Korean slang profile
지헤중
jihejung
A shortened title for the drama ‘지금, 헤어지는 중입니다’.
A shortened title for the drama ‘지금, 헤어지는 중입니다’.
- Expanded form
- 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다지금, 헤어지는 중입니다 (Now, We Are Breaking Up)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 18, 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
이번 주말에는 지헤중을 이어서 볼 거야.
I’m going to continue watching 지헤중 this weekend.
02Documented history
- November 2021뉴시스 introduced the SBS drama ‘지금, 헤어지는 중입니다’ and explicitly stated it would use ‘지헤중’ thereafter.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘지금, 헤어지는 중입니다’ (Now, We Are Breaking Up). A 2021 source from 뉴시스 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
One source explicitly gives this explanation. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 시청률↑ '지헤중'…송혜교♥장기용 감정변화, 왜? (뉴시스)Published Nov 18, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026