대박 (daebak) in Korean — what it means and how idols actually say it
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대박 (daebak) means awesome / no way. It is an exclamation for anything huge — good or shocking. In the 102 idol clips we have scripted, it appears 74 times — here is how it sounds in real speech, not a textbook.
What daebak means
대박 = awesome / no way. The forms you will hear most: 대박, 대박이다, 진짜 대박.
대박 in real lines
야, 쟤 대박이야! - 대박이다! ya, jyae daebagiya! - daebagida! Wow, did you see that? - It was awesome! — SEVENTEEN, GOING SEVENTEEN — top 30 most-viewed cuts (EP.9) · hear this line
아침 영어 유튜브 공부를 - 대박 achim yeongeo yutyubeu gongbureul - daebak and study English on YouTube -Wow — BTS, V's VLOG — ONE LUCKY DAY · hear this line
Wow 23단 케이크 - 와 대박 Wow 23dan keikeu - wa daebak Wow, 23-tier cake -That's insane — ENHYPEN, [Vlog] 정원이의 2025 브이로그 - ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) · hear this line
귀 안 움직이는 거 봐 대박이다 gwi an umjigineun geo bwa daebagida Look at the ears not moving, that’s amazing. — tripleS, 시끌벅적 뒤에서 말해요 — 트리플에스 · hear this line
How to say it
The final ㄱ is unreleased: dae-bak with the k swallowed. Stretch the first syllable (대~박) for extra shock. Check any line with the pronunciation tool.
Casual or polite?
Slang, casual only. Fine with friends and on variety shows, not in a meeting.
What it pairs with in our clips
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