Korean slang profile

PD

An abbreviation for someone handling direction or similar duties for a broadcast program.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Sep 23, 2011
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
방송 제작 이야기를 담당 PD에게 들었어.
I heard about broadcast production from the PD in charge.

02Documented history

2011-09-23The 정책브리핑 source used the expression ‘PD’.[1]
2022-06-27The 뉴시안 source used the expression ‘PD’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The supplemental policy-briefing article refers to the program’s staff member as both ‘연출자’ (director) and ‘PD’. This is not generalized to PD in other fields or an expanded English form. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.

OTL 좌절금지! 저는 당당한 백수입니다 (대한민국 정책브리핑)Published Sep 23, 2011Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
[2022특별기획-MZ, 너 누구니] ② "점메추가 뭐야? 메리 추석?" - 뉴시안 (뉴시안)Published Jun 27, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026