Korean slang profile
홈마
homma
A fan who personally photographs or films a favorite celebrity and posts the images or videos on a website or social media.
A fan who personally photographs or films a favorite celebrity and posts the images or videos on a website or social media.
- Expanded form
- 홈페이지 마스터홈페이지 마스터 (homepage master)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 15, 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
공연이 끝난 뒤 홈마가 올린 사진으로 무대를 다시 떠올렸어.
After the concert, photos posted by a 홈마 brought the performance back to mind.
02Documented history
- May 2025Reporting on a dispute over university-festival filming areas explained the abbreviation and the photographing and posting activities.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Newsis article explains it as an abbreviation of 홈페이지 마스터 for someone who photographs a favorite celebrity and uploads the images to a website or social media. The source establishes use and explanation of an existing fandom expression. Who first coined it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "뭘 찍으라고"…대학 축제 '홈마존' 만들어줬더니 '불만 폭주' (뉴시스)Published May 15, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026