How to Make Korean Friends in Korea
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If you’re traveling to Korea or living in Korea, you might feel a little lost and alone. What better way to cure your sorrows than to make local Korean friends! If you’re wondering how you can make Korean friends while you’re in Korea, we have a few suggestions 😉
Note for Korea residents: Making friends in Korea is the same anywhere in the world. Most people, just like you, make friends at school, work at the gym, etc.. But if the people around you are only non-Koreans, it might be harder to make local Korean friends. So we suggest being active, and of course friendly. Join a yoga class, a salsa dance group, a scarf knitting interest group, a photography club for taking pictures of cats. Just anything to be in a position to meet people. And of course, it’ll help if you’re friendly too.
But just in case you need a starting point, here are a few suggestions:
TourMateKorea
With Locals by Locals
TourMateKorea is an app to find local Korean friends to have real local experiences with. They’re not professional tour guides, but everyday Korean locals with schools and jobs. With them, you’ll get access to special venues, hear their stories of growing up in the city, get personalized recommendations for what you want to do and make a new friend while you’re at it. Most meetups are one on one experiences, so it’s intimate, and you’ll really get to know true Korean locals.
Click here to find a local Korean friend.
SeoulMate
Seoul tours and friendship
SeoulMate is one of the services we highlighted in our 10 Free Things to Get in Seoul post. They are super cool because they offer free tours of Korea’s attractions. And although they’re not professional tour guides, you can think of them as professional hang out buddies. Basically the group will hook you up with Korean college students to tour some of Korea’s awesomest sites. But in addition to tours, these people also offer their oh so valuable friendship. They’re young, outgoing and friendly. You’ll like them so much that you might even want to go to one of their reunion parties! 😀
Check out their official website and their facebook page.
Friends in Korea
Language exchange, partying, speed dating and unicorns… maybe
Checkout friendsinkorea.comif you want language exchange, partying, speed dating and unicorns. Their hang outs range from eating food and drinking coffee to drinking beer and going clubbing. They’ll have events that are setup for group discounts (i.e. free entrance to clubs, all you can drink beer, etc.). And although this group is geared more towards foreigners that reside in Korea, it’s still a great way for visitors to meet some Korean friends too. And to ride unicorns.
Check out their facebook page and their official website!
If you speak Korean…
Korean Interest Groups
모임 (moim) / 동호회 (donghohoe)
Many Korean people find friends in interest groups called 모임 (moim) or 동호회 (donghohoe) and so these groups are perfect for finding real Korean locals. On top of that, these are interest groups with activities that range from hiking, bowling, wine tasting, biking and anything else you can think of. So it’s perfect for making friends with the most local of Koreans while enjoying your favorite activities! Most of these can be found with simple searches on Daum.net or Naver.com (e.g. 서울볼링동호회 – Seoul bowling interest group). If your Korean isn’t the best, ask a friend to help you find a good one.
Obviously these aren’t the only ways to make Korean friends. There are tons of meetup groups out there with lots of Koreans. If you know of any, feel free to add to the list in the comments below!
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Hi I’m Naomie! Going to Seoul at the end of May. I speak no Korean unfortunately but would love to make Korean friends and hang out. Male or female is OK as long as you’re not creepy lol. Please email me if you would like to hang out ☺
Are u in seoul right now?
Hello Naomie, I am also new here to Seoul. Let me know if you need an American Pal to hang out with as well! I hate doing things by myself 🙁
P.S. I also don’t speak any Korean.
[email protected]
hi Naomi, I am Jin and I am native Korean. I would love to hang out with you, so if you are interested my email is [email protected] and my kakaotalk id is gohogogo. i am not creepy at all just a normal person.
Hello everyone
I am Jas (19 yrs) female and I arrived at Seoul few days ago. But my korean isn’t good and I don’t have any korean friends to talk to. So is there any korean who can hang out with me and help me with the language? Thankyou so much. My email is [email protected]
hey i am also in korea now and i do not know the langauge .my name is cindy and i am from ger
Hey Cindy, whats your email? maybe we can explore?
Hai cindy iam debi..now i am living in seoul and looking some friends to hangout..if you interested email me [email protected]
hey guys, I am Jin and I am native Korean. I would love to hang out with you, so if you are interested my email is [email protected] and my kakaotalk id is gohogogo. i am not creepy at all just a normal person.
Hi Guys,
I’m planning on coming korea for one weekend! I’m currently in Qingdao doing an internship… If anyone is free to show me around on friday and saturday?? M
Sonia 🙂
My friend and I are in Seoul! Would love to hang out with more locals and/or foreignness alike! Pease email me [email protected].
Hello everyone.
I am from Romania, I plan to travel to Seoul next year to visit the city and who knows to make friends.
Feel free to write me: [email protected]
I admire coreean people for originality and I like coreean movies and some k-pop bands.
Have a nice evening!
Hi I am a 37 year old adoptee with serious health issues returning to Seoul to search for my birth family. I want to do some healing with spas and find a mudang. I would love to learn about original culture as well and would love to have a friend. I will be there for the month of September.
Wow hey everyone im murathan if you want to hangout or have a meal around seoul especially hongdae or sinchon contact me! kakaotalk= murovy
Hi everyone! My name is Fatin. I’ll be going to Seoul soon & sadly, I’m having hard time learning Korean language. Hence, I couldn’t speak Korean. Otherwise, I’m so hyped for my trip and up to making new friends to learn more about Korea!
Hello,
I’m Yujin (25yo) from Toronto. Anyone travelling to Seoul late October? Or a local looking for a friend?
I can speak a bit of Korean but would love a travel buddy to check out the city with; specifically night market shopping/bars/clubbing or just eat.
Please email me if you’re interested!
Hi Yujin
I’m Minho 25years old male, a local living in Seoul right now but moving to Toronto in December.
I’ve been in Korea for only 4 years. I haven’t really explored much of Seoul or anywhere else
because of work and preparing for Canada. I would love to be your travel buddy!
My kakaotalk is minho1993 or you can email me at [email protected]
Making Korean acquaintances might be more challenging. Our advice is to keep busy and, of course, socialize. Participate in a yoga session, a salsa dancing club, a scarf drift hunters knitting meetup, or a cat photography club. Anything to put yourself in a social situation. Of course, it also helps if you have a pleasant disposition.
Hello Yujin
I am Jamal, I will visit Seoul from 12 until 28 of October and I would like to meet travellers and locals to explore the city and hanging out and party, if you are interesting please contact me on my email arabibat at yahoo.com
Regards
Jamal
hi i’m fitri, i will going to Seoul at 12th october – 19 october. i’m travel alone 🙁 . would love to hangout with new friend female/male as long as normal person :)). we can strolling around or go to cafe together. please send me an email if you get can hangout with me
Hi, I’m Robert from USA.
I’ll be in Seoul in October 15-19.
I can probably meet you.
Or anyone else who is normal 🙂
If you’re vegan/vegetarian, even better! (I don’t much like cruelty to animals)
My email: moc.oohay@00feihtrewolf
Just spell it backwards
Hello my name is Emily and I’m from Singapore!
I am currently living in Seoul to learn korean and I would like to make some local friends!
Please email me if you’re alright to hang out together! ^^
Hello
I am Jamal, I will be in Seoul from 12 until 13 of October and I would like to fiend people to hangout with, if you are interesting email me on [email protected]
Regards
Jamal
Hello
I will be in Seoul from 12 until 28 of October, I would like to party and clubbing on 13 and 14 of October so if any one of you guys is interesting to join us he is more that welcome email me on arabibat at yahoo.com
Regards
Jama
Hello
I am Jamal, I will be in Seoul from 12 until 13 of October and I would like to fiend people to hangout with, if you are interesting email me on [email protected]
Regards
Jamal
hello everyone i’m effah (female) from Brunei and travelling alone on November if anyone want to hang out for unique cafe hoping i would be trilled, i don’t speak any korean but would love to learn , please email me [email protected]
Hi!
Planning to go to korea next month Nov 2017. I don’t know anyone. I’ll be traveling alone.
anyone interested to show me around. feel free to email me at [email protected]
I am really interested to have korean chingus. 🙂
Hi my name is Harald! (24 korean years)
I am in korea 2 november and i will be traveling alone.
Anyone interested to hangout with me?
You can have feelings of disorientation and isolation if you are visiting Korea or if you already live there. What better approach to heal your wounds than to connect with others in dordle the local Korean community? If you are currently in Korea and are interested in making Korean friends while you are there, we have some recommendations for you.
Greetings! I will be South Korea from December 7 to 17 and would like to have some local company. Anyone who can hangout and travel within South Korea for sight-seeing are very much appreciated. Please leave a comment to connect. Thank you.
Hi my name is Naila i’m going to go to Korea next year may but i’m not good at speaking Korean
fell free to send me an email if you are willing to help me:) : [email protected]
Hi People!
I will be in Korea from 22nd december to 5th january. Please no creepy people, just some hangout buddy to get to know one another 🙂 And I am 18 years old in Korean age , both male and female companionship is fine. And, I am not completely a foreigner, I am Half-korean and Half-bengali and am sort of fluid at speaking Korean. Since everyone will be busy with work it would be fun to meet people up and grab lunch or go shopping. Am a girl btw ! Knock me up if interested!!!
Hi Meem !
Send me your email or kakao id so we can hang out sometime
Hello!
My name is Vince and I am 25. I recently moved to Korea and will be here at least a year. I have a really hard time navigating by myself. I currently only have one friend (Korean) and I do not speak Korean. I live outside of Itaewon (sorry, I don’t know the name of the area) and I am looking for some friends to hang out with and maybe explore with. I don’t care about gender, just looking for some friends!
Hi Vince!
Send me your email or kakao id so we can hang out sometime!
Hey Han! Unfortunately I do not know how to get your email or KakaoTalk. My KT ID is vtmayville, feel free to add me!
Hi Vince! I’m not too sure what KT is ahaha but if you are still looking for people to hang with email me at [email protected]. I’m a girl and 18 Years old just here for travel until March 1st
Hi, I plan to travel to Korea at the end of May or earlier June for 1-2 Weeks I would love to have a travel buddy or just meet up and make friends while being their if anyone is interested please let me know!
Hi, Happy New Year. I am planning on Traveling to Korea this year (May). I plan to travel the major cities and enjoy amazing food! I speak English and no Korean whatsoever. If you are interested in helping me, please contact me via email: [email protected] and/or telegram: sscryptix
Thank you and look forward to hearing from you lovely people.
Hey guys!!
I’m in Korea until the 1st of March. I’m a Korean Chinese from Australia and I speak minimal conversational Korean. If anyone is down to shop, explore and go snowboarding hit me up!
Hello!
My name is Ben and I’m 27.I’ll be here in Seoul until the 25th of this month. I’m from the US and I don’t speak any Korean so it’s kinda hard for me to navigate around. Let me know if anyone is down to eat some good food and grab a beer. I’m also open to outdoor stuff but I don’t know the area too well.
[email protected]
Hi there. I’ve been living in Korea for about a year and moving to Seoul soon. I’m looking to make some new friends. Anyone interested can email me. [email protected] I’m a 31 y/o white guy from South Africa and I enjoy almost everything 🙂
Hi!
I’m Jade, 23 Filipino. I’m gonna be travelling to Seoul on March 28. I speak a bit of the language but appreciate if I can meet new friends and hangout with them.
Please email me here: [email protected]
Hi!
My name is Praga, and I am 33 old Canadian. I am visiting Seoul on April 22, 2018, and will be there for two weeks. My wife is a Korean but she going to spend time with her family, So I am going to be myself and I this is my first time in Korea. I am looking for to meet new friends and hang out with them.
Please email me at [email protected]
Thanks
Praga
Hi
I am Kea, i am in Seoul now and i will be here until August. I can’t speak well korean – but that’s why i want korean friends to practice speaking with and becoming friends with!
I think having friends from diffirent countries is a good thing!
Anyway – if you are interested in becoming friends, please email me! 😊😁
[email protected]
Thank you so much!
Hello Everyone!
My name is Cindy, I’m going to korea in July for two weeks and am looking for someone to hang out with during that time. I don’t speak any Korean, so I could use all the help I can get. Kakao @ cindercider me if your interested being my buddy lol