Korean slang profile
흑화
heukhwa
A fictional character changing toward an evil personality or behavior.
A fictional character changing toward an evil personality or behavior.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 25, 2021
- 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
평범하던 소설 속 인물이 사건을 겪고 흑화했어.
An ordinary character in the novel turned dark after an incident.
02Documented history
- July 2021기독일보’s film criticism explained it as a neologism for turning into an evil character.[1]
03Origin & word formation
기독일보 explicitly explains it as a new expression for becoming an evil character. It does not explain the Chinese-character formation or first use, so its etymology could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning referring to changes in a character is explicitly explained, but there is no source explaining the etymology.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 믿음이란 무엇인가…영화 랑종에 관한 기독교적 고찰 (기독일보)Published Jul 25, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026