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一個原本只在韓流飯圈流通的詞「愛嬌」,這幾週開始被貼在任何一個名人身上,留言區稱讚他們「自然的愛嬌」——但愛嬌本來就是一種被練過的表演。

"His natural aegyo is so refreshing" starts showing up under comments for everyone from English footballers to American actors — aegyo being, by definition, a performance on request.

「他的自然愛嬌好清新」這句話,開始出現在從英格蘭足球員到美國演員的留言區底下——「愛嬌」本來是一種被要求展演的可愛姿態。

A K-pop fandom term for performed cuteness has spent weeks migrating into mainstream comment sections, praising celebrities for their "natural aegyo" — a phrase that quietly contradicts itself.

A cult fetish label dormant for thirty years relaunches with legendary club night Batcave — its founder's proudest memory being "zero brand awareness," now preserved in a bylined feature.