The double meaning of ‘welfie’ confuses us all dead fans
In the third episode of the South Korean zombie apocalypse thriller series “We All Die,” Lee Na-yeon voices Han Kyung-soo as “welfie” — a double meaning that might confuse those reading the English subtitles.
What are “benefits”?
In the context of “we are all dead”, “welfie” is short for “welfare recipient,” meaning someone who receives financial or other assistance under a state program.
Welfare Usually in the form of monthly or bi-weekly paymentsbut those receiving benefits can also benefit from food stamps or tokens, redeemable at food banks.
Such programs usually require recipients to demonstrate their eligibility. For example, by providing evidence of job search or income level.
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The Korean welfare state has grown rapidly since the 1990s. However, it also faces challenges.
These, Write Yeong-Soon Kim, professor of political science, including “Changes in family structure, new social risks from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and risk inequality revealed by Covid-19.”
What are the other meanings of the word “welfie”?
If you ask Google what “welfie” is, it will tell you It’s a combination of the words “work” and “selfie.” In other words, selfies you take at work.
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Alternative definitions of the word include another compound word – “wealth” and “selfie”. “Enough Sarah,” Read example sentences from Urban Dictionary. “We get it, you are richer than Jesus!”
But UD also lists the Korean slang meaning of “welfie,” adding that it’s derogatory, or insulting.
English equivalents include “Welfare Queen“(in the US) and “Dole meter” (in England).
Who played Kyungsoo in “We Are All Dead”?
Ham Sung-min played Han Kyung-soo – a character known as “welfie” in “We Are All Dead”.
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He was born on March 14, 1998 and will be 24 years old in 2022.He’s in multiple TV shows and movies; Netflix viewers may recognize him from 2020 sweet Homeor love alert, which was launched the year before.Find him on Instagram here.
The person who made the “welfie” request to him was Lee Na-yeon, played by Lee Yoo-mi (above). You might recognize her as player number 240 in Squid Game. Nayeon’s rich upbringing is reflected in her attitude towards her classmates.
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Bruno is a novelist, amateur screenwriter and journalist with interests in digital media, storytelling, film and politics. He has lived in France, China, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, but returned to the UK in 2020 to pursue a degree (and because of the pandemic). His articles appear in Groundviews, Forge Press, and The Friday Poem, most of which are available at Medium or onurbicycle.com.
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