What Does This Mean?
Korean fandom nickname built from 머글 ("muggle", an ordinary non-fan) and "king". The documented use is for the performer who is most popular with people outside a given idol fandom. Some glosses also read it as someone completely unaware of fandom culture, but only the first sense was found in a source.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Fans joked that he was the group's 머글킹 because strangers kept recognising him from TV."
LORE & ORIGIN
머글 comes from the Harry Potter term for a person without magic and, in Korean fandom, means someone who does not follow or know much about a fan culture; a fandom wiki records both points. A 2014 fan post in a Daum cafe uses 머글킹 as a nickname for an idol-group member, explaining it as the person most popular among people who are not that group's fans and linking it to frequent television appearances. No wider documentation or earlier use of 머글킹 was found, and the other sense is not supported by the sources checked.
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