#umchina

[goawaywithjae]

Go away with ... Eric Nam

Umchina/엄친아 is a Korean portmanteau for “mother’s friend’s son.” This son may not even exist, but he’s the standard that other children are

Umchina/엄친아 is a Korean portmanteau for “mother’s friend’s son.” This son may not even exist, but he’s the standard that other children are compared to. Eric Nam is a real-life umchina. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Nam graduated from Boston College and was offered a job as a business analyst at Deloitte Consulting in New York. For fun, he posted a video of himself singing on YouTube. The combination of his smooth vocals and movie-star good looks drew the attention of a Korean broadcasting station, which invited him to compete in a televised talent contest. That was over a decade ago, and Nam’s versatility and popularity quickly won him fans worldwide not only for his music, but for the issues that he champions. Along with his brothers Eddie and Brian, Nam founded DIVE Studios to elevate Asian and AAPI voices. And the siblings also created the mental health and wellness platform Mindset.

Nam will support the release of his latest album “House on a Hill” with an ambitious world tour that kicks off in Orlando on Sept. 21. He also will make his acting debut in the upcoming Forest Whitaker film “Transplant,” where he has the lead role as a surgeon. Nam was in Los Angeles when we conducted this interview via Zoom. Because the SAG strike was ongoing, we didn’t discuss his movie. 

[wtf-fun-factss]

Mom’s friend’s son - WTF fun facts

[goawaywithjae]

Jung Hae-in's Best K-dramas (+ Film & Reality Show)

D.P. | PRETTY NOONA WHO BUYS ME FOOD | ONE SPRING NIGHT | TUNE IN FOR LOVE | JUNG HAE-IN'S TRAVEL LOG | WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

There’s a relatively new Korean word that didn’t exist when I was a kid: umchina/엄친아, which is a portmanteau for 엄마 친구 아들/umma chingu adeul, or mother’s friend’s son. The idea is that while this 엄친아 may not even exist in real life, he is the ideal person who Korean children are constantly compared to.

This August, Jung Hae-in will star in a tvN K-drama called “Mom’s Friend’s Son” or … “엄마 친구 아들.”

What I find appealing about Jung is that while he has a boyish quality that works well in the romance genre — really selling the emotions, he’s also stellar in action thrillers where you’re never sure if he’s the hero or villain.

[jennyleewrites]

Umchinttal is “mother’s friend daughter”! We girls don’t even get a cute pic with our definition’ #haha #koreandgirls #umchina #umchinttal #deathbycomparison #goodgirl #newword #funny #writerslife #author #yaauthor #laughitoff #thefutureisfemale (at West Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXtzHqAWKu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5otadsrscc3q

[linguisticalmagician]

엄마 친구 아들 - Umchina - Mum’s Friend’s Son

According to Wikipedia, this is ‘not a term directly indicating a specific person, but signifies a person who is perfect in everything; abilities, appearances and backgrounds. Usually spoken by a mother to push her son to do better by comparing to an obscurely perfect character referred to as “umchina.”’ 

There’s even something called ‘umchina syndrome’!

My Spanish teacher uses something very similar to this so much. ‘You should be more like my Year 13s, they’re never as loud...’

I know this isn’t what I usually post, but I found it very interesting, so tell me if you want more like this! (Or not.) 

[will-youth]

#Suho #UmChinA

[wauwy]

"When I was in Seoul last, a reporter told me that I was an 엄친아 [umchina], which is a combination of three words, 'mother's friend's son.'  And that was a great compliment; it would mean that you were desirable to women.  I said in the English translation that would mean the opposite, I think."

-- John Cho on interesting words

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[kotak-biru]

Korean Slang (Prokem-nya Korea) : Umchina Bukan Umchiha

Annyeong~ Author Imnida. ^^ Sebelumnya author mau minta maap atas kesalahan kata Um Ci Ha / Um Chi Ha di salah satu Fic. Terutama itu sebuah judul Fanfiction. Mianhae~

pic's source: here Di maapin yaa~ ._. (he.he.he) Jadi, reader yang bertanya- tanya apa maksud dari kata Um Ci Ha, ini penjelasan Author. Judul fanficnya selama ini adalah Um Ci Ha dan ternyata artinya jempol. ==" Struktur penulisan : 엄 지 하 (eomjiha/ umchiha) Sedangkan yang Author maksud adalah Umchina dan maksud dari kata ini adalah 'Anak dari teman ibu' atau 'Anak dari teman ibu yang selalu baik dalam segala hal'. Struktur penulisan : 엄친아 (eomjina/ umchina) Umchina merupakan salah satu dari Korean Slang atau Bahasa Prokem. Umchina, merupakan gabungan dari kata- kata dalam bahasa Korea: 엄(eom/um) untuk 엄마(ibu), 친(chin) untuk (친구) teman dan 아 untuk anak laki- laki (아들). Di Korea ada ada ibu yang membandingkan anaknya dengan anak temannya ketika berbicara pada anaknya, misalnya "Anaknya bu Mila yang di pojokan komplek tuh perfect banget, elu harus bisa kayak dia." atau "Tau anak tunggal pak Rojali? Anaknya hebat banget! Dia tuh bisa ini... bisa itu...!" Blah blah blah Tapi pada dasarnya para ibu itu cuma pengen anaknya bisa ngelakuin yang lebih baik. Lebih kompetitif juga, lah. Jadi, para ibu itu istilahnya 'ngomporin' anaknya lah. Meskipun pada kenyataan nak dari teman ibu itu beneran baik atopun enggak.Banyak orang korea yang mengalami masa- masa semacam ini. Dewasa ini, (ciyee bahasanye) di jaman modern gini, kalo ada yang bilang mereka itu umchina langsung deh berasa terbang melayang gimana gitu, pendeknya bangga lah. ^^ Oh, iya. 엄친아 (eomjina/ umchina) ini tertuju untuk anak laki- laki lohh, kalo anak perempuan sebutannya 엄친딸 (eomjinttal/ umchintal). Nah, dari maksud sebenarnya Umchina itu, muncul ide untuk bikin fanfic Umchina. :D Tapi ini dilihat dari sisi orang ketiga, dimana orang- orang ini bukan Umchina maupun anak yang dibandingkan dengan Umchina. Yaa, meski pada akhirnya di awal udah author senggol diki dan Author tetap akan menggunakan maksud sebenarnya di akhir sebagai epilog. kkk~ Sekian dulu, ya readers. Semoga pada ngerti yak. ^^ ♥ Author Umchina IUZia0815 a.k.a BluekeY ps: Buat belajar, jaga- jaga kalo ketemu Junho yang ngoceh pake prokem. Checkdizzout (Korean Slang) love ya! [FanFiction] Umchina : part1 part 2 Sumber: Hancinema