Korean slang profile
컨셉친
keonseppchin
A tendency to connect through enjoying content with the same concept or fictional universe, or a friend in such a relationship.
A tendency to connect through enjoying content with the same concept or fictional universe, or a friend in such a relationship.
- Expanded form
- 콘셉트 + 친구콘셉트 + 친구 (concept + friend)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 15, 2021
- 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
같은 세계관 이야기를 나누다가 컨셉친이 됐어.
We became concept-sharing friends while discussing the same fictional universe.
02Documented history
- May 2021시빅뉴스 introduced a culture of communicating and forming relationships through concepts and fictional universes.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It combines ‘콘셉트’ (concept) and ‘친구’ (friend). 시빅뉴스 introduces it while explaining a culture of communicating through a particular concept. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
An explanation or context showing the meaning was checked, but the available evidence does not establish the first user.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 인플루언서블, 일상력 챌린저, 컨셉친, 선한 오지랖이 무엇? 코로나19 속 톡톡 튀는 MZ 세대의 트렌드 키워드 (시빅뉴스)Published May 15, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026