English translation · Awaiting review

Korean slang profile

최커

choekeo

A shortened term for a couple who choose each other in a dating show’s final selection.

A shortened term for a couple who choose each other in a dating show’s final selection.

Expanded form
최종 커플final couple
Other spellings
—
Earliest source found
Dec 12, 2025
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

    이번 연애 프로그램에서는 최커가 두 쌍 나왔어.

    This dating show ended with two 최커 pairs.

02Documented history

  1. December 2025iMBC reported separately on couples formed through a show’s final selection and couples dating in real life.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘최종 커플’ (final couple). A 2025 source from iMBC confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

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

  1. ‘나솔사계’ 최커 2커플이지만 현커無…24기 영식 “이제 나솔 유니버스 떠나” (iMBC)Published Dec 12, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

← Browse abbreviations · Read the Korean entry