I'm starting to see end of the year lists in my media diet, which made me recall that I haven't posted my usual list of interesting Korea related links in several months now. I don't know how valuable these lists are to readers but it's not like it's costing me much to post them up. Now that the weather is getting cooler, maybe you can curl up at a coffee shop and browse through the list and find something interesting. As usual, you can pretty much get the gist of all of these just reading the headlines.
Bonus logo doodles for Suneung exam if you made it this far down the list!
Happy reading and congrats to all the 고3 kids. Your real life can finally begin. Or you're in for another year of hell for those 재수생 out there.
I'll probably collect some of those End Of The Year listicles and be back at the end of December or early January to share those too since they're always interesting. I guess really I don't have much to post these days. There's just so much Korea focused content in English out there now. Aside from these link lists and a bunch of cribbed logo doodles from around the net, there's been a lack of tips here on this tips blog. I guess that's a good thing overall though. I like more people in the Korea content sphere, I just wish more of that content was put in blog form and less on TikTok or whatever these kids are using these days.
Since it's been awhile there are a LOT of links here. Sorry about that. To make it more fun I styled the numbering to be Hangul. Count along.
- Buldak tteokbokki now for sale at Walmart
- Capital could allow foreign drivers of town buses in 2025
- Housing scam counseling services to be provided in 7 languages
- Seoul’s Hechi Character Goods Now Available at Toys “R” Us
- Announced “On-Service AI” Initiative for Core Services Used by Tens of Millions of Users, Including Search, Maps, and Shopping
- Digital Nomad Visa Korea 2025
- 'Mom influencers' being locked out of Instagram as platform cracks down on child privacy
- Seoul declares official English name of ‘Hangang River’
- British rock band Oasis to perform in Korea for first time in 16 years
- Disgrace of South Korea as first winner of Climate Villain
- Online search rate in Korea via Naver drops sharply over past 9 yrs: report
- Apple's 5 Mil. Won 'Vision Pro' Lands in Korea
- Naver's BAND Surpasses 6 Million Monthly Active Users in the US
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver logo doodle apparently advertising the movie Wicked to students who just finished their Korean SAT. #위키드 #Wicked #Naver #네이버
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Michelle Yeoh writes her Hanja derived name in Korean as 양자경 (Yang Ja-gyeong). But 양자 in Korean means quantum, and 경 can refer to mirrors, glass, lenses. Thus Google & Naver Papago both refer to her as a "Quantum Mirror" #양자경 #MichelleYeoh #번역실수
- Once-distinguished Cyworld to make grand comeback
- [Herald Interview] JobKorea’s Klik brings jobs, community to growing foreign workforce in Korea
- Naver to strengthen search, map, shopping services with AI - The Korea Times
- Pepero Day advertisement lights up Lotte World Tower
- Granny rap group ‘Sunni and Seven Princesses’ perform at funeral home in memory of deceased member
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: A movie's coming out about Emil Kapaun, the army chaplain during Korean War from this well known image. Info: https://www.fightingspiritfilm.com
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: My high speed rail line from Incheon Airport to Dokdo would apparently only be a ~2 hour journey? And cost just $14B? Seems very optimistic. Even USA's Amtrak Acela needs $150B. Fun site to play around with. https://metrodreamin.com
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver's TalkTalk (alerts about things you've done in Naver's service ecosystem) can use Chrome's native notifications. Cool. #네이버 #톡톡 #네이버톡톡 #크롬 #Chrome #Naver https://blog.naver.com/naver_talk/223652371800?trackingCode=rss
- Tax-exempt shared offices in rural areas misused as tax havens
- SKT·LGU+, iPhone recordings different from Apple's
- Starbucks to open store on North Korea's doorstep
- Naver to lead hyper-personalized shopping trends with super app
- SK Telecom plans AI hub for Asia-Pacific
- South Korean courts suffer website outages in suspected cyber attacks
- Drug addiction surges in South Korea
- Marriages with foreign spouses in Korea rise 17.2% in 2023
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: K-pop star G-Dragon (or former star, depending on your POV) showed up in a Cybertruck in Korea, dressed apparently like a housewife. You can buy one yourself at Yongin Starfield pop-up store.
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Funny story of the day. Lunch at crowded local restaurant with coworker. Late 50s ajumma enters.Waitress: Sorry we don't serve solo customers. Woman: I'll order two meals. Waitress: ... OK have a seat.My kind of woman right there.
- Not giving up on Hangul for Cia-Cia
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean macOS user excited about Apple Intelligence? You'll have to wait until April 2025. https://it.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2023092125937 #애플인텔리전스 #AppleIntelligence
- A rare look at North Korea's official smartphone apps
- Saramin Launches a Job Search Service for Foreigners
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: If you were thinking of picking up the new AirPods for the hearing aid functionality, be aware that that feature is blocked for now in Korea due to regulatory certification needs. https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/092/0002350333 Via: https://bsky.app/profile/lunamoth.bsky.social/post/3l7nd76shuw2a
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: For any Five Guys sandwich fans, you can order their delivery on Coupang Eats. Limited location available for now. https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20241031101200
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Another day, another hint that T-money transportation payments might be coming to Apple Wallet https://it.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2023092125999
- NAVER·Kakao Generated AI Competition 'similar but different'
- Inspecting North Korea's Digital Map App: Licensing and API Insights
- How to track Kia car owners online | Kaspersky official blog
- Incheon Airport Abandons Plans For Special Entrance For Celebrities - Koreaboo
- Kakao Launches Kanana: An AI Messenger Designed for Personalized Interactions
- Whooping cough cases surge 183-fold, 90% are minor
- Faker wins his 5th title! T1 are your reigning Worlds 2024 champion
- Major Korean Broadcasters Plan OTT Merger to Vie with Global OTT Giants Like Netflix
- Toss Penalized for Violating Credit Information Act
- Naver announced on the 30th that it has opened "Naver Plus Store" in beta, which enhances ...
- Apple's Vision Pro XR Device to Launch in Korea on Nov. 15
- [enter-talk] THE PART THAT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS IN THE TRAILER OF SQUID GAME 2
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver's (#네이버) TV/movie streaming site #SeriesON (#시리즈온) is shutting down. Between rivals like domestic #TVING (#티빙) & foreign #Netflix (#넷플릭스), it never really caught on. Users have till end of their current subscription period to watch. FAQ: https://help.naver.com/service/5625/bookmark/23762?lang=ko
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: I can't help but wonder if part of the reason #SeriesON (#시리즈온) failed was consumers have lost taste for "owning" copies of DRM movies. Why "own" Mission Impossible for $25 in a cumbersome format when you can just buy a month of Netflix, get much more content, no "ownership".
- Expats comprise 4.8% of nation's population with nearly 2.5M
- Municipal gov'ts struggle to collect due taxes from foreign residents
- [EXCLUSIVE] Hanyang University's housing contract terms frustrate foreign professors
- She thought he was a stalker — then she learned he was an NIS agent
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Some people are apparently upset that Seoul's public transit "Climate Card" is physically made of plastic therefore a "climate unfriendly card". #기후동행카드 #ClimateCard #Seoul https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/society/enviroment/2024/10/21/20241021006002?wlog_tag3=naver
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: SKT customers can use Perplexity Pro version for free #SKT #퍼플렉시티프로 #퍼플렉시티 #PerplexityPro #Perplexity https://news.sktelecom.com/208055
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Facebook's app Threads is currently the #5 top app on the Korean App Store #인스타그램 #스레드 #Instagram #Threads #Korea
- Seoul to bury 94% of above-ground railways underground
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Kellogs partnered with charity Green Umbrella for World Food Day last week in this Naver logo doodle. #WorldFoodDay #세계식량의날 #세계식량날 #농심켈로그 #켈로그 #초록우산 #Kellogs
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean fire department made the most hardcore death metal explanation of how to escape in a fire emergency. Netizens are calling it not death metal but life metal (i.e. could save your life). Just watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOJ77WlRGpg
- Samyang gets New York fired up with Buldak 'Sauce Exchange' event
- Koreans allowed to switch pension plans, heralds fierce competition
- Seoul City overhauls bus system after 20 years: routes reorganized, subsidy structure reformed
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Jimmy John's is opening their first sandwich shop in Korea at Gangnam Station on Oct 24 (this Thursday). First 100 customers apparently get a free sandwich. #지미존스 #JIMMYJOHNS
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Useful Korean terminology for needed insurance documents when filing insurance outpatient claims: 1.일자별 영수증 (separate receipt for each day on an A4 paper) (진료비 납입 확인서 not accepted) 2. 세부산정내역 (itemized receipt) 3. 약제비 계산서 영수증 (receipt for prescription medicine) (카드 매출 전표 not accepted)See more at https://www.facebook.com/CalamityJaneKorea/posts/pfbid0g8HZaRsnCdCeBEMcUH9172YrGmdGtLNQs1ACTToeKLfiwZwV1FYhVz4ZDCSoAmm6l
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: McDonalds Korea has no tomatoes again. #McDonalds #한국맥도날드
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: No tomatoes, but McDonalds does have a new blueberry flavor Grimace Shake #McDonalds #한국맥도날드 #GrimaceShake #그리머스쉐이크
- YouTube, Coupang offer Shopping affiliate program in Korea
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Infographic series from WooriMobile showing how phones plans made via passports won't work for ID verification; can keep same number but need to link to ARC card. https://www.facebook.com/486132256853531/posts/1061147712685313
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: How to use Daiso self-checkout counter (bilingual guide with photos) #Daiso #다이소 https://blog.naver.com/prettysoda1/223609249483
- Kakao Mobility Launches AI-Powered ‘Trending Now’ Feature in Navigation App
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: 1 out of 9 users of Seoul public transit uses new Climate Card, including many tourists on short-term version. Also noteworthy: applicable area apparently also includes outlying Incheon Airport T1/T2 stations. Via https://english.seoul.go.kr/2024-october-vol-103/ #ClimateCard #기후동행카드 #Seoul #서울
- Shinhan Bank Launches Video Call Identity Verification for Foreign Customers
- South Korea has the highest percentage of people in their 20s still living with their parents
- Province to fund menstrual products for foreign female teens
- Korean netizens shower Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney with praise for her consistent use of Samsung products
- Unsung heroes of Korean literature demand more support and recognition
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Crocs for dogs. *sigh*
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean domestic livestreaming site AfreecaTV to be now known as "SOOP". #아프리카TV #SOOP https://www.etnews.com/20241015000278
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean Gen Z, like their foreign counterparts, hate actually talking on the phone and prefer text. https://www.etnews.com/20241011000035
- In Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do, the first "autonomous driving bus" in rural areas in the country began ..
- A Swedish man reported to Korea 119 that his girlfriend had lost her way on Mt. Seorak, and was dram.. - MK
- Stegosaurus footprints found in Korea's southeastern island
- Where AI avatars are at your service 24/7
- Naver announced on the 30th that it will provide members of its paid subscription service "Naver Plu..
- Obesity drug Wegovy to launch in South Korea this month
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Oh man, how did I miss this? Your favorite Korean dino chicken tendies released a special 8X larger 25th anniversery JUMBO SIZE! #용가리 #점보용가리치킨 #chickentendies #chickennuggets #dinonuggets #yum https://dinnerqueen.net/post/601730
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Spotify’s free streaming launches in South Korea #Spotify #스포티파이 https://www.techinasia.com/news/spotifys-free-streaming-launches-south-korea
- Samsung Unveils 'Tap Transfer' Feature for Galaxy Smartphones
- Spotify’s free streaming launches in South Korea
- More foreign nationals caught illegally working as delivery riders
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: For tomorrow's Hangul Day, Hancom Office suite (makes of beloved .HWP Hangul files) is on sale plus throwing in premium collection of hundreds of pro fonts. #한컴오피스 #한글날 #한글과컴퓨터 #HancomOffice #HangulDay
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Planning on doing a long walking trek across Korea on the various nationwide trails? This app might help organize your trip with special maps and accomodation: "Wholsee" (홀씨) app https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=997416 #wholsee #홀씨 #장거리걷기 #travel #Korea
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver Plus subscribers will now be able to choose a basic Netflix subscription as their monthly perk. Previously could only choose TVing, SeriesOn, or Vibe (all domestic streaming services) https://www.mk.co.kr/en/it/11128237 #Netflix #NaverPlus #네이버플러스 #넷플릭스 #Naver
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Bad news for McMorning lovers. McDonalds suspends breakfast offerings temporarily until the egg price situation gets under control. #McDonalds #맥도날드 #맥모닝 https://n.news.naver.com/article/021/0002662861?cds=news_edit
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: TIL: "Gisaeng" can mean Korean version of geisha girls (기생) and the Korean word for "parasite" (기생춘, like the movie title) but are not the same hanja. 1st = 妓生 (female entertainer / prostitute + life), 2nd = 寄生 (depend + life). #Korean #hanja #漢字 #한자 #한국어
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Today is #NationalFoundationDay in Korea (#Gaecheonjeol, #개천절), when the Korean race was born of a patient bear-turned-woman and God. Various internet portals celebrate with logo doodles. #조선일보 #EBS #줌 #네이버 #다음 #네이트 #디시인사이드
- Seoul City seeks to relax immigration rules amid popluation decline
- Seoul to Launch Korea’s First Late Night Autonomous Taxi Service, Bringing the Future of Mobility to Gangnam -
- Naver Map adds translations for reviews and search filters in English, Chinese and Japanese
- Samsung Partners with CJ ENM to Provide Popular Korean Content in U.S. via Smart TV App
- Flaw in Kia's web portal let researchers track, hack cars
- Dozens of Fortune 100 Companies Have Unwittingly Hired North Korean IT Workers
- North Korea’s Smartphone Market Expands as Border Restrictions End
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver's multilingual translation service Papago has a new premium "Plus" version for longer-form translations. See more: https://papago-plus.com/about & https://help.naver.com/service/30043/category/6888?lang=en #파파고플러스 #파파고 #Papago #PapagoPlus #Naver #네이버
- Woori Bank Launches 'Global Desk' for Foreigners at Three Branches with Sunday Hours
- Shinhan Card launches debit cards for foreign residents in S.Korea
- Korea passes bill making viewing non-consensual sexual deepfakes illegal
- Naver announced on the 27th that it has introduced a content recommendation service ...
- Worldcoin rolls out in Guatemala, receives fine from Korea
- Koreans can use Samsung Wallet as cash card at more bank ATMs
- South Korea’s ubiquitous messaging app’s security gaps risk millions of users
- Seoul post offices to give expats 10% off on int'l mail, parcels
- Seoul to host World Youth Day in 2027, Virgin Mary wears Hanbok
- North Korea’s Smartphone Boom: Millions Embrace Technology Despite Restrictions
- Explainer: Why Korea's teens are abandoning KakaoTalk for Instagram
- Not so Secret: Analysis of KakaoTalk's Secret Chat E2EE Feature
- Han River ecosystem shows substantial recovery after city's restoration initiatives
- Dating app operator fined for creating fake accounts with users' photos without notice
- Unsung hero of Ulleung Island: Coupang deliveryman's story goes viral
- Gov’t Launches Emergency Inspection of Kakao After Repeated Service Outages
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Neat interactive map showing the geographical distributions of common family names in Korea https://sgis.kostat.go.kr/statbd/family_01.vw
- Teachers struggle with communication at schools with many immigrant students: report
- Smoothie King to end business in Korea
- KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted
- Korea Heritage Service, Disney to bring Mickey to royal palace
- Every map of China is wrong
- Hana Bank opens branch for foreign customers in Pyeongtaek
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Wow, I've seen ChatGPT decrypt examples of what is basically Korean leetspeak, but here's a harder example that gets tackled by their o1 model. Via https://bsky.app/profile/lunamoth.bsky.social/post/3l3zxt6nqsu2r Korean Cipher with OpenAI o1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZDmDn6Iq9Y #ChatGPT #OpenAI...
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: FYI to Americans: looks like the STEP travel advisory emails from the US Embassy now require you to re-register with a login.gov account. Fine, but you have re-subscribe every year now. Annoying.
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Personal theory re: Apple now bringing Find My to Korea: number of Korean iPhone users has finally hit sufficient saturation to make FindMy network workable. Maybe Samsung home turf didn't have enough users previously for decent/reliable locating. #Apple #FindMy #나의찾기 #애플
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Looks like this next week is your last chance to ride the Gyrodrop at LotteWorld for this year. It'll undergo maintenance starting 23 Sept. #롯데월드 #LotteWorld
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: The first Mom's Touch drive tru will open at the branch near Seoksu Station (석수역, between Gwangmyeong and Anyang in Gyeonggido). Eat your Cy Burger (or 2 or 3) in the car like mom intended. #맘터DT #맘스터치 #드라이브스루 #싸이버거 #MomsTouch via https://www.facebook.com/392326196892126/posts/498395509618527
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Struck up a convo with a man heading to his hometown down in Changnyeong. I mentioned its famous garlic fields, and he was flabbergasted that a random foreigner would know about that. I was too ashamed to explain how I knew this...
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: TIL: Youtubers do challenges where they try to live in Incheon Airport for days at a time. Doesn't seem too hard a concept to me; that airport is great. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/479105
- NAVER Whale Browser Set for Integration in Renault Korea Vehicles, Enhancing Web Platform Ecosystem
- Coupang, Naver criticized for ads selling puppies shipped in boxes
- Naver joins hands with Saudi Arabia to develop Arabic LLM
- Naver Map starts providing natural disaster information
- Ulsan’s surprising rise to multicultural city offers a peek into Korea’s future
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean college guy apparently just scribbled out a resume to submit. Ballsy. I'd give him an interview at least. https://www.news1.kr/society/general-society/5537521
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Sign up to get KakaoTalk notifications when registered sex offenders move into your neighborhood. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/311359 #성범죄자 #카톡 #KakaoTalk
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: AI powered glass screen by SK lets you speak your language to bank workers etc and read their (Korean) responses back in your language in a fun chat bubble style. Neat! https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20240911091004 #AI
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: 2024 Fall Foliage Forecast for Korea, via https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/contents/contentsView.do?menuSn=177&vcontsId=204422
- At least three fires caused by North’s trash balloons but South just stands by and watch them
- Five Guys opens fifth restaurant in Korea
- 79% of suspects in deepfake abuses identified by Seoul police are under 20
- Korea University announces globalization efforts with real-time translation in classrooms
- Korean Man Finds Bullets In His Bulgogi Made With US Costco Beef - Koreaboo
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver wrote an official bilingual post promoting the multiple languages available in the Naver Map app. https://blog.naver.com/naver_map/223572349536?trackingCode=rss #Naver #NaverMap #네이버지도 #네이버
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Coupang Play will show the full 2024 season of (American football) NFL games. 쿠팡플레이, 미식축구 2024시즌도 한국어 생중계 - ZDNet korea https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20240905092153 #쿠팡플레이 #미식축구 #NFL #CoupangPlay
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Foreigners / tourists are going wild for Daiso's collection of Korean/Hangul themed items. Make great (and cheap) souvenirs . #다이소 #Daiso https://www.hankyung.com/article/2024090593487
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Koreans (not many based on my informal survey) eat a kind of eel, often dried, called 게소갱. People have noticed that they look like the alien that bursts from your chest in the movie Alien.
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Samsung Galaxy phones in Korea that use the stock Messaging app will have special spam blocking and malicious link warnings built-in. https://news.samsung.com/kr/%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%84%EC%9E%90-kisa-%EA%B0%A4%EB%9F%AD%EC%8B%9C-%EC%8A%A4%EB%A7%88%ED%8A%B8%ED%8F%B0%EC%97%90-%EC%95%85%EC%84%B1-%EB%A9%94%EC%8B%9C%EC%A7%80-%EC%B0%A8%EB%8B%A8-%EA%B8%B0...
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver Map will offer more emergency warnings, such as typhoons and earthquakes. #네이버지도 #NaverMap #네이버 #Naver
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver is shutting down it's me2.do URL shortening service 7 Oct 2024. Existing URLs will continue to resolve for some time TBD after that. Many ad-blocking filters already block me2.do URLs for malicious abuse. https://developers.naver.com/notice/article/17062
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Were you a victim of deepfake porn in Korea? Call 1377 and press 3 to get connected to a counsellor to report it immediately. "1377번 누른 후 3번" 방심위, 딥페이크 성착취물 ARS 신고·상담 '패스트트랙' 마련 | 연합뉴스 https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240902158300017 #deepfakes #딥페이크
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Today is #Baengno (#백로), the traditional season when dew begins forming in the cooler mornings. #Zum and #ChosunIlbo made logo doodles. #Daum celebrates today as #InternationalDayofCleanAirforBlueSkies (#푸른하늘의날) #다음 #줌 #조선일보
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: The three major telecom companies in South Korea experienced a nationwide wired internet network outage. https://alphabiz.co.kr/news/view/1065557895306291
- ‘Must-Buy Korean Souvenir’: This Biscuit Takes Foreign Tourists by Storm
- Ozone-alert days in Seoul jump to 31 this year from 3 in 2015
- South Korean parties discuss limiting noncitizen voting ahead of municipal election
- [Guest essay] Lessons from my time scrubbing sexually exploitative material from the web
- Why biggest monthly surge in Korea-based Telegram users on record is prompting concerns
- Personal information of some 80,000 graduates leaked after Ewha Womans University server hacked
- Local Self-Government Laws Translated in Multiple Languages for Foreigners in Seoul
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: To celebrate Chuseok, buy this special BigMac, fries, drink, McNuggets, soft serve ice cream set for 9,900 won until Sept 19th. #McDonalds #맥도날드 #추석 #한가위 #한가위팩 #Chuseok #McDonaldsKorea
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: iPhone and AirTag users rejoice! It's finally happening. Apple's "Find My" network is officially coming to South Korea next year (spring of 2025) https://www.apple.com/kr/newsroom/2024/09/apples-find-my-network-coming-to-south-korea-in-spring-2025/ #나의찾기 #FindMy #Apple #애플
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: The upcoming Apple Intelligence AI phone call recording and AI summarizing feature works for Korean calls too. https://www.etnews.com/20240902000141
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Wow, Korean disability advocates go hard. Group famous for subway protests took their activism to the Louvre Museum in Paris. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/477598 #전장연 #프랑스파리 #루브르박물관 #시위 #disability #activism
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Coworker took his kindergarten daughter to see Teenieping movie on Sunday and for some reason the cinema included the preview for new Beetlejuice movie, or the “table zombie” as she's now terrifyingly calling him. #whoops #비틀쥬스 #사랑의하츄핑 #beetlejuicebeetlejuice
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: October 1 will be a holiday in Korea this year. https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/09/281_381738.html
- BOK allows use of currency designs for commercial proposes
- Korea’s Everland to lure horror fans with Netflix series
- Shinsegae and Lotte to Open Suburban Outlets on Chuseok for the First Time
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Convenience store sandwich supplier caught labelling sandwiches as manufactured several days in the future. Time traveling sandwiches? https://www.news1.kr/bio/general/5524494
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Woori Bank payment app lets iPhones make NFC payments... but it's not Apple Pay. Only works by tapping specific proprietary NFC tags. A "DOA" tech if you ask me. #NFC #우리카드 #아이폰 #애플페이 #ApplePay #iPhone https://www.etnews.com/20240830000048
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: How do they know? Isn't the whole point of TOR that the exit nodes are unreliable metrics for who is accessing? Or are local ISPs just logging Tor software downloads?"Number of Korean users on dark web more than doubles this year" https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/08/281_381557.html #Darkweb #TOR
- Galaxy Z Flip 6, Fold 6 get first software update
- Naver Map sees 30% increase in foreign user base
- Will Daum regain its past glory with AI push?
- Shinhan Bank offers AI interpretation service for foreigners
- Urban hiking in Seoul gains popularity among foreign tourists
- Chinese search engine Baidu labels Korea’s Dokdo islets as Japanese territory
- Naver Enters Crypto Market with Naver Pay Wallet in Partnership with Chiliz
- Hulbert's memories of the past
- Baskin Robbins Madang In Samcheong Is A Traditional Treat
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Today's wild Daangn Market find of the day: a Bible published in Netherlands in 1740s. #당근마켓 #당근 #성경책 https://www.insight.co.kr/news/477301
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Supposedly 53% of basically all deepfake pornography online is of Korean women (mostly idols and actresses) Via https://www.securityhero.io/state-of-deepfakes #딥페이크 #DeepFakes
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver and Daum logo doodles for #Paralympics #ParisParalympics #패럴림픽 #제17회파리패럴림픽
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Good overall explainer on the two types of Incheon i-Pass https://www.card-gorilla.com/contents/detail/3289 #인천I패스 #인천광역I패스 #IncheoniPass
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Woman caught on cam at convenience store wiping her boob sweat and nose snot into tissues and just leaving them on the table. Disgusting but I know guys who would pay for those tissues. She ought to capitalize on this news story as viral marketing.
- Naver, Kakao strive to combat deepfake porn spreading online
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean investigative journo team performs a "To Catch A Predator" sting. 28yo dude sexts their decoy 13yo; claims he was confused about "만나이" (Korean age vs Western age) when busted while meeting up. https://www.news1.kr/society/general-society/5520268 #crime #랜덤채팅 #궁금한이야기Y #openchat
- Burger King Launches Whopper Tattoo in South Korea
- Gov't proposes standardized system for foreign names in official Korean documents
- SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus Unite to Standardize APIs, Streamline App Development
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean government's Emergency Ready App, which provides real-time emergency alert translations in English and Chinese, now offers Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese. Via https://blog.naver.com/mopaspr/223562536653?trackingCode=rss #행정안전부 #행안부 #재난문자외국어서비스 #emergencyreadyapp
- A Visual Feast of Packaging Design from South Korea
- [theqoo] GOOGLE'S PREVIOUS CEO "IN THE FUTURE, ASIDE FROM 5 COUNTRIES, EVERYONE ELSE IS DOOMED"
- Emergency messaging service to be expanded to 5 languages
- Local Self-Government Laws Translated in Multiple Languages for Foreigners in Seoul -
- Restructuring of entire Gangbyeon Expressway and Olympic Expressway under review
- [theqoo] *TRIGGER WARNING* A MIDDLE SCHOOLER MADE A MAP OF SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN DF ft. KOREAN MALE COMMUNITY'S REACTIONS
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: On a job application, some joker wrote "iPhone 12 Mini" in the "Cell Phone" space, seemingly not realizing it's for phone number. MZ's version of "Sex: Yes please!"?
- One-Legged Cyclist’s Epic Journey Across South Korea Goes Viral, Showcasing Samsung’s Latest Wearable
- Gov't releases an atlas of Korean seas
- Samsung Posts 76% Share of Korean Smartphone Market in Q2 While Apple 22%
- Porsche unveils K-edition Taycan in Seoul
- Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing
- Most mentioned keywords on 1330 travel helpline: interpreting, taxi, Seoul
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: 들깨 수제비 is a delicious Korean soup made with the seeds of the perilla (들깨) plant. The Korean word for stray dogs (들개) happens to be spelled extremely similarly. Naturally my juvenile waygookin humor led me to combine the two.
- Netflix's original social survival show 'The Influencer' featuring Juicy Se Yeon criticized for the lack of meaningful content
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Coupang Play continues its sports run being the broadcaster for La Liga, Ligue 1, and Bundesliga matches. ⚽️ Good news for Euro football fans. Confusing for American soccer fans 😉 https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20240816102212 #LaLiga #Ligue1 #Bundesliga #Coupang #CoupangPlay #쿠팡플레이 #Euros
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Seems like this quote is basically saying Korean gamblers are twice as bad at gambling as foreign (i.e. Chinese) gamblers.S. Korea’s foreigner-only casinos suffer poor profit - KED Global https://www.kedglobal.com/travel-leisure/newsView/ked202408190005
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Threads use is growing in Korea, though Instagram still dominates the SNS landscape. #Threads #Instagram #스레드 #인스타 https://platum.kr/archives/233180
- S. Korea’s foreigner-only casinos suffer poor profit
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: These "My kid goes to SNU" bumper stickers are a great idea... to know who I don't want to befriend. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/476504
- The Sado Gold Mine Decision: Is Compromise Over History Possible?
- Should 36 Month Abortions be Illegal in South Korea? It Depends on How You Kill the Baby
- Coupang, CJ Cheiljedang end feud and resume Rocket Delivery
- Buddhism’s cool new image turns Korea’s Gen Z into Generation Zen
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Today is Liberation Day in Korea, celebrating freedom from Japanese colonialism. Check out this AI-gen video transforming famous Korean independence fighter portraits into them smiling and celebrating. #독립운동가 #광복절 #대한민국 #대한독립만세 #KoreaLiberationDay #SouthKorea #Korea #history #AI #AIgen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnE1oO2ImY
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Still drinking sticks of coffee mix like a chump? Up your game with Coolpis ready-mix sticks available at Ediya Coffee. Thick peach summer! https://www.insight.co.kr/news/475980 #이디야커피가 #쿨피스 #이디야커피 #Ediya #Coolpis
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Should female students have to submit urine test results to prove their class absence is a verified menstrual leave? Gross. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/476525
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: This Korean female streamer earned 8억원/월. If that stays regular, that's 6 million dollars a year. I am in the wrong line of work. #과즙세연https://www.autotribune.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=21473
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Today is "malbok", last of the 3 traditionally hottest summer days. Chosun Ilbo, Nate, Zum show logo doodles for it. Naver chose "Remembrance Day for Comfort Women Victims of Japanese Military". #일본군위안부피해자_기림의날 #일본군위안부피해자기림의날 #말복 #ComfortWomen
- GTX-A is finally here
- Late-night buses between Incheon Airport, Seoul increased as passenger demand rises
- Kakao Pay Under Investigation for Potential Data Privacy Breach Involving Alipay
- Local administrations rush to hire popular YouTubers for publicity
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Oops! Elderly driver claiming "sudden acceleration" drives right up onto... a police car. Insert sad trombone sound. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/476024
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Disney will host a large commemorative exhibition in Gangnam, Seoul in October. Disney100: The Exhibition in Seoul https://disney100exhibit.com/seoul #디즈니 #디즈니전시 #디즈니100년특별전 #서울전시 #서울전시회 #Disney #Disney100Exhibition #WaltDisneyArchives #DisneySeoulExhibition
- Korean BL Film Featuring Polyamory Between Twins Goes Viral - Koreaboo
- The website translation service was discontinued (Sep. 1)
- South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world?
- Foreign Tourists Struggle with Korea's Digital Barriers Particularly in Delivery and Navigation
- Study finds that searching for value neutral words on Naver shows sexualized female images
- Intercity Bus Reservations Made Easier
- North Korean Group Infiltrated 100-plus Firms With Imposter IT pros
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Get ready for the Cheetos donut of the month at Dunkin Donuts. Absolutely disgusting. I'll take a dozen! https://www.hapskorea.com/dunkin-teams-up-with-cheetos-for-its-dom/
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Everland getting new area for Netflix shows "Stranger Things" and "All Of Us Are Dead". If visiting #Korea around #Halloween, maybe check it out. https://www.news1.kr/industry/hotel-tourism/5502319 #기묘한이야기 #지금우리학교 #에버랜드 #StrangerThings #AllOfUsAreDead #Everland #Netflix #넷플릭스
- Elite university students arrested for drug use and sex orgies
- Mosquito capable of carrying harmful Japanese virus discovered in Seoul for first time
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: LG U+ has their own AI-driven iPhone call manager now too: "IXIO" (익시오). Automatically records calls, transcribes, summarizes, blocks spam, etc. Similar to SKT's "A-Dot" from last year. https://www.etnews.com/20240802000150 #LGU+ #LG유플러스 #아이폰 #익시오 #IXIO #iPhone #Korea #KoreanTech
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Interpark's foreigner-focused "Triple Korea" all-encompassing Korea trip app launched in English (after Japanese earlier this year). Ironically I see zero English publicity on it. https://interparktriple.com/newsroom/?q=YToxOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjt9&bmode=view&idx=54306151&t=board
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: According to new stats, Twitter / X usage actually GREW in Korea over the last year. Among Kor X users: 35% Gen Z, 57% MZ gen. In a country that's >70% Android, 45% of X users are iPhone users. #X #Twitter #트위터 #MZ세대 Via https://bsky.app/profile/lunamoth.bsky.social/post/3kynzfltia22n https://byline.network/2024/08/1-1261/
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Apple Maps lists Dokdo as "독도". Cool. I'm sure if I switch to Japan VPN it will still... oh no... #AppleMaps #애플지도 #Dokdo #독도 #竹島 #Takeshima
- Buses on Jeju Island to accept fare payment via QR code
- Toss Securities to establish New York subsidiary
- KT Skylife, HCN, and Pixellot Launch AI-Based OTT ‘Hogak’ in Korea
- Korean Air to stop serving ramyeon onboard for safety
- After 15 years of waiting, iPhone users launch petition to bring Find My feature
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: TIL: Koreans had a game just like Pogs. No not 딱지 (like in Squid Game) but real cardboard milkcap types called "Tazos" (따조) that came in Frito-Lay products. Even has English Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazos
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean #iPhone users angry, accusing #Apple of disabling Find My network in Korea purely as corporate choice, with no actual legal reasons to do so. Tourists often shocked to find it's 100% functionless here. https://www.insight.co.kr/news/474614 #애플 #아이폰 #나의찾기 #애플코리아 #AppleKorea
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Cute. As part of the promotion for their foldable smartphones, Samsung "folded" an iconic red bus in London. https://news.samsung.com/uk/folded-london-bus-stops-the-traffic #TfL #GalaxyZFlip6 #GalaxyZFold6 #갤럭시Z폴드6 #갤럭시Z플립6
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Earlier this year, this guy did a 1 man protest about Apple's disabled "Find My" network in Korea. Meanwhile, supposedly Apple themselves disabled it here, rather than due to legal pressure. Who knows. Via https://bsky.app/profile/lunamoth.bsky.social/post/3kxxgib3b7p2p #나의찾기 #애플 #Apple #FindMy #iOS...
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Adorable new localized Starbucks items from various cities/regions around Korea. Nice gifts for friends/family back home. https://www.facebook.com/392326196892126/posts/466087262849352 #Starbucks #StarbucksKorea #스타벅스
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Your Korean phone number continues to be your de facto ID number. Now you can login to Naver with just your phone number instead of Naver ID. https://blog.naver.com/nv_account/223518208067?trackingCode=rss
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Jumbo Lunchbox packs of ramyeon. Looks like 4, but many are 2 deep so 8 total packs in one. Meant for a group picnic outings, but mukbangers will scarf down the entire thing themselves. #점보도시락 #GS25 #먹방
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: In today's "only in Korea" news, somebody over at SSG apparently drew a Paris Olympics ad with the precious Taegukgi showing the wrong 건곤감리 in the bottom left of the flag. Netizens not happy. https://news.nate.com/view/20240724n40848 #Paris2024 #파리올림픽 #건곤감리 #태극기 #Taegukgi
- How a North Korean Fake IT Worker Tried to Infiltrate Us
- Childbirths in Korea rise for 2nd month for first time in about 9 years
- Payment delays prompt sellers to ditch Tmon, Wemakeprice
- What to do if your dog runs away in Korea
- Foreign Workers in South Korea Prioritize Self-Savings over Family Remittances
- Kakao Mobility launches overseas car rental service
- Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: New lighter blue, softer font address signs are coming to Korea next year. Although I personally like the current one more, I have to admit the new ones seem quicker to read. Via https://www.mk.co.kr/news/society/11070193
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Bing has overtaken Daum as Korea's #3 search portal. Current standings in Korean search market: 1. Naver - 56% 2. Google - 35.5% 3. Bing - 3.6% 4. Daum - 3.4% #네이버 #NAVER #구글 #Google #빙 #Bing #다음 #Daum
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Not surprisingly, 88% of visits to Korean websites are by Koreans themselves. ~3% of visits are from "Americans" (gyopos, study abroad kids?) and interestingly 1% are from India. Koreans in India? Indians curious about Korea?
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Pouring rain all day long today, but this old grandmother was at work selling her vegetables to seemingly nobody. Good reminder that Korea is like anywhere else. Not all K-pop and skyscrapers and handsome rich oppas. Via https://www.insight.co.kr/news/473939
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: At Everland, if rain officially exceeds 20mm that day, you get a free ticket to come back another time. Apparently been operating for a few years now. Good to know. Need to be using mobile e-ticket and free "Cotton Candy Club" member. #Everland #에버랜드 https://news.samsungcnt.com/ko/%ec%a0%84%ec%b2%b4%ea%b8%b0%ec%82%ac/%eb%a6%ac%ec%a1%b0%ed%8a%b8%eb%b6%80%eb%ac%b8/2024-07-%ec%97%90%eb%b2%84%eb%9e%9c%eb%93%9c-%eb%b9%84-%ec%98%a4%eb%8a%94-%eb%82%a0-...
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean word of the day: 월급고개. From 월급+보릿고개. The time of the month when you've already spent your whole paycheck and now no money left till next month. Is there a simple English way to say this?
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Illustrator Yang Subin (양수빈), who made the recent #Naver logo doodle for #Chobok (#초복), also made cute official featured themes for #Google's #Chrome browser. Check out her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subinie94
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: If you're getting the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (by drone delivery in Korea!), check out the special Naver widgets for its outer screen #네이버 #삼성 #갤럭시Z플립 #Naver #Samsung #GalaxyZFlip6
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: More leaked imagery from T-money app suggesting Apple Pay support for transit in Korea coming soon. #ApplePay #티머니 #애플페이 https://www.etnews.com/20240712000092
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: If you linked Naver Pay or Kakao Pay to your Samsung Pay on a Galaxy phone and had issues with it making payments at the terminal, the issue should be fixed now with a software update. Via https://www.etnews.com/20240716000202 #네이버페이 #카카오페이 #삼성페이 #NaverPay #KakaoPay #SamsungPay
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Weird to me that 선재도 is Incheon but 대부도 is Gyeonggi-do...
- Viral Video Shows iPhone Siri Answering With Korean Accent, Prompting Discussion
- Global Traveler Names Korean Air Best Airline for First Class Dining in 2024
- Online archive of Korean Christian social movements launched
- Google suspends popular search service in Korea
- Uijeongbu high school graduation photos highlight the past year's biggest trends and issues
- Supreme Court opens video interpretation center for foreign nat'ls
- Korean Man Recognized As The Person With The Highest IQ In The World - Koreaboo
- tvN announces drama & TVING YouTube channels were hacked
- 2024 Uijeongbu Boys High School Graduation Photos
- BofA eyes its 1st Korean IPO management with K Bank deal
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Korean portal logo doodles for Chobok (#초복), the start of the hottest days of summer.
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Naver Map will now show you road issues (accidents, construction, etc) right on the normal map. No more having to switch on the HUD navigation view.
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Never until today did I get this 3-pane UI result for a location in Google. But it's standard on Naver Map. Is it possible Google copied Naver's UI? Maybe a Korea-only thing to make domestic users more comfortable? #GoogleMaps #NaverMap #구글맵 #구글맵 #네이버지도
- South Korea is confiscating Trader Joe's bagel seasoning
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Samsung phones' percentage growth in Korea comes as it cannibalized other Android-based phones. Apple gained 10% share in Korea in the last 10 years to 23% now. That may rise as 60% of youth under 20 use iPhone. #Apple #iPhone #Samsung #삼성 #애플 via #GallupKorea #한국갤럽
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Customer and barista get in argument when customer demands a "decaffeine free" beverage (clearly not understanding the meaning of this Englishy word). I actually sympathize; I still make dumb Korean mistakes like this. https://view.nate.com/life/view/231076/
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Kanye West to hold his first solo concert in Korea on August 23 | allkpop https://www.allkpop.com/article/2024/07/kanye-west-to-hold-his-first-solo-concert-in-korea-on-august-23
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: TIL: Korea has "왓더버거" (What The Burger), which looks like a cross between California's "In-N-Out" and Texas's "Whataburger". #왓더버거 #WhatTheBurger#InNOut #Whataburger
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: TIL: some extreme Korean feminists apparently refer to (male) soldiers as "고기방패" (meat shields). Wow. https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/news/other/%EC%A0%84%EC%97%AC%EC%98%A5-%ED%8E%98%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%88%EC%A6%98-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%82%AC%ED%9A%8C%EC%9D%98-%EC%9D%B4%EC%83%81%ED%95%9C-%EC%84%B1%EC%97%AD-%EC%9D%BC%EA%B0%88/ar-BB1nw99Y...
- Controversial Counsel: Foreign Lawyer's Viral Tips For Women In South Korea Sparks Debate
- JobKorea launches Klik app for foreign job seekers
- [theqoo] FACE OF VIRTUAL GIRL THAT IS MADE OF A MASH-UP OF POPULAR FEMALE IDOLS
- Chaos erupts as Song Heung Min's surprise pick-up soccer match at a local park draws 2,000 spectators
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: T-Map has arrival/transfer notifications for their public transit directions. Sit back, relax, let your phone keep track of how many subway/bus stops are left. https://blog.naver.com/tmapmobility/223505569136?trackingCode=rss
- Convenience store giant sells USIM usable in 40 countries
- Seoul Metro Unveils Commemorative Emblem and Slogan for 50th Anniversary of Seoul Subway Opening -
- SPC Baskin Robbins Unveils AI-Developed Ice Cream Created in Collaboration with Google
- As Unpredictable ‘Ghost Rain’ Confounds Forecasts, South Koreans Turn to Foreign Weather Apps
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Teleco big data analysis reveals: where do Korean workers go to hang out after work? Not all that surprising what the top spots are: major malls, department stores, subway station complexes. Via https://news.sktelecom.com/205286
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Great news for overseas Koreans. No more paying monthly fees just to keep a phone number active in Korea to get banking texts, ID verification etc. Now your local (non-Korea) phone number can be used. Basically: visit local K-embassy, register, enjoy. https://twitter.com/withyou3542/status/1809135466182291573
- [카드뉴스] 안전하고 편리한 '모바일 신분증' 재외국민도 이용 가능합니다!
- South Korea expands mobile ID to overseas residents
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Today is #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay (#일회용비닐봉투없는날) and #Daum (#다음) is celebrating with a special logo doodle and interactive mini-game where you pack your groceries in either plastic (sad earth) or reusable (happy earth!) bags.
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: KakaoPay can now be used at Korean post offices. #우체국 #카카오페이 https://www.hankyung.com/article/2024070141945
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: For any Zum users, similar to how Kakao & Daum unified their accounts, #Zum and #EST are unifying theirs. EST probably best known for Altools (#알툴즈), popular zip archive and antivirus in Korea. https://www.estaid.ai/detail?id=326 #이스트 #줌
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Ryan Reynolds Hugh Jackman dressed up in hanbok for an interview in Seoul then went to a KBO baseball game in Guro #Wolverine #HughJackman #Deadpool #RyanReynolds #울버린 #휴잭맨 #데드풀 #라이언레이놀즈 #한복 https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/001/0014787647
- 10원 Tips on Mastodon: Metaverse Seoul shut down as a flop. Actual citizen gov admin requests per day: 2. Compare with 10,000 daily phonecalls. In fact half of ALL gov produced apps have <100,000 downloads & very poor ratings. #메타버스서울 #메타버스 #서울 #Metaverse https://m.sports.naver.com/esports/article/356/0000067731
Happy reading and congrats to all the 고3 kids. Your real life can finally begin. Or you're in for another year of hell for those 재수생 out there.
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