Comfort Idol
A celebrity whose actions soothe you
Example
I swoon when Yoongi smiles. He's definitely my comfort idol
Related Slang
K-pop | Korean Pop music |
Kpop | Korean Pop music |
Idol | A K-pop star |
Stan | An obsessed fan of someone or something |
Meme | A piece of media that spreads via the Internet |
Fandom | Community of fans |
Superfan | An extremely dedicated fan |
Fanboy | A dedicated male fan |
Fangirl | A dedicated female fan |
L2M | Listening to music |
A comfort idol is any celebrity whose actions charm you and help you retain your faith in humanity. The phrase is mainly used to refer to K-pop stars (often called idols) whose fans regard them as cute, wholesome, and humorous.
Around August 2020, Twitter's community of K-pop stans began sharing various versions of a tweet that read "everyone has that one idol that they go to for comfort. seeing their face reminds them that they're going to be okay." Each tweet had a heartwarming video or picture of the tweeter's favorite K-pop idol attached. Because the Internet is sometimes good, more and more Twitter users latched on to the comfort idol meme, sharing cute photos and videos of mostly K-pop idols, but sometimes other celebrities.