Korean slang profile
자방 세대
jabang sedae
A generation that creates and broadcasts its own content.
A generation that creates and broadcasts its own content.
- Expanded form
- 스스로 방송하는 세대스스로 방송하는 세대 (a generation that broadcasts for itself)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
보고서는 일상을 직접 영상으로 전하는 사람들을 자방 세대라고 불렀다.
The report called people who share their everyday lives in their own videos 자방 세대.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “자방 세대” in connection with “스스로 방송하는 세대”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 78; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026