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Idols whose Korean stage names mean something

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Posted by jennywill Monday, May 7, 2018
SHINee, Onew
1. SHINee's Onew
Onew (??) means 'gentle' and 'warm'.
2. MONSTA X's Wonho
Wonho (??) means 'to protect'.
3. B1A4's Baro
Baro (??) can mean a variety of things: 'straight', 'proper', or 'immediate'.
4. B1A4's Sandeul
Sandeul (??) is used to describe a gentle breeze.
5. Super Junior's Shindong
Shindong (??) means 'child prodigy'.
6. Shinhwa's Hyesung
Hyesung (??) means 'comet'.
7. Shinhwa's Junjin
Junjin (??) means 'to go forward'. Because of Junjin and Hyesung, Shinhwa's introduction is '???? ????', meaning 'going forward like a comet'.
8. TEEN TOP's Changjo
Changjo (??) means 'to create'.
9. TEEN TOP's Chunji
Chunji (??) means 'heaven and earth', and is also used to describe 'everywhere'.
10. Block B's B-Bomb
While it may not seem like it, B-Bomb (??) is actually a stylish way to write the Korean word that means 'extraordinary'.
11. NU'EST's Baekho
Baekho (??) means 'white tiger'.
12. EXO's Suho
Suho (??) is another word for 'protect', and 'guard'. EXO's leader is the protector of EXO.
13. Big Bang's Seungri
'Seungri' (??) means 'victory'. If you watch League of Legends in Korean (LCK or Twitch streamers) you'll see ?? at the end of the game if they win.
14. Big Bang's Taeyang
Taeyang (??) means 'sun'.
15. Soyu
Soyu (??) means 'to possess'.
16. G-Friend's Eunha
Eunha (??) means 'galaxy'.
17. G-Friend's Sowon
Sowon (??) means 'wish'.
18. G-Friend's SinB
SinB (??) means 'mysterious'.
19. G-Friend's Umji
Umji (??) means 'thumb'.
20. Cosmic Girls' Yeoreum
Yeoreum (??) means 'summer'.
21. MAMAMOO's Hwa Sa
Hwa Sa (??) means 'bright'.

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