The eighty-fourth vocabulary of the K-pop Deep Dive Dictionary deals with words and expressions used to talk about K-pop MD shops.

 

 

Rentikyulleo Poka



 

It means a photo card that makes the artist look different depending on the angle of view.

 

Lenticular means that convex lenses are arranged to appear as different images depending on the viewing angle. The photo card made of lenticular is characterized by the artist's appearance being different depending on the angle like an optical illusion effect.


 

Ex)

 

A: I can't really see the face with lenticular photo cards

B: Tilt the photo card and you'll see it well


 

 

 

 

응원봉 파우치 [eungwonbong pauchi]

It means a pocket where a light stick is put.

 

It means a pocket to prevent damage to the light stick. Recently, it is common to sell cheering sticks and cheering stick pouches as a set as an artist's MD.


 

Ex)

A: I'm going to buy a new light stick, so I'll buy a pouch as a set


 

 

 

 

교카 [gyoka]

An abbreviation for a transportation card.

 

Goods with images such as artists' photos and logos on transportation cards. At first glance, it looks like a photo card, but it is a transportation card that functions as a transportation card. It is made of plastic, so it is of better quality than paper photo cards.



 

A: I think the transportation card is much better than the photo card

B: It’s a card so it’s strong. That’s why.


 

 

 

 

이미지 피켓 [image picket]

It means a big fan with an artist image.

 

It refers to goods that are produced like image pickets by putting the image of an artist in a large fan. It features an image of an artist on the front and an artist's name on the back.

 

Ex)

A: I like image pickets because Hyeongjun's face is big

B: I think you can see it well if you hold it at the concert


 

 

 

 

미니 등신대 [mini deungsindae]

It refers to goods made in small sizes so that the full body or half of the artist can be placed on the desk.

 

It refers to an artist's full-length or half-body acrylic or foam board that is placed on the desk. The actual size is called a life-size stand, and the size that can be placed on the desk is called a mini-size stand.

 

Ex)

A: It's cute when you put it on the desk

B: Acrylic is prettier than foam board


 

 

 

※ Hanteo Global's K-pop Culture Research Institute aims to create standards for K-pop and make it easier for all K-pop fans around the world to access and enjoy K-pop. As part of that, we launched the ‘K-pop Deep Dive Dictionary’ series, which introduces terms and expressions used only by true K-pop fans. We hope the series will help overseas K-pop fans and the public better understand and communicate with the unique culture of K-pop fans.