Asia · Wednesday, 11 November 2026
South Korea
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Chord Lab · 해병PTSD알람 · TeraBox: 1TB Cloud & AI Space · 네거티브 - 필름 룩 필터. · 하나증권V-대표MTS(NEW). Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
Franchises and brands here
- The Hobbit series
Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 4,177 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- "탄소는 이제 원가"…AI 데이터센터 경쟁력, GPU 아닌 전력이 가른다 (ddaily.co.kr)
- 한국 디지털·AI 경쟁력 세계 10위... 전년보다 8단계 상승 (ohmynews.com)
- Cost of living More than usual
- 채권 랠리, 미 물가에 제동 걸리나 (etoday.co.kr)
- 코스피 2.6% 오른 5375선 마감…코스닥 이틀 연속 급등해 700선 회복 (etnews.com)
- [경남 참전영웅을 찾아서Ⅱ] (5)'전우 군번표 품고 살아온' 소년병 정종복 씨 (knnews.co.kr)
- 케이카, 해병대 장병에 커피 700잔·간식 900개 쐈다 (edaily.co.kr)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- "국방부는 2020년 노조와의 약속을 문서대로 이행하라" (ohmynews.com)
- '건설·농림 급증' 10월 제주 고용률 6개월째 고공 행진 (ihalla.com)
- [설왕설래] '선거개표 조작'의 추억 (segye.com)
- '민주당원 불법 모집 의혹' 전직 수원시 공무원 구속 (hani.co.kr)
- 화이자 백신 논란 당사자, 대구의료원장 내정에 시민사회 반발 (ohmynews.com)
- 차광렬 연구소장, 세계생식면역학회서 K-Cell 치료·장수 연구 비전 제시 (edaily.co.kr)
- Climate More than usual
- "韓 '35%전기화' 동참… 탄소 감축 2~3배 속도내야" [심층기획-김은재 기자의 COP31 리포트] (segye.com)
- 한국 기후대응 61위 또 '최하위권'…온실가스 배출·재생에너지 '매우 낮음' (hani.co.kr)
Survey · 2023 93% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Immigration More than usual
- 투표했습니다, 잘못을 바로잡기 위해 [세상읽기] (hani.co.kr)
- 4개 항만공사 이어 5개 자회사도 하나로…해수부, 통합 논의 본격화 (heraldcorp.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty369.4from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −23.1 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
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Health & wellness
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 라성민, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 25Gaming 13Music 9Government & public sector 5Sports & fitness 3Tech & software 3Food & beverage 1Travel & tourism 1Education 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation2.8%Jul 2026 · −0.4 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.8%Jul 2026 · +0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.0 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate3.00%Sept 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- Real house prices-0.5%Q2 2026 · −0.2 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.0%2025 · −1.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.7%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1,487.6KRW per euro11 Nov 2026 · euro −1.4% since 4 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence99.2100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Molecular Biology
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Society
- People online97.9%2024 · +0.5 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government37.1%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −11.7 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change54.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority72.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Dead-End Job
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2Doctor X: Mafia in White
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3100 Days of Deception
4I am Solo
5Romance School : First & Again
6World Dice Tour
7The Ballad of Us
8The Wonder Coach
9Marriage of Convenience
10Where the Mask Ends
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Possible Love
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2Collision Course
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3One Year to Live, Buy a Man
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4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
5The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
6The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7Me Before You
8Heist
9Nowhere to Run
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10The Ultimate Duo
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1A2O & A2O LITE
2Rescene
3Illit
5Bestie
6Panda Gomm & 양홍원
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7머무르
8Ive
Apple Music · 2026-11-12
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1손에 잡히는 경제
2송은이 김숙의 비밀보장
3Hey Tablo
4컬투쇼 레전드 사연
5JTBC 뉴스룸
6그것은 알기 싫다
7이강민의 잡지사
8영혼의 노숙자
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9CBS 박성태의 뉴스쇼
10손석희의 12시
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12
App Store · Free apps
1엽기떡볶이
2네이버플러스 스토어
3피클: 나만의 AI 에이전트
4Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
5하나은행, 새로워진 하나원큐를 경험해 보세요
6Claude by Anthropic
7카카오페이
829CM
9KFC Korea
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10신한 슈퍼SOL - 신한 유니버셜 금융 앱
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App Store · 2026-11-12
App Store · Paid apps
1Widezilla
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2YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
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3Oldi - Phone Camera
4BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
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5Analog Wedding
6iY2K - 올인원 카메라 어플
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7filmhwa (필름화) - 화민 필터
8GIKA 기카 - 독보적인 올드폰 감성 카메라
9AnkiMobile Flashcards
10회독JLPT
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App Store · 2026-11-12
Steam · Top sellers
1PUBG: Battlegrounds
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2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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3Football Manager 27
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4Eternal Return
5Once Human
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6Crimson Desert
7Phantom Blade Zero
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8Limbus Company
9DJMax Respect
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10Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.