Korean slang profile
추구미
chugumi
The aesthetic you aspire to
An ideal kind of beauty or personal image that you want to embody.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 8, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Trends in 2024, confirmed by retrospective reports in 2025
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
내 방의 추구미는 햇볕이 잘 드는 작은 도서관이야.
The look I want for my room is a small, sunny library.
- Quoted from a source
추구미는 이상적으로 꿈꾸는 미(美)를 뜻한다.[1]
추구미 means an ideal kind of beauty someone dreams of.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2025-01-08The supporting material introduced the meaning and context of use of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Weekly Dong-A article explains it as an ideal beauty one aspires to, alongside 도달가능미, a realistically attainable appearance. It looks back at a trend from 2024. Who first used it has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
One source explains the term. The earliest use and comparison with additional sources remain unchecked.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘추구미·도달가능미’… 2024 Z세대 유행어 (주간동아·다음뉴스)Published Jan 8, 2025Original source checked Nov 6, 2026