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What does Deokjil mean in K-pop?

Everything fans do for the idols they love.

Korean
덕질
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Deokjil (덕질) covers all fan activity: streaming songs, buying albums, voting, collecting photocards, going to events.

The word comes from deokhu (덕후), the Korean form of the Japanese word otaku.

“My weekend plans are deokjil, deokjil and more deokjil.”
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