Korean slang profile

세바퀴

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The show 세상을 바꾸는 퀴즈, shortened

A shortened name for MBC’s entertainment show 세상을 바꾸는 퀴즈.

Expanded form: 세상을 바꾸는 퀴즈세상을 바꾸는 퀴즈 (literally “a quiz that changes the world”)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Apr 2, 2009
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
세바퀴 출연자들의 입담을 다시 봤다.
I watched the 세바퀴 guests’ lively conversation again.

02Documented history

2009-04-02JoyNews24 reported its move to independent scheduling and gave 세상을 바꾸는 퀴즈 and 세바퀴 together.[2]
2009-05-03A 2009 OSEN article gives the program’s full name alongside 세바퀴.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A 2009 OSEN article gives the program’s full name alongside 세바퀴. 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.

‘세바퀴’, 시간대 옮겨도 두 자릿수 시청률 ‘저력 과시’ (OSEN)Published May 3, 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
독립편성된 ‘세바퀴’, 어떻게 달라지나 (조이뉴스24)Published Apr 2, 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026