Korean slang profile
아폴로 신드롬
apolro sindeurom
A phenomenon in which a group of highly talented people performs worse than other groups.
A phenomenon in which a group of highly talented people performs worse than other groups.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 아폴로신드롬
- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
개인의 실력만 모으면 될 거라는 생각을 아폴로 신드롬과 연결해 돌아봤어.
I reconsidered the idea that assembling skilled individuals is enough, in light of 아폴로 신드롬.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 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 “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. 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 47 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 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 47쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026