Korean History Gone Wild
Geography Blunders
Cultural Mix-Ups
Language Fail
Daily Life Nonsense
100

The Joseon Dynasty kings communicated via TikTok dances.

 (Real: Used written edicts and royal decrees)

100

Seoul is built on top of an active volcano that erupts kimchi.

(Real: No volcanoes in Seoul!)

100

Traditional Korean weddings require guests to wear scuba gear.

(Real: Hanbok is the attire)

100

The word ‘annyeonghaseyo’ means ‘I am a banana.’

(Real: It means "Hello")

100

All Korean apartments have slides instead of staircases.

(Real: Elevators/stairs are standard)

200

Korea’s first astronaut was Admiral Yi Sun-sin in 1592.

(Real: Yi Sun-sin was a naval commander; first Korean astronaut in 2008)

200

The DMZ is a famous K-pop dance move.

(Real: Demilitarized Zone between North/South Korea)

200

Kimchi is made by stomping on strawberries in a bathtub.

(Real: Fermented vegetables like napa cabbage)

200

Hangul has 100,000 letters to memorize.

(Real: Only 24 basic letters)


200

Convenience stores sell live octopuses in the cereal aisle.

(Real: Packaged snacks, not live seafood!)

300

The Goryeo Dynasty invented bubble tea as a national drink.

(Real: Known for celadon pottery and Buddhism)

300

Jeju Island is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

(Real: It’s off Korea’s southern coast)

300

Korean New Year’s (Seollal) is celebrated by throwing smartphones.

(Real: Ancestral rites and sebae bowing)

300

Koreans write from right to left like ancient Egyptians.

(Real: Left to right or top to bottom)

300

Koreans commute to work via zip lines between skyscrapers.

(Real: Subways/buses are common)

400

The Korean alphabet Hangul was originally written on pizza crusts.

(Real: Created as a scientific script for literacy)

400

The Han River flows backward every full moon.

(Real: Flows west to the Yellow Sea)

400

Koreans greet each other by rubbing noses.

(Real: Bowing or handshakes)

400

Adding ‘-yo’ to any English word makes it Korean.

(Try: "Hamburger-yo!" → Nope.)

400

School lunches are served on floating hover trays."

(Real: Standard trays or dishes)

500

Ancient Koreans rode dinosaurs to work.

(Real: Horses and palanquins were used)

500

Busan is the capital of North Korea.

(Real: Busan is in South Korea; Pyongyang is NK’s capital)

500

BTS debuted in 1010 AD as a royal court music group.

(Real: Debuted in 2013 under Big Hit)

500

Korean has no word for ‘thank you’—people just clap instead.

(Real: "Gamsahamnida" is standard)

500

Office workers type with their feet to avoid carpal tunnel.

(Real: Keyboards are hand-operated!)