식사는 잡쉈어? - 최창호(박해수)

"Did you eat your meal?" - Choi Chang-ho (Park Hae-soo)

This meme gained significant prominence in South Korea starting in September 2022, following the global success of the Netflix original series <Narco-Saints>. Lead actor Park Hae-soo also expressed surprise and pride that this line became a popular catchphrase.

"식사는 잡쉈어?" (Did you eat your meal?) is a coded line used in the Netflix drama <Narco-Saints> by NIS agent Choi Chang-ho (played by Park Hae-soo) when communicating with Kang In-gu (played by Ha Jung-woo) under the alias 'Gu Sang-man'. This phrase was a pre-arranged signal to ascertain whether drug lord Jeon Yo-hwan's gang was present nearby. Depending on the situation, Kang In-gu would respond with answers related to meals or directly discuss the mission, conveying information to Choi Chang-ho. Leveraging the common Korean greeting "Have you eaten?", the phrase subtly functioned as a code, sounding like an ordinary greeting while carrying a unique underlying nuance.

This meme is primarily used humorously among close acquaintances to ask about their well-being or to check a specific situation, mimicking Choi Chang-ho's tone from the drama.

• "Oh, Kang Pro! Did you eat your meal?"
• "Uh, Kang Pro, what brings you here? Did you eat your meal?"
• "Kang Pro, eat well, and let's make some big money!"

"Sik-sa-neun Jap-shweo-eo?" - Choi Chang-ho (Park Hae-soo) (Phonetic approximation: "Seek-sah-neun Jahp-shwuh-uh?" - Choy Chang-ho (Park Hay-soo))

General audience, particularly those who have watched <Narco-Saints> and enjoy using humor in casual conversations among friends.