What does dongyeobi mean in Korean?

동엽이 Dongyeobi

Also written: 동업이 · 취향 몰입자

Meaning

A one-track enthusiast — LP-only, that-one-shop-only, no plan B.

When
Appeared around 2025, peaked around 2026
Heard in
taste, humor, relationships
Feels
absorbed, humor
Politeness
Casual. Fine with friends and online; skip it in formal writing or with people you should be polite to.

How Koreans use Dongyeobi

  • LP만 듣는 동엽이.

    A dongyeobi who only listens to LPs.

  • 카페 동엽이라 여기만 감.

    I'm a café dongyeobi, I only go here.