maknae line

English edit

Etymology edit

From Korean 막내 라인 (mangnae rain), composed of 막내 (mangnae, “the youngest person in a group”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line.

Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

Noun edit

maknae line (plural maknae lines)

(South Korean idol fandom) The younger members of a K-pop group as a collective.
- 2017, Fefe Ho, KPOP 101: Korean Pop Explained Step By Step To Kpop Fans Worldwide, page 21:
  The younger members can form the maknae line.
- 2019, Erin Kinsella, Heart and Seoul, unnumbered page:
  Tessa and Sung Soo watched the maknae line bundled up together on the couch, grins across their faces.
- 2019, Trish Millburn, Sing Me a Love Song, unnumbered page:
  And how was she making the maknae line so comfortable so quickly?
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:maknae line.

Coordinate terms edit

hyung line