왜 이러고

why am I like this?

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why am I like this? Often expresses frustration or confusion, and may be followed by a verb describing what someone is doing or how they are living.
KO: 나 지금 왜 이러고 있지?
EN: Why am I doing this right now?

왜 이러고 있는데요!

Why are you doing this?!

— Pandora (2016)

문득 내가 왜 이러고 살지 싶을 때 없어?

Haven't there been times when you suddenly wondered why you were living like this?

— 아나콘다 (2025)

됐어, 이제 왜 이러고 살아?

Forget it. Why am I even living like this?

— Tune in for Love (2019)

제가 왜 이러고 있죠?

Why am I doing this?

— 담뽀뽀 (1985)

왜 이러고 살아?

Why do you live like this?

— 8과 1/2 (1963)