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This is a list of reliable Korean sources that can be used to make article submissions pass through the article creation wizard, stay on main-space without being tagged, and make a high quality article. I have seen articles on Popular Korean culture that have sources such as Naver blogs or K-pop fan sites that aren't suitable enough as an only source. The sources in the reliable tables are a great database that you can use to find articles on people/places/etc. Use the tables below as a reference tool, but not as a strict policy. Remember that articles need to be backed up with reliable secondary sources, not just primary.
Tips:
edit- Using Naver News [1] or a similar reliable news portal can be a great jumping point for recent news.
- If you're looking for sources regarding North Korea, Yonhap (see below) is a prime source.
Disclaimer: The Newspapers in the sources below may have a political alignment and should be used with caution regarding related articles. Red lean conservative, while blue lean liberal. See: Chojoongdong
| Name | P/S/T | Link |
|---|---|---|
| JoongAng Ilbo (중앙일보) | Secondary | https://www.joongang.co.kr/ (한국어), https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/ (English) |
| Chosun Ilbo (조선일보) | Secondary | https://www.chosun.com/ (한국어), http://english.chosun.com/ (English) |
| Dong-A Ilbo (동아일보) | Secondary | https://www.donga.com/ (한국어), https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/ (English) |
| Munhwa Ilbo (문화일보) | Secondary | http://www.munhwa.com/ (한국어) |
| Nongmin Ilbo (농민일보) | Secondary | https://www.nongmin.com/ (한국어) |
| Hankook Ilbo (한국일보) (Shows tendencies of liberalism in social aspects and conservatism in economics) | Secondary | https://www.hankookilbo.com/ (한국어) |
| Kookmin Ilbo (국민일보) (Mostly centrist except LGBT topics; Christian Newspaper) | Secondary | http://www.kmib.co.kr/news/index.asp (한국어) |
| Hankyoreh (한겨레) | Secondary | https://www.hani.co.kr/ (한국어), https://english.hani.co.kr/ (English) |
| Kyunghyang Shinmun (경향신문) | Secondary | http://www.khan.co.kr/ (한국어), http://english.khan.co.kr/ (English) |
| Seoul Shinmun (서울신문) | Secondary | https://www.seoul.co.kr/ (한국어) |
| Yeoseong Shinmun (여성신문) This is a newspaper geared toward women, so take caution with related articles. | Secondary | http://www.womennews.co.kr/ (한국어) |
| Yonhap News (연합뉴스) (Affiliated with the S.Korean government, although neutral and does criticize the government) | Secondary | https://www.yna.co.kr/ (한국어), https://en.yna.co.kr/ (English) |
| YTN (Subsidiary of Yonhap) | Secondary | http://www.ytn.co.kr/ (한국어) |
| MBC | Secondary | https://www.imbc.com/ (한국어), MBC AMERICA: (news about america in Korean) https://www.mbc-america.com/ caution with this site, as its news is all in youtube videos, so use this as a supporting source |
| KBS | Primary (K-Drama), Secondary (News) | https://www.kbs.co.kr/ (한국어), http://english.kbs.co.kr/ (English) |
| SBS | Primary (K-Drama,K-pop), Secondary (News) | https://www.sbs.co.kr/ (한국어) |
| EBS (owned by the S.Korean government) | Secondary | https://www.ebs.co.kr (한국어) |
| The Korea Times (KRTMS) | Secondary | http://koreatimes.co.kr/ (English only) |
| Korea Herald (neutral) | Secondary | http://www.koreaherald.com/ (English only) |
| Arirang News (아리랑 뉴스) | Secondary | https://www.arirang.com/news/News_Index.asp (English only) |
| Korea Economic Daily (한경경제) | Secondary | https://www.hankyung.com/ (한국어), https://www.kedglobal.com/ (English) |
| Aju Business Daily (아주뉴스) | Secondary | https://www.ajunews.com/ (한국어), https://www.ajudaily.com/ (English) |
| Chosun Biz (Economics News of Chosun Ilbo) | Secondary | https://biz.chosun.com/ (한국어) |
| Seoul Economics (서울경제) | Secondary | https://www.sedaily.com/ (한국어) |
| Name | P/S/T | Link |
|---|---|---|
| National Gugak Center | Secondary | http://gugak.go.kr/ (한국어) |
| Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (한국민속문화대백과사전) (Done by the Korean Government) | Secondary | https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/kr/main (한국어), https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/main (English) |
| Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (한국민족문화대백과사전) (different) | Secondary | http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0027471 (한국어) |
| Korean Cultural Center NY | Secondary | https://www.koreanculture.org/ (English) |
| Korean Cultural Center NY (specifically history overview) | Secondary | https://www.koreanculture.org/korea-information-history (English) |
| asiasociety.org | Secondary | https://asiasociety.org/ (English) |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | Secondary | https://www.britannica.com/ (English) |
| UNESCO | Secondary | https://www.unesco.org/en (English) |
| Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia | Secondary | https://terms.naver.com/ |
| Any reliable publication/book you can find that is published by a notable individual (professor, college, institution, etc.) | Secondary | ISBN ________ or pdf |
The Korean Holy Grail of Reliable Sources
editThe Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia (네이버 지식백과) is THE Holy Grail of Korean sources. Not only is much of the content written by experts (Some content is taken from other sites like doosanpedia, so avoid those), but it also takes information from reliable publications and books as well. If your topic isn't in there, it's not notable. (exceptions apply)
The Korean Popular Culture Citation Guide
editWhen you type K-pop news into google, websites such as Koreaboo, Allkpop, and Soompi come out. It may be tempting to go in and cite, but HOLD ON!
- These sources aren't necessarily reliable. They are known to exaggerate facts and possibly distort the truth to get more clicks from innocent people like you.
You: So.. What do you want me to do?
- Try looking on websites such as http://www.bntnews.co.uk/, http://www.starnnews.com/, or http://star.mk.co.kr/. You can also look in the tables above for any information about what you're trying to do. Many Korean news outlets have news about Kpop and Kdrama. For example: The Korea Herald has a Kpop Herald for Kpop. If you can't find anything chances are they aren't very notable.
You: But But its a XHSN[who?] album!!!...
- All hope isn't lost. See the emphasis on very?
You: Hmm
- If that doesn't work, try searching in the holy grail of Korea, NAVER.[citation needed]
You: Mmm.. Isn't that not reliable?
- Yes and No. You should avoid Naver blogs and cafes that are written by ordinary people.
- A few places to try on Naver are the Knowledge Dictionary (지식백과) https://terms.naver.com/ and NAVER news.
You: Alright.. But I still wanna use Soompi
- You technically could, but it has to be backed up with other reliable sources. It serves as a reference amongst other Guardian sources. Understood?
You: I see what you did there Of course!
Sources to avoid
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- Segye Ilbo (세계일보): This news source is owned by the Unification Church (variously described as a cult). It may have valuable information not regarding religion or politics, but have extreme caution if you plan to use it.
- Any news or publications made by the Shincheonji religious movement
- North Korean news broadcasts or publications (unless you're trying to prove a point of propaganda or used in a quote that does not promote North Korea)
- Content farms that skew information significantly to the point of falsehood.
- Allkpop [2] – A celebrity gossip site based which publishes rumors and conjecture in addition to accurately reported facts.
- Asian Junkie [3] – A website focused on Asian entertainment gossip.
- AsianWiki [https://asianwiki.com] – An English-language TV series and film database.
- Blogspot [4][5] – A blog-hosting site; includes all the blogs it hosts.
- Channel Korea [6] – An English-language K-pop website.
- Daily KPOP News [7] – A third-party news site that reports relevant K-pop news in English, mostly from other News Sources.
- Hallyure [8] – A English-language self-published K-pop website.
- Hello Asia [9] – An English-language website K-pop site based in Australia.
- Hello K-pop [10] – An English-language K-pop website.
- Hwaiting.jp [11][12] – A Japanese-language K-pop fanblog.
- Inki News [13] – Korean TV ratings translated to English.
- Japako Music [14] – An English-language K-pop website.
- J-pop Asia [15] – A J-pop fanblog.
- Korea.com [16] – Delivers news and opinions on the entertainment, technology, health, and beauty sectors.
- Koreaboo [17] – 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 [18] – A Chinese-language K-pop site.
- Knowledge Search – An information-sharing tool first launched in 2002 for Naver users.
- Kpop Hit [19] – An English-language K-pop website run by Facebook fan page.
- K-pop Fans [20] – An English-language K-pop website.
- K-pop Map [21] – An English-language K-pop & K-drama website.
- K-popping [22] – An English-language K-pop website. The database section is a fan run wiki open for anyone to edit.
- K-pop Source [23] – A K-pop discussion forum.
- K-pop Starz [24] – Reports K-pop news in English.
- K-Profiles [25] – An English-language K-pop website.
- K-Drama Stars [26] – Reports K-drama news in English.
- The Kraze [27] – An English-language K-pop fanblog and review site.
- K-Star Live [28] – An English-language K-pop website.
- MyDramaList [https://mydramalist.com/] – An English-language TV series and film database.
- Mwave Forums [29] – A section of Mwave's website called "Let's Talk", with user-uploaded content. (Mwave itself is reliable.)
- Naver Blog [30] – A blog-hosting site.
- Naver Cafe [31] – A community forum site.
- Ningen [32] – A J-pop fanblog. Possibly defunct.
- Officially K-Music [33] – A third-party news site that reports relevant K-pop news in English, mostly from other News Sources.
- One Hallyu [34] – A fan-edited forum.
- Rigveda Wiki [35] – A Korean wiki (a self-published source) allowing individual opinions and rumors without any reliable sources.
- Seoul Beats [37] – A K-pop and K-drama fanblog and review site.
- Soompi [38] – An English-language K-pop site.
- Soshified [39] – A fan site for Girls' Generation.
- The Standom [40] – An English-language K-pop site.
- Tokyo Hive [41] – Allkpop's J-pop counterpart.
- United K-pop [42] – A K-pop fanblog.
- Wordpress [43] – A blog hosting site; includes all of the blogs it hosts (namely KpopInfo114 and K Profiles).