English citations of bias

Noun: "(fandom slang) a person's favourite member of a K-pop band" edit

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  • 2015, "Top 10 Tips For Travelling To Korea", UKP Magazine, Winter 2015, page 37:
    The last thing you want is for your camera to die when you finally get that selca with your bias.
  • 2016, Helen Chao, "KPOP, My Downfall?", El Estoque (Monta Vista High School), September 2016, page 32:
    Sooner or later, you've distinguished your bias (the "Oh. My. Gosh." member of the group) and set his candid as your lock screen.
  • 2018, Jennie Bennett, #fangirlproblems: A Kpop Romance Book, unnumbered page:
    Let's face it, Chansol is the bias that trumps every other bias in the history of ultimate biases.
  • 2018, Adrian Besley, BTS: Icons of K-Pop, unnumbered page:
    It doesn't matter who your bias is, they all have their moments here – but it's hard to ignore V, who is enjoying himself way beyond the legal limit!
  • 2018, Isabel Kissel, quoted in Maggie Kell, "Foreign Music Conveys Emotions Through Tunes, Not Language", The Talon (Nation Ford High School), December 2018, page 9:
    [] My 'bias,' which is your favorite in a Korean pop group, is RM or Kim Namjoon."
  • 2019, Katy Sprinkel, The Big Book of BTS: The Deluxe Unofficial Bangtan Book, unnumbered page:
    Sweet, sensitive, and impossibly sassy, V is many fans' bias, and an integral member of the group.
  • 2019, Michelle Lee, "K-Pop", The Rock (Trinity Christian Academy - Addison), Spring 2019, page 17:
    Yes, watching your favorite member of a group—or your “bias”—appear in an interview without knowing what he or she is saying is not the most entertaining thing to do.
  • 2019, Christiana Cates, quoted in Jordyn Hronec, "Younger generations turning to K-pop instead of American music", Point Park Globe (Park Point University), 17 April 2019, page 5:
    "Depending on who my bias is, I'll follow bias-specific pages. I follow K-Con to see what concerts are coming. That type of thing."
  • 2019, Joelle Weatherford, "Can't stop the K-Pop train", The Eagle (Northeast Texas Community College), 7 May 2019, page 8:
    One in particular, Minho, really caught my eye. He became what is called my bias or favorite member.
  • 2019, Natasha Bauer, "Bangtan Sonyeondan A.R.M.Y.: The Way of the Adorable Representative MC for Youth", Retrospect Literary Arts Magazine (Ellensburg High School), Volume 35 (2019), page 32:
    My bias, which is basically a way in[sic] saying your favorite member, is Jeon Jeongguk, known as Jungkook by ARMYs []