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What does flower boy mean?
A male idol with delicate, pretty visuals and polished style — the soft, elegant end of the male-image spectrum.
"He's the classic flower boy with the group's beast members beside him."
Origin
Calque of Korean 꽃미남 (kkonminam), 'flower-pretty-man'.
Frequently asked questions
What is a 'flower boy' in K-pop?
It's a male idol with delicate, pretty visuals and a polished, refined style, sitting at the soft and elegant end of the male-image spectrum.
Where does the term 'flower boy' come from?
It's a translation of the Korean word 꽃미남 (kkonminam), literally 'flower-pretty-man'.
What's the opposite of a flower boy?
The counterpart is a 'beast idol', a more rugged, muscular, masculine male-idol image.
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