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What’s with people being straight racist to Koreans lately?
I’ve seen many, many of these on social media lately. Apparently some people seeing K-pop idols doing weird things and…
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How do South Koreans really feel about Yoo Ah In’s return?
He’s in my opinion a once in a generation actor so I was thrilled to read about his comeback. Surprisingly…
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Is hating on Korea becoming a trend on SNS lately?
The thing I see most often is people saying Koreans are racist. Me? Racist? This is so baffling. submitted by…
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7 in 10 S. Koreans support social media restriction for teens
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How do native Koreans feel about redevelopment?
I’ve lived in Korea for a while and have some close Korean friends but I wasn’t sure if this was…
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My friend moved to Australia at 9 and I’ve never once thought of him as a gyopo in 5+ years of knowing him
I have an older Korean friend who moved from Korea to Sydney at 9. He’s 27 now, basically hasn’t been…
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Do South Koreans identify with the term “Joseon”?
I’m curious whether South Koreans today still feel any sense of identification with the term “Joseon” (朝鲜). Of course, I…
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More Koreans buy dollars as won strengthens against greenback
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When the won-dollar exchange rate fell below the 1,400-won mark in mid-August for the first time in nearly a year,…
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65% of S. Koreans support nuclear armament: poll
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Nearly two-thirds of South Koreans support the idea of their country having its own nuclear weapons, a poll showed Friday.…
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BigBang is the most loved Group among Koreans?
So I have this thought since a year that BigBang is the most loved Boy group of South korea among…
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Group names that are common/easy but surprisingly difficult for Koreans
This is just an unserious post but something funny I always see over and over again. I understand Korean and…
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9 Koreans remain missing, 9 others safely evacuated as Seoul dispatches rapid-response team to Nepal following flood
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[Photo] Honoring Homer Hulbert
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Kim Dong-jin, chairman of the Hulbert Memorial Society, delivers a speech during the 77th commemoration event in Seoul for Homer…
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Do koreans know victor tsoi? He was the most famous koryo saram in soviet union
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Military Service Flowchart for Overseas Koreans, Dual Nationals, K-Diaspora/Adoptees and Gyopo
30M Korean born and raised abroad, completed my military service from 2020 to 2022. I frequently see posts on this…
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Newjeans didn’t ruin kpop, you just really like loud music
i’ve seen A LOT of people saying newjeans ruined kpop. “it was fun until newjeans became successful and suddenly all…
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Korea’s alcoholic beverage output falls to 27-year low in 2025 amid shifting drinking trends
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Korea’s alcoholic beverage production plunged to below 3 million kiloliters (kl) for the first time in 27 years in 2025,…
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A stranger handed me some tissues while I was crying
I was waiting for the signal to turn green I was really overwhelmed and trying not to cry on the…
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Some kpop stans are xenophobic about Koreans
So the vmas for the best kpop came out, and the nominations were jump, swim, redred, spaghetti, pinky up, and…
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Young Koreans lose trust in Lee government’s economic policies
in NewsA 33-year-old office worker in northeastern Seoul’s Dongdaemun District surnamed Park has been using an individual savings account (ISA) for…
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Actress Hayoung’s ‘four generations of doctors’ brag backfired hard — the deeper history behind why Koreans are furious”
Hi r/korea, I’ve been following the Hayoung (“하영”) family scandal closely and did my own write-up analyzing it — pulling…
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People Power Party Blames Lee Jae Myung Administration for Trump’s Exercise Cut
There’s a lot of noise surrounding Trump’s latest political maneuver, but here’s a perspective I believe that is not being…
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Why South Korea Won’t Send Weapons To Ukraine
Note: This is a long response, but it explains everything about why South Korea won’t send weapons or troops to…
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Why do you think Mnet is planning a Katseye-style global girl group for their survival show this time? Will it succeed?
Mnet’s last 4 girl groups: IOI, Izone, Kep1er, Izna are mostly Koreans (with some other East Asian idols), and Korean…
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Jokbo epiphany
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Recently working with two organizations that are analyzing and indexing Chinese and Korean “jokbo,” I had an epiphany — actually…
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Reflections and Questions on Why some Foreigners Spread misInformation and Criticize South Korea (Long text)
I’m korean 10th grader and I enjoy browsing foreign Instagram, but lately, I’ve felt that videos and public opinion blindly…
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Chinese People Celebrate Korea’s Liberation Day/광복절（光復節）
I am Chinese. Every year, August 15, Korea’s Liberation Day, is also the day on which China achieved victory in…
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How would North Americans and Europeans view actor Ha Young’s great-grandfather controversy if framed through a similar lens?
As a Korean, I’m writing this because I’m genuinely curious about how people from North America or Europe view this…
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