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  • For the first time in over 20 years, a majority of South Koreans have an unfavorable opinion of the U.S.

    Aug 24, 2026
    in Community, Feeds
    For the first time in over 20 years, a majority of South Koreans have an unfavorable opinion of the U.S.

    Pew Research Center: In our survey this past spring – before Trump’s call to scale back joint military exercises –…

    Koreans, Military, Survey
  • Military Service Flowchart for Overseas Koreans, Dual Nationals, K-Diaspora/Adoptees and Gyopo

    Aug 24, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    30M Korean born and raised abroad, completed my military service from 2020 to 2022. I frequently see posts on this…

    Advice, Ewha, family, history, Justice, Korean Military, Koreans, Medical, Military, Parents, purpose, Question, Seoul, Sex, Stress, study, Survey, travel, Warning
  • Regaining weight after diet medication linked to 4-fold rise in suicidal thoughts: study

    Aug 23, 2026
    in News
    Regaining weight after diet medication linked to 4-fold rise in suicidal thoughts: study

    People who have taken weight-loss medication and regained weight afterward were more than four times as likely to have suicidal…

    Medical, study, Survey
  • Actress Hayoung’s ‘four generations of doctors’ brag backfired hard — the deeper history behind why Koreans are furious”

    Aug 18, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hi r/korea, I’ve been following the Hayoung (“하영”) family scandal closely and did my own write-up analyzing it — pulling…

    apology, Celebrity, Crime, Daejeon, family, Historical Figure, history, Japan, Korean History, Koreans, Medical, Old Korea, Punishment, Question, Scandal, Seoul, study, Survey, Tokyo
  • From schoolyards to screens: The evolution of school bullying

    Aug 17, 2026
    in News
    From schoolyards to screens: The evolution of school bullying

    Middle-aged and older adults likely remember bullying as confined to school corridors or playgrounds. For today’s adolescents, however, bullying no…

    Social Media, Stress, Survey
  • Lee’s approval rating edges down to new low: poll

    Aug 17, 2026
    in News
    Lee’s approval rating edges down to new low: poll

    President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating edged down to a new low of 43 percent, marking its fifth consecutive weekly…

    Local News, Survey
  • Dealing with FOMO and post concert depression

    Aug 16, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hey, I was wondering how you guys deal with missing out on VIP seats for a concert. I always see…

    Advice, Survey
  • Lee’s approval rating hits record low since inauguration: poll

    Aug 13, 2026
    in News
    Lee’s approval rating hits record low since inauguration: poll

    President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating fell to the lowest level since his inauguration, a poll showed Thursday. In a…

    Controversy, Survey
  • ZE:A’s Kim Dongjun revealed he lied to his military senior that he was close to fromis_9 to make his military life easier

    Aug 12, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    For context, fromis_9 is a pretty popular group in the military. They ranked like second or third in a recent…

    Korean Military, Military, Survey
  • Overseas Korean Adoptee reclaiming citizenship

    Aug 10, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I was adopted from Korea as a baby (6 months ish) and I recently learned I may be eligible for…

    Military, Survey
  • i hate the way reacttothek edits their videos

    Aug 6, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    i’ve been a kpop stan since 2016. i used to watch a lot of reaction videos especially in my stan…

    Survey
  • Has the post-VLive fragmentation changed how we interact with K-pop artists?

    Aug 4, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. When VLive shut down, the main conversation was mostly about losing a…

    Animator, K-pop, Survey
  • We’re a small Korean brand working on a plant-based (tofu) mandu — what makes a veggie mandu actually good to you? 🥟

    Aug 3, 2026
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    We’re a small Korean brand working on a plant-based (tofu) mandu — what makes a veggie mandu actually good to you? 🥟

    Hi r/KoreanFood! Longtime lover of mandu here 🥟 I’m helping a small Korean food brand that’s working on a plant-based,…

    Kimchi, Korean Food, Question, Survey
  • [Marketing] Would you buy plant-based Korean dumplings? Quick 30-sec anonymous survey (Everyone)

    Aug 2, 2026
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    [Marketing] Would you buy plant-based Korean dumplings? Quick 30-sec anonymous survey (Everyone)

    submitted by /u/WallabyDry3827 [link] [comments]

    Survey
  • Academic research about ‘global’ k-pop reception

    Jul 30, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    If you’ve heard about the Grammys / BTS situation, you know how important it is to discuss western recognition in…

    BTS, K-pop, K-pop Fans, Question, study, Survey
  • The 3rd K-pop Soloists Rate! Back to 2013 and onward with Sunmi, Taemin, and more

    Jul 20, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hello everyone! This rate, we’re excited to return to the world of k-pop soloists, arriving at some more contemporary big…

    Advice, BTS, K-pop, Survey
  • Nearly half of workers say cannot freely take parental leave: poll

    Jul 19, 2026
    in News
    Nearly half of workers say cannot freely take parental leave: poll

    Nearly half of Korean workers are unable to freely take parental leave or use reduced working hours for childcare, a…

    Survey
  • Results of the Seoul mayoral election/age survey (correction of exit errors by generation reflecting actual turnout and production of expected votes by generation based on actual turnout)

    Jul 19, 2026
    in Community, Feeds
    Results of the Seoul mayoral election/age survey (correction of exit errors by generation reflecting actual turnout and production of expected votes by generation based on actual turnout)

    submitted by /u/Left-Contribution658 [link] [comments]

    Seoul, Survey
  • Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, triggering tsunami alert

    Jul 18, 2026
    in News
    Southern Mexico hit by 7.3 quake, triggering tsunami alert

    TAPACHULA, México — A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico and parts of Central America on Friday, seismologists said, with a…

    Survey, Warning
  • ATEEZ Turns the Villain Era Glam: Inside “BAD (Japanese Ver.)”

    Jul 16, 2026
    in Feeds
    ATEEZ Turns the Villain Era Glam: Inside “BAD (Japanese Ver.)”

    There’s a version of ATEEZ that lives in chain-link fences and traffic cones tipped on their sides like discarded warnings.…

    apology, Crime, Japan, K-pop, Photography, Question, Survey, Tokyo, travel, Warning
  • Seoul warns pop-up stores flouting consumer, privacy laws

    Jul 8, 2026
    in News
    Seoul warns pop-up stores flouting consumer, privacy laws

    Many of Korea’s highly popular pop-up stores — the transient retail spaces driving many modern street fashion and online trends…

    driver, fail, Seoul, study, Survey
  • Neocons of Korea

    Jun 30, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Neocon Generation (New Conservative Generation) It is a political term referring to men of late millennial generation and generation Z…

    daegu, Discrimination, Ewha, Feminism, history, Japan, Koreans, Politics, Seoul, Survey
  • It’s time for another battle of iconic K-Pop songs to see who’s the best! The 2nd All-Stars Rate is here!

    Jun 30, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hello everyone! It’s that time once again to have the battle of the titans by pitting the most acclaimed songs…

    Cheese, Japan, K-pop, Survey
  • More than 40% of self-employed favor minimum wage freeze

    Jun 23, 2026
    in News
    More than 40% of self-employed favor minimum wage freeze

    Nearly 60 percent of Korea’s self-employed individuals said their business conditions have worsened this year compared with last year, while…

    Minimum Wage, Survey
  • All-Stars 2 Rate! – Songlist Feedback Survey!

    Jun 21, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_EQR1vF1jNsa27cH7QUbh2ZZKCPN7OJYJ08_aIskg8EWr0A/viewform?usp=header The survey will be open until Saturday (June 27), 11:59 AM Pacific. submitted by /u/KpopRates [link] [comments]

    Survey
  • how important is album packaging to you?

    Jun 18, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hi everyone, please let me know if this break any rules of the subreddit but I’m an Illustration student currently…

    K-pop, Question, Survey
  • Public approval of Korea’s corporate giants hits record high

    Jun 17, 2026
    in News
    Public approval of Korea’s corporate giants hits record high

    Public favorability toward domestic businesses has climbed to its highest level since tracking began in 2003, according to an annual…

    history, KCC, Survey
  • 1 in 4 Seoul residents don’t drink at all, survey finds

    Jun 14, 2026
    in Community, Feeds
    1 in 4 Seoul residents don’t drink at all, survey finds

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

    Seoul, Survey
  • 1 in 4 Korean high school students sleep in class: report

    Jun 12, 2026
    in News
    1 in 4 Korean high school students sleep in class: report

    Korean high school students have one of the lowest long-term absenteeism rates among OECD countries, but their actual classroom participation…

    Question, Survey
  • 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Cuba shakes buildings in Havana, Florida

    Jun 9, 2026
    in News
    6.1 magnitude earthquake near Cuba shakes buildings in Havana, Florida

    HAVANA — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near western Cuba on Monday afternoon, shaking buildings in Havana and Florida as…

    Social Media, Survey
  • Sustainable energy supply chain

    Jun 7, 2026
    in News
    Sustainable energy supply chain

    From May 20, the Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) convened in Seoul. Often described as Korea’s answer to the Davos forum,…

    Seoul, Survey, Ukraine
  • 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
  • Calling all queer Kpop fans – Take the fifth annual survey!!

    Jun 1, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hello everyone! Happy Pride Month! 🌈 The time has come to reintroduce our beloved annual Queer Kpop Fans’ survey for…

    LG, LGBTQ+, Question, Survey
  • 4 in 10 Koreans use generative AI: survey

    May 30, 2026
    in Community, Feeds
    4 in 10 Koreans use generative AI: survey

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

    Koreans, Survey
  • Housing Experience Survey for International Students in Korea

    May 28, 2026
    in Community, Feeds
    Housing Experience Survey for International Students in Korea

    Hello! We are Team 1 from SEPO, the Business Strategy Society at Sungkyunkwan University. We are currently conducting a survey…

    purpose, Survey
  • when do you ACTUALLY eat instant noodles? 🍜

    May 18, 2026
    in Community, Feeds

    Hi! I’m a college student in Korea taking a marketing class 😊 Right now, I’m researching how Korean instant noodles/ramen…

    LG, Survey
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Latest Korean News

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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