I tried to get every idol group in here that is successful right now, was it in the past and will be (Rookies).. I did my best haha! And if anyone misses someone in here or something is wrong - please be free to tell me (via ask) but don’t bash me :O because I’m not into every fandom! but just tell me and I’ll add them in/edit ;D Okay, let’s start~
1TYM (pronounced One Time) 원타임
Members: (from left to right) Danny (Im Taebin), Oh Jin Hwan, Song Baek Kyoung, Teddy (Park Hong Jun)
Fandom: Hip Hop Village
Color: black (they use towels)
2AM (2 o’clock in the morning)
Members: (left to right) Im Seulong, Lee Changmin, Jokwon, Jung Jinwoon
Fandom: I AM (together with 2PM’s Hottest it’s I AM HOTTEST and stands for the full group with 2AM and 2PM which is ONE DAY)
Color: Black/Metallic Grey (temporary - no official color)
2NE1 (to anyone/twenty one - 21)
Members: (left to right) Dara (Sandara Park), Park Bom, CL (Lee Chaerin), Minzy (Gong Minji)
Fandom: Black Jack (21 is the highest number to get in the card game Black Jack)
Color: Hot Pink/Black
2PM (2 o’clock in the afternoon)
Members: (left to right) Ok Taecyeon, Lee Junho, Kim Junsu, Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, Jang Wooyoung, Hwang Chansung (it’s strange to ad the last names xD but for all the non Hottest I guess it would be better to know their full names ^^)
Fandom: Hottest (The Hottest time of the day - which was the title of their first Mini Album)
Color: Metallic Grey/Pearl Black
4Minute
Members: (left to right) Hyuna, Jihyun, Jiyoon, Gayoon, Sohyun
Fandom: 4NIA (4 Minute Mania)
Color: violet
5dolls
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
8Eight (the 8 stands for the turned around infinte symbol)
Members: (left to right) Baek Chan, Joo Hee, Lee Hyun
Fandom: Infinity (?)
Color: N/A
A Pink (Asu Pink)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
After School
Members: (left to right) UEE (Kim Yujin), Nana (Im Jinah), Lizzy (Park Sooyoung), Kahi (Park Kahi), Jooyeon (Lee Jooyeon), Raina (Oh Hyerin), Jung Ah (Kim Jungah)
Fandom: Play Girlz (title of a track from their first Mini Album)
Color: N/A
A’ST1 (means A Style [1 is “il” in korean] it also means Asia Star Number 1)
Fandom: Eunice
Color: Pearl Purple
B1A4 (one member has blood type B and the other 4 have blood type A)
Members: (left to right) Baro (Cha Sunwoo), Sandeul (Lee Junghwan), Jinyoung (Jung Jinyoung), Gongchan (Gong Chanshik), CNU (Shin Dongwoo)
Fandom: Bana
Color: N/A
Baby V.O.X. (Baby Voices Of eXpression)
Members: (from right to left - I only know these two) Kan Miyeon, Yoon Eunhye
Fandom: Baby Angels
Color:Pearl Pink
BEAST/B2ST (B2ST was their original name which means “Boys to (=2) Search for Top” but it was changed to Beast which means “Boys of the EAst Standing Tall)
Members: (left to right) Lee Kikwang, Yong Junhyung, Yoon Dujun (most people write it Doojoon but I don’t xD), Jang Hyunseung, Son Dongwoon, Yang Yoseob
Fandom: B2UTY (Beauty and the Beast)
Color: Pearl Midnight Blue
BIGBANG (the name is from the TV Show they were formed in - “Big Bang Documentary)
Members: (left to right) TOP (Choi Seunghyun), Seungri (Lee Seunghyun), Taeyang (Dong Youngbae), Kang Daesung, G-Dragon/GD (Kwon Jiyong)
Fandom: V.I.P. (Very Important Person)
Color: N/A but the official crown shaped lightsticks are yellow
Block B (short form for Blockbuster)
Members: (above) Taeil (Lee Taeil), B-Bomb (Lee Minhyuk), U-Kwon (Kim Yukwon), Jaehyo (Ahn Jaehyo), Kyung (Park Kyung), (below) Zico (Woo Jiho), P.O (Pyo Jihoon)
Fandom: BBC (BB-Club/Blockbuster Club) unofficial
Color: Purple
Boyfriend
Members: (above) Hyun Seong, Jo Kwangmin, Kim Donghyun, Lee Jeongmin, No Minwoo, Jo Youngmin
Fandom: Best Friend
Color: N/A
Brave Girls
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Brown Eyed Girls
Members: (left to right) Narsha (Park Hyojin), Son GaIn, Miryo (Jo Mihye), JeA (Kim Hyojin)
Fandom: Everlasting (Fans and the girls will last forever)
Color: N/A
Brown Eyed Soul
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Brown Eyes
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Chakra
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Clazziquai (derived from bandmember DJ Clazzi)
Members: (left to right) Alex (Chu Hungon), DJ Clazzi (Kim Sunghoon), Horan (Choi Soojin)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
C.N. Blue (Code Name Blue)
Members: (left to right) Lee Jungshin, Lee Jonghyun, Jung Yonghwa, Kang Minhyuk
Fandom: Boice (Voice and Blue combined)
Color: N/A
Co-Ed School
Fandom: Classmates (unofficial)
Color: N/A
CSJH The Grace (Chun Sang Ji Hee which means Grace)
Fandom: Shapely
Color: Pastel Pink
Dalmatian (well, obvious right? :D)
Fandom: DALMATE
Color: N/A
Dal★shabet (Dal is sweet in korean and Shabet means Sherbet - Sweet Sherbet)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Davichi
Members: Kang Minkyung, Lee Haeri
Fandom: GIRLSHIGH
Color: N/A
DBSK/DongBangShinKi/TVXQ!/ToHoShinKi/TVfXQ/TongVfangXienQi (which is korean/japanese/chinese for “the Rising Gods of the East”)
Members: (left to right) Max/Choikang Changmin (Shim Changmin), Micky/Micky Yoochun (Park Yoochun), Hero/Youngwoong Jaejoong (Kim Jaejoong), U-Know/U-Know Yunho (Jung Yunho), Xiah/Xiah Junsu (Kim Junsu)
Fandom: Cassiopeia/Cassies (stands for the 5 star constellation Cassiopeia and represents the 5 Idols) & Big East (TVXQ has 2 official fan clubs)
Color: Pearl Red & Blue (Big East color)
DGNA/D-NA/The Boss (short cut for the korean name Dae Guk Nam Ah and The Boss is the translation of that DGNA meaning ” The Boys Of Super Space)
Fandom: N/A
Color: Pearl Terracotta
DJ DOC (DOC stands for Dream Of Children)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
DNT (Dragon N Tiger)
Fandom: DAY (DNT And You)
Color: Chocolate (?)
Dynamic Duo
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Epik High
Fandom: High Skool
Color: N/A
F.CUZ (means focus)
Fandom: F.ANTASIA
Color: N/A
Fin.K.L (Fin [french: end] Killing Liberty means the girls are “against oppression of freedom”)
Fandom: Pinky
Color: Red
Fly to the Sky
Members: (left to right) Brian Joo (Joo Jintaek), Hwanhee (Hwang Yoonseok)
Fandom: Fly High
Color: Sky Blue
F.T. Island (Five Treasure Island)
Fandom: Primadonna (was the first title track from the first Album)
Color: Sunshine Yellow (they use a flag)
f(x) (mathematical function but also f for flowers and x for double X chromosomes)
Members: (left to right) Victoria (Song Qian), Amber (Amber Josephine Liu), Krystal (Jung Soojung), Sulli (Choi Jinri), Luna (Park Sunyoung)
Fandom: Aff(x)tion (fans’ affection for the girls)
Color: Pearl Periwinkle
Gavy NJ
Fandom: Happiness
Color: N/A
Girl’s Day
Fandom: Diamonds
Color: N/A
g.o.d. (means Groove Over Dose and is lower cased so it’s not confused with God)
Fandom: Fan of g.o.d./Fan of GOD
Color: Sky Blue
HITT (Here Is The Top)
Members: (left to right) U Ram (Kim Wooram), Hayong (Ji Hayong), Juntaek (Oh Juntaec), Hyunjun (Cho Hyunjun), Howon (Choi Howon), Jaehun (Sung Jaehun)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
H.O.T. (stands for High-five Of Teenagers)
Fandom: White Angels
Color: White
Infinite (Infinite will last forever)
Members: (left to right) Hoya (Lee Howon), Kim Sunggyu, Nam Woohyun, L (Kim Myungsoo), Lee Sungjong, Lee Sungyeol, Jang Dongwoo
Fandom: Inspirit
Color: N/A
Jewelry
Fandom: Jewelry Box
Color: Blue
JQT (J is the letter every girl has in her name and Q and T stands for Quality and Quartet)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
KARA (is the greek word “chara” which means joy - interpreted as sweet melody)
Fandom: Kamilia (Kara and spanish word familia [family] combined)
Color: Pearl Peach
MBLAQ (Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality)
Members: (left to right) Mir (Bang Chulyong), Thunder/Cheondung (Park Sanghyun), G.O (Jung Byunghee), Yang Seungho, Lee Joon (Lee Changsun)
Fandom: A+ (all boys have bloodtyoe A and A+ also stands for Absolute Quality)
Color: Pearl Chocolate
miss A (miss Asia)
Members: (left to right) Jia (Meng Jia), Min (Lee Minyoung), Fei (Wang Fei Fei), Suzy (Bae Suji)
Fandom: Say A!
Color: N/A
Nine Muses (9 Girls referring themselves as Muses)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
N-TRAIN
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
One Way
Members: (left to right) Young Sky (Cho Junyoung), Peter (Hyun Peter), Chance (Kim Michael Jung)
Fandom: One Sound
Color: N/A
Orange Caramel (sub-group of After School / named because of sweet candy image)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Piggy Dolls
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Popsicle (sub-group from DGNA The Boss)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
Rainbow (the girls stand for the 7 colors of the rainbow)
Fandom: Prismatic/Prism (derives from optics in which a prism is used to break light so the spectral colors are visible - rainbow colors)
Color: N/A
RaNia
Fandoms: N/A
Color: N/A
Sechs Kies (Sechs is german for 6 and Kies is also german [haha] for Crystals [actually not.. it’s just some little stones but Crystals sounds better] means the 6 boys are Crystals)
Fandom: Jekkies/Jekki (derives from the korean pronounciation of Sechs Kies)
Color: Yellow
SECRET
Fandom: Secret Time
Color: N/A
SeeYa (See You Again/See You Always but Ya is also slang for you)
Fandom: SeeYa With You
Color: Pearl Light Pink
S.E.S. (the names of the girls Sea [a.k.a Bada] Eugene and Shoo)
Fandom: Friend
Color: Purple
SG Wannabe (Simon & Garfunkel Wannabes - the boys want to be like S&G)
Fandom: Love Room
Color: Pearl Gold
SHINee (pronounced as shiny which means that the boys are always shining)
Members: (left to right) Onew (Lee Jinki), Taemin (Lee Taemin), Jonghyun (Kim Jonghyun), Minho (Choi Minho), Key (Kim Kibum)
Fandom: SHINee World a.k.a Shawol
Color: Pearlescent Sky Blue/Pearl Aqua/Teal
Shinhwa (korean word for myth or legend - which is very true haha)
Fandom: Shinhwa Changjo (Always creating a new legend)
Color: Orange
SISTAR (combined sister and star which means they are sisters who become big stars)
Fandom: Star1
Color: Fuchsia
SNSD/Girls Generation/SoShi (SNSD is short for the korean word So Nyeo Shi Dae which means Girls Generation and SoShi is the abbreviation of SNSD)
Members: (left to right) Sooyoung (Choi Sooyoung), Hyoyeon (Kim Hyoyeon), Tiffany (Stephanie Hwang/Hwang Miyoung), Jessica (Jessica Jung/Jung Sooyeon), Yoona (Im Yoona), Yuri (Kwon Yuri), Taeyeon (Kim Taeyeon), Seohyun (Seo Joohyun), Sunny (Lee Sunkyu)
Fandom: S♥NE (stands for So One and indicates that the Fans and SNSD will always be one, but it also stands for the korean word SoWon and means “wish” which refers to the title song “Tell me your wish”)
Color: Pear Light Pink (heart-shaped balloons)
SS501 (pronounced double S 5 0 1 and stands for Superstar and Singer and that the 5 members will always be united as one forever [0 is yong in korean and the short form for yongwonhi which means forever])
Members: (left to right) Park Jungmin, Kim Hyungjoon, Heo Youngsaeng, Kim Hyunjoong, Kim Kyujong
Fandom: Triple S (the two S from the band name and a third S for Supporters)
Color: Pearl Light Green
Super Junior/SuJu (SuJu is the short form for Super Junior)
Members: (left to right) Shindong (Shin Donghee), Donghae (Lee Donghae), Yesung (the one above/Kim Jongwoon), Kangin (Kim Youngwoon), Sungmin (Lee Sungmin), Kyuhyun (Cho Kyuhyun), Kibum (Kim Kibum), Hankyung (Han Geng), Heechul (Kim Heechul), Eunhyuk (Lee Hyukjae), Ryeowook (Kim Ryeowook), Siwon (Choi Siwon), Leeteuk (Park Jungsu)
Fandom: E.L.F. (EverLasting Friends which means that the boys and the fans will be friends forever)
Color: Pearl Sapphire Blue
Supernova/Choshinsung (Choshinsung is korean for Supernova)
Fandom: Tinkerbell (?) / japanese: Milky Way
Color: Pearl
T♚ARA (stands for Tiara which is a little diadem/crown)
Members: (left to right) Eunjung (Ham Eunjung), Qri (Lee Jihyun), Boram (Jeon Boram), Jiyeon (Park Jiyeon), Soyeon (Park Injung), Hyomin (Park Sunyoung), Hwayoung (Ryu Hwayoung)
Fandom: Diadem (type of crown)
Color: Yellow (?)
Teen Top
Members: (left to right) Chunji (Lee Chanhee), L.Joe (Lee Byunghun), CAP (Bang Minsoo), Niel (sitting/Ahn Daniel), Ricky (above/Yoo Changhyun), Changjo (Choi Jonghyun)
Fandom: Andromeda
Color: Pearl Light Lavender
The TRAX (stands for “recording tracks” but also for the stage names of the 4 members [before Rose and Attack left] Typhoon of the Rose Attack on Xmas)
Fandom: TRAXIAN/Total Eclipse
Color: Pearl Cobalt Blue
T-MAX
Fandom: Mighty Max
Color: N/A
Typhoon
Fandom: N/A
Color: Hot Pink
U-KISS
Members: (above) Eli (Ellison Kim/Kim Kyoungjae), AJ (Kim Jaeseop), Hoon (Yeo Hoonmin), Kevin (Kevin Woo/Woo Sunghyun), (below) Dongho (Shin Dongho), Soohyun (Shin Soohyun), Kiseop (Lee Kiseop)
Fandom: Kiss Me
Color: Clear with kiss marks (balloon)/Pink
Untouchable
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
V.O.S. (stands for Voice Of Soul)
Fandom: Soulmate (derives from Soul in VOS and that the fans and VOS are soulmates)
Color: Pearl Burgundy
Wonder Girls
Members: (left to right) Yenny/Yeeun (Park Yeeun), Sohee (Ahn Sohee), Sun/Sunye (Min Sunye), Yubin (Kim Yubin), Lim (Woo Hyelim)
Fandom: Wonderful (Fans are full of wonder for the girls)
Color: Pearl Burgundy
X-5 (Xenos 5)
Members: (left to right) Zin/Jin (Jin Hyunjin), Haewon (Jung Haewon), Ghun (Son Hyunseok), Taefung/Typhoon (Lee Donghyun), Sulhu (Kim Jinwan)
Fandom: N/A
Color: N/A
ZE:A/Children of Empire (ZE:A is an acronym for the korean Jegugi Aideul which means Children of Empire but Jegugi Aideul also means ZE and A stands for Asia)
Fandom: ZE:A Style/ZE:A’s
Color: N/A
