늦은 밤 <케데헌> 보는 사람들은 주의하세요! 데몬보다 위험한 루미의 김밥 먹방이 나오니까요. 김밥의 유혹을 이기지 못한 우리 에디터의 에피소드부터, 김밥에 얽힌 어릴 적 우리의 추억 이야기까지, 세 여자의 유쾌한 수다를 들려 드릴게요.
If you’re watching ‘K-Pop: Demon Hunters’ in the middle of the night, watch out less for the demons but definitely for Rumi’s gimbap mukbang! One of our editors ended up giving in to the lure for a midnight snacking on gimbap. Join our fun chat as she shares the episode with the rest of us.
고니: 주말에 뭐 하셨어요?
What did you do on this weekend?
코지: 저 <케데헌 (케이팝 데몬 헌터스)> 봤어요.
I watched “K-Pop: Demon Hunters.”
써니: 그거 나온 지 꽤 됐는데, 이제 보신 거예요?
literal : It has been quite some time since it came out. Did you only watch it now?
natural : That’s been out for ages. You’re just getting around to it now?
코지: 설마요. 전 진작에 봤는데, 조카가 <케데헌> 광팬이라, 오랜만에 같이 복습 좀 했어요.
Of course not! I watched it ages ago, but… My niece is a huge fan of “K-Pop: Demon Hunters”, so I did a bit of a review with her for old time’s sake.
코지: 아, 근데, 케데헌 멤버들이 김밥이랑 컵라면 먹방하는 장면 보니까 배가 확 고파지는 거예요!
Ah, by the way, watching that scene where the members doing gimbap and cup noodle mukbang suddenly made me really hungry!
써니: 아, 그… 루미가 김밥 한 줄을 통으로 꿀꺽 삼키는 장면이요?
Ah, you mean that scene where Rumi swallows an entire roll of gimbap in one gulp?
코지: 네! 그래서 일시 중지하고 편의점에 가서 김밥이랑 컵라면 사다 먹었잖아요!
literal : Yes! So we paused it and went to the convenience store to buy gimbap and cup noodle and ate them, you know!
natural : Exactly! We actually paused the show and ran to the convenience store to grab some for ourselves.
고니: 그걸 바로 사 먹으러 갔다고요? 대박!
You actually went to get the food right then? That’s wild!
고니: 참, 그 장면 얘기 나오니까 생각났는데, 어떤 외국 리액션 유튜버들이 그걸 ‘스시’라고 부르더라고요.
literal : Oh, speaking of that scene reminds me of (this video). Some foreign reaction YouTubers were calling it “sushi.”
natural : Oh, that reminds me—some foreign reaction YouTubers were calling it “sushi.”
써니: 으응? 스시요?
Huh? Sushi?
고니: 네, 겉보기에 동그랗게 말려 있는 모양이 비슷해서 많이들 착각하나 봐요.
literal : Yes. Since they are both round and rolled by the looks of them, many people mistake the two, I guess.
natural : Yeah. I guess people get them mixed up, since they both have the looks of rounded rolls.
코지: 에이, 그래도 맛이 완전 다르죠!
Come on, it tastes completely different!
코지: 김밥은 속재료가 꽉 차서 입안 가득 씹히는 그 맛에 먹는 건데.
literal : As for gimbap, it is that satisfying fullness in the mouth coming from the bountiful filling of various ingredients that lure us. People don’t get that, I guess.
natural : Gimbap is all about that satisfying fullness in the mouth when you bite into the bountiful filling of various ingredients! People don’t get that, I guess.
써니: 제 말이요. 김밥은 참치면 참치, 햄이면 햄, 속재료로 뭐가 들어가냐에 따라 맛이 완전 다른, 진짜 '커스텀의 끝판왕'이잖아요.
Exactly. Whether it’s tuna, ham, or something else, the flavor totally changes depending on the fillings. It’s like the ultimate customizable food.
코지: 맞아요! 아… 갑자기 어릴 적 소풍날 엄마가 직접 싸주시던 김밥 맛이 생각나네요…
literal : Totally! Ah… suddenly I’m remembering the taste of the gimbap my mom used to make for school picnic days when I was little…
natural : Totally! Ah… now I’m suddenly craving my mom’s homemade gimbap from back in my school field trip days.
고니: 저도요. 왜, 꼭 엄마 김밥 쌀 때, 옆에서 기다렸다가 김밥 📌꽁지 하나씩 얻어 먹었잖아요.
literal : Me too. You know how we always waited next to her when she was making gimbap to get one of the end pieces?
natural : Same here. Remember hanging around while she rolled them, just waiting to snag the end pieces?
써니: 그쵸, 그쵸. 아, 갑자기 엄마가 싸 준 김밥 먹고 싶어졌어요.
literal : Right, right. Ah, I suddenly want to eat gimbap made by my mom.
natural : Oh, definitely. Ugh, now I really miss my mom's gimbap.
고니: 근데 저번에 <케데헌> OST 부른 ‘오드리 누나’ 인터뷰에서 봤는데, 어릴 때 미국 학교에서 김밥 냄새날까 봐, 주변 눈치 보면서 먹었다고 하더라고요.
literal : By the way, I saw this in an interview with “Audrey Nu-na,” who sang the K-Pop: Demon Hunters OST. She said when she was kid in a U.S. school, she ate gimbap, anxious about other people’s reactions, lest it smelled.
natural : Oh, and I saw this in an interview with “Audrey Nu-na”—the singer of the K-Pop: Demon Hunters OST. She said that growing up in the States, when her mom packed gimbap for her lunch, she used to be keen on other kids’ reactions lest they didn’t like the smell.
써니: 아, 저도 그 인터뷰 봤어요! 진짜 마음 찡하더라고요.
Ah, I saw that interview too! It really made my heart ache.
고니: 그랬던 김밥이 이제는 미국 코스트코 (Costco)에서 없어서 못 파는 '품절 대란' 템이 됐대요.
literal : And now that same gimbap is a “sold-out craze” item, or a “no-stock, can’t-sell” item at Costcos in the U.S.
natural : And now that same gimbap is apparently selling out at Costco in the U.S.—people say it’s hard to get it because it sells out so fast.
코지: 헐, 진짜요? 웬일이야, 예전엔 상상도 못 했던 일이잖아요.
literal : No way, really? That’s unbelievable. We never would’ve imagined that before.
natural : No way, really? That’s crazy. We never would’ve seen that coming back in the day.
고니: 아, 얘기하다 보니 도저히 안 되겠다.
literal : Ah, talking about it, I can’t take it anymore.
natural : Okay, that’s it. All this talk is making me starve.
고니: 오늘 점심은 무조건 김밥집 가야겠는데요?
literal : For lunch today, we absolutely have to go to a gimbap place.
natural : We’re definitely hitting up a gimbap place for lunch.
써니: 좋아요! 말하다 보니, 오랜만에 소고기 김밥이 먹고 싶어졌어요.
Sounds good! Talking about it makes me crave beef gimbap. Haven’t had it in a while.
코지: 오케이, 전 묵은지 참치 김밥으로 먹을래요! 갑시다!
literal : Okay! As for me, I’ll have aged-kimchi tuna gimbap! Let’s go!
natural : You go with that. I’m going for the aged-kimchi and tuna flavor. Let’s move!
📌 The two end pieces of a roll of gimbap are called 꽁다리 [kkong-da-ri]. While 꽁다리 is the standard term, many Koreans also affectionately call them 꼬다리 [kko-dari] or 꽁지 [kkong-ji]. These pieces are highly coveted because the fillings stick out, offering a much more flavorful and satisfying bite than the middle pieces.
