Korean slang profile
CF
cf
Advertising video
An abbreviation for an advertising video made to promote a product, brand, or similar subject.
- Expanded form
- Commercial FilmCommercial Film
- Other spellings
- 씨에프
- Earliest source found
- Apr 27, 2006
- 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
박물관에서 옛 CF의 제작 과정을 살펴봤다.
At the museum, I learned how old CF were produced.
02Documented history
- 2006-04-27This source introduced “CF” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 iNews24 article gives CF together with Commercial Film in a discussion of early advertising animation. Its first user has not been identified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation was checked in the context of advertising videos. It is distinguished from the same English abbreviation in other fields.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 애니박물관,럭키치약 등 초기 CF 원본 공개 (아이뉴스24·조이뉴스24)Published Apr 27, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026