Korean slang profile

예절샷

yejeolsyat

A photo showing merchandise of a favorite person or character, such as a doll or photo card, alongside an everyday scene.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Sep 29, 2025
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
카페에서 인형을 옆에 놓고 예절샷을 찍었어.
I put a doll beside me at the cafe and took a 예절샷.

02Documented history

September 2025Interviews with fans explicitly defined it as photos showing merchandise alongside everyday scenes.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Gwangju Maeil Newspaper’s 2025 fan-culture reporting presents the meaning with examples of photos using dolls or photo cards. Why the name 예절, etiquette, was applied and who first took such a photo could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.

04Sources

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

[청년 인턴기자단 청년노동 프로젝트]#만화 #K팝 #야구 Z세대 ‘덕질’ 문화를 만나다 (광주매일신문)Published Sep 29, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026