Korean slang profile

상플

sangpeul

The show 상상플러스, shortened

A shortened name for KBS’s entertainment show 상상플러스.

Expanded form: 상상플러스상상플러스 (literally “Imagination Plus”)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Oct 23, 2007
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
상플의 우리말 퀴즈가 기억에 남는다.
I remember 상플’s Korean-language quizzes.

02Documented history

2007-10-23A Sports Dong-A article introduced the show while giving 상상플러스 and 상플 together.[2]
2009-03-04A 2009 JoyNews24 article says 상상플러스 시즌2 is shortened to 상플.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A 2009 JoyNews24 article says 상상플러스 시즌2 is shortened to 상플. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The formal name, definition, and independent abbreviation in the text were directly compared. The first naming and use have not been verified. An earlier article was also directly opened to compare the spelling, context, and publication-date metadata and move firstSeen earlier.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

‘상플’ 새코너 ‘전국사투리자랑’, 가능성과 한계 동시에 드러내 (조이뉴스24)Published Mar 4, 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
‘상플’ PD “최송현 아나운서는 ‘얼음공주’ 깨는 중” (스포츠동아·동아일보)Published Oct 23, 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026