Shinji. Yonhap News
Singer Shinji drew attention by stating her position on the neologism ‘Young Forty’, which has been frequently discussed online these days.
On the 10th, the YouTube channel ‘Eotteoshinji’ released a video titled “Ahead of a health checkup...”. In the video, as Shinji talked about her daily life in a relaxed atmosphere, she naturally mentioned the expression ‘Young Forty’ and revealed her discomfort with it.
‘Young Forty’ refers to people in their 40s who maintain a youthful sensibility, but some use it mockingly to mean ‘pretending to be young’. Shinji offered a clear opinion on this trend.
YouTube channel ‘Eotteoshinji’
YouTube channel ‘Eotteoshinji’
YouTube channel ‘Eotteoshinji’
She said, “These days, when you wear clothes with Mickey (the Mickey Mouse character) on them, people always use the term ‘Young Forty’. I am just wearing the style I have always liked, so why attach that label?” She emphasized, “The term ‘Young Forty’ feels like an expression that widens the gap between generations, so I do not like it very much.”
Shinji also mentioned a case that aired on SBS ‘Curious Story Y’ in the past. She recalled, “On ‘Curious Story Y’, they arranged a meeting for people in their 20s and 30s and the Young Forty generation to try to understand each other, but it seemed to end without them truly understanding one another.”
She said, “I understand that the term ‘Young Forty’ was originally used in a positive context, but at some point it came to carry a negative meaning,” and “As time passes, eventually realiz
