[K-Pop Slang] What does "Daepo" mean?
Daepo is a Korean word for "a cannon." What does the word have to do with K-pop?
Daepo means “a cannon” in Korean. In the K-pop world, it refers to the cameras some fans use to take pictures of their favorite stars. Before the K-pop community, photography communities used the word Daepo to refer to large telephoto lenses due to their resemblance with a cannon. Those lenses are usually very expensive.
K-pop fans invest their money in these expensive cameras and lenses because they love their stars so much. They want to keep high-resolution photos of their stars in their hard-drive or share them with other fans.
There’s a hint of swag in fans carrying Daepo cameras. The fans are not just teenagers or bums who have nothing to do with their lives but follow their stars. The fans are hard-working members of society who can invest a fortune in the pure joy of loving their stars. They take pride in the possibility that they can help their stars succeed by sharing cool footage, as in EXID’s case.