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What Does “Bias” Mean?

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Bias
noun · Korean slang
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Your favorite member of a group — the one your heart picked.

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The full meaning

In K-pop fandom, your bias is your favorite member of a group, the one whose photos you save and whose parts you wait for in every song. A "bias wrecker" is a different member so charming they threaten to steal the top spot.

Where “bias” comes from

Fandom English that grew out of the phrase "biased toward," adopted by international K-pop fans in the early 2010s and now standard vocabulary across all of K-pop and beyond.

How it’s actually used

"Who's your bias?" is a standard fan icebreaker. Fans announce bias changes like breaking news and accuse charming members of being professional bias wreckers.

My bias hasn't changed since their debut, I'm loyal.
He did one hair flip and became my bias wrecker instantly.
Asking a fan to pick one bias in that group is cruelty.
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✔ For parents & teachers

Completely harmless fandom vocabulary. It just means "favorite member."

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Last updated: 2026-07-06. Slang evolves fast — we review definitions regularly.