How to say leaving a fandom in Korean

Meaning

탈덕 means leaving a fandom or stopping your support for someone or something you used to love. People often use it for idols, singers, actors, or characters when they are not a fan anymore. It is casual slang, so you will hear it more with friends and online than in formal situations.

Example sentences

1. 나는 그 가수 탈덕했어.

   I stopped being a fan of that singer.

2. 친구가 왜 탈덕했냐고 물었어.

   My friend asked why I left the fandom.

3. 나 탈덕해서 이제 굿즈 안 사.

   I stopped being a fan, so I don't buy merchandise anymore.

4. 부산 콘서트도 갔지만 지금은 탈덕했어.

   I even went to the Busan concert, but now I'm not a fan anymore.