Korean slang profile
MCN
mcn
A company or network managing multiple online creators' accounts or channels together.
A company or network managing multiple online creators' accounts or channels together.
- Expanded form
- 멀티채널 네트워크(Multi-Channel Network)멀티채널 네트워크(Multi-Channel Network) (multi-channel network)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 14, 2017
- 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 제작자의 채널을 운영하는 MCN 회사를 소개하는 기사를 읽었다.
I read an article about an MCN company managing several creators' channels.
02Documented history
- June 2017전자신문 used ‘멀티채널 네트워크’ alongside MCN when introducing online content channels.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전자신문 uses ‘멀티채널 네트워크’ alongside MCN. 차이신 gives the English expansion and explains it as a business with multiple online celebrity accounts. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. 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.
- ‘푹’, MCN 전용채널 ‘모비딕’ 출시 (전자신문)Published Jun 14, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- 微博成立30亿基金扶持MCN机构 内容变现再出招 (차이신)Original source checked Nov 14, 2026