Korean slang profile
빵픈런
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Hurrying to line up at a shop’s opening or the start of sales to buy popular baked goods.
Hurrying to line up at a shop’s opening or the start of sales to buy popular baked goods.
- Expanded form
- 빵 + 오픈런빵 (bread) + 오픈런 (rushing in at opening)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 9, 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
빵픈런을 하려고 가게 문 열기 전에 도착했어.
I arrived before the shop opened for 빵픈런.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
ZDNet Korea explains it as a combination of 빵 and 오픈런. SBS Entertainment News’s 2025 broadcast preview also uses it to describe the craze for popular bakeries. Who first named it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. Who first named it and when it was first used need separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 에이블리, '릴레이 베이커리 팝업' 열고 푸딩·케이크 판다 - ZDNet korea (ZDNet Korea)Published Apr 9, 2024Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
- '동네멋집', 국가대표 특별판으로 컴백…이현이·김호영·하리무 합류 (SBS연예뉴스·다음)Published Sep 29, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026