Korean slang profile
GMG
GMG
A short expression of the attitude that if you decide to go, you go, even when hesitant. It also encourages someone to give something a try.
A short expression of the attitude that if you decide to go, you go, even when hesitant. It also encourages someone to give something a try.
- Expanded form
- 가면 가가면 가 (if you’re going, go)
- Other spellings
- 가면 가
- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- 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
처음 가는 모임이라 긴장되지만 GMG, 일단 가보자.
I’m nervous about going to a new gathering, but GMG—let’s give it a try.
02Documented history
- Publication date unverifiedKorea Housing Finance Corporation explained it as a shortened expression of the attitude that if you’re going, you go.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Korea Housing Finance Corporation’s webzine introduces it as an abbreviation of something NCT’s Jaehyun said on a fan communication app. The original app conversation and its first posting date were not directly compared. The individual webzine article also has no publication-date metadata.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. The original material and when the expression was coined need separate verification. Dates were omitted for sources whose publication date could not be verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한국주택금융공사 (한국주택금융공사)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026