Korean slang profile
파랑새 증후군
parangsae jeunghugun
A figurative expression for losing interest in present work and seeking only vague happiness in the distant future.
A figurative expression for losing interest in present work and seeking only vague happiness in the distant future.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 파랑새증후군
- Earliest source found
- Feb 21, 2025
- 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
지금 하는 일보다 막연한 미래만 꿈꾸는 모습이 파랑새 증후군 같았다.
Dreaming only of a vague future instead of engaging with current work felt like 파랑새 증후군.
02Documented history
- February 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 explained it in 2025 by comparing the search for happiness beyond the present to the fairy tale The Blue Bird. This entry covers only the everyday figurative meaning. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 빈천불능이(貧賤不能移)/파랑새 증후군 (이투데이)Published Feb 21, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026