Asia · Thursday, 12 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: BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam · 네이버플러스 스토어 · 피클: 나만의 AI 에이전트 · Runa: RPG Maker & VN Player · NOL : 야놀자와 인터파크의 새로운 이름. 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 4,185 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- [인터뷰] 라민 로앤 AMD 부사장 "쿠다 독점은 옛말…SW가 AI 가치 좌우" (ddaily.co.kr)
- 인천시, 2027~2029년 AI 행정혁신 기본계획 심의…5대 전략 추진 (womannews.net)
- 2026 베테런스데이…미국 전역에서 재향군인들을 기리다 (voakorea.com)
- [촉석루] 해군이 자부심을 느끼는 진해- 김묘정(전 창원시의원) (knnews.co.kr)
- 임태희 전 교육감 "선관위 특검, 선거 개표 조사 경기도 전 지역으로 넓혀야" (heraldcorp.com)
- 강동원·김고은의 로맨스 액션 사극…'혼: 삼각의 시간' 제작 (koreatimes.com)
- 고점 대비 41% 추락한 코스피… 대만에 증시 상승률 1위 내줘-경제ㅣ한국일보 (hankookilbo.com)
- 서울 아파트 토허 신청 2개월 연속 증가…한강벨트 1.04% 올라 강남과 '디커플링' [부동산360] (heraldcorp.com)
- [INTERVIEW] Korea has much to gain from helping refugees, UNHCR official says (koreatimes.co.kr)
- 문화진흥 4개 기관 통합 첫 발…'한국문화진흥원' 설립한다 (seoul.co.kr)
- "머리에 쓰기만 하면 끝"…뇌파 자동 측정 '스마트헬멧' 나왔다 (heraldk.com)
- 四成醫生不提醒病人接種新冠疫苗？衞生防護中心：敦促醫護主動提醒 (hkcd.com)
- 알바생도 직장인도 전부 확인하세요…2027 최저임금 시급·월급·연봉 실수령액 알아보니 (wikitree.co.kr)
- 포항시, 고용위기 선제대응지역 지정 연장으로 고용안정망 확보 (etoday.co.kr)
- 수도권매립지관리공사, 가나와 온실가스 국제감축사업 '시동' (heraldcorp.com)
- 사라진 바다숲, 40년 전 학술지가 답을 갖고 있었다 (ohmynews.com)
Survey · 2023 93% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.6positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.2 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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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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Fashion & beauty
Dispatch, CC BY 3.0 Everyday app
Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
Matúš Motlo, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Sun
Sports
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 라성민, CC BY-SA 3.0 Mustang Joe, CC0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 18Gaming 12Music 12Sports & fitness 5Government & public sector 4Tech & software 3Food & beverage 1Fashion & beauty 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%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 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 euro1,478.3KRW per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro −2.1% since 5 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
7머무르
8Ive
NewsInStar, CC BY 3.0 9Crush
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Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1손에 잡히는 경제
2송은이 김숙의 비밀보장
3컬투쇼 레전드 사연
4Hey Tablo
5그것은 알기 싫다
6JTBC 뉴스룸
7CBS 박성태의 뉴스쇼
8이강민의 잡지사
9손석희의 12시
10영혼의 노숙자
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1네이버플러스 스토어
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2피클: 나만의 AI 에이전트
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3Everland
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4엽기떡볶이
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5Claude by Anthropic
6하나은행, 새로워진 하나원큐를 경험해 보세요
7MUJI KR
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8삼쩜삼 - 세금/병원비 환급, 정부 혜택, 앱테크
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9Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
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10실손24
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
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2Widezilla
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3オルディ Oldi - Phone Camera
4Analog Wedding
5YoungPhoto - エモい構図カメラ
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6filmhwa - @hwa.min's filter
7iY2K - 올인원 카메라 어플
8GIKA 기카 - 독보적인 올드폰 감성 카메라
9회독JLPT
10AnkiMobile Flashcards
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App Store · 2026-11-13
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.