Korean slang profile
원조돌
wonjodol
An entertainer representing an earlier period of idol culture.
An entertainer representing an earlier period of idol culture.
- Expanded form
- 원조 + 아이돌원조 (original) + 아이돌 (idol)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2010
- 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
원조돌의 무대를 다시 보는 특집이 열렸어.
There was a special program revisiting performances by 원조돌.
02Documented history
- November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “원조 + 아이돌”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 51쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026