What does 올킬 (allkill) mean?
- 올킬allkill
Topping every chart
Casual: friends and people younger than you
올킬 (allkill) is Korean slang, used most in K-pop, for a song reaching number one on all of Korea's major music charts at the same time. More broadly it means sweeping everything, like winning every round of a game.
Where it comes from
It comes from the English words "all kill", meaning "taking out everyone". In K-pop it means the song beat every competitor on every chart.
How to use 올킬
Fans celebrate when a new song 올킬했다 ("all-killed"), meaning it hit number one on the main real-time music charts. A stricter version is the 퍼펙트 올킬 (Perfect All-Kill, often written PAK), tracked by the chart site iChart, which requires the top spot across both real-time and daily charts plus iChart's weekly chart.
Outside music, 올킬 can mean dominating anything: sweeping every game, every award or every category in a contest.
It is casual fan and internet talk, most common in fan communities, news headlines about charts and variety shows.
Examples
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Excited fan sharing chart news
Checking the charts with a friend
Passing on the news in a group chat
Other ways to say it
| Korean | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|
| 올킬하다 | To top every chart | Verb form. |
| 퍼펙트 올킬 | Perfect All-Kill (PAK) | The strictest chart record, tracked by iChart. |
| 음원 차트 | Music streaming charts | The charts fans are talking about. |
| 차트 올킬 | Chart all-kill | Common headline phrase. |
Questions learners ask
What does all-kill mean in K-pop?
It means a song reached number one on all of Korea's major music charts at the same time.
What is a perfect all-kill?
A stricter record tracked by the chart site iChart: the song tops the real-time and daily charts as well as iChart's weekly chart.
Can allkill be used outside music?
Yes. It can mean winning or sweeping everything, like every game or award.