The purpose of this website is to help Korean learners understand the origin of Korean slang words and memes.
On the internet, new words are coined and generated everyday. Those newly coined words have many different origins, but the internet is where they are mainly reproduced and spread. Similarly, many Korean slang words and memes are closely related to Korean internet culture. Sometimes, a subculture of an internet community get engraved into a widely used slang word.
This website focuses on the Korean internet slang words and memes that can be fully understood with some knowledge about their origins. Some of the memes are used very often in Korean popular culture. For example, some of them are frequently used in the subtitles of Korean TV shows. Thus, reading about the origin of the memes on this website will help you enjoy Korean popular culture even more.