r/Living_in_Korea is a subreddit with 131k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses korea, looking for a, seoul, visa, and job, and they frequently recommend/review online banking, plus size clothing, and winter clothing.
r/Living_in_Korea is for news, discussions and questions about life in South Korea.
Popular Themes in r/Living_in_Korea
#1
Advice Requests
: "How to stream World Cup in Korea?"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Foreigner in Korea trying to invest in global ETFs without tying myself to any country. IBKR vs local broker?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Goodlucks are required for even the lowest jobs in Korea"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/Living_in_Korea
#1
Korea
: "My showering experiences in the US vs Korea"
253 posts
#2
Looking For A
79 posts
#3
Seoul
: "Seoul Queer Culture Festival and Christians"
64 posts
#4
Visa
: "Visas as a Canadian citizen with Korean descent to work/live in Korea but trouble with citizenship?"
34 posts
#5
Job
: "Goodlucks are required for even the lowest Jobs in Korea"
19 posts
#6
Struggling
18 posts
#7
Foreigners
: "For anyone who needs it, this place offers free and anonymous STD/HIV testing to Foreigners."
16 posts
#8
Housing
: "Is it realistically possible to live in a “Western-style” house near Seoul without being rich?"
15 posts
#9
Student
11 posts
#10
Election
: "My conservative mom’s surprising view about this Election."
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/Living_in_Korea
Online Banking
13 reviews
#1
Hana
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Shinhan
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Woori
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Plus Size Clothing
9 reviews
#1
Brandy
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
ASOS
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Jstyle, Richmood
4.0★ from 1 review
Winter Clothing
9 reviews
#1
National Geographic
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Patagonia
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Black Yak
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Living_in_Korea
#1
News and Discussion
: "Koreans reacting to foreign professor complaining about his miserable life in Korea"
52 posts
#2
Home Life
: "My showering experiences in the US vs Korea"
20 posts
#3
Banking and Finance
: "The economy: (still pretty cheap though)"
12 posts
#4
Health and Beauty
: "1 in 5 young women don't use any contraception, survey finds"
10 posts
#5
Travel and Leisure
: "Westerners are very polite."
10 posts
#6
Employment
: "8.7M Won($5800): A Filipino in Korea shared his monthly payslip"
9 posts
#7
Business and Legal
: "Cheating Spouse"
9 posts
#8
Shopping
: "Convience store employee"
9 posts
#9
Sports and Recreation
: "World Cup Fever."
8 posts
#10
Food and Dining
: "Is this normal?"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/Living_in_Korea
Yearly
+41k members(46.5%)
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Last updated: June 22, 2026