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The list below provides the names of Korean sites that can and cannot be used as a source. If you want to request a source as reliable, submit your question for consensus. The same method if you want to question the reliability of a source.
Considered reliable
- Asia Today Korea [1] – Reports entertainment news.
- Billboard [2] – Music charts and news
- Billboard charts [3] – Official music charting
- Biz Tribune [4] – Covering a variety of topics from politics to entertainment.
- BNT News [5] – An internet newspaper that specializes in fashion, beauty, entertainment and the Korean Wave.
- Britannica Korea [6] – The Korean edition of the Britannica encyclopedia
- The Chosun Ilbo [7] – Its coverage includes politics, society, business, finance, culture and sports.
- Daum Encyclopedia [8] – Sourced by Britannica Korea
- The Dong-a Ilbo [9] – It covers variety of areas including news, drama, entertainment, sports, education, and movies 24 hours a day.
- E News 24 [10] – Entertainment news website.
- Gaon Music Chart [11] – Official music charting compiled by Korea Music Content Industry Association
- HanCinema [12] – Korean movie and drama database.
- Hankook Ilbo [13] – A part of the same newspaper group, The Korea Times.
- The Hankyoreh [14] – An independent newspaper established in 1988 by journalists. Reporting on topics like National, North Korea, International, Economy-Business, Culture and editorial-opinions.
- KoBiz – [15] – Korean Film Biz Zone
- Koreana [16] – A quarterly journal in 9 languages (English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, French, Russian, Arabic and Indonesian) offering information on culture, arts, people, literature and nature.
- KBS World Radio [17] – Reporting politics, international, science, economy, domestic, sports, inter-Korea and culture news.
- The Korea Herald [18] – A daily English-language newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press.
- Korea JoongAng Daily [19] – Runs mainly news and feature stories by staff reporters, and some stories translated from the Korean language newspaper.
- Kookje Shinmoon (International Newspaper) [20] – Korean newspaper covering a variety of topics from politics to entertainment.
- The Korea Times [21] – The oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea, along with The Korea Herald and Korea JoongAng Daily. Its coverage includes politics, society, business, finance, culture and sports.
- Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) [22][23] – Covers economic issues.
- Korea Gallup [24] – Provides marketing research, social research and omnibus survey.
- Kpop Herald [25] – Entertainment site of The Korea Herald.
- Kuki News [26] – Entertainment news
- Kukmin Ilbo [27]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun [28] – Reporting news on politic, national, North Korean, Korean Wave, editorial and opinions.
- Maxim Korea [29] – Is the South Korea edition of the international men's magazine, Maxim (magazine). Provides entertainment, sports, technology, automotive, fashion and lifestyle coverage.
- Metro Seoul [30] – Reports on economy, global, life, opinion, sport and entertainment.
- M Wave [31] – A news site by Mnet (TV channel), owned by CJ E&M reporting on K-pop. The "Let's Talk" forum area is not a reliable source.
- My Daily [32] – Sports and entertainment news.
- Nate [33] – Korean web portal.
- Naver [34] – Korean web portal created by Naver Corporation. The Blog and Cafe area are not reliable sources.
- News1 [37] – Korean news site that covers topics including entertainment, sports, technology, and business.
- Newsen [38] – Korean news site that covers topics including entertainment, sports, technology, and business.
- Newspim [39] – Korean news site that covers topics including entertainment, sports, technology, and business.
- Newsis [40] – Korean news site that covers topics including entertainment, sports, technology, and business.
- No Cut News [41] – Korean news site that covers topics including entertainment, sports, technology, and business.
- Osen [42] – Reports on Korean entertainment and sports.
- Seoul Economy [43] – Korean news site that covers topics including entertainment, sports, technology, and business.
- Seoul Shinmun [44] – Reporting on politics, economy, society, international, sports, culture, entertainment and opinions.
- Sinhan Minbo – Founded in 1909 and mainly covered weekly news on Korean liberation, but also included social and political issues of Koreans living abroad.
- Star N [45] – official English-language portal of a Korean entertainment news website.
- Star News [46] – English-language site for Korean entertainment news.
- Star Today [47] – Entertainment news.
- Ten Asia [48] – Reports Korean entertainment news; associated with Korea Economic Daily.
- Travel Bike News [49] – Reporting on politics, economy, society, international, sports, culture, entertainment and opinions.
- Visit Seoul [50] – Seoul Metropolitan Government's official tourism website, provides essential travel information and services.
- Visit Korea [51] – Korea Tourism Organization's official tourism website of Korea (affiliated with the Ministry of Culture)
- Yonhap [52] – Is South Korea’s largest news agency. Providing news articles, pictures and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea.
- X-ports News [53] – Reports on Korean entertainment and sports.
Considered unreliable
This list does not encompass all unreliable sites. All personal and fan blogs are unreliable unless specifically stated otherwise.
- Allkpop [54] – A celebrity gossip site based which publishes rumors and conjecture in addition to accurately reported facts.
- Asian Junkie [55] – A website focused on Asian entertainment gossip.
- AsianWiki [https://asianwiki.com] – An English-language TV series and film database.
- Blogspot [56][57] – A blog-hosting site; includes all the blogs it hosts.
- Channel Korea [58] – An English-language K-pop website.
- Daily KPOP News [59] – A third-party news site that reports relevant K-pop news in English, mostly from other News Sources.
- Hallyure [60] – A English-language self-published K-pop website.
- Hello Asia [61] – An English-language website K-pop site based in Australia.
- Hello K-pop [62] – An English-language K-pop website.
- Hwaiting.jp [63][64] – A Japanese-language K-pop fanblog.
- Inki News [65] – Korean TV ratings translated to English.
- Japako Music [66] – An English-language K-pop website.
- J-pop Asia [67] – A J-pop fanblog.
- Kbizoom [68] – An English-language K-pop website.
- Korea.com [69] – Delivers news and opinions on the entertainment, technology, health, and beauty sectors.
- Koreaboo [70] – A website focused on reporting the latest gossip and news related to K-Pop
- Korea Portal – (ENG, KOR) A K-pop news and gossip site.
- Korea Star Daily [71] – A Chinese-language K-pop site.
- Knowledge Search – An information-sharing tool first launched in 2002 for Naver users.
- Kpop Hit [72] – An English-language K-pop website run by Facebook fan page.
- K-pop Fans [73] – An English-language K-pop website.
- K-pop Map [74] – An English-language K-pop & K-drama website.
- K-popping [75] – An English-language K-pop website. The database section is a fan run wiki open for anyone to edit.
- K-pop Source [76] – A K-pop discussion forum.
- K-pop Starz [77] – Reports K-pop news in English.
- K-Profiles [78] – An English-language K-pop website.
- K-Drama Stars [79] – Reports K-drama news in English.
- The Kraze [80] – An English-language K-pop fanblog and review site.
- K-Star Live [81] – An English-language K-pop website.
- MyDramaList [https://mydramalist.com/] – An English-language TV series and film database.
- Mwave Forums [82] – A section of Mwave's website called "Let's Talk", with user-uploaded content. (Mwave itself is reliable.)
- Naver Blog [83] – A blog-hosting site.
- Naver Cafe [84] – A community forum site.
- Ningen [85] – A J-pop fanblog. Possibly defunct.
- Officially K-Music [86] – A third-party news site that reports relevant K-pop news in English, mostly from other News Sources.
- One Hallyu [87] – A fan-edited forum.
- Rigveda Wiki [88] – A Korean wiki (a self-published source) allowing individual opinions and rumors without any reliable sources.
- Seoul Beats [90] – A K-pop and K-drama fanblog and review site.
- Soompi [91] – An English-language K-pop site.
- Soshified [92] – A fan site for Girls' Generation.
- The Standom [93] – An English-language K-pop site.
- Tokyo Hive [94] – Allkpop's J-pop counterpart.
- United K-pop [95] – A K-pop fanblog.
- Wordpress [96] – A blog hosting site; includes all of the blogs it hosts (namely KpopInfo114 and K Profiles).