Korean slang profile
할리우드 효과
halriudeu hyogwa
Rewards concentrating at the top
A metaphor for fame and profits concentrating among a few top stars or outstanding companies.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Mar 9, 1998
- 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
그 칼럼은 뛰어난 기업에 주문이 몰리는 현상을 할리우드 효과로 설명했다.
The column explained orders concentrating at outstanding companies as 할리우드 효과.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
An 전자신문 article dated 1998-03-09 introduced this expression and the relevant usage. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling and definition in one article of the time were directly read. Its checked publication date is not the date of coinage or first popularity, and the extent of popular spread was not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- <웨이브> 할리우드 효과 (전자신문)Published Mar 9, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026