[identity profile] miuratenshi.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] omonatheydid
The original stage names of some of today’s top stars have once again been revealed, drawing interest from netizens everywhere.

A post was recently shared on an online community board with the title, ‘Idols’ original stage names‘, giving a list of names that were being considered for some of today’s top idol stars.

Super Junior‘s Leeteuk was close to becoming ‘Kang Soo‘, as it is close to his birth name, Park Jungsoo. Fellow member Shindong almost became ‘Udon’, while Kangin could have been ‘Woongdam (gallbladder of a bear…)’, and Kyuhyun ‘Gwee-Hyun (distinguished person)’.

TVXQ was considered to be named ‘Oh Jak Yook Boo (Internal Organs)’, while Big Bang almost was named ‘Diamond’. T.O.P was originally going to be named ‘Mark’, Daesung ‘Big Castle’, Seungri ‘Sonic’, and Taeyang ‘Taekwon’.

Wonder Girls were almost named ‘LC (Ladies Club)’- Sunye was going to be ‘Sunny’, Sohee ‘IC’, Yenny ‘Silver’, Sunmi ‘Berry’, and now 4minute member HyunA who used to promote with Wonder Girls was going to be ‘Mint’. The girls even had a song they recorded under these names, but the name of a popular documentary they filmed before their debut was titled ‘Wonder Girls’, and they went with that name.

Shinhwa member Jun Jin was going to be ‘Lee Gi Go (which translates to ‘Winning’ in Korean)’, and Minwoo was going to be either ‘Parang (Blue)’ or ‘Taeyang’.

Netizens who came across the information exploded into laughs as they wrote, “IC is truly hilarious“, “I heard Diamond was G-Dragon‘s idea“, and more.

Sources: allkpop and StarToday via Nate

LOL at Kyuhyun's stage name.
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Date: 2012-07-23 06:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uledy.livejournal.com
Does anyone happen to know from which band's guitarist TOP almost got his namesake?

Date: 2012-07-23 07:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] izabera.livejournal.com
not 100% sure, but I would think it's Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits.

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Date: 2012-07-23 06:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pikapika217.livejournal.com
What song did they record before as Ladies Club? Also, it really annoys me for some reason that Ye Eun is now Yenny even in korea as well :/

Date: 2012-07-23 06:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hybridchickens.livejournal.com
yes! i agree sfm

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Date: 2012-07-23 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-erotomanic.livejournal.com
i loled at mark.

Date: 2012-07-23 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cordyceps.livejournal.com
Mark is the funniest name ever for some reason. I don't know why, it's just so... boring.

Date: 2012-07-23 06:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gigabytexx.livejournal.com
INTERNAL ORGANS

Date: 2012-07-23 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] swhyeon1991.livejournal.com
ikr lmfaooo

Date: 2012-07-23 06:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kiminikaeru.livejournal.com
big castle

why

Date: 2012-07-23 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] asnindie.livejournal.com
Maybe he has a big tower.

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Date: 2012-07-23 06:30 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] chinchuu.livejournal.com
Some of these sound too crack to be true though.
LOL at IC
I can't imagine Mark lmao

Date: 2012-07-23 07:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dapo322.livejournal.com
LOL. Mark is for real. TOP talked about it in Night after Night when GD&TOP were promoting. For awhile on Omona, TOP was referred to as Mark
Edited Date: 2012-07-23 07:23 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2012-07-23 06:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-perfect-shade.livejournal.com
oh mark oppar

Date: 2012-07-23 06:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kurochibimask.livejournal.com
I'm forever thankful for where I don't have to call Daesung 'Big Castle' or shouting 'I muthafucking love Diamonds' in these days and times.
also this is old news but still amusing. meh
Edited Date: 2012-07-23 06:38 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-07-23 06:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pepper.livejournal.com
Internal Organs LMAO!
What would have been their stage names then?
Heart Yunho, Lungs Jaejoong, Brain Changmin, Liver Junsu and Kidney Yoochun? Pfft.

Date: 2012-07-23 07:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kanbinayume.livejournal.com
stomach Changmin, more like it lol

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Date: 2012-07-23 06:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] breakinglocks.livejournal.com
When I saw that article on allkpop I was so annoyed because they seem not to know Shinhwa's names >.< Why is there a picture of Dongwan when it's just about JunJin and Minwoo?
I mean if Shinhwa were rookies, okay, but honestly, it's Shinhwa. As the leading english K-Pop news site they should at least know who is who.

Sorry for the rant
Edited Date: 2012-07-23 06:47 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-07-23 07:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rabu-parade.livejournal.com
Internal Organs
LMAO

Diamond suits better for a girl group imo.

Date: 2012-07-23 07:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] burger.livejournal.com
BEAR GALLBLADDER OPPA

Seriously though these are all incredibly ridic lmao were they all the collective products of CEOs getting together and drinking till they blacked out orrrrrr

Date: 2012-07-23 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] soramai.livejournal.com
Marc ? sonic ? big castle ? Diamond?
Edited Date: 2012-07-23 08:36 pm (UTC)

Date: 2012-07-23 07:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kamishey.livejournal.com
MARK!! LOL

Date: 2012-07-23 07:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kingalexarnold.livejournal.com
LOL big castle omg

Date: 2012-07-24 01:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com
hahaha I shall call Dae as 'Big Castle' from now on! :DD

Date: 2012-07-23 07:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] captainmarvel.livejournal.com
DBSK almost got the name SM5 as well :D
They talked about this on Come to Play in '08.

Date: 2012-07-23 07:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xblackchristmas.livejournal.com
............


thank God

Date: 2012-07-23 08:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deeinanutshell.livejournal.com
It worries me that some of these names were even contemplated

Date: 2012-07-23 08:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mint-whispers.livejournal.com
LOL I WOULDA JUDGED TABI BB SO HARD IF HIS NAME WAS MARK

Date: 2012-07-23 08:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chunsakuma.livejournal.com
This reminds me of when Sungyeol was asked in an interview if there was ever a stage name that he wanted to use and he said that "from the beginning" he "always wanted to use the name Roy" because "it gives a young prince feeling". lol I seriously cannot.

Date: 2012-07-23 09:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pepper.livejournal.com
Isn't Roy a prince character from Fire Emblem? He must be a fan then lol.

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Date: 2012-07-23 09:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] johnnyquest89.livejournal.com
So either way the Stage name Taeyang would have kept the same basic image. R&B Dancer 2nd leader member etc.

Date: 2012-07-23 10:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] akaich0u.livejournal.com
Yep. Taeyang actually did go by Taekwon (well, "YB Taekwon") for a few years during his GDYB tenure with GD. I would've been ok if he kept that name.

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Date: 2012-07-23 09:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2ne3rd.livejournal.com
I think I could have lived with Diamond
Internal Organs though, who would even suggest this?

Date: 2012-07-23 10:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yolleh.livejournal.com
I can live with Mark tbh.
We started calling TOP that for so long that I can't separate his personality from the name tbh xD

Date: 2012-07-23 10:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] akaich0u.livejournal.com
What a great example of the disparity in kpop between the modern era and the one previously. These were all groups that debuted prior to 2006 or were in the works in 2006 and earlier so these crazy names are not too unexpected haha. Sometimes I miss older kpop but in these instances I'm glad they went with the decisions they did.
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