슈가
syuga
슈가 (syuga) is the Korean way to say suga, the stage name of a member of the South Korean boy band BTS.
This term is used specifically to refer to the individual performing under the stage name suga.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is syuga.
Did you know?
- In Korean, the word for actual sugar is 설탕 ('seoltang'), meaning that fans using the word 슈가 are specifically referring to the person and not the ingredient.
- The stage name 슈가 is a phonetic transcription of the English word 'sugar'. It was chosen to represent the idea that his music can provide sweetness to people's lives.
- While 슈가 is his stage name, the member is often called 민슈가 ('Min Suga') by fans, blending his family name 민 ('Min') with the loanword to create a uniquely Korean hybrid identifier.
Examples in context
- 슈가 오늘 방송 어땠어?How was Suga's broadcast today?
- 슈가는 랩을 정말 잘 해.Suga is really good at rapping.
- 부산의 팬들도 슈가를 너무 사랑해.Even fans from Busan love Suga so much.
- 슈가는 정말 멋있어요.Syuganeun jeongmal meosisseoyo.Suga is really cool.
- 저는 슈가를 좋아해요.Jeoneun Syugareul joahaeyo.I like Suga.
- 슈가 노래를 듣고 있어요.Syuga noraereul deutgo isseoyo.I am listening to Suga's song.
Example conversation
Minjun and Jieun are talking about music.
- 민준 Min-jun지은 씨는 BTS 누구를 좋아해요?jieun ssineun bts nugureul joahaeyo?Jieun, who is your favorite member of BTS?
- 지은 Ji-eun저는 슈가를 가장 좋아해요.jeoneun syugareul gajang joahaeyo.I like Suga the most.
- 민준 Min-jun슈가는 랩을 정말 잘해요.syuganeun raebeul jeongmal jalhaeyo.Suga is really good at rapping.
- 지은 Ji-eun맞아요, 노래도 정말 좋아요.majayo, noraedo jeongmal joayo.That's true, the songs are really good too.
