Daily Life & Society

Plans for Charye drop from 40.4% to 27.3% in just one year Only 27.3% of South Korean households plan to observe charye (ancestral rites) during Chuseok in 2026. This is …

South Korea Wraps Up All Three Sets in Around 20 Minutes Each The South Korean League of Legends (LoL) national team swept the United States 3-0 in their first tune-up …

Earning more than they spend from 28, back in deficit at 61 On average, South Koreans start earning more from work than they spend at age 28 and stay in …

Rooms Where You Meet the Next Person Every Few Minutes In a rotation blind date space in Seoul, groups of men and women sit facing each other in a set …

Not Just a Ceremony: Actual Construction Has Begun On September 15, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the actual start of construction for the Great Train eXpress (GTX) …

Gen.G’s Back-to-Back Championship Secured at the KSPO Dome On September 13, the players of Gen.G hoisted the championship trophy at the KSPO Dome in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The domestic schedule for …

44.1% and 56.2%: two numbers, one month In August 2026, South Korea’s official youth employment rate, based on the standard 15-to-29 age bracket, stood at 44.1%. That’s down a full …

Changing the Awkward First Questions on a Blind Date When two people sit down together for the first time, conversations usually start with safe, basic information like jobs, hobbies, and …

Burnout hits 52.7% of unemployed youth More than half of the young people looking for work in South Korea have experienced burnout. According to an analysis of the Office for …

South Korea’s Quest for Back-to-Back Titles Just Eight Days Before the Games Begin The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open in Japan on September 19. With eight days left as of …