- Men from Korea have to serve two years in the military : mandatory
- some shopping malls in South Korea are biggern than some European towns
- Korean pop singer, PSY's music video became the most viewed video on YouTube with over 1.8 billion views (as of Jan. 1st, 2014)
- tipping is not required in South Korea, they see this as a form of insult
- at the end of each year, most Korean Idol groups come to perform on one stage as they wait for the new year to arrive
- Korean taxis are color coded, each color shows how your service will be, (black colored taxis are usually the best ones while white and gray are cheaper)
- the world's first cloned dog was built in South Korea
- South Korea has the world's fastest internet connection
- when you are born, you're considered a year old
- taekwondo is South Korea's national sport
- most buildings in South Korea don't have a 4th level because the number is extremely unlucky
- 1 in 5 Korean women have had plastic surgery
- there are over 63 daily editions of newspapers
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