The curious nickname Somi has for Stray Kids’ Bang Chan

When we are very close friends with someone, it is extremely common for different nicknames to be created, from the cutest to the funniest — and in the artistic world this is no different.

In K-pop, many idols are great friends and have known each other for years. However, due to their busy schedules, they often end up not having the opportunity to appear together, causing many fans to not even know about their friendship. However, this does not stop them from mentioning each other on livestreams from time to time, sharing funny and entertaining moments they have had together.

In 2022, for example, during a live broadcast on Instagram, Somiformer IOI member and current soloist, commented on some of his friends, including Gisellefrom aespa, in addition to revealing a curious nickname that he gave to Bang Chanleader of Stray Kids.

please note that Somi It is Chanalthough they are not under the same company today, they have known each other for years as they trained together at JYP Entertainment before they both debuted, and the singer moved to THEBLACKLABEL in 2018.

Also, in their live broadcasts, Bang Chan has already reacted to some of the soloist’s clips, praising her friend and remembering the time of friendship between the two, highlighting that he used to see her as a child, since the duo is four years apart, with the leader of Stray Kids being the oldest.

For this reason, in his live broadcast held in 2022, while discussing with his fans what he should do in his live broadcasts, Somi suggested reacting to videos from other artists, including Stray Kids, as “Chan always reacts to mine when he’s live.”

Remembering the friend, Somi then ended up revealing that she has a loving and funny nickname for the idol: Banchan, a Korean word that means side dishes for meals, and has a pronunciation very similar to Bang Chan.

The nickname, however, should not be new to STAYs (Stray Kids fandom). This is because both the group members and Stray Kids themselves Bang Chanthey have already made countless jokes about the similarity between the word and the idol’s artistic name, as in one time that Felix was asked about his favorite “banchan,” that is, his favorite side dish, and he answered laughingly “Bang Chan hyung,” causing all the members to burst into laughter.