Korean slang profile
태후
taehu
Short for ‘태양의 후예’.
Short for KBS's ‘태양의 후예’, a drama about love and solidarity centered on soldiers and doctors in a disaster zone.
- Expanded form
- 태양의 후예태양의 후예 (descendants of the sun)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 16, 2016
- 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
태후를 다시 보다가 마음에 드는 장면을 친구에게 이야기했다.
Rewatching 태후, I told a friend about a scene I liked.
02Documented history
- April 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 세계일보 article uses the program title ‘태양의 후예’ alongside its abbreviation. Who created the abbreviation and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The full title and abbreviation were compared in the original. This is the examined source's publication date, not the abbreviation's creation date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [‘태후’ 신드롬①] 30%·군인 열풍·광고 완판…‘태후’가 남긴 것들 (세계일보)Published Apr 16, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026