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What Korea is talking about

We pull keywords from Google, Daum, Naver, YouTube and Korean communities every five minutes, rank what rose and what fell, and show the headline behind each one.

Into K-pop, K-drama, K-food or K-culture? Keep this board open — you'll see what Korea is searching for before it reaches your feed.

127 on the boardupdated 2m agonew 2

Yesterday at this hour, «Music Video» was #1. It sits at #4 now.

surge calls hit 34% /30d

Right now #1 is Music Video.

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34%

Over the last 30 days, 35 of 103 keywords we flagged as "about to rise" actually reached the top 10 within six hours.

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55days recording the board

378calls graded

268misses published

0corrections logged

Graded and missed counts span every version of the scoring rules — the current rules' hit rate is published on the radar once the sample fills.

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36 new entries today · longest run: «Maple», 168h and counting

Right now the #1 trending search in Korea is "Music Video (뮤직비디오)" — KoreaTrendBoard (KTB Index), 2026-10-18 20:35 KST. Source: www.koreatrendboard.com/en

Right now entertainment dominates the board.

Today's #1Game16:45Samsung Electronics19:35Game20:15

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Live top

← Rewind Compare▲ up ▼ down· vs 1h agoUpdated 10/18, 20:35 KST

04#2 runResidentMusic Video (뮤직비디오)upsideLim Chang-jung releases ‘Tat Tat Tat’ music video — Sports Kyunghyangtrend · 43.2—

20single source#2 runKim Jong-min's Wife Pregnant (김종민 아내 임신)upsideKim Jong-min Makes Surprise Announcement: "Wife 11 Years Younger Pregnant with Son" [1 Night 2 Days] — Star Newstrend · 20.3New

24single sourceWeek-longGenie Music (지니뮤직)Genie Music Revamps Music App… Unveils ‘Pantry,’ a Space for Fandom Communication — IT조선trend · 18.2—

44single source#4 runResidentWonderK (원더케이)trend · 14.1—

45single source#3 runResidentWonder K Original (원더케이오리지널)trend · 14.1—

2new on the board today

2%of the board turned over today

2sources picked up «Game»

168h«Maple» has held on

+4«Minecraft» rose the most

-14«Roblox» fell the most

26points between #1 and #10 — one story dominates

12dropped off the board today

51top score — today's temperature

60keywords on the board now

8%have a headline explaining why

34%early-warning hit rate, 30 days

The last 24 hours, at a glance

24h agonow

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How many kinds of source agree

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