Korean slang profile
크로스오버
keuroseuobeo
Musical crossover
Music or a method combining different genres across their boundaries, such as Korean traditional music, jazz, and rock.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Jul 2, 1998
- 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
피리와 색소폰이 함께하는 크로스오버 공연을 들었다.
I heard a 크로스오버 performance combining a piri and a saxophone.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is included as an expression used in broadcasting, consumption, and information culture at the time. It relies on one article; the first coiner, actual first use, and current range of use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 국악·서양음악 벽 허물기/K1TV 국악한마당 (서울신문)Published Jul 2, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026