considerable number of fans. ‘Merry-Go-Round’ may be official fandom name, but hard