Korean slang profile
외모 체크
oemo check
Appearance check
An upbeat catchphrase about checking how you look, such as by looking in a mirror.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 외모 췍, 외모 췤
- Earliest source found
- Mar 22, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Trends in 2024, confirmed by retrospective reports in 2025
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
사진 찍기 전에 거울 보고 외모 체크!
A look in the mirror before the photo—appearance check!
- Quoted from a source
‘외모 췍!(외모 체크)’[1]
Appearance check!
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2025-03-22The supporting material introduced the meaning and context of use of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 EToday article reports that NMIXX's Haewon's 외모 췍 in a Workdol flight-attendant experience video drew attention in 2024. The exact date of the first utterance cannot be established from that article alone.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
One source explains the term. The earliest use and comparison with additional sources remain unchecked.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘외모 췍!’부터 사투리 교정하는 승무원들까지…MZ겨냥 유튜브 핫한 LCC는? (이투데이)Published Mar 22, 2025Original source checked Nov 6, 2026