진짜

chincha

진짜 (chincha) is the Korean word for 'really' or 'seriously' — the…

진짜로

jinjjaro

진짜로 (jinjjaro) means 'really' or 'truly' in Korean — the adverbial intensifier…

왜

wae

왜 (wae) means 'why' in Korean and is one of the most…

최애

bias

최애 (choe-ae) means 'bias' in K-Pop — your absolute favorite group member.…

솔로

solo

솔로 (sollo) means both a solo music career and being romantically single…

센터

center

센터 (senteo) is the coveted center-stage role in K-Pop groups. Learn why…

언박싱

unboxing

언박싱 (eon-bak-sing) is K-Pop unboxing culture—fans film opening elaborate album packages from…

응원봉

lightstick

응원봉 (eung-won-bong) means 'cheering stick'—the official K-Pop lightstick fans wave at BTS,…

팬사이트

fansite

팬사이트 (paen-sa-i-teu) is a fan-run K-Pop photo account by dedicated 'fansite masters'…

짱

jjang

짱 (jjang) is Korean slang for 'the best' — a K-Pop fan…

연습생

trainee

연습생 (yeonseupssaeng) means K-Pop trainee — discover the years of grueling practice…

사생팬

sasaeng

Sasaeng (사생팬) means obsessive stalker fan in K-Pop — learn why idols…

한국어 숫자

korean-numbers

Master Korean numbers (한국어 숫자) — learn the native and Sino-Korean counting…

비빔밥

bibimbap

Discover 비빔밥 (bibimbap), Korea's iconic mixed rice bowl — a K-Drama comfort…

불고기

bulgogi

Learn 불고기 (bulgogi), Korea's iconic marinated fire meat — a K-Drama comfort…

있어요

isseoyo

있어요 (isseoyo) means 'there is' or 'I have' in Korean — a…

이/가

i-ga

이/가 (i/ga) are Korean subject particles essential for reading K-Pop lyrics and…

주세요

juseyo

주세요 (juseyo) means 'please give me' in Korean — the must-know request…

얼마예요

eolmaeyo

얼마예요 (eolmaeyo) means 'how much is it?' in Korean — the essential…

OST

ost

What is OST in K-drama? Learn how Korean drama soundtracks work, from…