Many K-Pop idols actually have English names, either given by their parents or chosen by themselves. And while some of them are quite common, others have slightly offbeat English names! Recently on Reddit, K-Pop fans were asked to share some of their favorite English names for K-Pop idols. Here are more than 10 of your best options!
1. Yuna (ITZY)
nobody:
yuna: hello my name is hussey~ π₯°π₯° pic.twitter.com/5AORopwOtn
β photos by yuna (@yunaspics) August 1, 2019
2. Taehyun and Soobin (TXT)
Atlanta Moas singing Taehyun’s English name, Terry
Taehyun: βIs that the name in English? I like this.” #ACTLOVESICKinATLANTA #TOMORROWXTOGETHER #TxtinAtlanta #TXTinATL pic.twitter.com/HQkDCIlWi6
β dj β» β met TXT (@bluehourflower) July 13, 2022
“Hey guys, I’m Steve and this is my snowball.” β Soobin, 2021 π₯Ί pic.twitter.com/JPjlILI1lb
β yeonbin ΧΧΰ«’ (@yeonbinlab) May 6, 2021
3. Eun Woo (ASTRO)
mc: hello felix
ew: oh.. you remember
mc: yes I remember
ew: hello hello
Mc: hello
ew: genius πjaejae was also eunwoo’s mc for the smart philippines event and they remembered eunwoo’s english name which was felix so eunwoo was surprised they did it HAHA that’s so funny pic.twitter.com/c6E2tfWHVV
β μ €λ¦¬ (@eunulovebot) May 16, 2022
4. Heeseung (ENHYPEN)
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Ethan Leeπ© His duality is crazy. He is so focused on giving us a great performance that it’s no wonder he’s called the aceβ€οΈ #ENHYPEN #ENHYPEN_HEESEUNG #HEESUNG #enhypenau #ν¬μΉ #ParadoXXXInvasion pic.twitter.com/8y6ywD6fpn
β Heeseung is to die for (@Rosieismymother) August 5, 2022
5. Jisung (NCT)
dreamers are the funniest…i just found out that jisung’s english name is ‘andy’ and haechan suddenly stood up saying “my name is peter” ππ€£ pic.twitter.com/WUHQlJb2bW
β γ .γ π (@4ljn23) January 30, 2021
6. Mine (TWICE)
A confident Mina Sharon π₯Ί pic.twitter.com/S5MAvTKQS4
βDog MYooiTozaki π§π (@Dogmyoi) August 6, 2022
7. Seungmin (stray kids)
seungmin explains why his english name was sky π when i think about him i feel better so it’s very fitting pic.twitter.com/cep49XtV04
β βοΈ check moved pinned (@seungmiko) March 2, 2020
8. Yunho (ATEEZ)
yunho confirming that his baptismal name (μΈλ‘λͺ ) is stefano BYE! his grandparents took him to church when he was young and that’s how he got it π₯Ί pic.twitter.com/TkZZIbMKw2
β ani βΏ π atz album gift (@jwymochis) November 8, 2021
9. Karina (espa)
210224 CNN Indonesia Interview #KARINA
Q. What is the meaning of your stage name?
β€οΈ: I am Catholic, so my stage name comes from my Christian name βKatarinaβ
pic.twitter.com/6oGrk6atQLβ 리리π« (@eternallykarina) February 24, 2021
10. Jiwon (from is_9)
Megan or Jiwon?
I can’t believe it’s the same person π #ParkJiwon #jiwon #deis_9 @realfromis_9 pic.twitter.com/rd9RnELqiUβ flover9 (@wonsunishere) June 12, 2019
11. Younghoon (THE BOYS)
younghoon changing his english name from jelly to candy makes me ππ it’s too good for us πpic.twitter.com/rtnSWfRW35
β younghoon love club (@hoonchive) December 10, 2020
12. Taemin (SHINee)
SOMEONE REPORTED TAEMIN OR SHOULD I SAY FRANCESCO MADE THE CROSS AND NOW I CAN’T STOP WATCHING BDJSBSSJN pic.twitter.com/Z6rnvqvhwu
β β‘ (@stellarshine) February 2, 2020
13. Win Win (NCT/WayV)
win-win like Mike is soβ¦. π pic.twitter.com/uUAweSHdaa
β rin saw skz! β‘Μ (@rookieriki) November 20, 2020