Do the names of the idol groups matter?
Netizens had a debate about the importance of idol groups' names. Personal preferences of each name differed among individuals; some preferred English names for "cooler", more international effects, while other suggested that Korean names would be more "unique" and memorable.�
Some netizens also expressed that the name does not matter at all.
The examples of the group names were: (originally Korean names of groups) TVXQ, Girls' Generation, BTS, G-Friend, MAMAMOO, Cosmic Girls, Gugudan, and more, versus (English names)�EXO, TWICE, Big Bang, Black Pink, Wanna One, WINNER, iKON, NCT, Seventeen, Red Velvet, Lovelyz, and more.
Top comments shared were, "Back then, I used to prefer English names all the way, but that mindset changed after BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) and G-Friend (Yeoja Chingoo)." "Am I the only one who thinks the names EXO and TWICE are the prettiest of them all?" "I am okay with everything, except for Gugudan ('multiplication times tables')...That I do not understand how they chose to do that."
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