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[Korean] Meaning of Anpanman, Konjac, Ddaeng, Babo, and Hajima

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I found many question on Google to know meaning of some words in Korean. You may find many of them easily by using Google or other translator. But some words and expression is hard to find, because they're slang or coined words. This time, I will show you those kind of words. 1) Anpanman You may know this is a name of BTS's song. It comes from Japanese animation's name Anpanman. Actually its Korean name is "Ho bbang man". But in Anpanman is fit the rhyme. 2) Konjac Konjac is a kind of food like below image. It's made with Devil's tongue. If you listen Konjac in Korean drama 'Something in the Rain', it's implication. Konjac has no taste, no smell, so it's too bland. In the drama, the expression was used to tell 'our relationship is too bland.' 3) Ddaeng It has some meanings. Mostly used meaning is a beep sound (as an onomatopoeia). In Korea, many TV quiz shows and audition shows used xylophone sound when ...

What kinds of PC games do Koreans play? (2017 Q3)

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As a gamer 2017 is very impressive year. I can enjoy high quality PS4, PSvita, and PC games. But become a popular game in Korea is not easy. In this article, I will show you Top 10 ranked PC games. Before you meet the ranks, you need to understand differences between Korea and other countries. Did you heard "PC room"? In Korea, many "PC rooms" are everywhere. I bet if you listen what services you can get, you might be visit Korea. It's cheap. You can kill times yourself with only $1~$3 per hour! Would be hungry if you stay long time in there? No problem! It also has tiny store. Hamburger, Ramen (Noodles), snacks, coffee, beverages, and more things available that you could not expected! Enjoy games without buying In PC rooms, you can play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (aka PUBG), Overwatch, WorldofWarcraft, Startcraft series, and Diablo series for free! This is possible because there is a contract between PC room association and game publ...

Welcome to Korean gamer Terry's Blog!

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Hello everyone! I'm a computer programmer who live in Korea. I do love any types of games so much. Though I'm neither a pro-gamer nor an game-related author, I'd like to share many trends or news such as how Koreans thinks about recently released games and what (or how) they like to play. Since I'm not a English native speaker, please be kind if you find typos or weird expressions in my articles. I will try to be a good at English. :) I hope you enjoy my blogs. And I welcome your feedback, suggestions, and questions!