Aegyo - what is your opinion? (1 Viewer)

[brekker]

First, I want to say I´m not dissing, but seriously I have never understood why would grown up people act that way. I must admit that in my first language "cute" is not even used to describe adults and teenagers. Cute are animals, babies, young children or things. When your friend wears a cute top, you go on to comment the cute top and tell her that she looks pretty. We don´t really use the adjective to describe adults at all (or even teenagers or kids that are like 6+).
I´ve thought that might be an important part to explain. Why aegyo is very cringy to me. I know it is a part of Korean culture and it is probably regarded differently, I also know I don´t have to watch it or anything and no one is really making me (and I usually just roll my eyes and move on), but I have noticed some idols also hate acting cute and I just feel their pain.

However, I´ve wanted to ask whether I´m the only cynic here or whether there might be more people of my kind :D.

 

[Willow]

It is cringy 🤣

 

[PrideInBaek]

I know some people irl who have a lot of aegyo so As long as it's natural, it's great. But when someone does it forcefully, it's weird and cringy.

 

[brekker]

I know some people irl who have a lot of aegyo so As long as it's natural, it's great. But when someone does it forcefully, it's weird and cringy.

how old are they? :D

 

[yeji]

I adore it

 

[PrideInBaek]

how old are they? :D

32, 28, 16

 

[StrayMixx]

I don't really have an opinion. lol but if it's cringey, I guess it's cringey!

 

[lotusflower]

For me, it's pretty cringy due to the fact that some Idols are pushing 30 ( suho, Irene, etc.) Like, stop making grown people do that kind of stuff. If a child does it, then it's cute. But if a grown adult does it, then it's pretty weird

 

[Ahsoka]

I find it cringey with some exceptions

 

[Abeamus]

Not my thing but I guess it's just something to see if an idol can pull off being cute as it's seen as more feminine or something

 

[Tickita]

I don't care for it.

 

[Michael]

It depends...........

 

[Wingfrost]

It’s weird, it kind of depends for me personally. If the idol hates it, yeah don’t make them do it. I don’t like the aegyo that’s baby talk cause that’s just- but other things I don’t really mind it and even if I find it cringey I still think it’s entertaining in a funny kind of way if that makes sense.