5th-Gen Girl Group’s NSFW-Sounding Fandom Name Raises Eyebrows

They already changed their fandom name before.

5th-Gen girl group ILLIT recently announced its fandom name!

ILLIT | @ILLIT_official/X

The group’s fans are called GLLIT. It is derived from the English word “glitter,” meaning shine. This means that their fans are the brightest in ILLIT’s eyes, and it is the fans who make ILLIT shine.

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Most Korean netizens reacted favorably to the announcement. Most agree it’s “pretty.”

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| Instiz

• “Oh, it’s pretty.”
• “This name is the best one and matches them the best.”
• “I think it’s pretty.”
• “Oh, it’s pretty!”
• “It’s pretty! It matches well with the group name.”
• “See, they know how to come up with something good.”
• “Oh, it’s pretty.”
• “The pronunciation is bad, but the meaning is pretty.”
• “Pretty.”
• “It’s pretty because it has ‘-lit’ included in it.”
• “Oh, they named it well. It’s pretty. They have finally come up with a name.”
• “Pretty.”
• “They came up with a good name. ILLIT GLLIT.”
• “It’s better than the names they came up with before. This one has a connection to the group.”

On the other hand, the fandom name has raised the eyebrows of international netizens.

IM NOT GONNA CALL MYSELF A GLITT😭pic.twitter.com/Ueqjo4Sxxv

— xo, hannyy ྀིྀིྀིྀིྀི | GLLITZ✨ (@Hooniez4Han) September 1, 2024

don’t tell me our name is actually glitt i’m gonna cry

— fenna ♡‧₊˚ 🎀 (@yourswons) September 1, 2024

International fans are concerned about how GLITT sounds very similar to the abbreviation of the erectile female genital organ, clitoris, as it’s vulgar slang. Some hope that the name of the fandom will be changed.

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WHO TF IS A GLITT- IT SOUNDS LIKE SMTH ELSE IM ON THE FLOOR pic.twitter.com/SAkaPyV2vS

— jane✨樂★out of touch (@chanelfwjen) August 15, 2024

when an anti address me as clitt instead of glitt pic.twitter.com/eHHkOV9h4x

— liza છ (@illitvirgo) September 1, 2024

Yet, GLITT is the name-change for ILLIT’s fandom. Previously, the group faced backlash from other fandoms with their fandom’s original name. It was initially announced as LILLYS, but it received criticism as netizens felt it was similar to NMIXX Lily‘s name and BLACKPINK Lisa‘s fandom name, LILIES.

This is theft omg 😭😭😭😭

Lilies for Lisa pic.twitter.com/a5wG2pTZMZ

— That 😈 GIRL (@That_lilyyyyyy) April 21, 2024

Will ILLIT have to change its fandom name a second time?

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