6 K-Pop Idols Who Had to Change Fandom Names for Various Reasons

Kapanlagi.com - K-Pop idols and fandoms are two inseparable entities. Especially when the fandom name has been officially introduced, K-Pop idols will proudly call their fans on various occasions and events. This brings them closer and enhances their interaction and communication, like a couple.

However, the number of new or rookie K-Pop idols continues to increase every year, making it inevitable for them to have the same fandom name. Therefore, rookie K-Pop idols or those who have just debuted are forced to change their fandom names to avoid controversy.

Furthermore, here are a series of K-Pop idols who had to change their fandom names for various reasons.

1. TXT

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In 2019, Big Hit Entertainment announced Young One as the official fandom name for TXT, following the success of their debut in both South Korea and globally. The name is derived from a wordplay in the Korean language, yeongwon, which means forever.

Unfortunately, Young One had already been chosen as the fandom name for Tiffany Young, which sparked controversy and even received protests from fans of Girls Generation.

After a few weeks, Big Hit Entertainment issued an apology for not thoroughly considering the fandom name TXT before announcing it. As a replacement, TXT was given a better fandom name in August 2019, which is Moment of Alwaysness (MOA), meaning every moment of TXT and fans can be spent together, always and forever.

2. Cignature

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Recently, or specifically in February 2021, Cignature announced the official fandom name called Ciluv, which is a combination of Cignature and 'luv'. However, just after a few hours, C9 Entertainment, as the agency of Cignature, officially retracted the name.

The reason is that the word Ciluv in Korean, pronounced 'shi-leob', has the same pronunciation as Syrup, the fandom name of another girl group, G-REYISH.

Until now, C9 Entertainment has not decided on a new official fandom name for Cignature. Some fans have suggested changing it to Cignets, Cignals, or Ciggies.

3. CRAXY

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The same thing happened to CRAXY. In March 2020, their agency, S.A ITAINMENT, announced the fandom name as CRAVITY, which is a combination of CRAXY and 'gravity'.

However, in April 2020, Starship Entertainment debuted a boy group named CRAVITY, which is a combination of 'creativity' and 'gravity', also meaning 'center of gravity'.

To avoid confusion, S.A ITAINMENT decided to change the fandom name of CRAXY, which was overlapping with CRAVITY. After receiving input from fans, CRAXY finally announced the new official fandom name as CROWN in 2021.

4. ANS

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ANS gives good news to fans by officially announcing the fandom name ANSWER in June 2020. The name was announced during ANS' first fan-meeting. However, ANS Entertainment seems to have been careless in choosing the name, as Answer had already been used as the fandom name for HINT. Only later, in August 2020, ANS introduced a new fandom name, ANSer, which is a combination of 'ANS' and 'power' or 'forever'.

5. Girlkind

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Flashback to 2018, when Girlkind announced the fandom name as Onkind, which symbolizes Girlkind and fans always being together. However, the group had to change the fandom name after a few months.

This was suspected to be due to overlap with the fan name for Eun Jiwon, the leader of Sechs Kies, which is called 1KYNE. The fandom name had a similar pronunciation to Onekind. From there, Nextlevel Entertainment, the agency of Girlkind, changed the fandom name to Fanforce.

6. CROSS GENE

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Last but not least, there is CROSS GENE who also had to change their fandom name. Initially, this group debuted with six members, but the main vocalist and maknae J.G chose to leave the group a year later.

In February 2016, Amuse Korea announced that the CROSS GENE fandom name is Destiny, as a tribute to J.G's stage name, 'Gene', which was then perfected to 'Destiny Gene'.

However, just a few hours later, the fandom name had to be changed due to its similarity with BESTiny, the fandom name of BESTie. In March 2016, they announced a new fandom name called CandY, which means 'CROSS GENE and You'.

Well, those are some K-Pop idols who had to change their fandom name because they were deemed overlapping or similar to other fandom names. Are you a fan of any of these K-Pop idols, KLovers?

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