Many Don't Know, These 12 Famous K-POP Idols Changed Their Birth Names Permanently: Lisa BLACKPINK - Kang Daniel

Kapanlagi.com - Success and fame are almost every K-POP idol's dream. In order to achieve that goal, many K-POP idols are willing to do anything to debut and become famous. One of them is changing their real name to a stage name.

Interestingly, some famous K-POP idols not only want to use a stage name. For the success of their careers, these famous K-POP idols even changed their birth names permanently. Besides Lisa BLACKPINK and Kang Daniel, who else is there?

1. Lisa BLACKPINK

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First there is Lisa BLACKPINK whose birth name is actually Lalisa Manoban. Lisa was actually born with the name Pranpriya Manoban. She later decided to officially and permanently change her name to Lalisa Manoban, or better known by her stage name Lisa.

2. Jihyo TWICE

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Jihyo TWICE actually has a birth name Park Jisoo. However, when participating in SIXTEEN, a survival show that debuted TWICE, Jihyo officially and permanently changed her birth name. Until now, this TWICE leader is known as Jihyo, no longer Jisoo.

3. Eunji Apink

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Jung Eunji or Eunji Apink also has a different birth name from her current name. She was born as Jung Hyerim. However, she officially and permanently changed her name to Jung Eunji, and has been using it until now.

4. Yesung Super Junior

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Before known as Yesung Super Junior, he was born with the name Kim Jongwoon. Later, he officially and permanently changed his name to Kim Jonghoon. Interestingly, it was not Yesung who changed his name, but his mother, because she believed that her son would not like that name.

5. Jaehyun NCT

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Having a handsome face, Jaehyun NCT, who always successfully captivates the hearts of fans, was not born with the name Jung Jaehyun. Instead, he was born with the name Jung Yoon Oh. Although Jaehyun initially used his birth name as his stage name, he decided to officially and permanently change it, and has been using it until now.

6. Yoon Jisung Former Wanna One

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This former Wanna One leader is also an idol who officially and permanently changed his birth name. Yoon Jisung was originally born with the name Yoon Byeong Ok. He decided to change it and use the name Yoon Jisung in his career until now.

7. Soyeon from T-ARA

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Her name soared after her debut and career with T-ARA. However, did you know that Soyeon is not her birth name? Instead, this former T-ARA member was born with the name Park Injung. She chose to officially and permanently change her birth name for the sake of her career as an idol.

8. Joohoney from MONSTA X

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Not stopping at just once, Joohoney from MONSTA X actually changed his birth name twice. First, he was born with the name Lee Hojoon, then changed it to Lee Jihwan. Only on the second change, he officially and permanently changed his name to Lee Jooheon.

He believed that his previous name brought him less luck, so he chose to change it. As the name MONSTA X rose to fame, Jooheon decided to change his name to Joohoney to make it easier for fans to remember.

9. YooA Oh My Girl

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YooA Oh My Girl was originally born with the name Yoo Yeonjoo. She later officially and permanently changed her birth name to Yoo Shiah, which she felt was more suitable as her stage name as well.

10. Park Sihyun

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Park Sihyun is a former member of SPICA. Although known for a long time as Sihyun, it turns out she was born with the name Juhyun. The reason is that many people around her are more familiar with calling her Juhyun since she was a child, so she decided to change her birth name and use it permanently.

11. Jeongyeon TWICE

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In addition to Jihyo, Jeongyeon is also a member of TWICE who officially and permanently changed her birth name. Initially, she was born with the name Yoo Kyungwan, but because she felt that name was too masculine, she then changed it to Yoo Jeongyeon and has been using it ever since.

12. Kang Daniel

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Last but not least, there is Kang Daniel who apparently also does not use that name since birth. Instead, he was born with the name Kang Eui Geon. As time went by, he decided to officially and permanently change his name to Kang Daniel, due to the difficulty people had in spelling his birth name.

Those are some famous K-POP idols who permanently changed their birth names. Perhaps many don't know that their birth names are actually different from the names they use now. Are you one of them, KLovers?

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