Korean slang profile
음방
eumbang
A shortened name for a music program presenting singers’ songs and performances.
A shortened name for a music program presenting singers’ songs and performances.
- Expanded form
- 음악 방송music broadcast
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 4, 2024
- 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 음방에서 새 노래 무대를 처음 봤어.
I first saw the new song’s performance on this 음방.
02Documented history
- February 2024연합뉴스 gave 음악 방송 as the expanded form of 음방 while covering an online music program.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘음악 방송’ (music broadcast). A 2024 source from 연합뉴스 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.
- '15초 숏폼'부터 '1시간 음방'까지…가요계 메인무대 온라인으로 (연합뉴스)Published Feb 4, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026