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Glossary — 182 terms
Words used in charts, music shows, awards, releases, the industry, contracts, fandom and karaoke · A–Z · definitions written by gayo.wiki (automatically checked)
A
- A&RShort for Artists and Repertoire. At a label…
- Album chartA ranking based on physical album sales. The…
- Album daesangThe grand prize in the album category of the…
- Album of the YearAn award for one album released during the y…
- Album versionsReleasing the same album in several editions…
- All-killWhen one song ranks first on several major m…
- ArrangementTurning a written song into finished music b…
- Artist of the YearAn award for an artist's whole year of activ…
- Asia Artist AwardsAn awards ceremony that began in 2016 and ho…
- AuditionA selection held by an agency or broadcaster…
- Award ceremonyAn event that gives awards to artists and so…
B
- B-sideA song on an album that is not the title tra…
- BiasThe member of a group a fan likes most. The …
- Billboard chartsMusic charts published weekly by the America…
- Birthday cafeAn event where fans rent a cafe for an artis…
C
- CenterThe member who stands in the middle on stage…
- Chart 100The combined ranking gayo.wiki publishes eve…
- Chart entryWhen a song enters a chart's ranked position…
- Chart exitWhen a song drops out of a chart's ranked po…
- Chart manipulationInflating chart positions by streaming or bu…
- Chart resurgenceWhen a song released long ago climbs back up…
- ChoreographerA person who creates the dance for a song an…
- Circle certificationCertification awarded by Circle Chart to alb…
- Circle ChartA national music chart run by the Korea Musi…
- Circle Chart Music AwardsAn awards ceremony held by the Korea Music C…
- Coin karaokeA karaoke place where people pay per song wi…
- CollaborationA song released together by different artist…
- ComebackWhen an artist releases a new album and resu…
- Comeback stageAn artist's first performance of a new song …
- Compilation albumAn album that collects songs from earlier re…
- ComposerA person who writes a song's melody and harm…
- Concept photoPhotos released before a comeback to show th…
- Contract renewalWhen an artist and an agency sign again as a…
- CopyrightThe rights held by the people who create mus…
- CoverSinging or playing another artist's song in …
D
- Dance challengeA trend of posting short-form videos copying…
- DebutWhen a singer or group officially releases a…
- Debut stageA new artist's first performance on a music …
- Digital chartA ranking based on digital music usage. Circ…
- Digital daesangThe grand prize in the digital category of t…
- Digital musicMusic in digital file form, listened to by s…
- Digital singleA single released only as digital audio, wit…
- DisbandmentWhen a group officially ends its activities,…
- DistributorA company that brings recordings to market. …
- DuetA song written for two singers sharing the p…
E
- Encore stageThe performance at the end of a music show w…
- Entertainment agencyA company that signs singers and handles the…
- Exclusive contractA contract in which an artist agrees to work…
F
- Fan activityA general word for supporting and enjoying a…
- Fan chantCheering in which fans shout members' names …
- Fan mass actionShort for an all-out attack: fans streaming …
- Fan meetingAn event where an artist invites fans for ta…
- Fan platformAn app built for communication between artis…
- Fan sign eventAn event where fans selected by lottery from…
- Fan supportGifts and support that fans arrange for an a…
- FancamA video that follows a single member through…
- Fandom leagueA gayo.wiki page that ranks artists by this …
- Fandom nameThe official name for an artist's or group's…
- FeaturingWhen another artist takes part in a song. Th…
- Federation of Korean Music PerformersAn organisation that manages the rights of m…
- First-week salesThe number of copies an album sells in the w…
G
- Gaon ChartThe former name of Circle Chart. The Korea M…
- Gayo (Korean popular song)A general word for Korean popular song. It i…
- Genie Music AwardsA K-pop awards ceremony organised by the str…
- Go-to karaoke songThe song a person sings confidently and ofte…
- Golden Disc AwardsA K-pop awards ceremony organised by the new…
- Goodbye stageThe last music show performance of a promoti…
- Grammy AwardsThe music awards held every year by the Reco…
- Grand prize (Daesang)The grand prize, the largest award at a cere…
- Grand slamWinning first place on every music show with…
- Group name trademarkThe right that comes from registering a grou…
- Guide vocalA recording sung by someone else before the …
H
- Hanteo ChartAn album sales tally that collects copies so…
- Hanteo Music AwardsA K-pop awards ceremony held by the company …
- HiatusA period when a singer or group releases not…
- High noteThe part of a song sung in a high register. …
- Highlight medleyA video or audio clip that strings together …
I
- iChartA chart on the community site Instiz that ga…
- IdolA singer or group that debuts through an age…
- Idol generationsA way of grouping idol acts by debut period …
- InkigayoA music show broadcast on SBS on Sundays. It…
- Instrumental track (MR)An instrumental track without the lead vocal…
K
- K-popKorean popular music, especially the dance-p…
- Karaoke chartA ranking of the songs sung most often at ka…
- Karaoke numberThe number typed into a karaoke machine to p…
- KeyThe pitch level of a song. Karaoke machines …
- Kit albumAn album made as a small device or card inst…
- KOMCAThe society that manages copyrights entruste…
- KOPISThe Korea Performing Arts Box Office Informa…
- Korea Music Content AssociationAn association of music production and distr…
- Korean Music AwardsA popular music awards that began in 2004, w…
- Korean WaveThe spread of Korean popular culture abroad,…
- Kumyoung (KY)A company that makes karaoke machines and so…
L
- Last broadcastShort for the last music show appearance of …
- LeaderThe member who represents a group and brings…
- LightstickThe official cheering stick, designed differ…
- Lip syncMouthing the words over a recorded vocal on …
- Live votingVoting by viewers by text message or app dur…
- Long runWhen a song stays near the top of the charts…
- LyricistA person who writes a song's lyrics. Some ar…
M
- M CountdownA music show broadcast on Mnet on Thursdays,…
- Main prize (Bonsang)A main prize given to several artists based …
- MaknaeThe youngest member of a group. Internationa…
- MAMA AwardsA music awards ceremony held every year by M…
- MelonA Korean music streaming service run by Kaka…
- Melon Music AwardsA K-pop awards ceremony held every year sinc…
- MerchandiseMerchandise made for an artist or a concert,…
- Military-service hiatusThe break a male singer takes while doing ma…
- Mini album (EP)An album with fewer tracks than a studio alb…
- Music BankA music show broadcast on KBS2 on Fridays. I…
- Music showA TV programme where artists perform their n…
- Music show scoreThe score a music show uses to pick its winn…
- Music videoA video made to accompany a song. Agencies u…
- Music video directorThe person who directs a music video, planni…
N
- Neighboring rightsRights given to those who did not create a w…
- New karaoke entriesWhen a karaoke company adds the backing trac…
- No. 1 candidatesBefore a music show announces the week's win…
- NomineeAn artist or work named as a candidate for a…
O
- Official colorA colour chosen and announced by the agency …
- Official fan clubThe artist's official fan membership run by …
- OriconA Japanese company that tracks music sales a…
- Original soundtrackShort for original soundtrack: songs or scor…
P
- Peak positionThe highest position a song or album reached…
- Perfect all-killOn Instiz iChart, when one song ranks first …
- PerformerA person who expresses music by singing or p…
- PhotocardA small photo card of a member packed inside…
- Physical albumAn album released in a form you can hold, su…
- PlagiarismCopying someone else's song without permissi…
- Pop culture arts agency registrationRegistration required under the Popular Cult…
- Popularity awardAn award decided by fan voting. Voting metho…
- PositionThe role each member has in a group, such as…
- Pre-recordingRecording a stage in advance before the live…
- Pre-release singleReleasing one or two songs from an upcoming …
- ProducerThe person who leads the making of a record,…
- Project groupA group formed for a set period or purpose. …
- Promotion periodThe weeks after a new release when an artist…
R
- Real-time chartA chart that music services updated continuo…
- Record labelA company that plans, produces and releases …
- Recording Industry Association of KoreaAn association of record producers that mana…
- RemakeA new arrangement and recording of a previou…
- Repackage albumA re-release of an album with a few new song…
- Revenue settlementDividing the money earned from activities be…
- Rookie awardAn award for artists who debuted that year o…
- RoyaltiesMoney paid to copyright holders when their w…
S
- SamplingUsing part of someone else's recording in a …
- SasaengA fan who follows artists and invades their …
- Seoul Music AwardsA K-pop awards ceremony organised by the new…
- Session musicianA musician who plays guitar, bass, drums, ke…
- Short-form videoShort vertical videos shared on services suc…
- Show ChampionA music show broadcast on MBC M on Wednesday…
- Show! Music CoreA music show broadcast on MBC on Saturdays. …
- ShowcaseAn event held around a new release where rep…
- Signature moveA short signature move made to stand out in …
- Sing-alongWhen the audience sings along with a song in…
- Single albumA physical release with one to a few songs. …
- Solo concertA show where one artist performs alone, as d…
- Song of the YearAn award for one song released during the ye…
- Special albumAn album released for a special occasion out…
- Special stageA stage prepared specially instead of the us…
- Stage mixA video that cuts together several music sho…
- Standard exclusive contractThe standard form for entertainers' exclusiv…
- StreamingListening to music played directly over the …
- Studio albumA standard album collecting many songs, shor…
- Studio audienceWatching a music show recording or live broa…
- Sub-unitA smaller team formed by some members of a g…
- Survival showA TV programme in which contestants are elim…
T
- TeaserA short video or photo that shows part of a …
- The Fact Music AwardsA K-pop awards ceremony organised by the new…
- The ShowA music show broadcast on SBS M on Tuesdays.…
- Title trackThe song that represents an album. Music sho…
- TJ MediaA company that makes karaoke machines and so…
- TraineeA person under contract with an agency who p…
- Triple CrownWhen one song wins first place three times o…
- TrotA long-established Korean popular music genr…
V
- ViewsThe number of times a video has been played.…
- Vinyl (LP)A large vinyl disc read by a needle. Vinyl h…
- Vocal coachA person who teaches singing to artists and …
- Vocal rangeThe span from the lowest to the highest note…
- Vocal track (AR)A track that contains the singer's recorded …
W
- World tourA concert series that travels to cities in s…
Y
- Year-end awards seasonThe season from late in the year to early th…
- Year-end music festivalA music stage held by a broadcaster at the e…
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