Korean slang profile
이선좌
iseonjwa
A situation, or its notification, when another user has already selected a seat one tries to choose while booking a performance, sporting event, movie, or similar event online.
A situation, or its notification, when another user has already selected a seat one tries to choose while booking a performance, sporting event, movie, or similar event online.
- Expanded form
- 이미 선택된 좌석seat already selected
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 7, 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
좋은 자리가 보여 눌렀는데 또 이선좌였어.
I spotted a good seat and clicked, but it was 이선좌 again.
02Documented history
- September 2025부산일보 explained it as originating in the notification shown when a user clicks a seat another user has already selected during online booking.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘이미 선택된 좌석’ (seat already selected). A 2025 source from 부산일보 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [편집국에서] ‘이선좌’는 어쩔 수가 없다? (부산일보)Published Sep 7, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026