Korean slang profile
몰세권
molsegwon
Living near a shopping mall
A residential location with convenient access to a large shopping mall. Some articles also use it for commercial areas combining a rail station and a large mixed-use mall.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 9, 2016
- 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
몰세권이라 주말에 쇼핑하기 좋아.
Living near a mall makes weekend shopping convenient.
- Quoted from a source
분양시장에서 도보권에 지하철역과 쇼핑몰이 한자리에 입지한 ‘몰(mall)세권’ 아파트가 인기를 끌고 있다.[1]
In the sales market, ‘mall area’ apartments, which are located within walking distance of a subway station and a shopping mall, are gaining popularity.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- June 2016In the sales market, ‘mall area’ apartments, which are located within walking distance of a subway station and a shopping mall, are gaining popularity.[1]
- August 2016Segye Ilbo: “몰세권 is a new term referring to a commercial district where a large complex shopping mall is combined with the existing 역세권 and is said to be the most core commercial district in the area.”[2]
03Origin & word formation
Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2016 source from Segye Ilbo only explains the meaning.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 교통 좋고 쇼핑몰까지… △△역 (○○백화점)'몰세권' 아파트 뜬다 (세계일보)Published Jun 9, 2016Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 동탄 라스플로레스 ‘역세권’에 ‘몰세권’까지 (세계일보)Published Aug 29, 2016Original source checked Nov 5, 2026