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Common K-pop words & phrases #3

CF: Short for 'Commercial film', usually starring k-pop stars and k-drama actors. Check out the CF for SK telecom starring BTS and Jessi down below.



Debut: A first public appearance on a stage, on television etc. The meaning of the word 'debut' has changed throughout the years, a few years ago a 'debut' was something mysterious where a few teasers was all fans got prior to their debut. Today survival shows are made where you can follow a group long before their debut, and thus they might 'debut' with a bigger fanbase and much more attention at their 'debut day' than they would have had without it.

Fan Fiction: Fictional stories written by fans starring k-pop idols and/or actors. These stories usually have romance genres, with erotic details.

Kai Bai Bo (Korean: 가위 바위 보):  More commonly known as 'Rock - Paper - Scissors' in English speaking countries. However the Korean version is slightly different, they tend to play this game with more than two people. Kai (가위) meaning scissors, bai (바위) is rock and bo (보) is paper. Rock (바위) beats scissors (가위), paper (보) beats rock (바위), and scissors (가위) beats paper(보) .
Kai Bai Bo is played by all generations and it is common to see this game being played at Korean game shows like Running Man and 1 Night 2 Days.

MVP:  Acronym meaning 'Most Valuable Player'.

MC: Short for 'Master of Cermonies' or 'Microphone Controller'. The host of an event, like Gong Seung-yeon, Yoo Jeong-yeon, and Kim Min-seok who as of July 3, 2016 hosts 'Inkigayo' .




N/A: Acronym meaning 'Not Available' or 'No Answer'. Used to indicate the lack of information on something.

Predebut: Basically means 'before debut'.

Spazzing: Something fangirls/fanboys are known to do. When your body just can't control all the excitement. Spazzing can include screaming and/or even kicking around.



Whitewashing: Whitewashing is editing pictures of natural dark skin toned people and removing all traces of melanin (pigment that gives human skin, hair, and eyes their color.) to leave a result of a white canvas as a skintone. Entertainment companies, magazines and other media outlets release altered pictures all the time, this does not only make fans confused about their idols real skin tone, but it puts tons of pressure on idols on how they should or shouldn't be. Even fans contribute; fantaken pictures are often brightened before posted online.

Original picture of CL vs. whitewashed picture. 



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