In the world of celebrities, it is extremely common for artists to adopt different names for their careers, in order to be more easily recognized, or just as a symbolic way of separating the personal from the professional side.
The pop diva Lady Gagafor example, is actually called Stefani Germanotta. The singer Bruno Marshis real name Peter Gene Hernandezwhile the Brazilian Bruna Marquezinewho recently made his Hollywood debut with the DC film “Blue Beetle”, is called Bruna Reis Maia.
Within k-pop, this practice is also no different, and stage names are extremely common, with even groups where none of the members use their real name, such as aespa, where Karina, Giselle, Winter It is Ningningthey are actually called Jimin, Aeri, Minjeong It is Yizhuorespectively.
On the other hand, there are also some idols who ended up changing their birth name — and RECREIO will introduce you to five of them now. Check out!
1. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
BLACKPINK’s maknae was born as Pranpriya Manobal. However, she decided to change her name after consulting a fortune teller, who told her that that name would not bring luck. Thus, it came to be called Lalisawhere he gained the nickname Lisawhich ended up becoming his stage name.
2. Jihyo (TWICE)
Until shortly before the start of “SIXTEEN”, the reality show responsible for forming TWICE, the group’s leader still used her birth name: Jisoo. However, she ended up legally moving to Jihyo before the show began, but never publicly revealed the reason behind the change.
3. Jaehyun (NCT)
The case of Jaehyun, a member of NCT, can be a little funny. As reported by the Koreaboo portal, today, its legal name is Jung Yoon Oh. However, his birth name is exactly Jung Jaehyunthe same as his stage name.
4. Yesung (Super Junior)
Unlike other cases, Super Junior’s main vocalist had his name changed by surprise! This is because, in 2016, his mother decided that his birth name, Kim Jongwoonwas not favorable for him, and he ended up moving to Kim Jonghoon. Yesunghowever, only found out that it had a new name about three months later.
5. Joohoney (MONSTA X)
From this list, MONSTA X’s main rapper is the one who changed his official name the most, having legally changed it twice. As soon as he was born, he was named as Lee Hojoonbut ended up changing to Lee Jihwanbefore changing it once again to your current name: Lee Jooheon. These various changes occurred because Joohoney believed that his old names were not bringing him luck.
Source: Recreio
