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  • Enhypen just finished their 3 days concert in Seoul

    May 3, 2026
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    And it wasn’t just a concert, it was a celebration. You probably know that Heeseung left the group on march…

    Protest, Seoul
  • Why are there ‘two’ Koreas?

    May 2, 2026
    in News
    Why are there ‘two’ Koreas?

    Two decades ago, as I packed my bags to come to South Korea and begin a journey that would change…

    Ewha, germany, North Korea, Protest
  • 90 lawmakers protest US Republicans for ‘infringing’ on Korea’s judicial sovereignty

    May 2, 2026
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    90 lawmakers protest US Republicans for ‘infringing’ on Korea’s judicial sovereignty

    submitted by /u/ArysOakheart [link] [comments]

    Lawmakers, Protest
  • Protestant vs Cults in SK

    May 2, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Oddly specific question, but I was raised in a specific Protestant denomination that’s considered by many to be a high…

    Koreans, Protest, Question
  • Happy Workers’ Day!

    May 1, 2026
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    Happy Workers’ Day!

    https://ws.or.kr/article/11676 On August 6, 1987, Hyundai Group chairman Chung Ju-yung appeared at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The “king chairman” personally stepped…

    Busan, Democracy, Economic Miracle, history, Hyundai, Military, Politics, Protest, Samsung, Seoul
  • New Zealand axes plan for WW2 comfort women statue after Japan’s protest

    Apr 29, 2026
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    New Zealand axes plan for WW2 comfort women statue after Japan’s protest

    Plans to erect a statue in New Zealand symbolising the so-called comfort women who were forced into sexual slavery by…

    BBC, Japan, Justice, Military, Peace, Prostitution, Protest, Seoul, Sex, World War
  • People are being conditioned to assume any VFX they see is AI generated.

    Apr 27, 2026
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    I’ve seen multiple cases now of people assuming regular old CGI and virtual effects in MVs are AI generated, even…

    Protest
  • 66 years ago, Sabuk Struggle

    Apr 21, 2026
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    66 years ago, Sabuk Struggle

    On April 21st, 1980, thousands of miners and their wives, as well as residents in Sabuk Village, occupied the mine…

    Protest
  • USFK chief lodges protest against unification minister for leaking US intelligence: lawmaker

    Apr 21, 2026
    in News
    USFK chief lodges protest against unification minister for leaking US intelligence: lawmaker

    The commander of the U.S. military stationed in South Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, has lodged a protest against the unification…

    Controversy, Military, North Korea, Protest
  • Why Korea’s new religion bill is rattling Protestant churches

    Apr 18, 2026
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    Why Korea’s new religion bill is rattling Protestant churches

    A proposed South Korean bill that would sanction religious groups accused of systematic political intervention has sparked a fierce backlash…

    Busan, Controversy, Donald Trump, Japan, Lawmakers, martial law, Military, Politics, Protest, Punishment
  • I wish we could’ve parted in better circumstances.

    Mar 31, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I’ve just been ruminating about my final thoughts on Heeseung’s exit from ENHYPEN. When it dropped, I immediately took it…

    Protest
  • Lee Geun-an, infamous torture interrogator, dies at 88

    Mar 27, 2026
    in News
    Lee Geun-an, infamous torture interrogator, dies at 88

    Lee Geun-an, a former police investigator who became a symbol of state violence under Korea’s military dictatorship and was known…

    Military, North Korea, Protest
  • Japan confirms arrest of soldier after China protests over alleged break-in at its embassy in Tokyo

    Mar 25, 2026
    in News
    Japan confirms arrest of soldier after China protests over alleged break-in at its embassy in Tokyo

    TOKYO — Authorities in Japan confirmed Wednesday they arrested a Japanese army soldier on suspicion of trespass, a day after…

    Japan, Protest, Tokyo
  • Fans flood Korea’s pension fund over ENHYPEN exit, paralyzing hotline

    Mar 18, 2026
    in News
    Fans flood Korea’s pension fund over ENHYPEN exit, paralyzing hotline

    Backlash over a K-pop lineup change has spilled into an unlikely target: South Korea’s national pension fund. After ENHYPEN member…

    Foreign Workers, K-pop, Koreans, Protest, Social Media
  • Lee vows expanded compensation for activists of 1960 democracy movement

    Mar 15, 2026
    in News
    Lee vows expanded compensation for activists of 1960 democracy movement

    President Lee Jae Myung said Sunday the government will step up efforts to identify more activists who took part in…

    apology, Democracy, Protest
  • IEA proposes largest ever oil release from strategic reserves, WSJ says

    Mar 11, 2026
    in News
    IEA proposes largest ever oil release from strategic reserves, WSJ says

    The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in its history to restrain soaring crude prices…

    G7, history, Protest, Ukraine
  • Please be respectful to Heesung, Enhypen, and NCT Dream

    Mar 10, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    First off, I’m very sorry to all Engenes who are grieving right now. I know seeing a member leave a…

    Discussion, LG, Protest
  • Families of Jeju Air crash victims protest discovery of additional remains

    Mar 9, 2026
    in News
    Families of Jeju Air crash victims protest discovery of additional remains

    The bereaved families of the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in late 2024 on Monday protested the recent…

    Jeju, Protest, Punishment, Seoul
  • Iranian model in Korea explains why some Iranians seem happy about strikes on Tehran

    Mar 4, 2026
    in News
    Iranian model in Korea explains why some Iranians seem happy about strikes on Tehran

    For Hoda Niku, an Iranian living in Korea, the same question keeps coming up. Why do some Iranians appear happy…

    Peace, Protest, Question, Social Media
  • Ruling Party Member Deletes Post Alleging President’s Merger Support

    Feb 11, 2026
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    Ruling Party Member Deletes Post Alleging President’s Merger Support

    Kang Deuk-gu, a senior member of the pro-Myung faction within the ruling Democratic Party of Korea who had opposed leader…

    Discussion, KT, Protest
  • It will take more than bombs and missiles to fix Iran

    Feb 8, 2026
    in News

    It’s impossible to know whether the U.S. president will carry out his threats to strike Iran, how the regime might…

    fail, Mystery, Protest
  • What if Kpop Stan Twitter and Kpop Reddit existed in in 1986-1990?

    Feb 5, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    If Kpop Stan Twitter/Reddit existed in 1986 – 1990, stans would : writes out titles and other words in Korean…

    Crime, Discussion, family, Japan, Justice, K-pop, Korean Art, LG, Protest, Seoul, Sex
  • Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest

    Jan 31, 2026
    in News
    Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest

    WASHINGTON — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a Minnesota church protest opposing U.S.…

    Donald Trump, Justice, Protest
  • We condemn Iran regime’s massacre of protesters

    Jan 19, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    submitted by /u/Fine-Cucumber8589 [link] [comments]

    Protest
  • WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2026

    Jan 13, 2026
    in News

    1526-Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to give up claims to Burgundy, Italy and…

    Protest
  • The economic roots of Iran’s protests

    Jan 13, 2026
    in News
    The economic roots of Iran’s protests

    The protests that erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread across Iran were triggered by a specific grievance:…

    Protest
  • New Assembly takes up anti-discrimination bill, reigniting equality debate – The Korea Times

    Jan 13, 2026
    in Community, Feeds
    New Assembly takes up anti-discrimination bill, reigniting equality debate – The Korea Times

    Revised bill seeks to add class-action powers and protect more workers Korea has seen the formal introduction of a comprehensive…

    Democracy, Discrimination, Japan, Koreans, Lawmakers, LG, martial law, Protest, Sex, Stress, Survey
  • K-pop star Jang Won-young faces backlash in China over Hong Kong remark, boycott calls grow

    Jan 2, 2026
    in News
    K-pop star Jang Won-young faces backlash in China over Hong Kong remark, boycott calls grow

    Controversy is growing in China over comments made by Jang Won-young of the K-pop group IVE after she referred to…

    Controversy, history, K-pop, Protest, Social Media
  • K-pop snack collaboration gone wrong? Fans protest after Stray Kids’ Han missing from Pepero package

    Dec 26, 2025
    in News
    K-pop snack collaboration gone wrong? Fans protest after Stray Kids’ Han missing from Pepero package

    A Stray Kids collaboration package for the Korean snack product Pepero, produced by Lotte Wellfood, has sparked controversy among fans…

    Controversy, K-pop, Lotte, Protest, Question
  • Protest?

    Dec 19, 2025
    in Community, Feeds
    Protest?

    i am staying at a hotel in myeongdong and I am hearing alot of drumming and chanting along with honking,…

    myeongdong, Protest
  • I know how many times it’s been said but… protest trucks are so…

    Dec 9, 2025
    in Community, Feeds

    I can’t help but laugh. I’m losing it. Imagine paying trucks to be sent to many REAL HUMAN’S COMPANY where…

    Protest
  • EXO & SM vs CBX: I really don’t understand why people are confused

    Dec 9, 2025
    in Community, Feeds

    Sorry for the long post ahead – I am coming at this as someone who recently grew interested in EXO…

    Discrimination, Discussion, Kakao, Military, Protest, request, Tourism
  • The Reason Why Korean Men Are Insecure About “🤏”

    Dec 6, 2025
    in Community, Feeds
    The Reason Why Korean Men Are Insecure About “🤏”

    As someone deeply concerned about digital sexual crimes, dating violence, and structural discrimination against women in South Korea, I find…

    BBC, Controversy, Crime, Discrimination, family, Feminism, Korean Language, Koreans, LG, netizens, Politics, Protest, Question, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Stress
  • ‘Yoon Seokyeol Underwear Performance’… Painter Jeong Taegwan Holds Martial Law One Year Special Exhibition on SNS

    Dec 2, 2025
    in Community, Feeds
    ‘Yoon Seokyeol Underwear Performance’… Painter Jeong Taegwan Holds Martial Law One Year Special Exhibition on SNS

    https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/honam/1232394.html Artist Jeong Taegwan, who has criticized the reality of the Yoon Seokyeol administration through his paintings, is holding an…

    history, martial law, Protest, Seoul, Social Media
  • Finger Pinching Controversy in South Korea Explained

    Nov 30, 2025
    in Community, Feeds
    Finger Pinching Controversy in South Korea Explained

    I saw a a post about the finger pinching controversy once again in this sub, and I’d just like to…

    Controversy, Crime, Ewha, Feminism, history, Protest
  • The Historical Context and Contemporary Drivers of South Korea’s Diplomatic Shift

    Nov 15, 2025
    in Community, Feeds

    (In August 2025, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung paid state visits to Japan and the United States, choosing Japan as…

    China Relation, cold war, Democracy, Discussion, driver, history, Imjin War, Japan, japanese invasion, Joseon, Korean Military, Korean War, Koreans, Military, North Korea, Peace, Politics, Protest, purpose, Pyongyang, Scandal, Ukraine
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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