Korean slang profile

본방사수

bonbangsasu

Watching a show as it airs

Making a point of watching a program at its originally scheduled broadcast time.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
오늘 드라마 본방사수 하려고 일찍 왔어.
I came home early to watch the drama as it airs.
Quoted from a source
이 단어는 '방송 프로그램을 재방송이 아니라 본래 방송 편성 시간일 때 꼭 본다'라는 의미를 갖고 있다.[2]
This word has the meaning of ‘be sure to watch a broadcast program during its original programming time, not as a rerun.’
English translation by Julimmal.

January 2011Dong-A Ilbo: “I did 본방사수. I was in the recording studio during every broadcast.”[1]
May 2021This word has the meaning of ‘be sure to watch a broadcast program during its original programming time, not as a rerun.’[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2021 source from Star News only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.