Japanese Teens Say “Kenchana” When They Comfort Each Other

A street in Tokyo's Ōkubo, Japan's best-known Koreatown, lined with Korean shop signs

Japanese teens now say “kenchana,” from Korean “gwaenchana” (it’s okay), instead of “daijobu.” What Hanbongo slang means, the words they use, the Suntory ad and Georgia’s “Ashatchu,” and why Korean became their fan language.