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가난하게 컸어?

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A line from the tvN drama 작은 아씨들, "Did you grow up poor?", spoken by actress 공민정's character to 남지현's character, that circulated again in 2026 as a meme. The meme is mostly people acting out the same short line in different tones (curious, annoyed, furious) in clips and edits. Because the line touches on poverty, the lead actress Kim Go-eun said at the Busan film festival that it hurt her as well but that it made sense for it to become a meme.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Friends took turns saying "가난하게 컸어?" in a curious voice, an annoyed voice and an over-the-top furious voice."

LORE & ORIGIN

From the drama 작은 아씨들 (tvN, 2022), where the character played by 공민정 says it to the character played by 남지현. Herald Muse and News1 (updated 2026-10-10) report Kim Go-eun's remarks at the 31st Busan International Film Festival Actors House event on 2026-10-08, saying the line hurt her and that it is meme-worthy. Recent term; no dated source found yet for the first spread of the 2026 meme wave.

FIRST SEEN
2022 for the drama line; meme wave in 2026 (Kim Go-eun's comments dated 2026-10-08)
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CURRENT STATUS
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    2022 for the drama line; meme wave in 2026 (Kim Go-eun's comments dated 2026-10-08)
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