Meanings
plural hyung lines
- South Korean idol fandomThe elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.
RM, Suga, Jin, and J-Hope comprise BTS's hyung line.
2019, Katy Sprinkel, The Big Book of BTS: The Deluxe Unofficial Bangtan Book, unnumbered page2 more examples
Born on 22nd May 1999, belongs to the Hyung line of EXO being the second oldest after Xiumin.
2017 May, “Get 'Suho-fied'”, in Chogitimes, volume 1, page 12A break comes with some ment from the Maknae line and the Hyung line who decide to show some sexiness.
2019, Spike Koarau, "NCT 127 in Paris", HALLYU Magazine, Summer 2019, page 5
Origin
- Englishline
- Korean형 라인
- Englishhyung line
Calque of Korean 형 라인 (hyeong rain), composed of 형(兄) (hyeong, “hyung; elder brother of a man”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, hyung + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.
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Japanese ヒョンライン
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Korean 형 라인
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Cite this entry
hyung line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyung%20line
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