ShadowingKoreanK-Drama & K-Pop Words (10/11)
50 words
| Korean | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 아 맞다 casual · not to elders | oh right, that reminds me, I almost forgot | 아 맞다, 우산 놓고 왔다. |
| 그러고 보니 | now that you mention it, come to think of it, actually | 그러고 보니 오늘 네 생일이네. |
| 게다가 | on top of that, plus, and worse | 게다가 비까지 와. |
| 오히려 | rather, if anything, the opposite | 오히려 내가 고맙지. |
| 차라리 not to elders | I'd rather, might as well, better to just | 차라리 말을 말자. |
| 그나마 | at least, thankfully, if anything | 그나마 다행이다. |
| 그러다가 | and then, in the middle of that, at this rate | 그러다가 다쳐. |
| 그랬더니 | and then, so what happened was, and as a result | 그랬더니 웃더라. |
| 그러더니 | and then he went and, next thing I knew, sure enough | 그러더니 가 버렸어. |
| 알고 보니 | turns out, as it turned out, it turned out that | 알고 보니 걔였어. |
| 어쩌다 보니 | somehow ended up, before I knew it, one thing led to another | 어쩌다 보니 여기까지 왔네. |
| 그러다 보니 | and so eventually, over time, which is how | 그러다 보니 친해졌어. |
| 그게 아니라 | that's not it, I mean, no, listen | 그게 아니라, 내 말은. |
| 말이야 casual · not to elders | you know, I mean, like | 그게 말이야, 좀 어려워. |
| 사실 | actually, the truth is, in fact | 사실 나 걔 좋아해. |
| 아무래도 | I think, probably, it seems like | 아무래도 안 되겠어. |
| 어차피 | either way, anyway, it's not like it matters | 어차피 갈 거잖아. |
| 결국 | in the end, eventually, ended up | 결국 헤어졌어. |
| 최애 slang | one's absolute favorite, your bias, the one you love most | 내 최애야. |
| 차애 slang | your second favorite, the runner-up bias | 차애는 누구야? |
| 덕질 slang | fangirling as a way of life, all the collecting and following you do for the one you love | 덕질하느라 바빠. |
| 입덕 slang | falling into a fandom, the moment you become a fan | 나 입덕했어. |
| 탈덕 slang | leaving the fandom, quitting your bias for good | 탈덕할까 봐. |
| 덕후 slang | a superfan, someone in deep on one obsession | 완전 덕후네. |
| 성덕 slang | a fan whose dream came true — met their bias, or made it into the same field | 성덕 됐다! |
| 팬덤 | fandom, the whole body of fans behind an artist | 팬덤이 엄청 커. |
| 팬 | a fan, someone who follows and backs an artist | 나 팬이에요. |
| 팬클럽 | fan club, the official membership you sign up for | 팬클럽 가입했어. |
| 본진 slang · online only | your home group, the one fandom you always come back to | 본진이 어디야? |
| 굿즈 | merch, official goods with your idol on them | 굿즈 샀어? |
| 포카 slang | photocard, the collectible card that comes in an album — short for photo card | 포카 교환해요. |
| 응원봉 | light stick, the glowing wand fans wave at concerts | 응원봉 챙겼어? |
| 응원법 | the fan chant, the set calls and moves fans do during a song | 응원법 외웠어. |
| 응원하다 | to cheer someone on, to root for, to be in their corner | 항상 응원할게. |
| 조공 slang | a fan gift to an artist, the food and presents fans send to a shoot | 팬들이 조공 보냈대. |
| 홈마 slang | a fansite master, the fan with the big lens whose photos everyone reposts — short for homepage master | 홈마 사진 봤어? |
| 아이돌 | an idol, a young singer built around a fandom | 아이돌 좋아해? |
| 연습생 | a trainee, someone training at an agency before debut | 연습생 시절이 길었대. |
| 데뷔 | debut, an artist's first time out | 드디어 데뷔했어. |
| 컴백 | comeback, coming back to the stage with new music | 다음 달 컴백이래. |
| 소속사 | the agency an artist belongs to, their label | 소속사가 어디야? |
| 기획사 | entertainment company, the agency that scouts and manages artists | 기획사 오디션 봤어. |
| 오디션 | audition, the tryout you go through to get picked | 오디션 합격했어! |
| 신인 | a rookie, someone in their first year out | 신인인데 잘하네. |
| 활동 | promotion run, the stretch of shows and appearances after a release | 활동 끝났어. |
| 가수 | singer | 가수가 꿈이야. |
| 연예인 | a celebrity, someone who works in entertainment | 연예인 봤어! |
| 무대 | the stage, a live performance | 무대 진짜 좋았어. |
| 직캠 | a fancam, a video that stays locked on one member the whole song | 직캠 봤어? |
| 안무 | choreography, the dance routine | 안무 외웠어. |