Korean slang profile

일밤

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MBC variety-program abbreviation

An abbreviation of MBC’s variety program 일요일 일요일 밤에, which featured several entertainment segments.

Expanded form: 일요일 일요일 밤에일요일 일요일 밤에 (Sunday, Sunday Night)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jan 19, 2009
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
예전 일밤 코너를 다시 보며 웃었다.
I laughed while rewatching old 일밤 segments.

02Documented history

2009-01-19Asia Economy used the abbreviation 일밤 in an article about Sunday entertainment ratings.[2]
2009-07-31A 2009 Asia Economy article gives the program’s full name together with 일밤.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A 2009 Asia Economy article gives the program’s full name together with 일밤. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The formal name, definition, and independent abbreviation in the text were directly compared. The first naming and use have not been verified. An earlier article was also directly opened to compare the spelling, context, and publication-date metadata and move firstSeen earlier.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

‘오빠밴드’, 방송시간 바꾸고 ‘패떴’과 맞대결 (아시아경제)Published Jul 31, 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
‘패떴’, 시청률 하락에도 ‘18주째 일요예능 정상’ (아시아경제)Published Jan 19, 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026