Goldenness (Hangul: 골드니스) is the official fandom name for South Korean boy group Golden Child.
History[]
Three polls were held on the official fan café to determine the fan club name. The first poll was open from December 8, 2017 at 8PM KST until December 11, 2017. The second poll was open from February 8, 2018 until February 12, 2018. The final poll was held between the names "Soul Child" and "Goldenness" from March 23, 2018 until March 26, 2018.
On May 4, 2018, Golden Child announced their official fan club name as Goldenness[1].
| Name | Meaning | First Vote | Second Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldee (골디) | Goldee is a combination of Gold in Golden Child and the suffix -ee, which means a person related to a specific state or situation. Fans are people related to Golden Child. | 23%
343 votes |
N/A |
| GeumDeung (금둥이) | The name of the Golden Child members! It means a child who is loved like gold. | 12%
178 votes |
N/A |
| Goldenness (골드니스) | 33%
483 votes |
N/A | |
| Golcha On (골차온) | Golcha + Daon: Daon means all good things are coming. The abbreviation for Golden Child is Golcha. Combing them makes the meaning that only good things will always happen to Golden Child. It also means the beginning of Golden Child. | 3%
56 votes |
N/A |
| Soul Child | 26%
376 votes |
15%
428 votes | |
| Young1 (영원) | 영원 means forever in Korean and is pronounced Yeongwon. The meaning is wishing that Golden Child and the fans of Golden Child become one forever. | N/A | 6%
178 votes |
| Bijou | Bijou means jewel in French. The most precious thing to Golden Child is their fans. They are Golden Child's precious jewel. | N/A | 6%
198 votes |
| Luminus | It means being a light by the side of Golden Child anywhere they are. | N/A | 13%
382 votes |
| Gorgeous | It means that the Golden Child and the fans are the most gorgeous when together. | N/A | 7%
227 votes |
Official Light Stick[]
The members of Golden Child voted that the name of light stick should be Runebong[2]. When fans hold the light stick, it looks like an upside down bowling pin. In Korean, when first character of "Golden Child" is turned upside down, it is pronounced “rune”[3].
Recruitment[]