Korean slang profile

방꾸

bangkku

Decorating one’s room to suit one’s tastes.

Expanded form: 방 꾸미기room decorating
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Apr 7, 2024
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
이번 주말에는 책상 주변부터 방꾸를 하려고.
This weekend, I plan to start 방꾸 with the area around my desk.

02Documented history

April 2024서울경제 introduced room decorating as styling one’s own space to personal taste.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘방 꾸미기’ (room decorating). A 2024 source from 서울경제 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

“한소희 가방 어디꺼야?”···‘폰꾸’ ‘다꾸’에 이어 요즘 대세는 ‘백꾸’[이슈, 풀어주리] (서울경제)Published Apr 7, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026