차애 (chaae): your second-favorite member

🥈 Meaning

Your second-favorite member, right after your 최애 (choeae, bias). English-speaking fans sometimes call this your “bias wrecker” when that member threatens to take first place.

Origin

차 (次, “next” or “second”) + 애 (愛, “love”), built on the pattern of 최애 (最愛, “most loved”).

✍️ Examples

1. 최애는 리더고 차애는 막내야.
   Choeae-neun rideo-go chaae-neun maknae-ya.
   My bias is the leader and my second favorite is the youngest.

2. 이번 무대 보고 차애가 바뀌었어.
   Ibeon mudae bogo chaae-ga bakkwieosseo.
   My second favorite changed after this stage.

💡 Usage tip

Fans asking “최애랑 차애 누구야?” want your top two.