Excuse me while I cry trying to explain this with my limited Korean vocabulary. Google translate did NOT help. Apparently it doesn't understand aegyo.
Remember this honey bunny tidbit from Jumin's day 11 chatroom? I've always found it odd due to how random it is, so I went to see what goes on in the Korean chat and turns out Jumin and you are having a full-blown baby-talk session!
Let me present you the literal translation for the Korean counterpart:
MC: woori jyagi wajjyeong? (is our honey here?)
Han Jumin: wajjyeo? (here?)
Han Jumin: ah...
Han Jumin: geureon uimigun (so that's what it means)
Zen: mwoya...;; (what the...;;)
Han Jumin: wajjiyeom (your honey is here)
This is where it gets interesting. In Korean, baby-talking is called aegyo and is often deemed cute (or cringe depending on your taste). When you talk in aegyo, you add an extra sound of -m or -ng at the end of your word, like calling your older boyfriend 오빠 (oppa) as 오빵 (oppang). You can also modify them, like turning 자기 (jagi) to 쟈기 (jyagi). Aegyo is usually spoken in a high-pitched voice and aided with cutesy gestures. It's something you do for fun with your friends, significant others or people you feel comfortable with.
Now, we all know Jumin is a no-nonsense person who's not well-versed in modern culture, albeit he has shown interest in it. The closest comparison to him practicing aegyo would be talking like Yoosung—Yoosung uses a lot of aegyo either when he's whining or happy, and honestly he's adorable for it.
Click here to watch the example of aegyo. If you skip to 0:51 you can see how woori jyagi is spoken in real life.
THE EXPLANATION
In the chat above, you start the conversation by aegyo-fying your question of whether Jumin has come to the chatroom. The normal way of asking it would be 주민씨 왔어요? (jumin-ssi wasseoyo?)
There are multiple layers to this. First, the usage of woori jyagi, which directly translates to our honey indicates affectionate possession. You can say 내 자기 (nae jagi) to mean my honey, but for the sake of aegyo, woori is used and jagi is turned to jyagi, as per the example before.
Second, you turn 왔어요 (wasseoyo) to 와쪙 (wajjyeong), which Jumin repeats out of confusion. When he catches on, he verbalises his realisation in his usual speaking style, but Zen is already like "what the heck?" because the mere sight of Jumin mimicking baby-talk is freaking him out LOL.
Then as the grand finale bam bam, Jumin plays along by answering you with 와찌염 (wajjiyeom) instead of 왔어 (wasseo).* From the context, you can glean that he refers to himself in third person, which is what acting cute is all about.
*If you're wondering about the difference between -jjyeong and -jjiyeom, it's because the former is phrased as a question while the latter is an answer.
This whole exchange is very funny that I cracked up the first time I read it. I couldn't believe Jumin would actually say that.
So yeah, you just baby-talked to him and he did it back. Now imagine Jumin doing aegyo in that deep voice of his, complete with a poker face and a mischievous glint in his eyes. Can you? Because I so can and therefore need a live demonstration ASAP to confirm my imagination.
After all these years lol it's finally here! I'm pretty excited and have downloaded the game as soon as it came out! I think a lot of people think it's slow-paced in comparison to mystic messenger but i think these two shouldn't be compared at all! I think in mysme, there are a lot of options on which route to go, but in ssum, you're only focused on one.. i'm really excited and lmk what you guys think about it so far if you've played it too!
[The Ssum] Notice on Release of Cheritz’s New Title, ‘The Ssum’
Hello, this is Cheritz.
As spring makes its way with the last day of March, we bring you exciting news!
Four years ago, our experimental game ‘The Ssum’ was soft-launched in selected regions, and it shut down its services after we had collected enough data.
(*Only a few of you will recognize it!
The opening video we used at the time is available on Youtube)
Uncertain of its official release, The Ssum Project was not canceled, but instead was being developed in secret(?).
After four long, long years…
Finally!
At last!
We are getting ready for its ‘official release!’
The game’s official title is “The Ssum: Forbidden Lab.”
(To find out what the game is really about… please look forward to future news!)
All polished-up for the official launch, The Ssum has gone through countless changes in its original settings, designs and features.
Look at all those changes!
The Ssum: Forbidden Lab will be available on 27th of April, 2022!
Why does it have the name ‘Forbidden Lab’ next to the title?
How will it bring fun and joy to your daily life?
Upcoming news will tell you all about it!
After our soft-launch, too focused on our mission to bring you fun and joy, we have kept you waiting for too long.
We sincerely appreciate your patience and will be back with more information soon!
Thank you.
P.S. Did you know that Seung-hoon Seok, the voice actor of our main character, had an interview with us during The Ssum’s development?
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