{"id":12950,"date":"2026-02-09T11:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/?page_id=12950"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:43:39","slug":"co-ed-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/en\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/co-ed-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop co-ed groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&lt;&lt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/\" title=\"\">The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop groups and idols<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an extension of the article explaining the origin and meaning of the names of ten of the most popular K-Pop groups, which you can read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/\" title=\"\">here<\/a>. The same format will be used in this guide, which will explain the meaning of more names, focusing on boy groups. This is a work in progress, and more artists will be added over time. The artists here reflect the ones included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/kpop-groups-explained\/co-ed-groups\/\" title=\"\">introductory guide to K-Pop co-ed groups<\/a>, but with sub-units listed together with their group. All artists are listed in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/girl-groups\/\">The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop girl groups<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/boy-groups\/\">The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop boy groups<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/female-soloists\/\">The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop female soloists<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/origin-of-k-pop-names\/male-soloists\/\">The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop male soloists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #8ed1fc; border-radius: 0%; background-color: inherit; \" class=\"ub-styled-box ub-bordered-box wp-block-ub-styled-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-234ee303-fd89-4379-a3e4-2276847ed891\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"ub-styled-box-bordered-content-427ccd0f-2f04-4033-9642-066a2c646fc9\">List of artists<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-aioseo-table-of-contents\"><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#akmu\">AKMU<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#bts\">Kard<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"akmu\"><strong>AKMU<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The original name of the group is Akdong Musician, with the word &#8220;musician&#8221; symbolizing their identity as different from the typical idol groups common in K-Pop, while Akdong (in Korean \uc545\ub3d9) means &#8220;mischievous child&#8221;. The name AKMU comes from a shortening of their previous name, a decision that was taken to avoid being restricted by the &#8220;child&#8221; connotation in their name and move to a more mature sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lee Chanhyuk<\/strong> &#8211; real name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lee Suhyun<\/strong> &#8211; real name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bts\"><strong>Kard<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Their name is linked with the concept of playing cards, with each member represented by a type of card. Kard comes from taking letters from these cards, and stands for King (BM), Ace (J.Seph), jokeR (Somin), &amp; hiDden (Jiwoo). For this reason, their name was originally stylized as K.A.R.D, before being simplified to Kard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>J.Seph<\/strong> &#8211; from Joseph, an English name that was given to him by his sister.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BM<\/strong> &#8211; stands for &#8220;Big Matthew&#8221;, which reflects his large and muscular physical stature, from his real name: Matthew Kim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Somin<\/strong> &#8211; real name: Jeon Somin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jiwoo<\/strong> &#8211; real name: Jeon Jiwoo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt; The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop groups and idols This is an extension of the article explaining the origin and meaning of the names of ten of the most popular K-Pop groups, which you can read about here. The same format will be used in this guide, which will explain the meaning of more names, focusing on boy groups. This is a work in progress, and more artists will be added over time. The artists here reflect the ones included in the introductory guide to K-Pop co-ed groups, but with sub-units listed together with their group. All artists are listed in alphabetical order. See also:The origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop girl groupsThe origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop boy groupsThe origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop female soloistsThe origin and meaning of the names of K-Pop male soloists AKMU The original name of the group is Akdong Musician, with the word &#8220;musician&#8221; symbolizing their identity as different from the typical idol groups common in K-Pop, while Akdong (in Korean \uc545\ub3d9) means &#8220;mischievous child&#8221;. The name AKMU comes from a shortening of their previous name, a decision that was taken to avoid being restricted by the &#8220;child&#8221; connotation in their name and move to a more mature sound. Members: Kard Their name is linked with the concept of playing cards, with each member represented by a type of card. Kard comes from taking letters from these cards, and stands for King (BM), Ace (J.Seph), jokeR (Somin), &amp; hiDden (Jiwoo). For this reason, their name was originally stylized as K.A.R.D, before being simplified to Kard. 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