Korean slang profile
얼마나 성공하고 싶은지 감도 안 온다
eolmana seonggonghago sipeunji gamdo an onda
A phrase exaggerating the scale of someone’s effort after seeing them work very hard at something.
A phrase exaggerating the scale of someone’s effort after seeing them work very hard at something.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 29, 2026
- 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
발표 연습을 열 번이나 하다니 얼마나 성공하고 싶은지 감도 안 온다.
You rehearsed the presentation ten times—I can’t even imagine how badly you want to succeed.
02Documented history
- June 2026Harper’s Bazaar Korea described a comment on Lee Joon’s cheerleading-experience video spreading as a meme about working hard.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2026 Harper’s Bazaar Korea article introduces the phrase as a comment on a video of Lee Joon dancing while trying cheerleading on ‘워크맨.’ It describes a comment about his enthusiasm spreading as a meme, but the original commenter and posting time could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The usage in the article was checked, but how the expression was created and the earliest original material could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 코르티스 'O크크'가 왜 유행했을까? 케이팝 밈 총정리 | 하퍼스 바자 코리아 (하퍼스 바자 코리아)Published Jun 29, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026