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πŸŽ™️ Ep. 8 "A Snack Made Famous by Jennie?"- The Story of Banana Kick!-

A Snack Made Famous by Jennie? The Story of Banana Kick!


μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”! ν‹°λ‚˜μŒ€μ΄μ—μš”. 😊

이번 μ—ν”Όμ†Œλ“œμ—μ„œλŠ” μš”μ¦˜ μ „ μ„Έκ³„μ—μ„œ μ£Όλͺ©λ°›κ³  μžˆλŠ” ν•œκ΅­ 간식, λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯ 이야기λ₯Ό λ“€λ €λ“œλ €μš”!

μ™œ λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯이 κ°‘μžκΈ° ν™”μ œκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆμ„κΉŒμš”?
κ·Έ μ΄μœ λŠ” λ°”λ‘œ λΈ”λž™ν•‘ν¬ μ œλ‹ˆμ˜ ν•œλ§ˆλ”” λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄μ—ˆμ£ ! 🎀
ν•œκ΅­ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ˜ μΆ”μ–΅ 간식이 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ „ μ„Έκ³„μΈμ˜ 관심을 λ°›κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆλŠ”μ§€,
그리고 μƒˆλ‘­κ²Œ μΆœμ‹œλœ λ”ΈκΈ° λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯κ³Ό λ©”λ‘ ν‚₯ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°κΉŒμ§€!

πŸ’‘ ν•œκ΅­ κ³Όμžμ— 관심 μžˆλŠ” λΆ„λ“€,

ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ λ“£κΈ° μ—°μŠ΅μ„ ν•˜κ³  싢은 λΆ„λ“€κ»˜ μΆ”μ²œν•΄μš”!

Hi everyone! In this episode of Hangul Talk, we explore how Banana Kick, a beloved Korean snack, suddenly became globally popular—thanks to Jennie from BLACKPINK!
You'll also hear about new flavors like Strawberry Banana Kick and Melon Kick, plus other popular Korean snacks (K-snacks).
Perfect for Korean learners and snack lovers around the world! πŸΏπŸ‡°πŸ‡·


λ¨Όμ € λ‚΄μš©μ„ λ“€μ–΄ λ³΄μ„Έμš”. 

First, Listen to it.




νŒŸμΊμŠ€νŠΈμ—μ„œ λ‚΄μš©μ„ λ“€μœΌμ…¨λ‹€λ©΄, μ•„λž˜ ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ μŠ€ν¬λ¦½νŠΈλ„ ν•¨κ»˜ 확인해 λ³΄μ„Έμš”!

If you listened to the podcast, check out the Korean script below!

μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”, ν‹°λ‚˜μŒ€μ΄μ—μš”. μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ μš”μ¦˜ SNS와 ν•΄μ™Έμ—μ„œ ν™”μ œκ°€ 되고 μžˆλŠ” ν•œκ΅­μ˜ 인기 κ³Όμžμ— λŒ€ν•΄ 이야기해볼 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”. λ°”λ‘œ, ‘λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯’μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν˜Ήμ‹œ λ“€μ–΄λ³΄μ…¨λ‚˜μš”?

‘λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯’은 1978년에 처음 μΆœμ‹œλœ κ³Όμžμ˜ˆμš”. ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œλŠ” 정말 μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ μ‚¬λž‘λ°›μ•„μ˜¨ 과자죠. λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯은 μ˜₯수수λ₯Ό 주재료둜 λ§Œλ“  μ½˜μŠ€λ‚΅μΈλ°, λ‹¬μ½€ν•œ λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ λ§›κ³Ό ν–₯이 νŠΉμ§•μ΄μ—μš”. 

ν•œ μž… λ² μ–΄ λ¬Όλ©΄ λ°”μ‚­ν•˜κ³ , μž… μ•ˆμ—μ„œ 사λ₯΄λ₯΄ λ…ΉλŠ” λŠλ‚Œμ΄ 정말 μ’‹μ•„μš”. ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œλŠ” 어릴 λ•Œ 먹던 κ°„μ‹μœΌλ‘œ κΈ°μ–΅ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ§Žμ•„μš”. 저도 어렸을 λ•Œ μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ κ°„μ‹μœΌλ‘œ μ‚¬μ£Όμ…¨λ˜ 기얡이 아직도 μƒμƒν•΄μš”. 

μ΅œκ·Όμ—λŠ” κΈ°λ³Έ λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ λ§›λΏλ§Œ μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, λ…Όμ‚° 딸기와 λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜κ°€ μ„žμΈ ‘λ”ΈκΈ° λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯’도 λ‚˜μ™”μ–΄μš”. 색깔도 예쁘고 맛도 λΆ€λ“œλŸ¬μ›Œμ„œ 어린이뿐 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ–΄λ₯Έλ“€μ—κ²Œλ„ 인기가 μžˆμ–΄μš”.

그리고 λ†€λΌμš΄ μ†Œμ‹μ΄ μžˆμ–΄μš”! λ°”λ‘œ, λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯을 λ§Œλ“  농심이 μ΄λ²ˆμ— μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ λ§›, ‘λ©”λ‘ ν‚₯’을 μΆœμ‹œν•œλ‹€κ³  λ°œν‘œν–ˆμ–΄μš”. λ©”λ‘ ν‚₯은 멜둠의 ν–₯κΈ‹ν•œ λ§›κ³Ό λ°”μ‚­ν•œ 식감을 μ‚΄λ¦° 과자둜, κ³§ ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ λ§Œλ‚˜λ³Ό 수 μžˆμ–΄μš”. 기쑴의 λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯을 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” 뢄이라면, λ©”λ‘ ν‚₯도 κΈ°λŒ€ν•΄λ³Ό λ§Œν•˜κ² μ£ ?

그런데 λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯이 μ™œ μš”μ¦˜ λ‹€μ‹œ 유λͺ…ν•΄μ‘Œμ„κΉŒμš”? κ·Έ μ΄μœ λŠ” λ°”λ‘œ λΈ”λž™ν•‘ν¬μ˜ μ œλ‹ˆ λ•Œλ¬Έμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€!

 μ œλ‹ˆλŠ” 졜근 미ꡭ의 유λͺ…ν•œ 토크쇼, ‘더 μ œλ‹ˆνΌ ν—ˆλ“œμŠ¨ μ‡Ό’에 μΆœμ—°ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. κ·Έ μžλ¦¬μ—μ„œ μžμ‹ μ΄ μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ 과자둜 λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯을 μ†Œκ°œν–ˆλŠ”λ°μš”. 

“μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ˜ˆμƒν•˜λŠ” λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ λ§›κ³ΌλŠ” λ‹€λ₯΄κ³ , νŠΉλ³„ν•˜κ³  μž¬λ―ΈμžˆλŠ” λ§›μ΄μ—μš””라고 λ§ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ μ§„ν–‰μžμ—κ²Œ 직접 κΆŒν•˜κΈ°λ„ ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. 

이 방솑이 λ‚˜κ°„ λ’€, ν•΄μ™Έ νŒ¬λ“€ μ‚¬μ΄μ—μ„œ λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯에 λŒ€ν•œ 관심이 ν­λ°œν–ˆμ–΄μš”. SNSμ—μ„œλŠ” “이게 λ„λŒ€μ²΄ 무슨 κ³Όμžμ•Ό?”, “ν•œκ΅­ λ§ˆνŠΈμ—μ„œ 이거 μ‚΄ 수 μžˆμ–΄?” 같은 λ°˜μ‘μ΄ λ§Žμ•˜κ³ , ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œλŠ” “μ—­μ‹œ μ œλ‹ˆ νš¨κ³Όλ‹€!”λΌλŠ” 말이 λ‚˜μ˜¬ μ •λ„λ‘œ μ΄μŠˆκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆμ£ .

λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯을 λ§Œλ“  농심(Nongshim)은 이 기회λ₯Ό λ†“μΉ˜μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μ–΄μš”. μžμ‚¬ μΈμŠ€νƒ€κ·Έλž¨μ— μœ μΎŒν•œ 그림을 ν•˜λ‚˜ μ˜¬λ Έμ–΄μš”. λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯κ³Ό μƒˆμš°κΉ‘ 캐릭터가 마치 토크쇼에 μΆœμ—°ν•œ λ“―ν•œ κ·Έλ¦Όμ΄μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. 그리고 λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯을 μ„Έκ³„μ μœΌλ‘œ μ•Œλ¦¬κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆμ£ . 

전문가듀은 이 ν˜„μƒμ„ ‘μ…€λŸ¬λΈŒλ¦¬ν‹° 효과(Celebrity Effect)’라고 ν•΄μš”. 유λͺ…인이 ν•œλ§ˆλ”” ν•˜λ©΄, λΈŒλžœλ“œ 인지도와 νŒλ§€λŸ‰μ΄ 크게 μ˜¬λΌκ°€λŠ” ν˜„μƒμ΄μ£ . μ œλ‹ˆ 같은 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μŠ€νƒ€κ°€ μ œν’ˆμ„ μ†Œκ°œν•˜λ©΄, 그건 λ‹¨μˆœν•œ μ·¨ν–₯이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ λ¬Έν™” νŠΈλ Œλ“œκ°€ λΌμš”. ν•΄μ™Έ μˆ˜μΆœμ—λ„ 직접적인 영ν–₯을 쀄 수 μžˆμ„ 만큼, κ·Έ 영ν–₯λ ₯이 정말 μ»€μš”. 

ν•œκ΅­μ—λŠ” λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯ 말고도 λ§›μžˆκ³  κ°œμ„± μžˆλŠ” κ³Όμžκ°€ λ§Žμ•„μš”. μ œκ°€ 어릴 λ•Œ 많이 λ¨Ήμ—ˆλ˜ 과자 쀑엔 μƒˆμš°κΉ‘μ΄ μžˆλŠ”λ°μš”. μƒˆμš° 맛이 λ‚˜λŠ” λ°”μ‚­ν•œ κ³Όμžμ˜ˆμš”. μ΅œκ·Όμ—” μƒˆμš°κΉ‘κ³Ό λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ λ¨ΉνƒœκΉ‘λ„ μΆœμ‹œλ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. λ¨ΉνƒœλŠ” μ–΄λ₯Έλ“€ μ‚¬μ΄μ—μ„œ 인기가 λ§Žμ€ λ§₯μ£Ό μ•ˆμ£Όμ˜ˆμš”. μ•ˆμ£ΌλŠ” 술과 ν•¨κ»˜ λ¨ΉλŠ” κ³Όμžλ‚˜ μŒμ‹μ„ λ§ν•˜λŠ”λ°μš”. λ¨ΉνƒœκΉ‘μ€ λ‹¨μ§ λ‹¨μ§ μ˜ 쀑독성 κ°•ν•œ λ§›μœΌλ‘œ κ°€μ„±λΉ„ 쒋은 μ–΄λ₯Έλ“€μ˜ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ λ§₯μ£Ό μ•ˆμ£Όκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. λ‹¬μ½€ν•˜κ³  λ°”μ‚­ν•œ κ³ κ΅¬λ§ˆλ§› μŠ€λ‚΅μΈ κ³ κ΅¬λ§ˆκΉ‘μ΄λ‚˜ μ–‘νŒŒ 맛이 λ‚˜λŠ” 링 λͺ¨μ–‘μ˜ 과자인 μ–‘νŒŒλ§λ„ μžˆμ–΄μš”. 

 μ΄λŸ° κ³Όμžλ“€μ€ μ–΄λŠ λ§ˆνŠΈμ—μ„œλ‚˜ μ‰½κ²Œ 찾을 수 μžˆμ–΄μš”. ν˜Ήμ‹œ μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„λ„ λ¨Ήμ–΄λ³Έ 적 μžˆλ‚˜μš”?

ν•œκ΅­ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ—κ²Œ λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯은 μΆ”μ–΅κ³Ό 감성, 그리고 κ°€μ‘±μ˜ 기얡이 λ‹΄κΈ΄ κ³Όμžμ˜ˆμš”. μ§€κΈˆμ€ μ™Έκ΅­μ—μ„œλ„ 이 맛을 즐길 수 있게 λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€λŠ” 점이 정말 λ°˜κ°€μš΄λ°μš”. μ•žμœΌλ‘œλ„ λ°”λ‚˜λ‚˜ν‚₯처럼 ν•œκ΅­μ„ λŒ€ν‘œν•˜λŠ” 과자, K-μŠ€λ‚΅λ“€μ΄ μ „ 세계 μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ„ μ‚¬λ‘œμž‘κΈ°λ₯Ό λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ€ ν•œκ΅­ 과자 쀑에 μ–΄λ–€ κ±Έ 먹어보고 μ‹Άλ‚˜μš”? λ˜λŠ”, μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„ λ‚˜λΌμ—λ„ 어릴 λ•Œ 먹던 μΆ”μ–΅μ˜ κ³Όμžκ°€ μžˆλ‚˜μš”? 

팟캐슀트λ₯Ό λ“€μœΌμ‹  후에 λŒ“κΈ€λ‘œ μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ˜ 이야기λ₯Ό λ“€λ €μ£Όμ„Έμš”!

μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ˜ μ˜κ²¬μ€ λ‹€μŒ μ½˜ν…μΈ λ₯Ό μ€€λΉ„ν•  λ•Œ 큰 도움이 λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. 

 κ·ΈλŸΌ, μ˜€λŠ˜λ„ λ“€μ–΄μ£Όμ…”μ„œ κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. 

λ‹€μŒ μ‹œκ°„μ— 또 μž¬λ―ΈμžˆλŠ” ν•œκ΅­ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°λ‘œ λ§Œλ‚˜μš”! 

μ•ˆλ…•~



μ•„λž˜ λ‚΄μš©μ€ μ˜μ–΄λ‘œ λ²ˆμ—­ν•œ κ±°μ˜ˆμš”. ν•œλ²ˆ 확인해 λ³΄μ„Έμš”. 

Below is the English version of the content.

Hello, I'm Teacher Tina. Today, I'm going to talk about a Korean snack that’s recently been trending on social media and even overseas. It’s called Banana Kick! Have you heard of it?

Banana Kick was first released in 1978, and it’s been loved in Korea for a long time. It’s a corn-based puffed snack with a sweet banana flavor and smell. 

When you take a bite, it’s crispy at first, then it melts in your mouth. Many Koreans remember it as a childhood snack. I still clearly remember when my mom used to buy it for me as a treat when I was little. 

 Recently, a new flavor called Strawberry Banana Kick was released. It combines Korean strawberries from Nonsan with the original banana flavor. It’s colorful, soft in taste, and popular with both kids and adults. And here’s a fun surprise! Nongshim, the company that makes Banana Kick, just announced a new flavor: Melon Kick! It’s a melon-flavored crunchy snack and will be available in Korea soon. If you already like Banana Kick, you might want to try Melon Kick too!

But why is Banana Kick suddenly popular again these days? The reason is none other than Jennie from BLACKPINK! 

Jennie recently appeared on the American talk show The Jennifer Hudson Show. When she was asked about her favorite Korean snack, she introduced Banana Kick! She said, “It doesn’t taste like the banana flavor you expect—it’s unique and fun.” She even shared it with the host right on the show. 

After that, Banana Kick went viral among international fans. On social media, people were asking: “What kind of snack is this?” “Can I buy this at a Korean market?” In Korea, people said, “Wow, the Jennie effect is real!”

Nongshim didn’t miss this opportunity. They posted a fun cartoon on Instagram showing the Banana Kick and Shrimp Chips characters appearing on a talk show. And they started promoting Banana Kick internationally. 

Experts call this the "Celebrity Effect." When a famous person mentions a product, brand awareness and sales can increase dramatically. If a global star like Jennie introduces a snack, it’s not just her personal taste—it becomes a cultural trend. It can even affect international exports!

There are many other tasty and unique Korean snacks besides Banana Kick. One of my childhood favorites was Shrimp Chips (Saeukkang)—a crunchy snack with a shrimp flavor. Recently, a similar snack called Meoktaekang came out. It’s made with dried pollack (called meoktae), which is popular among adults as a snack with beer. In Korean, snacks you eat with alcohol are called anju. Meoktaekang has a sweet and salty flavor that many adults love. There’s also Sweet Potato Chips (Goguma-kkang) and Onion Rings (Yangpa-ring), a ring-shaped onion-flavored snack. 

You can easily find these snacks in most Korean supermarkets. Have you tried any of them before?

For many Koreans, Banana Kick brings back childhood memories, emotions, and family moments. Now, it’s exciting to see people from other countries enjoying this flavor too. I hope snacks like Banana Kick—K-snacks—continue to win the hearts of people all over the world!

Which Korean snack would you like to try? Or, do you have a favorite childhood snack from your own country? 

After listening to this podcast, leave a comment and share your story! 

Your feedback really helps me create better content for next time. 

 Thank you for tuning in today. 

See you again soon with another fun story from Korea! 

Bye~




πŸ‘‰μœ„ λ‚΄μš©μ— λŒ€ν•œ μžμ„Έν•œ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°λŠ” 제 λΈ”λ‘œκ·Έ ν¬μŠ€νŒ…μ—μ„œ 확인해 λ³΄μ„Έμš”! πŸ“–

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