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Korean slang profile

미공포

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A photocard featuring an otherwise unreleased photograph, provided separately as a retailer or event bonus beyond an album’s standard contents.

A photocard featuring an otherwise unreleased photograph, provided separately as a retailer or event bonus beyond an album’s standard contents.

Expanded form
미공개 포토 카드unreleased photocard
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Jul 29, 2024
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

    이번 판매처의 미공포는 어떤 사진인지 확인했어.

    I checked which photo was on this retailer’s 미공포.

02Documented history

  1. July 2024오마이스타 explained photocards provided separately by different album retailers and identified the term as short for 미공개 포토 카드.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘미공개 포토 카드’ (unreleased photocard). A 2024 source from 오마이스타 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 케이팝 좋아하는데 스트레스 받아요... ‘미공포’의 진실 (오마이스타)Published Jul 29, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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