Korean slang profile

스트리밍 라이프

seuteuriming raipeu

A lifestyle emphasizing using and experiencing goods or content when needed rather than owning them long term.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 31, 2019
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
가구도 빌려 쓰며 스트리밍 라이프를 실천해 보기로 했다.
I decided to try a streaming lifestyle by renting furniture too.

02Documented history

December 2019여성동아 explained it as a lifestyle focused on experience rather than ownership.[1]
January 2020연합뉴스 included it in its 2020 consumer trend forecast.[2]

03Origin & word formation

여성동아 explains a life focused on experience rather than ownership by comparing it to streaming audio and video without downloading them. Who first made this comparison and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.

04Sources

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

2020 TREND KEYWORD (여성동아)Published Dec 31, 2019Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
[포토무비] '멀티페르소나' '업글인간'…키워드로 본 2020년 트렌드 (연합뉴스)Published Jan 6, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026