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8 K-Pop Idols with Unique and Rare Surnames, North Korean Surnames - Jeju Island Special

8 K-Pop Idols with Unique and Rare Surnames, North Korean Surnames - Jeju Island Special

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8 K-Pop Idols with Unique and Rare Surnames, North Korean Surnames - Jeju Island Special

Some K-Pop idols have very unique and uncommon surnames. Their names stand out among the Kims, Lees, and Parks that are scattered in the Korean entertainment world. Here are a series of K-Pop idols with surnames that are considered rare, let's check it out!

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The surname Boo, which is held by Seungkwan of SEVENTEEN, comes from Jeju Island. In fact, 99% of people with the Boo surname come from there.

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Taeyang's real name is Dong Young Bae. The Dong surname is more commonly found in North Korea than in South Korea. There are only about six thousand people with the Dong surname in South Korea.

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Yook yang is the Sungjae BTOB clan originally from China. Based on history, a man named Yook Bok migrated from China and lived in South Korea in 927.

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It is not easy to find someone with the Bong clan. But, Jaehyun Golden Child is one of them.

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Have you ever heard of the Yeom clan? Perhaps not many people know that LABOUM member, Haein, has the Yeom clan.

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The Ok clan held by Taecyeon 2PM has the meaning of jade. This stone is often considered as a bringer of goodness.

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Eun Jiwon is one of the first generation idols whose name is still known by K-Pop fans to this day. Although its pronunciation is similar to the word for silver in Korean, they are not related.

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The Ong Seong Wu surname is the rarest because it is only owned by a thousand people in South Korea. Not only that, Seong Wu is definitely the only idol with the Ong surname.