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🎤메보

/me-bo/

메보 means “main vocalist,” shortened from 메인보컬. It is used in K-pop and idol fandoms to refer to the member who handles the strongest or most important vocal parts.
메보 meaning visual explanation
💖 Idol fandom🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2010

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메보 is a clipped fandom term from 메인보컬, the Koreanized form of “main vocal/main vocalist.” It spread through K-pop fan communities, music show discussions, YouTube comments, and idol profile talk; the exact first use is unclear, but it became common in the 2010s.

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  • "The high note was crazy. She really proved why she is the 메보."
  • "This comeback gives the 메보 so many good parts."

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