'Andwae' (안돼) is everyday Korean for 'no way', 'it can't be' or simply 'no', and Lee Kwang-soo — the South Korean actor and comedian who was a long-running cast member of the SBS variety show Running Man — turned his desperate, drawn-out delivery of it into one of his signature moments. His exaggerated protests became a recurring bit fans quoted and clipped, and the shout spread through meme edits, reaction compilations and soundboards far beyond the show's audience. It endures because the delivery is universally readable: pure, theatrical denial that needs no translation.
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Kwangsoo's iconic 'Andwae!' shout from SBS Running Man, the Korean 'no way!' fans play over fails, rejections and sudden plot twists in edits.
This 1.8-second clip captures Lee Kwang-soo at full volume, barking the Korean protest 'Andwae!' — 'no way!' — with the desperate, cracking delivery that made it his trademark on SBS Running Man. The shout starts sharp and clipped, then strains upward, like a man watching disaster unfold and refusing to accept it. Played on its own, it lands as pure comedic panic: disbelief, betrayal and stubborn denial packed into a single exclamation. That intensity is why editors reach for it as an instant reaction button, turning any unlucky moment into a melodramatic Korean-variety punchline.
