A K-pop idol poured sugar into her kong-guksu and her bandmate froze
Fans are reacting to exactly how much sugar this idol pours into her kong-guksu.
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English translation
The sugar goes in almost before she finishes her sentence.
[말이 끝나기 무섭게 추가되는 설탕]
English translation
The noodles, basically buried under a mountain of sugar.
(설탕이 잔뜩 뿌려진 콩국수)
English translation
Her friend just stares, stunned — team salt is not okay with this.
[소금파 경악]
💡 Wait, why is sugar in noodle soup shocking?
Kong-guksu is a mild, savory soybean-milk noodle soup, and Koreans famously split into salt vs. sugar camps on how to season it. Her friend's horrified face is the 'wrong camp' reaction.vs. the US South: like the sweet-tea-vs-unsweet-tea divide, but for soup.Klore note
English translation
The takeout order came with its own separate bag of sugar, packed on the side.
(콩국수 포장 용기와 따로 담겨온 설탕 봉지)
English translation
And that's how Kani — Dohee — makes her sugar kong-guksu.
[그리고 카니 도희의 설탕 콩국수]
💡 Wait, the sugar came with the takeout?
Kong-guksu takeout normally comes with a tiny salt packet, so a whole bag of sugar packed on the side is the sugar camp getting served for once.Klore note
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