Korean slang profile
취향저격
chwihyang jeogyeok
Exactly your kind of thing
An expression used when discovering an object or person that fits your taste so well it feels made for you.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 취향 저격
- Earliest source found
- Dec 11, 2014
- 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
이 카페 인테리어 완전 취향저격이야.
This cafe's interior is exactly my taste.
- Quoted from a source
마치 자신을 위해 주문 제작한 것만 같은 사물이나 마음에 쏙 드는 사람을 발견했을 때[2]
When you find an object or a person you like that feels like it was custom-made for you.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- December 2014Korea Economic Daily: “In addition to the beast character, there were also users whose tastes were targeted by the unique game settings.”[1]
- March 2023Edaily: “‘취향 저격’ is a phrase you use out of excitement when you find an object or someone you like that seems to have been custom-made for you.”[2]
03Origin & word formation
Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2023 source from Edaily only explains the meaning.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 취향저격 '아르피엘', "팬아트부터 봇까지 덕심 자극" (한국경제)Published Dec 11, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 태양 "이 식당 진짜 완내스"[이연호의 신조어 나들이] (이데일리)Published Mar 15, 2023Original source checked Nov 5, 2026