Korean slang profile
사녹
sanok
A shortened name for recording in advance of a broadcast. In idol fandoms, it refers to recording performances ahead of music shows and similar programs.
A shortened name for recording in advance of a broadcast. In idol fandoms, it refers to recording performances ahead of music shows and similar programs.
- Expanded form
- 사전녹화사전녹화 (prerecording)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 14, 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
이번 음악방송 사녹에 참여하려고 안내문을 꼼꼼히 읽었어.
I carefully read the instructions to attend this music show’s 사녹.
02Documented history
- January 2025The article used the abbreviation to explain idol music-show prerecordings and fans waiting to attend.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Hankyoreh21 article explicitly expands 사녹 for an idol performance as 사전녹화. The meaning is limited to the broadcast-performance and fan-participation context in the article. Who first used the abbreviation could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘역조공’이 케이팝 문화? 그 문화의 문제적 지점 (한겨레21)Published Jan 14, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026