What does Masternim mean?
“The term ‘-nim’ is a Korean honorific suffix used to address someone of a higher status who displays a significant amount of skills and intellect” (Mizumi, 2017). Basically, we can understand master-nims as people who have others’ respect because of their knowledge or their skills.
What is fansite in K-Pop?
A fansite is one who takes photos of a particular idol (focusing on a single member) at a public space such as during filming, at an airport, or at a concert using professional-grade lenses. They are mostly female but there are some male fansites as well.
What does fansite mean?
A fansite, fan site, fan blog or fan page is a website created and maintained by a fan or devotee about a celebrity, thing, or particular cultural phenomenon.
Is Daesang or Bonsang better?
Award categories As of the 34th Golden Disc Awards, there were two grand prizes: Album of the Year (also known as Album Daesang) and Digital Song of the Year (also known as Digital Song Daesang). Main prizes (also known as Bonsang) are awarded to multiple artists in both the Album and Digital Song categories.
What is a Homma in Korean?
The name “homma” is short for “homepage master,” and they stand out from regular fans in that they actually play a role in marketing for their star’s fame by uploading high-quality pictures and videos of K-pop stars.
What are crazy K-Pop fans called?
Sasaeng fan
In South Korean culture, a sasaeng, or sasaeng fan (Korean: 사생팬; Hanja: 私生팬), is an obsessive fan who stalks or engages in other behaviour constituting an invasion of the privacy of Korean idols, drama actors or other public figures.
How do you say Beautiful in Korean?
‘Beautiful’ in Korean. It is beautiful. There are two ways to say ‘beautiful’ in Korean. The first way is to use the word 아름답다 (areumdapda). The second way is to use the word 예쁘다 (yeppeuda), which means ‘pretty’.
What is sasaeng?
The term sasaeng comes from the Korean words sa meaning “private” and saeng meaning “life,” in reference to the fans’ intrusion into the celebrities’ private lives.
What is the difference between Bonsang and Daesang?
Bonsang is the Main Prize. Bonsang is awarded to up to 12 artists by calculating album and digital sales with an online vote and a final judgment by the judges of the award ceremony. A Daesang is the highest award an idol can receive.
How can i Improve my pronunciation of the Korean words?
We’ve added in the Romanization for all of these words to help with pronunciation. However, we recommend that you try to move onto reading comfortably in Hangul (the Korean alphabet), as this will improve your pronunciation and your reading skills.