r/korea

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A subreddit for news, culture, and life on the Korean Peninsula. Welcome to everyone, including native Koreans, Korean diaspora, and foreigners.

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to r/korea by chickenandliver

3 months ago

How South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste

경제 | Economy

in South Korea

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3 months ago in South Korea 1 comment

to r/korea by MotherTheory7093

3 months ago

How likely would it be for a foreigner to become relatively big Kdrama star?

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

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"Somebody call for an exterminator?"

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3 months ago 1 comment

to r/korea by kimchi_purrito

4 months ago

South Korea top court upholds right to state health benefits for gay couples

생활 | Daily Life

in South Korea

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4 months ago in South Korea

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

With the Geumgang Park in Busan

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4 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

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Beautiful building, traditional painting, this one in Busan, Citizens Park

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4 months ago

to r/korea by javelin3000

3 months ago

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Photos of Chinese tourists defecating in the middle of downtown Jeju have spread online, shocking.On.. - MK

생활 | Daily Life

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5 months ago 1 comment

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

Art made out of sand - Busan, Haeundae Beach, worth a visit

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5 months ago

to r/korea by barryhelp

4 months ago

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North Korea flies 150 'feces-filled' balloons across border to the South

정치 | Politics

in North Korea

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5 months ago in North Korea 1 comment

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

Busan, Citizens Park, currently full of frogs 😅

생활 | Daily Life

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6 months ago

to r/korea by lj3394

2 months ago

Can foreign born Koreans do boot camp?

정치 | Politics

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6 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

Between Incheon Airport and Seoul, has this part been flooded once?

자연 | Nature

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6 months ago

to r/korea by 100Fowers

6 months ago

Listening to Blowback’s Korean War series as a Korean…

역사 | History

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7 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

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Gwangmyeong Cave near Seoul

자연 | Nature

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2 months ago

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Busan, Centum City area, pink snow

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7 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

Busan, Yeonsan area, what is your favourite area for cherry trees?

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7 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

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Busan - Sports Complex during sun set

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7 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

Ancient Tombs in Yeonsan-dong (Busan) - 18 graves

역사 | History

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to r/korea by LKS333

1 month ago

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When did Joseon start using flintlock muskets along side matchlock muskets??

역사 | History

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8 months ago

to r/korea by pyam_to_go

2 months ago

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Next to Busan Tower, beauty of architecture

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8 months ago

to r/korea by LKS333

1 month ago

What are wars and events occurred in Joseon between the Imjin War and the 1910 colonization of Japan?

역사 | History

in Japan

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8 months ago in Japan

to r/korea by LKS333

1 month ago

What social class were ironsmith of Joseon?

역사 | History

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to r/korea by LKS333

1 month ago

What firearms did Joseon acquire in the late 19th century to base their army on contemporary Western militaries?

역사 | History

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8 months ago

to r/korea by Adept-Coyote7991

7 months ago

View Post: As a Korean, I can't understand why foreigners who can get paid more in their home countries would come to Korea and get a job that gives them less money.

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As a Korean, I can't understand why foreigners who can get paid more in their home countries would come to Korea and get a job that gives them less money.

이민 | Immigration

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9 months ago 1 comment

to r/korea by Odd_Responsibility_5

7 months ago

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Hyundai Card CEO regrets not bringing Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' to Korea

문화 | Culture

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