This is the 7044th most frequent Korean word.
젊은층을
"Younger generation" or "young people."
Here, '젊은층을' is used to specify the demographic being targeted by the survey. It is the object of the action '대상으로 한'.
젊은층을 대상으로 한 설문조사가 진행되었습니다.
A survey targeting the younger generation was conducted.
In this sentence, '젊은층을' denotes the group of people the product is aiming to appeal to. It functions as the object of the verb '겨냥합니다'.
새로운 상품은 주로 젊은층을 겨냥합니다.
The new product primarily targets the younger generation.
Here, '젊은층을' focuses on the influencer demographic driving change in trends, serving as the object associated with '중심으로'.