Korean Pop Culture Dictionary

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Wae?: Means "Why" in informal Korean. Wae-yo is formal and is usually used in moments of anger, confusion, and pure disbelief. You can practice saying this term by standing in the mirror and imagining various scenarios, like being cheated on. You can say "You cheated on me WAE!" You can also use wae in aegyo fashion to achieve a gift by dragging the word like this: "aww waeeeyooooooo?!"

World Star: An actor or idol who has not only earned fame in their birth countries, but overseas as well.