Citations:maknae line

Noun: "(South Korean pop culture fandom slang) the younger members of a male K-pop group as a collective"

 * 2017, Fefe Ho, KPOP 101: Korean Pop Explained Step By Step To Kpop Fans Worldwide, page 21:
 * The younger members can form the maknae line.
 * 2019, Erin Kinsella, Heart and Seoul, unnumbered page:
 * Tessa and Sung Soo watched the maknae line bundled up together on the couch, grins across their faces.
 * 2019, Trish Millburn, Sing Me a Love Song, unnumbered page:
 * And how was she making the maknae line so comfortable so quickly?
 * 2019, Spike Koarau, "NCT 127 in Paris", HALLYU Magazine, Summer 2019, page 5:
 * A break comes with some ment [sic] from the Maknae line and the Hyung line who decide to show some sexiness.