Korean slang profile
파라소셜
parasosyeol
Feeling intimacy with a broadcaster, celebrity, or similar figure as though one knows them personally, despite having no direct relationship.
Feeling intimacy with a broadcaster, celebrity, or similar figure as though one knows them personally, despite having no direct relationship.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 27, 2026
- 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
매일 방송을 챙겨 보다 보니 파라소셜 관계가 어떤 느낌인지 알겠어.
Following the broadcast every day helps me understand what a 파라소셜 relationship feels like.
02Documented history
- July 2026Bravo My Life introduced the meaning and usage of 파라소셜.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Bravo My Life introduces an academic concept formerly describing relationships between broadcast hosts and viewers that has expanded with media changes. The earliest academic source was not compared. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning and usage were checked in the source, but how the expression was created could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [요즘말 사전] 나도 모르게 빠진 관계, ‘파라소셜’ - 브라보마이라이프 (브라보 마이 라이프)Published Jul 27, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026