Korean slang profile
차애
chaae
Your second-favorite group member
The idol group member you like second-most, after your favorite.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 30, 2022
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
최애는 따로 있고 차애는 막내야.
I have a different favorite, but the youngest member is my second-favorite.
- Quoted from a source
한 그룹에서 두 번째로 좋아하는 멤버, 차애(次愛)[1]
My second favorite member in a group, 차애(次愛)
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
A 2022 JoongAng Ilbo article gives the Chinese characters 次愛 and explains it as a second-favorite member. Where it was first used has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation comes from one article. How the usage first arose is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- Bias? 97 liners?…'국제 K팝 전문 용어' [알려드립니다] (중앙일보(네이트 뉴스 전재))Published Apr 30, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- [K콘텐츠, 디지털 한류 첨병]〈6회〉K콘텐츠, 강력한 슈퍼IP로 '전세계인의 최애'를 꿈꾸다 (전자신문)Published Aug 20, 2023Original source checked Nov 5, 2026