Korean slang profile
공방
gongbang
A shortened name for a broadcast that audiences or fans can watch at the venue. In fandoms, it also refers to attending a music-show recording.
A shortened name for a broadcast that audiences or fans can watch at the venue. In fandoms, it also refers to attending a music-show recording.
- Expanded form
- 공개 방송broadcast open to an audience
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 2, 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 주 공방 참여 공지를 읽고 준비물을 챙겼어.
I read this week’s 공방 participation notice and packed what I needed.
02Documented history
- January 2025이투데이 explained fans’ music-show participation and provided the full expression 공개 방송.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘공개 방송’ (broadcast open to an audience). A 2025 source from 이투데이 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.
- 연말 시상식, 아이돌 역조공 논란…이제는 당연해졌다? [요즘, 이거] (이투데이)Published Jan 2, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026