Korean slang profile
일테백라
iltebaekra
One TV appearance equated to 100 radio appearances
An expression meaning that appearing on television once has the same effect as appearing on radio a hundred times.
- Expanded form
- 일 + television + 백 + radio일 + television + 백 + radio (one + television + hundred + radio)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 28, 2001
- 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
방송의 영향력을 설명하며 일테백라라는 말을 인용했다.
The expression 일테백라 was quoted while explaining broadcasting’s influence.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “일테백라”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source gives the abbreviated structure of “일 + television + 백 + radio (one + television + hundred + radio)” and the meaning of “일테백라” together. This was checked in the body of the 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 284쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026