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In K-Pop, every group has an introduction to be recognizable by everyone. This way, even if some are not part of the fandom, they can know who is the group, and maybe search into them if they like the group they see. Those introductions often include a little hand gesture and a slogan. But if it is so easy to recognize a group, it is less easy to recognize fans from the same fandom.
When becoming a K-Pop stan, the first thing you want to do is usually find people who enjoy the same artists as you do. But how is it possible to know if someone is in the same fandom as you without directly asking the question? Well, some groups found a solution and created official hand gestures for fans. This way, fans will be able to easily find each other without having to awkwardly ask every person they meet which fandoms they're part of.
1. MONBEBE
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MONBEBE has a hand gesture to recognize each other. Its figure is really easy to do, and very self-explanatory. The idea is to create an "M" shape with your index and middle fingers from both hands, this way, it represents both MONSTA X and MONBEBE. This is such a cute way to find other MONBEBE in the crowd and prove to the members that you are a true MONBEBE.
2. STAY
The STAY signal might be one of the most popular fandom signals as the members created and presented it at "Weekly Idol". The concept is quite uncommon but to stay who find each other should do the gesture that consists of a move from Stray Kids' 'Thunderous' dance, where the members throw their hands down right at the beginning of the chorus. And even if the signal seems pretty bold to do, Stray Kids like it a lot and are convinced that STAYs can do it well.
3. TOMOON
More than a simple gesture, ONEUS created a true introduction for their fandom. Just like idols have their official greetings, ONEUS created one for TOMOONs, and it can easily be used as a fan signal. The gesture is quite similar to the ONEUS introduction except that the fans should show two fingers instead of one at first, then turn around their hands in the opposite direction as ONEUS does, and finally, do the TOMOON representative gesture that looks like a moon crescent. That is a cute matching introduction indeed.
4. NCTzen
As always, NCT did not choose simplicity, but we have to admit it, their fan signal is pretty cool too. Close to sign language, the NCTzen gesture is supposed to be the NCT's sign along with other gestures added by fans while creating the 'Neo Got My Back' challenge. It is complicated so many fans did tutorial videos on TikTok back in the day. This is not officially a fan gesture, but it spread so much among NCTzen that we believe most fans know it by now and would easily recognize each other if they did it.
Those were the 4 fandoms that own a special fan gesture, aren't those cool? We hope that more groups and fandoms will come up with such signals.
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