Korean slang profile
블록버스터
beulrokbeoseuteo
Big-budget blockbuster movie
A large-scale movie aiming for major box-office success with a big production budget and spectacular attractions.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 4, 1998
- 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
영화관은 여름에 여러 블록버스터를 개봉했다.
The theater released several 블록버스터 movies in the summer.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is included as an expression used in broadcasting, consumption, and information culture at the time. It relies on one article; the first coiner, actual first use, and current range of use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 할리우드 올 여름 두편의 블록버스터 고질라·아마겟돈 (전자신문)Published May 4, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026