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“jagi”

First of all, I didn’t want to get involved in all the drama that’s been going on between fans rn. But I’m bothered that people defend their opinions with arguments to which they don’t have proof of.

(Not that it rly matters, but I genuinely believe in the probability of KD being in a romantic relationship. I’ve been into Kpop long enough to know that most companies can get very shady, (don’t ask me to explain myself, there is enough “proof” of this on the internet), and that set-up scandals are not uncommon in this sector. That’s why I always try to stay skeptical whenever rumors appear or scandals get confirmed. I’m not saying you should be paranoid orsth, but pls consider that media and big companies can say whatever they want to say and ppl will still believe it, because it’s expected from them to be truthful. Okay moving on!!)

As I said this ^ doesn’t rly matter, since it’s my personal opinion, idc if ppl disagree. But what I wanted to talk abt was the whole ‘jagi’ thing.

A lot of people are saying that “jagi” is a very common word used among close friends. I thought that was a bit weird, since I’ve been into Korea and Korean Culture long enough to know it’s used in romantical situations. I wasn’t sure tho, since I’m not Korean myself, so I decided to contact some of my friends. I’m studying Korean in University rn, so I know some Korean ppl (Korean students, Korean teachers, or just friends I met bcs of apps such as HelloTalk).

I asked a Korean teacher of mine for the meaning and use of the word ‘jagi’. I figured, since she’s not only Korean but also teaches Korean to foreigners as her profession, she should be able to explain this w/o difficulty.

According to her, you can indeed use the word among very close friends, or as an elderly to youngsters. However, she did also mention that only females do this, and guys do NOT usually* use this in non-romantical context, because he would appear to be gay or very feminine.

*so I guess, unless you are in privet, or you are openly-gay, you wouldn’t use this.

I also asked my exchange student for her opinion. She’s about 20yrs old, so I thought it would be helpful to ask her as well, because maybe nowadays “jagi” can be used among young ppl in other context (slang for example). (My teacher (prev screenshot) is very secretive about her age lol. But I guess she’s about 30yrs old, so maybe she’s not aware of slang among younger ppl).

This is what she said:

She as well said that girls sometimes use it among each other, but guys don’t. She also stated that it’s considered a to be a bit “naughty”(??)* to use this among friends.

*my vocab is not that rich yet, so I’m not sure of the exact meaning of this word. But as far as I know, it’s “naughty”. UPDATE: some readers pointed out that the translation is “in a playful way”; girls using among each other in a playful way. Thank you for clearing this up!! ^^

I also asked her if it would be considered gay to use it as a guy to another guy. She answered, that it could be in a joking way* (A/N: when you look at the video, it doesn’t look like JI is joking tho, so I’m p sure he wasn’t fooling around), but she continued saying that it’s rather dumb to use this term in public (a guy to a guy), since ppl will suspect you to be homosexual.

*Neither one of these persons have seen the video/know the exact situation I was talking abt, so they didn’t have personal opinions on this specific matter. My friend just wanted to explain that even though it can be used in a joking way, it’s a bit dumb since ppl WILL think you’re gay.

So my thought on this matter is: when you look at the video, JI first looks around to see if no one is looking, then proceeds to call KS “jagi” to draw his attention (in some video (frm a diff angle) it would appear as if KS was already looking at JI when he called him, but that video starts later, and due to its angle you cannot read JI’s lips so I don’t think we can be certain. But looking at the first vid, KS did not look at JI before he called him (or maybe I’m blind lel)). Also the fact that they were in China, his (JI) mic was off (?), and ppl were focusing on Suho speaking, he might’ve not considered the possibility of fans noticing. Again, as many ppl stated, KS is the only one to respond, which would imply he’s used to JI calling him that. I also trust the Kfan analysis on the “jagi” thing, since it seems p legit and they are Korean after all.

Ok lol. Last but not least, this is kinda the only thing I wanna share on this matter, since I have enough shit going on irl and I don’t wish for my inbox to be filled with hatemail orsth. I’m not saying that you should believe everything i say, it’s up to you whether you trust me or not. But I persnally wanted to ask ppl I know, since I’m not rly fond of secondhand sources and stuff.

I’d def recommend @cckaisoo, @jongsooyah and @faakeid for more analysis/theories/proof idk what else, regarding kadi.

Bai.

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soonini1288

5 months ago