Korean slang profile
뮤비
myubi
Short for ‘뮤직비디오’, a video created to accompany music.
Short for ‘뮤직비디오’, a video created to accompany music.
- Expanded form
- 뮤직비디오뮤직비디오 (music video)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 25, 2020
- 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
새 노래를 듣고 뮤비도 찾아봤어.
After listening to the new song, I looked up the music video too.
02Documented history
- December 2020일간스포츠 shortened a music video to ‘뮤비’ while reporting on the release of its unedited version.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2020 일간스포츠 article uses ‘뮤비’ for the same video while discussing an unedited music video. Who first shortened it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Uses of ‘뮤직비디오’ and ‘뮤비’ in the same article were compared. A sentence explaining the shortened form itself and evidence of its first use could not be confirmed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 더보이즈, "메리 크리스마시"…뮤직비디오 무편집본 공개 - 일간스포츠 (일간스포츠)Published Dec 25, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026