Korean slang profile
저인망 아이돌
jeoinmang aidol
Idol with fans across age groups
An idol with fans across a wide range of ages, from children to older adults.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
여러 세대가 함께 공연을 찾는 모습을 보니 저인망 아이돌이라는 말이 떠올랐다.
Seeing several generations attend the concert together reminded me of the expression 저인망 아이돌.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “저인망 아이돌” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection explains it as a figurative expression for an idol with fans of all ages. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026