Korean slang profile
혼코노
honkono
Solo coin karaoke
Going to a coin-operated karaoke room alone instead of with a group.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 코인노래방 가기Solo coin karaoke
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 9, 2018
- 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
스트레스 풀려고 혼코노 갔다 왔어.
I went to coin karaoke by myself to let off some stress.
- Quoted from a source
혼코노란[1]
Solo coin karaoke means
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Short for 혼자 코인노래방 가기, going to coin karaoke alone. A 2018 Radio Free Asia broadcast explicitly gives the expansion. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The broadcast script explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 노래방의 진화 (자유아시아방송(RFA))Published May 9, 2018Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 혼코노-우타이테… 커버문화, 예술이 되다 (동아일보)Published Aug 3, 2018Original source checked Nov 5, 2026