Korean slang profile

위탄

witan

An abbreviation for the audition program 위대한 탄생.

Expanded form: 위대한 탄생위대한 탄생 (literally, “a great birth”)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Feb 12, 2011
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
위탄에서 부른 경연곡을 다시 찾아 들었어.
I looked up and listened again to a competition song from 위탄.

02Documented history

2011-02-12The verified source introduced this expression and usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The spelling and this usage were directly checked in the body of the cited article. The components or full expression checked there are “위대한 탄생”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The context and explanation in one article were directly compared. The article’s date does not establish when the expression was coined or first became popular.

04Sources

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

반전과 감동 그리고 눈물..‘위대한 탄생’에 중독되다. (아시아경제·다음 전재)Published Feb 12, 2011Original source checked Nov 14, 2026