Fandom Starter Dictionary: Bias, Home Base and Photocards
Matters of the heart: choe-ae, cha-ae, ipdeok
Your choe-ae is the member you love most, your cha-ae is the runner-up. Famously, you only have one bias but the runner-up list keeps growing.
Ipdeok is the moment you become a fan, often triggered by one random video, which is why 'gateway video' is a thing. Leaving a fandom is called taldeok.
Daily life: home base, deokjil, streaming
Your home base (bonjin) is the group you are most devoted to. You may listen widely, but you only fight for concert tickets for your bonjin. Deokjil is the umbrella word for all fan activities.
Seuming is short for streaming: playing your artist's new song on repeat, especially during release week when everyone runs it together.
Collector's corner: photocards and fancams
Poka is short for photocard: the palm-sized cards randomly packed in albums. The thrill is in pulling your member, and trading with friends is half the culture.
A fancam (jikcam) is a stage video that follows just one member, and a classic gateway into fandom.
Keeping fandom fun
The point of fandom is your own happiness. Comparing collections or overspending turns joy into homework. Love at your own pace, in your own way.
By the way, curious which animal type matches your taste? Start with the ideal-type test below and share the result with your fandom mates.