Korean slang profile
브이로그
vlog
A video diary
Video content recording someone's everyday life.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Jul 13, 2017
- 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
여행 브이로그를 올렸어.
I uploaded a travel vlog.
- Quoted from a source
*브이로그 : 비디오(Video)와 블로그(Blog)의 합성어로 자신을 일상을 영상으로 기록하는 콘텐츠[2]
*브이로그: A compound word of video and blog, content that records one's daily life through video
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- July 2017Donga Ilbo: “브이로그 is a compound word of video and blog. It means making a video of your daily life and uploading it to YouTube to share and communicate with others, like writing a diary on a blog.”[1]
- February 2019*브이로그: A compound word of video and blog, content that records one's daily life through video[2]
03Origin & word formation
Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2019 source from Kyunghyang Shinmun only explains the meaning.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘나혼자 산다’ 일반인 버전… 화장기 뺀 리얼리티 ‘브이로그’ (동아일보)Published Jul 13, 2017Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 간호사부터 변호사까지… 직장인 브이로그 전성시대 (경향신문)Published Feb 13, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026