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  • Someone Convince me to get into Xdinary Heroes…

    Jun 4, 2026
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    I randomly watched the ssulply JYPE video in which Jooyeon of Xdinary Heroes made an appearance. I’ve absolutely fallen in…

    K-pop
  • A tarot reader may have accurately predicted LE SSERAFIM’S year

    Jun 4, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Or the first half at least. Guys I don’t often go here but I made an account to share because…

    Discussion, K-pop
  • Which 10-second K-pop clip do you remember forever?

    Jun 4, 2026
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    Could be a dance break, a meme, a stage interaction, or even an MV scene. Sometimes tiny moments stick more…

    K-pop
  • Things I don’t do as a fan of my favorite k-pop group

    Jun 4, 2026
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    Listing things I don’t do would be easier rather than things I do I guess I don’t watch fancams, never…

    family, K-pop, Social Media
  • I wrote about sasaengs and parasocial relationships in Kpop fandom—BTS, NCT, & Jackson Wang all feature.

    Jun 4, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hi guys, I’m Brooke. I work as a writer – spent about a decade in Western film/TV and now I’m…

    BTS, K-pop
  • From K-pop to K-glow: lasers, facial firming drive South Korea’s new tourism wave

    Jun 4, 2026
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    From K-pop to K-glow: lasers, facial firming drive South Korea’s new tourism wave

    From article Just over 2 million foreigners visited South Korea last year for medical treatment, nearly double the 2024 figure…

    K-pop, Medical, Tourism
  • Dino in Full Focus: SEVENTEEN’s Maknae Turns the Camera Into a Stage

    Jun 3, 2026
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    Dino in Full Focus: SEVENTEEN’s Maknae Turns the Camera Into a Stage

    Cover Story In Cosmopolitan Korea’s June 2026 issue, the SEVENTEEN performer arrives with the kind of presence that makes a…

    Gen Z, Japan, K-pop
  • Mark Lee Has Lauched a New Label | Official IG Handle Launched as well

    Jun 3, 2026
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    Mark Lee (former NCT member) has launched a New Label under the name Upper Room. Upper Room (stylized as UPRM…

    K-pop, purpose, Question
  • BTS vs. price gouging? Gov’t steps in before Busan shows

    Jun 3, 2026
    in News
    BTS vs. price gouging? Gov’t steps in before Busan shows

    Korean authorities are moving to crack down on alleged hotel price gouging and reservation abuses after BTS members publicly criticized…

    BTS, Busan, K-pop, Survey
  • Old K-Pop Music Shows May Become Lost Media

    Jun 2, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    For a while I’ve been trying to find videos from old (pre 2000s) k-pop music shows like Inkigayo, Music Bank,…

    K-pop
  • What is up with Bigbang’s Fantastic Baby?

    Jun 2, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Back in 2020 during the lockdown and with loads of time on my hand I slowly started to show my…

    K-pop, LG
  • The use of k-pop idols/ symbolism in politics

    Jun 2, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I’m gonna start this saying that I of course understand that everything and and every action is political. I don’t…

    BTS, Discussion, K-pop, Politics, Question, Social Media
  • What does the disconnect between Streaming numbers and Karaoke charts mean for K-pop idol group music? And is it okay to keep releasing tracks that the general public doesn’t sing?

    Jun 2, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    When evaluating the success of K-pop idol group music today, fandoms and stans seem to care entirely too much about…

    Discussion, Japan, K-drama, K-pop, Question, Stress
  • Glaze on kpop is insane and weird!!!!!!!

    Jun 2, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hot take on K-pop: ‘glaze’ has ruined the true music in the industry. Nowadays, people just stream like it’s their…

    K-pop
  • GOT7 Park Jinyoung WWD Korea June 2026: The Art of Becoming

    Jun 1, 2026
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    GOT7 Park Jinyoung WWD Korea June 2026: The Art of Becoming

    Park Jinyoung doesn’t just return to the page — he changes the temperature of it. In WWD Korea’s June 2026…

    Celebrity, Gen Z, Japan, K-pop, K-pop Fans, Military
  • Can we respect the achievements of other groups without insulting others?

    Jun 1, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Once again, as always ,I posted last week about tge same kind of fan wars , I encounter fan wars…

    BTS, K-pop, Teenager
  • Kingdom Legendary War – What Was it Like to Watch at the Time?

    Jun 1, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I’m a relatively new K-pop fan who has started to get into both newer groups and older groups. Through some…

    K-pop, K-pop Fans
  • Why is Dr. Luke suddenly in the credits of all new THE BLACK LABEL releases?

    Jun 1, 2026
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    ​ First he wrote almost the entire Blackpink ep with Teddy. Then we saw him in Taeyang’s credits. And now…

    K-pop
  • Atheart — Beauty+ Digital Cover, June 2026: Sharp Edge, Soft Knife

    Jun 1, 2026
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    Atheart — Beauty+ Digital Cover, June 2026: Sharp Edge, Soft Knife

    Nahyun and Arin of Atheart have no interest in being palatable. They have interest in being inevitable. Nahyun & Arin…

    BTS, Japan, K-pop, K-pop industry, LG, Photography, Question, Seoul, Social Media, Tokyo
  • Actor Park Ji-hoon recommends hand gripper to relieve stress

    Jun 1, 2026
    in News
    Actor Park Ji-hoon recommends hand gripper to relieve stress

    Click here for more articles by Kormedi.com. Singer and actor Park Ji-hoon recently revealed that one of the items he…

    Fame, K-pop, Stress
  • Melon just launched the Global-K Chart: Here’s the first ever ranking

    Jun 1, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Melon’s charts have traditionally been focused solely on domestic performance, but the platform has now introduced a new chart called…

    BTS, Japan, K-pop, LG, Question
  • Should Japanese terrestrial television impose a total ban on K-Pop idols? Rethinking the lopsided broadcasting dynamics between Korea and Japan.

    May 31, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    To clarify, there is no official law banning J-Pop in Korea. However, it is widely understood as an unwritten, taboo…

    Japan, K-pop, Perspectives, Question
  • Casual Chat – (May 31)

    May 31, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Welcome to ‘ Casual Chat! Here, you can talk about any topic you want; k-pop or not. Anything goes here!…

    K-pop
  • What are your top five K-Pop releases of 2026?

    May 31, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Curious to see what songs people bring up at the halfway stage of the year. I think there’s been enough…

    K-pop
  • describe your ult group without saying their name. the comments guess who it is

    May 31, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    fun time! describe your favorite k-pop group without using any strongly identifying facts in one sentence and redditors will guess…

    K-pop
  • What do you think is the best merch item in K-pop?

    May 31, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I’m curious because I’ve always been fascinated by product design. Personally I think ILLIT’s light stick is pretty amazing and…

    K-pop
  • The Art of Being Jinyoung – Cosmopolitan Korea – June 2026 Issue

    May 30, 2026
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    The Art of Being Jinyoung – Cosmopolitan Korea – June 2026 Issue

    Park Jinyoung on reinvention after silence, the language of a comeback, and what it means to arrive — fully —…

    history, Japan, K-pop, KT, LG, Military, Question, Seoul, Teenager
  • What Are Some K-pop What Ifs That You Still Think About Today?

    May 30, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I’ve always been obsessed with K-pop what ifs because some of them feel like they could’ve completely changed the timeline.…

    K-pop
  • K-pop fans need to learn empathy. People forget idols are humans on screen

    May 30, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Post the young ji and Jung won video, I feel the hate towards enhypen has intensified to another level. Yes,…

    K-pop, K-pop Fans
  • SEVENTEEN Joshua: The Gentleman Who Embodies K-Pop’s Future

    May 30, 2026
    in Feeds
    SEVENTEEN Joshua: The Gentleman Who Embodies K-Pop’s Future

    Vogue Singapore June 2026 Cover Story The Moment Everything Clicked When does Seventeen’s Joshua feel the most confident? When he’s…

    Advice, Japan, K-pop, Photography, Seoul, study, Tokyo
  • CORTIS’s MARTIN: The New Weight of the World

    May 29, 2026
    in Feeds
    CORTIS’s MARTIN: The New Weight of the World

    Martin of CORTIS arrives in Yves Saint Laurent and the temperature of everything shifts. A portrait of an artist stepping…

    Japan, K-pop, LG, Photography, Question, study
  • Am I the Only One Uncomfortable With “Cute” Male Idol Behavior?

    May 29, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    When I see a video of an male idol acting childishly or making supposedly cute expressions, I feel strange watching…

    K-pop
  • “I am living happily”: Former idol finds new life as flight attendant after group disbands

    May 29, 2026
    in News
    “I am living happily”: Former idol finds new life as flight attendant after group disbands

    It is a question that has crossed the minds of every K-pop fan at least once: What do idols do…

    Jeju, K-pop, Military, Question, Social Media
  • Why does the west consider Seo Taiji the creator of K-pop?

    May 29, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Koreans don’t even say this. JYP would be mentioned more. In fact the term gayo refers to Korean pop music,…

    family, K-pop, Koreans
  • Dragging 90 cards into tiers on a phone is misery, so I built a K-pop bias ranker that’s just tap-who-you-like

    May 29, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Ranking biases on TierMaker always falls apart for me on mobile. Dragging a wall of portrait cards into tiers with…

    BTS, K-pop
  • JEON SOMI Turns Vogue Korea x Buccellati Into a Study in Modern Stardom

    May 28, 2026
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    JEON SOMI Turns Vogue Korea x Buccellati Into a Study in Modern Stardom

    Cover Story Jeon Somi doesn’t simply pose for a camera; she turns the frame into a statement. In the Vogue…

    Gen Z, history, Japan, K-pop, study, travel
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History of Korea

  • Exploring Ancient Korea: A Journey into Pre-HistoryOctober 12, 2017
    Introduction to Pre-Historic Korea The timeline of ancient Korea before documented history is a fascinating yet challenging area of study.… Read more: Exploring Ancient Korea: A Journey into Pre-History
  • The Rise and Fall of Go Joseon and the Emergence of the Three KingdomsOctober 19, 2017
    Introduction to Go Joseon The Go Joseon dynasty, often considered a pivotal era in Korean history, emerged around the end… Read more: The Rise and Fall of Go Joseon and the Emergence of the Three Kingdoms
  • The Rise and Fall of Korea’s Three Kingdoms: A Story of Power, Conflict, and UnificationNovember 30, 2017
    Introduction to the Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms period in Korea, encompassing approximately from the 1st century BCE to the… Read more: The Rise and Fall of Korea’s Three Kingdoms: A Story of Power, Conflict, and Unification
  • Choe Chi-wonFebruary 14, 2018
    Introduction to Choe Chi-won Choe Chi-won, born in 857, stands as a notable figure in Korean history, specifically during the… Read more: Choe Chi-won
  • King Gwanggaeto the GreatMay 14, 2018
    Introduction to King Gwanggaeto King Gwanggaeto the Great, a pivotal figure in Korean history, ruled from 395 to 413 CE… Read more: King Gwanggaeto the Great
  • Won HyoOctober 14, 2018
    Introduction to Won Hyo Won Hyo, a prominent figure in Korean history, is celebrated for his profound impact on the… Read more: Won Hyo
  • Jang BogoApril 14, 2019
    Introduction to Jang Bogo Jang Bogo, a prominent historical figure from the Silla Dynasty, played a pivotal role in shaping… Read more: Jang Bogo
  • GyebaekApril 14, 2019
    Introduction to Gyebaek Gyebaek is a prominent historical figure in Korean history, particularly known for his role as a general… Read more: Gyebaek
  • King MuryeongSeptember 14, 2019
    Introduction to King Muryeong King Muryeong, reigning from 501 to 523 AD, stands as one of the most influential monarchs… Read more: King Muryeong
  • The Rise and Fall of the Goryeo Dynasty: A Precursor to the Joseon EraJanuary 3, 2020
    Introduction to the Goryeo Dynasty The Goryeo Dynasty, established in 918 AD by the notable general Wang Geon, marks a… Read more: The Rise and Fall of the Goryeo Dynasty: A Precursor to the Joseon Era

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Helplines in Korea

112  | Police

Call to report life-threatening situations and emergencies requiring law enforcement. Text service and location tracking service is also available.

119 | Fire & Ambulance

The fire department and health emergencies requiring ambulance service. There’s also an English reporting section on their website.

182 | Missing Persons & Stolen Vehicles

This line is also used for non-emergency reports and requests such as inquiring about the cost of a fine for a traffic violation, information on car licenses, and how to contact officers in charge of specific cases.

1339 | Korea Center for Disease Control (KCDC) Foreigner Helpline

Particularly useful during the 2015 MERS scare, the KCDC provides foreigners with information about first-aid and diseases in English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Mongolian.

1366 | Seoul Women’s Help Hotline

Not necessarily English-friendly and not outside of Seoul, this 24-hour service immediate response line for women involved in domestic abuse, sexual violence or prostitution should still be kept handy.

1330 | Korea Tourism Organization’s Travel Helpline

Tourism and translation services. The service is available 24/7 and provides information on tourist sites, transportation, restaurants, and more.

120 | Seoul Municipal Government Info

The Seoul “Dasan” helpline provides information on restaurants (Korean and international cuisines), transportation (bus, subway, taxi, etc.), Korean language schools, interpretation services, legal consulting, lost items, volunteer services, daily living in Seoul, and tourism. Available languages are Chinese, English, Japanese, Mongolian and Vietnamese from 9 am to 10 pm.

1345 | Immigration

Foreign resident can to ask just about any immigration-related question. Keep in mind that they tend to be on the negative side, as it’s the safer way for them to answer. Tip: Get their name and information so that if you visit the immigration office and get a different story you can tell them that you were told otherwise…

1331 | National Human Rights Commission of Korea

Call here to get information on human rights laws and social justice in Korea, as well as get assistance with filing a complaint and even receive counseling.

110 | National Government Call Center

This phone number is available for the public to call and inquire about anything from government policy to civil complaints. Available in 20 different languages.

Useful Official Links on Korea

Korean Arts

  • Archive of Gugak 국악아카이브
  • Artsnet 미술포탈 아츠넷
  • Digital Archive of Performing Arts 공연예술 디지털 아카이브
  • Intangible Heritage Digital Archive 무형유산 디지털 아카이브
  • Korea Digital Archives for the Arts 한국예술디지털아카이브
  • National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea 국립현대미술관
  • ​National Museum of Korea 국립중앙박물관
  • Seoul Photo Archives 서울사진아카이브

Korean Cinema

  • HANCINEMA The Korean Movie & Drama Database
  • Intangible Heritage Digital Archive 무형유산 디지털 아카이브
  • KMDb 한국영화데이터베이스
  • Korea Digital Archives for the Arts 한국예술디지털아카이브
  • Korean Annual Box Office Results 영화진흥위원회 박스오피스
  • Korean Film Archive 한국영상자료원
  • Korean Film Archive YouTube Channel
  • Korean Film Biz Zone
  • Korean Film Council 한국영화진흥위원회
  • KTV National Record Film 한국정책방송원 e영상역사관
  • North Korean film 북한영화 (통일부 북한자료센타)

Language & Literature

  • The Academy of Korean Studies 한국학 중앙 연구원
  • DLKL (한국 문학 디지털 도서관) by 한국문학번역원Digital Library of Korean Literature
  • The Korea Comparative Literature Association 한국비교문학회
  • The Korean Association of Language Sciences 한국언어과학회
  • Korean Literature Archive
  • Korean Literature Author Data Service
  • Korean Literature E-books in Multiple Languages
  • The Learned Society of Modern Korean Literature 한국현대문학회
  • The Modern Linguistic Society of Korea 한국현대언어학회
  • The Society of Korean Oral Literature 한국 구비 문학회
  • 국어 능력 인증 시험 (한국언어문화연구원)
  • 근대 문학 종합 목록 (국립 중앙 도서관)A comprehensive database for Korean modern literature. The site provides a search for authors and titles.
  • 한국 고전 종합 DB
  • 한글 학회 (Korean Language Society)

Statistical Sources

Government sources

  • Statistics Korea (KOSTAT 통계청)
  • Korean Statistical Information Sources (KOSIS 국가통계포털)
  • Open DATA Portal (공공 데이터 포털)

Themed statistics

  • Korean Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA) 한국사회과학자료원
  • North Korean Statistics 북한통계 (KOISS)
  • 경제통계시스템 (Economic Statistics System)
  • 국가교육통계정보센터 (Korea National Center for Education Statistics & Information)
  • 노동통계 (Labour Statistics)
  • Media Statistics (Korea Press Foundation)
  • Trade Statistics (수출입통계, 관세청 Korea Customs Service)

History related sources

  • 한국역사정보통합시스템 (국사편찬워원회)
  • 한국사 데이터베이스
  • Kyujanggak Institute (규장각 한국학 연구원)Seoul National University Kyujanggak Institute for Korean studies
  • 한국학 디지털 아카이브
  • The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty 조선 왕조 실록
  • The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Joseon Dynasty 승정원 일기
  • 朝鮮王朝実録 (東京大学東洋文化研究所)
  • Korean Image Archive (한국 이미지 자료원)2,400 historic, original photographs of Korea (primarily focus on images captured pre-1970, and 35mm color slides) are available for research, presentation, lectures and other forms of scholarly works.
  • Sajin Taehan Min’guk (사진 대한민국)a collection of photographic records that vividly capture the people’s daily lives and social changes.
  • Academy of Korean Studies [한국학 디지털 아카이브]

Bibliographies and Indexes

  • 한국학술지인용색인 Korea Citation Index
  • KORCIS: 한국 고문헌 종합 목록 (국립중앙도서관)Korean Old and Rare Collection Information System
  • 近代朝鮮関係書籍データベース (東京大学東洋文化研究所)
  • 한국 잡지 박물관 DB