Korean slang profile
러닝코어
runningcore
Running-inspired everyday fashion
A fashion trend that combines running clothes or accessories with everyday outfits.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2025
- 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
러닝화에 평소 입는 바지를 맞춰 러닝코어 차림으로 나왔어.
I paired running shoes with my usual pants for a running-inspired outfit.
- Quoted from a source
러닝복과 러닝용품을 패션에 활용해 일상복처럼 입는 차림새를 뜻하는[1]
It refers to an outfit that uses running clothes and running gear as fashion and is worn as everyday wear.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2025-12-31Yonhap News reported Musinsa's 2025 financial statements and introduced the meaning of 러닝코어 and the increase in running equipment consumption.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Yonhap News article explains it as wearing running clothes and accessories as everyday outfits, reporting that Musinsa selected it as a major trend in its 2025 year-end review. Who coined the word and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The source supports the meaning and usage context. As it is a single source, the earliest use and route of spread still need checking.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 무신사, 올해 트렌드 결산…러닝코어·경량패딩 등 8개 선정 (연합뉴스)Published Dec 31, 2025Original source checked Nov 6, 2026