Xianxia World
The term for the energy cultivators absorb from nature to grow stronger?
What is Qi?
This Korean manhwa features Sung Jin-Woo, the weakest hunter who becomes overpowered after entering a dungeon.
What is Solo Leveling?
In 2020, this K-pop boy group became the first Korean act to receive a Grammy nomination
Who is BTS?
This website, known for quizzes and fanfic, was the birthplace of cursed stories like “My Immortal"
What is Quizilla (or Fanfiction.net)?
This fluffy Japanese dish looks like a cloud and has gone viral as an “Instagram-worthy” pancake
What are Japanese soufflé pancakes?
In many cultivation novels, the physical location inside the body is used to store and refine Qi.
What is the Dantian?
This term describes the all-powerful interface that helps characters level up or make choices.
What is The System?
In K-pop fandom culture, this term refers to the idol you love the most out of a group.
What is a bias?
This Twitch emote, once representing hype, was removed due to controversy in 2021
What is PogChamp?
This Korean fermented side dish is so iconic it’s often used as a photography smile word
What is Kimchi?
In many wuxia stories, this martial technique allows fighters to walk on water or leap across rooftops
What is Qinggong?
This personality archetype refers to an initially cold character who gradually reveals a warmer, friendlier side over time
What is Tsundere?
This K-pop entertainment company is home to artists like SEVENTEEN, LE SSERAFIM, and NewJeans
What is HYBE?
This word, widely presumed to be a typo of the word "coverage" used by Donald Trump in a viral tweet during his first presidency quickly became an Internet meme.
What is Covfefe?
This Korean noodle dish, made with black bean sauce, became famous worldwide after a viral mukbang challenge
What is jajangmyeon?
The name of the realm or world inhabited by martial artists and wanderers in wuxia stories?
What is Jianghu?
In "Tales of Demons and Gods," Nie Li uses this to gain an advantage over his enemies
What is reincarnation with past knowledge?
Known for chaos and laughter, this iconic variety show has featured K-pop idols in games and spy missions since 2010.
What is Running Man?
"It’s Wednesday, my dudes" is usually followed by this sound effect
What is a distorted scream?
This popular Chinese hot pot dipping sauce is made from sesame paste, garlic, soy sauce, and often, fermented tofu
What is sesame or shacha sauce?
This cultivation level represents a cultivator forming a tiny version of themselves to survive death
What is the Nascent Soul stage?
In this sub-genre of romance, the female protagonist has three or more male love interests.
What is reverse-harem?
This group is known as the “Nation’s Girl Group” in Korea and rose to fame with hits like “Gee” and “I Got a Boy"
Who are Girls’ Generation (SNSD)?
This viral song featuring a Korean man doing a horse dance became the first YouTube video to hit 1 billion views
What is Gangnam Style?
This Japanese soup is made from fermented soybean paste and often includes tofu and seaweed
What is miso soup?