🔤 K-pop birthday café words in Korean, explained
Fan-run birthday cafés announce everything in Korean shorthand. Knowing a dozen words lets you read a poster, understand a 'sold out' post and ask the staff the right question.
Step by step
- 생카 · saengkaShort for 생일 카페, a fan-run birthday café held in an ordinary café for one to four days.
- 주최 · juchoeThe host — the fan or fan account running the café. Their X post is the official source.
- 특전 · teukjeonGoodies you get with an order: paper cup, cup sleeve, photocard, postcard, sticker.
- 기본 특전 · gibon teukjeonBasic goodies everyone gets with one order.
- 선착 · seonchakFirst-come goodies, limited to the first visitors of the day (선착 50명 = first 50 people).
- 디저트 특전 · dijeoteu teukjeonExtra goodies when you order a dessert or set.
- 럭드 · reokdeuLucky draw — a raffle, usually with a ticket per order.
- 포카 · pokaPhotocard.
- 컵홀더 · keopholdeoPrinted cup sleeve, the classic birthday café item.
- 1인 1메뉴 · il-in il-menyuOne menu item per person — the most common rule.
- 소진 · sojinRun out. 특전 소진 = the goodies are gone.
- 마감 · magamClosed for the day or finished.
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Before you go
- Goodies are gifts from the host — don't ask staff for extras, and don't resell.
- Posters often say 'NO 대리수령': nobody may collect goodies for someone who isn't there.
Checked Oct 8 · Sources: www.offmate.kr · dukplace.com
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