Korean slang profile
사이버가수
saibeogasu
Virtual-character singer
A singer presenting songs and videos through the appearance of a computer-created virtual character.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 사이버 가수
- Earliest source found
- Jan 24, 1998
- 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
옛 잡지는 사이버가수의 영상 제작 과정을 소개했다.
The old magazine introduced the video production process for a 사이버가수.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is limited to the contemporary article describing singing activities by a computer-generated virtual character. It does not mean current AI singers or all virtual singers use the same production method.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 국내 첫 사이버가수 아담 데뷔 (서울신문)Published Jan 24, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026