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What Korea is searching today

The ten terms trending on Google in South Korea right now — what each one actually is and the story behind it, in English.

Collected October 2 at 9:38 AM (KST) · updated every 3 hours

  1. 1
    Solar Power Generation200+ searches

    solar power generation

    500kW or less will be 'dedicated market'... Small solar power operators pay attention — Hankyung
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  2. 2
    Choi Seong-hoon500+ searches

    Korean mixed martial artist

    Yano Shiho, 51-year-old Choi Seong-hoon's last game ahead.."It will be beautiful" [Pyun Store] — Daum
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  3. 3
    Cholesterol500+ searches

    type of fat

    'Blood pressure·Cholesterol' Catch four autumn seasonal fish at once — Hai News
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  4. 4
    Fashion1000+ searches

    style of clothing

    Lola Tung, Sarah Pidgeon, and more celebrity style at Paris Fashion Week — CNN
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  5. 5
    SK Hynix200+ searches

    South Korean memory chip maker

    SK hynix Maintains 3.4 Million Won Target Price: "Strong Memory Demand" [Click eJongmok] — Asia Economy
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  6. 6
    Kim Ji-won1000+ searches

    South Korean actress

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  7. 7
    Park Sung-hyun500+ searches

    South Korean golfer

    Park Sung-hyun "Whether it's the US or Korea... If there's a stage to jump, I'll do my best anywhere" — Edaily
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  8. 8
    Korea Military Academy200+ searches

    South Korean military academy

    [Photo] ROK Army Academy·3rd Army·National Intelligence Service·ROTC reserve officers show off combat skills at Army Academy — Monthly Chosun
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  9. 9
    Gemini AI 4 Argon1000+ searches

    unclear from the headline

    Google, top AI 'Argon' released... Open AI and Anthropic defeated — Chosun Ilbo
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  10. 10
    Economy200+ searches

    study of trade and money

    [Breaking] September consumer price index rose 2.9%... Down to 2% again — MBC News
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How to read this page

  • Terms come straight from Google Trends for Korea and are not filtered — news, sport, celebrity gossip and the occasional tragedy all appear as they rank.
  • The wording here is machine-translated. Every headline links to the original Korean article, so you can always check what it actually says.
  • This is a once-a-day snapshot, so it lags. The home page shows the same feed refreshed hourly.

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