Korean slang profile
당천 영화
dangcheon yeonghwa
A movie widely expected to attract at least ten million viewers.
A movie widely expected to attract at least ten million viewers.
- Expanded form
- 당연히 천만 명 이상의 관객을 유치할 영화당연히 천만 명 이상의 관객을 유치할 영화 (a movie sure to attract at least ten million viewers)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
개봉 전부터 당천 영화로 불렸지만 결과는 더 지켜봐야 했다.
It was called a 당천 영화 even before release, but we still had to wait for the results.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” explains “당천 영화” in connection with “당연히 천만 명 이상의 관객을 유치할 영화”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 123; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026