Korean slang profile
레드레드
red red
A playful sign of disapproval
An expression for something disliked or best avoided, paired with 그린그린 to indicate likes and dislikes.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 레드 레드, REDRED
- Earliest source found
- Apr 21, 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
약속한 날에 비가 오는 건 레드레드야.
Rain on the day we made plans gets a red-red from me.
- Quoted from a source
‘레드레드’ 역시 코르티스를 하나의 인터넷 밈으로 확장시키는 계기가 됐다.[2]
레드레드 also helped turn CORTIS into an internet meme.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Reported as an expression spreading with CORTIS's song 레드레드. MBC explains red as what the song moves away from and green as its desired direction. Kyunghyang Shinmun describes that contrast becoming everyday positive and negative reactions. Who first used it as a catchphrase and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
News coverage supports both the song metaphor and catchphrase usage. The earliest-source date refers to material introducing the song, not the unverified beginning of its use as an everyday reaction.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 복귀 임박 코르티스, 미니 2집 타이틀곡 공개 (MBC)Published Apr 21, 2026Original source checked Nov 6, 2026
- 레드레드·영크크, 밈이 된 아이돌…K팝 판 흔드는 코르티스 신드롬 (경향신문·네이트)Published Jun 4, 2026Original source checked Nov 6, 2026