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Is your favorite idol or actor as pretty as a flower? Find out the Korean word to describe such beautiful men - kkotminam.
Ishani Sarkar, Kpopmap EditorDid you know that there is a word in Korean to describe men who are so good-looking that they're compared to flowers? This Korean word is "kkotminam".
'Kkotminam' (꽃미남) literally translates to "flower-like handsome man". It is a combination of 꽃 (kkot), meaning flower, and 미남 (minam), meaning handsome man. It is definitely a compliment and praise of a man's beauty.
Some popular Korean actors who are called 'kkotminam' include Lee JoonGi (the OG), Park BoGum, Song Kang, Ji ChangWook, Lee MinHo, and Song JoongKi, among others. Some idols who are called 'kkotminam' include ASTRO's Cha EunWoo, Ong SeongWu, NCT's HaeChan, TREASURE's JunKyu, RIIZE's WonBin, and ZEROBASEONE's Zhang Hao, among others.
You can use 'kkotminam' in a sentence (informally) as follows:
그 아이돌은 꽃미남이야
Geu aidol-eun kkotminam-iya
That idol is a kkotminam!
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We KNOW you’ll love them too, if you don’t already.
Nessie, Staff WriterIf a fan got into K-Pop for the music, another fan got into K-Pop for the personalities of members off-stage. It’s mesmerizing to watch boy groups perform on stage—the energy is unmatched. However, it’s also just as juicy to get to watch a boy group’s variety programs and realize that they have so much dimension as performers.
Amongst the different types of personalities of members in boy groups, we have the “Sunshine” category. An undeniably valuable category in a group, when a member gains this status, and it’s no surprise that fans love a group more when this dynamic is in place. So, in this article, we’ll be talking about 6 sunshine boys of some 3rd and 4th Gen K-Pop boy groups that we adore. We KNOW you’ll love them too, if you don’t already.
Lee DongHyuck, NCT member. His stage name, HaeChan, literally translates to sunshine. With his quick-witted personality and his cure charms, there’s hardly anything to hate about HaeChan. Though his hyungs in NCT 127 love to tease him, and his mates in NCT DREAM live to play games with him, it’s beautifully obvious that they care deeply for HaeChan, and they love how he brings brightness and life to the atmosphere. The members love his sunshine energy, we love it and his other idol friends love it, too. He’s literally a walking, breathing sunshine of an idol, and we cannot explain how much we adore that.
We’re pretty sure anyone, even a K-Pop fan who isn’t a STAY, can tell that Felix is a ray of light. His fellow Stray Kids's members know this. It’s almost impossible to tease Felix, because while the others are playfully at each other’s throats, Felix is there to add kind fun to the members’ mischievousness. He's almost never in the squabbling the members like to engage in, but you can’t take your eyes off him. He’s a breathe of fresh air personified, and what’s not to love about that? Let’s not forget to mention his swoon-worthy smile too. He quite literally beams when he smiles.
We cannot get enough! DK is the reason some of us began to love SEVENTEEN’s personas off-stage. He is so bright and so funny and so cutely clueless sometimes that it never fails to make the members laugh or sigh at how he's started again. Either way, we can tell that both the SEVENTEEN boys and us fans know just how valuable DK's sunlight is to our lives. Even better is when DK and Hoshi are paired up. Now if that isn’t a power sunshine duo! But DK alone is everything bright and light and so much more. We’re so thankful to stan him.
For any The B (a THE BOYZ’s fan), it’s difficult picking a favorite member because they all have their lovable quirks. However, we’d say it’s pretty obvious that Jacob is the sunshine of this group for a lot of reasons. While the members are being their chaotic selves, Jacob sits in the fun, bringing a sort of balance. His calming, clear light of a personality shines through in a silent way. We don’t forget to mention how softly and soothingly Jacob talks and smiles. That alone is enough to make you beam as well, and if that isn’t some unique sunshine energy, we sure don’t know what is.
A list of sunshine boys is not complete without one of the OG sunshine boys—j-hope. From the beginning of BTS’s whirlwind career, j-hope has been the member with the smiles and the jokes and the upbeat energy. He was the glue sometimes, making sure the members weren’t feeling to disheartened. His invaluable input as the bright member in the group is something we appreciate and we love. J-hope is the sunshine boy who stays the sunshine to pull the group up. Admirable and valiant, that’s his species of sunshine.
Being part of the maknae line in P1HARMONY, you’d think Soul would take advantage of it to secure his Maknae On Top status. But he doesn’t need to do too much; his personality is so funnily odd and quirky that he’s certain to make his hyungs and JongSeob laugh just being himself. When he’s quiet, he’s quiet. But the minute he opens his mouth, there’s a fun to the air that’s odd and yet refreshing. We love how his sunshine energy isn’t the typical type, but is just as captivating. Fans of this budding star boy group certainly know Soul is an irreplaceable asset to the life of P1HARMONY, both talent-wise and personality-wise.
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Here's some NCT member's and their solos that show their unique artistry!
Kianna, Staff WriterNCT is a multinational boy group under SM Entertainment with interesting concepts and the most members in a male K-Pop group. With so many members, they can try out different ideas and approaches to their aesthetics and music. Many members have been fortunate enough to pursue solo activities outside of group activities.
The members work together as a group and follow a concept that can work well for everyone. However, as a soloist, the members are allowed to show off their charms and own personal aesthetics. They can have more freedom to produce and perform music that they're interested in. We're going to look at some NCT members who showed off their charms in their solo projects. Here are 5 NCT solos that personally showed off their charisma and individual tastes. These are not the only NCT members with solos as many more members in NCT also have solos!
NCT's TaeYong has always had an interesting and fun way of expressing himself through his solo projects. From his first solo song 'Long Flight', TaeYong has always continued to surprise us with refreshing, shining music since his debut as a solo artist. Not only that, he works closely with his tracks composing and writing for them. While his song 'Long Flight' is a melodic, R&B track highlighting his vocals, his other songs 'TAP' and 'SHALALA' show off his energizing rap skills and futuristic-sounding pop and hip-hop songs. Regardless of the song, TaeYong always shows off how versatile he is and it always has that fun, TaeYong element to the songs. TaeYong is one of the members with a full album release!
NCT's Ten is known for his hypnotic vocals and haunting melodies that are shown in his solo works. All of Ten's solo tracks are suited perfectly to fit his dancing performances for them. His debut solo with 'Dream In A Dream' was impressive and everything people expected of the Thai artist. Seductive, mesmerizing, and beautiful, Ten has kept to this theme for his songs such as 'Birthday' and 'Nightwalker'. He experimented with more upbeat, pop sounds for his single 'Paint Me Naked'. The song was lively and groovy yet it still showcased how incredibly charismatic Ten is when it comes to his solo projects. Ten is another member who has released an album!
We expect nothing less of the vocal king that is NCT's JaeHyun when it comes to his solo projects. JaeHyun's solo songs always show off his silky smooth vocals and the songs are more ballad and pop-focused. Although not a solo, he surprised us with his collab song 'Try Again' with artist d.ear and this was only the beginning of JaeHyun's journey. The artist released his first solo song 'Forever Only', and has kept up the momentum of showcasing his breathtaking vocals in his works.
NCT's Mark is a master with his rapping skills and knows how to blend his skills when it comes to his solo songs. In his first solo song 'Child', Mark has kept a steady momentum and aesthetic to his solo works, following pop, rock, and hip-hop fusions with his songs. 'Golden Hour' really showed his solo power and remained true to his joking nature as the song is about a long-time joke in the fandom. Mark knows how to keep fans on their toes, showing dynamic music with his solos, parts in NCT, and even his features. We hope he releases a full album soon!
NCT's Taeil has amazing vocals and his voice is fit for any K-Drama ost. Thankfully, our dreams came true! His first solo song was for the 2016 K-Drama "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" where he sang an OST titled 'Because Of You'. Since then, he has gone on to do more OSTs for K-Dramas like his songs 'Starlight' and 'Lovey Dovey." Not only has Taeil proven himself to be an OST king, but his solo songs prove just how skilled he is as a vocalist when he gets to shine. His singing is powerful and so far he has stuck to ballads that show off his colors. We can't wait to hear more versatility for his future projects and we know he will leave us all shocked with his talent.
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