TDOONG's Crossing EP.02 Highlight #2

Why Koreans care

The Korean title, 트둥의 숲 (Teudung-ui sup, TDOONG’s forest), combines TWICE’s nickname 트둥 (Teudung, TDOONG) with “forest.” The official English title “TDOONG’s Crossing” signals the wordplay on Animal Crossing.

In the Korean comments

One commenter draws a specific contrast with Momo’s dancing, writing, in translation: “Seeing that the other members are all good while Momo alone is especially clumsy made me think again that she really is an incredibly hard worker—a case of effort beating talent.” Her difficulty in the clip becomes evidence, in that commenter’s view, of how much work her familiar performance ability required.

What the words mean

맥빠지게 하다 (maekppajige hada, literally “to make the energy drain away”) means to deflate the momentum or make a moment fizzle out. In “Even when Momo makes it anticlimactic, it’s fun,” it is casual, affectionate teasing rather than a harsh criticism.