121 Best K-Pop Group Names for Boy, Girl, & Coed Groups (Curated & Ranked) + Generator
K-pop — short for Korean pop — is a genre of music taking the world by storm.
While popular music in Korea has been around much longer, the foundations of K-pop as we know it today — with its focus on well-trained, multi-talented artists — first emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the boy groups SoBangCha and Seo Taiji and Boys.1
In the decades since K-pop has grown into an internationally famous style of music and massively influential industry, contributing over $9 billion to the Korean economy each year.2
With groups like BTS and Blackpink topping worldwide charts and breaking YouTube records, you might be inspired to make your own group… or just write a story about one!
Below, we have K-pop group name ideas for boy groups, girl groups, and coed groups.
Note that you don’t necessarily need to choose a name based on your group’s gender; we’ve separated the list this way for groups looking for gender-specific names, but feel free to choose whichever name suits your group best!
You can also scroll past the list for tips on creating your own K-pop group names.
Coed Groups
UNA13
short for “united as one”
MIX5
for a five-member group
V53
short for “five voices”
Aces
Destiny4
9ine5
Unit 99
99 is a lucky number in numerology
Soul2Seoul
In The Zone
Nth Level
Retrograde
Haeng-Syo
peace out
Hallyu Dreams
“Hallyu” refers to the growth/popularity of Korean culture
Lucky 13
KWL
Korean Wave League
2 LAND6
Vibe7
Superstitious
Youth Fountain4
Dance Theory
K. Thx.5
Hwaiting
support/encouragement
Um-Yang
Korean term for Yin-Yang
KCC
Korean Culture Crew
Never Random
Go-Stop!
Double Happiness
Friendship Squad
Standard Variance
Aegyo Society
cuteness
Girl Groups
H4RMONY
“harmony”; for a four-member group
NOVA
RO5EY8
pronounced “rosie”; for a group with five members
MYSTIC
Bloom7
Prism
Krush8
BL15S
“bliss”
X-POSURE
Girls Next Door
Cherish
Vixenne8
XOX7
Aurora8
Midnight8
st*rdust
Girls Evolution8
5tyle6
Galax-E
“galaxy”
Tomorrow Moon6
Neon Hearts
AKG7
short for “Any Kinda Girls”
Flutterby9
Soliel
Pastel X6
Shimmer
Shades of Pink
Honey
WONDER
Ever Gems6
DNG8
Dynamic New Girls
Metamorphosis
Kiki
Sugarr
First Memory10
Yellow Bloom8
Rebel Girls
Ladybug4
Sister Status
Pink Berets
Wild Cats3
Ladies Ten11
Pastel Milieu
pastel environment
Style Collage
Daebak Girls
Awesome!
Vogue Approach
Crop Top Collective
Sequin Squad
Catwalk Style
Beh Peuh Brigade
BFFs
Boy Groups
ILLUSION
PHOEN.X.
for a 10-member group
DO:ZEN9
MIRAGE
SHADOW
Cosmic Blue
X-Change4
Supersonic12
Synergy3
1-UP
1More7
Axis
Riddle10
B3ST
best
TBB
Throwback Boys
quest
Chain Reaction4
5OAK:3
OTE
On The Edge
6-Con12
Timeline
Torchback11
Equilibrium13
No Limits
Code Name Z
One Union12
NDS
Natural Defiance System
Late Notice
A-Gamers
short for "five of a kind"
Nth P.M6
Knights
REF
Red-Eye Flight
Shock Waves
Reaction Mode
Escaping Velocity
Namu Jjang
too cool
30012
HHU
Hip Hop Underground
Seems Legit
Rage Mania
Level 10,000
K-Pop Group Name Generator
How to Create a K-Pop Group Name
K-pop group names can seem very quirky and unique, but there are often real logic and meaning behind them!
For example, Seventeen stands for the 13 members, who make up three units and one team — 13 + 3 + 1 = 17. The girl group Twice got its name because its goal is to touch people’s hearts twice (through their ears and their eyes).
K-pop groups have powerful marketing teams behind them, but you don’t need help from professionals to find the perfect name for your group.
You also don’t necessarily need a deeper meaning behind your name — you can choose anything that sounds good to you!
However, brainstorming different meanings can help you come up with the perfect name more easily.
You can make your name as obvious or cryptic as you want, but keep the following tips in mind while creating it:
- Use acronyms. Acronyms are very common in K-pop group names; if there’s a phrase that you like, just take the first letter of each word to create your group name. You can even choose an acronym with multiple meanings to give your group a sense of mystery and depth.
- Use English words. Most popular K-pop groups have names that either include English or translate well into English, such as Stray Kids, Twice, Red Velvet, and Dreamcatcher. You can name your group after random objects, foods, mythical creatures — anything you like. Make the name more unique by slightly altering the spelling of the word, combining words, or putting some numbers in place of letters.
- Choose your concept. As you’re probably already aware if you’re a K-pop fan, groups tend to follow particular “concepts,” such as retro, futuristic, or supernatural. Though some groups do change concepts over time while keeping the same name, the group’s songs, music videos, and public image usually stick closely to the concept. Decide on a cool concept with your group and choose a name that reflects the concept you want to portray.
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