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Korean slang profile

달뜨강

daltteugang

A shortened title for the drama ‘달이 뜨는 강’.

A shortened title for the drama ‘달이 뜨는 강’.

Expanded form
달이 뜨는 강달이 뜨는 강 (River Where the Moon Rises)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Feb 15, 2021
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

    달뜨강 첫 회를 다시 보려고 해.

    I’m planning to rewatch the first episode of 달뜨강.

02Documented history

  1. February 2021스타뉴스 covered the first episode of ‘달이 뜨는 강’ and explicitly stated it would use ‘달뜨강’ thereafter.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘달이 뜨는 강’ (River Where the Moon Rises). A 2021 source from 스타뉴스 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

One source explicitly gives this explanation. When it was first used is unknown.

04Sources

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

  1. '달뜨강' 김소현, 전투서 살아남은 지수에 눈물의 입맞춤 '애틋' (스타뉴스)Published Feb 15, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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