Society & Social Trends

The economic pressure behind rising satisfaction Satisfaction with current life among single-person households in South Korea has reached 73.5%, marking a 2.3 percentage point increase from 2024. Yet, the same …

June Births Surpass 23,000 The number of babies born in South Korea in June 2026 reached 23,111, an increase of 3,115, or 15.6%, compared to the same month last year. …

Short Fridays, Different Clocks: How Hours Actually Compare Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (GH), Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) have all introduced …

Five Cases Caught at Test Centers Nationwide in Just Two Months Between May and June 2026, five instances of test-takers using AI-equipped smart glasses were uncovered during South Korea’s national …

Walking In Alone, Finding Fleeting Friendships On August 12, 2026, at 9:00 PM, about 10 customers were sitting along an L-shaped counter with around 20 seats at a “honsool” (solo …

People Who No Longer Find Being Alone Uncomfortable Deciding who to have dinner with, how to spend the weekend, or how to decorate an apartment on one’s own terms is …

Planning for Fall in the Middle of Summer Heat Even as summer heat continues into August, Korea’s travel searches have already shifted to fall. Ahead of the Chuseok holiday in …

The 30 Deaths Emergency Rooms Counted Between May 15 and August 9, 2026, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s (KDCA) emergency room surveillance system for heat-related illness recorded an …