NoCapWiki editorial explanation
1. What does it mean?
드볼 abbreviates 드래곤볼, the Korean name of Dragon Ball. In collecting conversations, fans borrow the idea of gathering the Dragon Balls to describe assembling all the items in a chosen set. 'Completing the set' captures this use. 드볼 완료 is a celebratory statement that the speaker has finished their collection goal.
Also written or said as 드래곤볼, 드볼 완료, complete the set
2. The nuance
Ask what counts as the set. Somebody may mean every member's cards from one release, all versions for their favorite member, or a smaller personal selection. It does not necessarily mean owning every piece of merchandise ever released. Compare 득템, obtaining a desirable item: one new acquisition can be a 득템 without completing a 드볼. In a conversation about the anime itself, 드볼 may simply shorten its title, with no collecting metaphor intended.
3. Examples
“이번에는 세 종류만 모으기로 해서 드볼이 빨리 끝났어.”
I decided to collect only three versions this time, so I finished the set quickly.
“마지막 한 장을 교환해서 드볼 완료했어.”
I traded for the last card and completed my set.
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