Korean slang profile

영원할 건가 보다

yeongwonhal geonga boda

A drama line responding to the feeling that a precious moment might last a long time.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: 영원할건가보다, 영원할 건가보다
Earliest source found: Mar 14, 2022
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
함께 찍은 여행 사진을 보며 “영원할 건가 보다”라는 대사가 떠올랐어.
Looking at our travel photos together reminded me of the line ‘영원할 건가 보다’—‘Maybe this will last forever.’

02Documented history

March 2022Newsis reported that the line appeared in the seaside-trip scene in ‘스물다섯 스물하나.’[1]
October 2026TVING’s official YouTube channel used the phrase in the title of a newly released video revisiting the drama scene.[2]

03Origin & word formation

Newsis’s 2022 reporting introduces it as a line from a seaside trip with friends in the drama ‘스물다섯 스물하나.’ TVING released another video with the phrase in its title in 2026. Who first created the recent meme and when it spread could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation was checked directly, but who first coined the expression and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

김태리, 남주혁과 눈맞춤하며 "영원하자"…'스물다섯' :: 공감언론 뉴시스 :: (뉴시스)Published Mar 14, 2022Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
영원할 건가 보다♥︎ㅣTVINGㅣ#스물다섯스물하나 #TwentyFiveTwentyOne - YouTube (YouTube)Published Oct 23, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026