Many Korean celebrities have tattoos and fans are always curious about what they mean or the story behind why they got them. This series will explore the meanings behind some of your favorite celebrities’ tattoos. Read the previous articles from our “Tattoo Meaning” series here! This week we’ll be covering Aaron Kwak (former NU’EST’s Aron)’s floral arm tattoo. You may have noticed Aaron’s arm tattoo that is prevalent in many of his Instagram posts. Initially, he just had a single sentence tattooed across the length of his lower arm that says, “Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros.” This is Latin for, “Fire tests gold, adversity tests strong/brave men.” However, he added some colorful flowers to that tattoo creating a background for the phrase. The tattoo originates from his Hanja (Chinese characters with different meanings) name YoungMin. ‘Young’ comes from the Hanja for ‘flower’. Min comes from the Hanja for ‘Autumn Sky’. So he tried to portray that through flowers that are colored like the autumn sky in his tattoo. You can hear him explain the tattoo on his Korean Cowboys Podcast here. Aaron Kwak has other tattoos that we will cover later in the series. What do you think of his tattoos? Let us know in the comments. Are there any other Korean celebrities (idols, actors, etc.) whose tattoos you are curious about? If you leave their name in the comments down below, we will consider featuring them in this series! Check out the other K-Pop idols in this series who have tattoos in this collective list: 13 K-Pop Idols With Tattoos And The Meaning Of Each One KPOP STORIES|Jul 21, 2022 Make sure to read our latest “Tattoo Meaning” articles here, too:
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