LIGHTSUM's Lee Hee-ra's Japanese Lesson, Explaining Fandom Terms from "Hakooshi to Menkara"

Lee Hee-ra of the group LIGHTSUM presented lesson content introducing various neologisms and terms used in the Japanese fandom.

"From Hakooshi to Menkara"... Explaining unfamiliar Japanese fandom terms

In the released video, Lee Hee-ra borrowed the concept of a 'Seongsu-dong top instructor' to have a time learning Japanese fandom terms in preparation for her upcoming Japanese debut. In the video, Lee Hee-ra asked about the meanings of specific words and explained terms related to fandom culture.

Lee Hee-ra explained 'Hakooshi (hakooshi)', which refers to a fan who likes the entire team, by linking it to the expression 'all-fan'. She also mentioned 'Menkara (member color)', which refers to a member's color, and explained it by linking it to 'Penra (fan light)', which refers to a lightstick having the color of a specific member. She then explained the usage of the terms by constructing a sentence: 'I went to a Riribe (lily event) holding my oshi's menkara penra', describing a situation where a fan who likes a specific member participates in an event holding a lightstick of that member's color.

From 'Doreka' to 'Totoi', abbreviations and neologisms used by fans

The video continued with explanations of abbreviations and emotional expressions frequently used by fans. Lee Hee-ra introduced 'Doreka (doreta card)', an abbreviation for cards that come out randomly, and 'Oshinui (oshi nuigurumi)', which means a favorite character doll. The term 'Pansa', an abbreviation for fan service, was also mentioned.

In particular, she presented 'Totoi' as a recently used expression. In the conversation in the video, this term was explained as representing the feeling of 'wanting to cherish something because it is so precious and cute'. Additionally, she conveyed the emotional state felt by fans through the expression 'Mero-mero (meromero ni natcha)', which is used when something is so good it feels like you are melting. Finally, she concluded the lesson by mentioning 'Biju (visual)', which means having outstanding looks.

LIGHTSUM, facing Japanese debut, prepares for communication by learning fandom culture

During the lesson process, Lee Hee-ra showed her preparation for Japanese activities by directly explaining Japanese fandom terms. At the end of the video, Lee Hee-ra finished the lesson after receiving messages supporting her Japanese activities. The video captures the process of learning fandom culture related to LIGHTSUM's Japanese activities.