Korean slang profile
포기하겠습니다… 생각해보니 진행하겠습니다
pogihagetseumnida… saenggakhaeboni jinhaenghagetseumnida
I give up… on second thought, I'll keep going
A meme sentence that announces giving up, then immediately reverses the decision, humorously expressing hesitation and indecision.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 면접 포기하겠습니다, 포기하겠습니다 진행하겠습니다
- Earliest source found
- Aug 10, 2026
- 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
운동 포기하겠습니다… 생각해보니 운동을 진행하겠습니다.
I'm giving up on exercise… on second thought, I'll keep going.
- Quoted from a source
생각해보니 면접을 진행하겠습니다..[1]
On second thought, I'll go ahead with the interview.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
LawTalk News describes a text exchange repeatedly reversing a decision about a job interview within a short time, saying it was posted to an online community around January 2017. A 2026 YouTube title uses the same hesitant pattern with attendance instead of an interview. The original 2017 post was not obtained; the sentence is not treated as newly coined in 2026.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Later coverage of the text exchange and a variation in a 2026 video title were checked. The original sender, earliest post, and extent of renewed popularity remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 4분 만에 면접 포기 10번 번복한 지원자…합법적인 채용 거부는 여기까지 (로톡뉴스)Published Aug 10, 2026Original source checked Nov 6, 2026
- 죄송합니다 출석 포기하겠습니다…생각해보니 출석 하겠습니다 진행하겠습니다 (뉴·YouTube)Published Sep 11, 2026Original source checked Nov 6, 2026