Korean slang profile
액정 남친
aekjeong namchin
A male celebrity liked as if he were a boyfriend through photos on a phone screen.
A male celebrity liked as if he were a boyfriend through photos on a phone screen.
- Expanded form
- 액정 + 남자친구액정 (liquid-crystal display) + 남자친구 (boyfriend)
- Other spellings
- 액정남친
- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
새 사진을 배경으로 해 놓으니 액정 남친이 생긴 기분이야.
With the new photo as my wallpaper, it feels like I have an 액정 남친.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its source-language information identifies the words that make up the expression. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 46 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 46쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026