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NCT (Korean: 엔시티; RR: Ensiti; an acronym for Neo Culture Technology) [2] is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by SM Entertainment. Introduced in January 2016, the group consists of 25 members divided into six different sub-units: NCT U , NCT 127 , NCT Dream , WayV , NCT DoJaeJung , and NCT Wish . [ 3 ]
The show itself acknowledged the fandom name by having the titular character refer to his in-universe fans using the same name in an almost fourth-wall-breaking comment in Season 03 Episode 02. [249] [250] Lucy: Wal wal Music group The sound of a puppy barking, this continues the theme they began by naming their band after a dog. [251] Luke Black
Uni.T (Korean: 유니티; stylized as UNI.T) was a South Korean girl group formed through the KBS survival show The Unit. The group consisted of nine members: Yang Ji-won, Bae Woo-hee, Yoonjo, ZN, NC.A, Euijin, Yebin, Lee Hyun-joo and Lee Su-ji. For their second and last release, they were promoting as 8 without ZN. [3]
All ten members of NCT 127 were originally introduced through SM Rookies, a pre-debut training team established by SM Entertainment. [16] Johnny was the first member to join the label through an American audition at Chicago, Illinois, in 2007, while Yuta was recruited through the SM Global Audition in Osaka, Japan and Mark in Vancouver, Canada in 2012.
K-pop (/ k eɪ p ɒ p /, Korean: 케이팝; RR: Keipap), short for Korean popular music, [1] is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. [2] It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. [3]
BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan; lit. Bulletproof Boy Scouts), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material.
Nerdfighters, another fandom formed around Vlogbrothers, a YouTube vlog channel, are mainly high school students united by a common goal of "decreasing world suck". [33] K-pop fans have been involved in various online fan activism campaigns related to Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Black Lives Matter movement. [34] [35]
Mave: (Korean: 메이브; stylized as MAVE:), is a South Korean virtual girl group formed in 2023 by Metaverse Entertainment. The group consists of Siu, Zena, Tyra, and Marty, who are hyper-realistic, 3D CGI members that were created using machine learning, deepfake, and 3D production technology.