어떻게 이런

how could something like this

→ 어떻게
phrase Uncommon #12,756
how could something like this Often expresses surprise or disbelief and is followed by a noun or a description of what happened.
KO: 어떻게 이런 일이 생겼어?
EN: How could something like this happen?

어떻게 이런 것까지!

How could something like this happen!

— 퍼펙트 블루 (1998)

어떻게 이런 사태가 온 거 지?

How did this situation come to this?

— 몬스터 주식회사 (2001)