#1 TOP DEFINITION
The member of a group who stands in the center during performances and is featured most prominently in choreography. The center is often (but not always) the most popular member or the one with the strongest stage presence.
Example
βKarina is aespa's center and has the most screen time in their music videos.β
Heard in Lyrics
Celebrity
IU
I'll shine on this stage
Celebrity, at the center of the world
Can you see my dazzling light
ON
BTS
Even if it hurts more, it's okay
ON β at the center of the world
Burn me up completely
HOT
SEVENTEEN
The whole world feels like it's burning
HOT β standing in the center of the world
This moment shines the brightest
Super
SEVENTEEN
Super β we are super
At the center of this world
Super β let's fly up
The Real (μμ λͺ
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ATEEZ
We are the protagonists
Shouting from the center of the world
We are The real, The real
Reveal
Oh-oh-oh-oh (Down, down, down, down for your love) (Oh, yeah)
I wanna stay in the center of your world, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I wanna be that, yeah, yeah (Hey, yeah)
Press Mentions
HYBE America Opens Expanded LA Campus
HYBE's US headquarters in Los Angeles has expanded to include a 50,000 sq ft creative hub in Culver City, cementing LA as the West Coast center for K-pop production and artist deveβ¦
BillboardFeb 15, 2025release
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