Korean slang profile
좋반
joban
A social-media abbreviation for returning a like.
A social-media abbreviation for returning a like.
- Expanded form
- 좋아요 반사좋아요 반사 (like in return)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 11, 2022
- 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
게시물에 좋반이라는 태그가 달려 있었어.
The post had a 좋반 tag.
02Documented history
- 2022-02-11The 헤럴드POP source used the expression ‘좋반’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘좋아요 반사’ (like in return). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 김희철, 40대 돼도 여전한 엘프美..여자보다 더 예쁘네 (헤럴드POP)Published Feb 11, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026