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Top 10 Twitter keywords in Korea 2016

Top 10 Twitter keywords in Korea 2016

Twitter has released their end of year stats for the most popular Twitter keywords in Korea for 2016. No surprises here - Choi Soon-sil and K-pop acts dominated. I copied down the info and rewrote it into English for your convenience, with some basic explanations.

2016? Top 10 ???
Top 10 Twitter Keywords in Korea 2016

Korean Top 10 Keywords 2016. Image: Twitter

2016? Top 10 ???
Top 10 Keywords 2016 for Korea

1. ??? ???
   Choi Soon-shil gate
   Biggest story in Korea this year. The scandal of President Park Geun-hye and her wildly corrupt confidant Choi Soon-shil was expertly documented by The (Ask A) Korean. 
2. ?? ???
   BTS, a K-pop boy band also known as Bangtan Boys. Their new album this year charted high in Japan and USA. 
3. ??
   Exo, another popular K-pop boy band
4. ???
   Got7, another popular K-pop boy band
5. ????
   Twice, a popular K-pop girl group
6. ???
   Sewol-ho, the ferry that sank back in 2014, but which really was the catalyst for the anti-PGH sentiment that exploded after Choi Soon-shil gate. Thanks in part to the relations of the Choi scandal, we now have some possible answers as to what Park was doing during those fateful hours two years ago.
7. ??
   General election. Korea held a general election for parliamentary seats. This election was notable for seeing the ruling Saenuri party lose its majority. 
8. ???
   American presidential election
9. ?????
   Filibuster. Lawmakers (led by the Saenuri party) attempted to pass a sweeping anti-terrorism law (?????). Minjoo party lawmakers attempted a filibuster to prevent its passing. It failed and the law was passed.
10. ?? ???
    Rio Olympics. Notable for, among other things, that cute selfie between the North and South Korean gymnasts. 

2016 Top 10 Korean Keywords by Category

Korean Top 10 Keywords 2016 by category. Image: Twitter

2016 Top 10 Korean Keywords by Category

Top 10 Keywords

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Society

1. ???
   President
2. ???
   Choi Soon-sil
3. ????
   Candlelight Vigils, held in downtown Seoul to protest the presidents corruption scandal. 
4. ???
   Sewol-ho ferry
5. 20???
   20th General Election (for Korea)
6. ???
   American Presidential Election
7. ?????
   Filibuster (see above)
8. ?????
   Rio Olympics
9. ????
   Fine dust
10. ????
    Kim Young-ran Act. A sweeping anti-corruption, anti-graft law. Passed last year, it went into effect this year, with some amazing convictions already. 

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Music

(All of these are K-pop groups)

1. ?????
   BTS
2. ??
   Exo
3. ???
   Got7
4. ????
   Twice
5. ????
   Girlfriend
6. ????
   Infinite
7. ????
   Girls Generation
8. ?????
   I.O.I.
9. ????
   Red Velvet
10. ???????
    Block B BASTARZ

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Entertainment

1. ????
   King of Masked Singer. A mystery singer competition. 
2. ????
   Another Oh Hae Young. Never heard of this show, sorry. 
3. ?????
   My Ears Candy. Never heard of this either. "Candy" is some secret phone call girl who listens to all your problems, or something. It ran for one season. Apparently Im not hip. 
4. ????
   Moon Lovers. a drama that featured singer I.U. 
5. ??? ??
   Descendants of the Sun. A very popular drama set in a warzone, with a love interest between a female doctor and a soldier.  
6. ????
   Infinity Challenge. A very long running Korean variety show. Longtime comedian member Jung Hyung-don left the show this year. 
7. ??? ????
   Uncontrollably Fond. A drama that featured the very popular idols Suzy and Woo-bin.
8. ????
   Overwatch. A Korean team won 1st place this year in this popular shoot-em-up video game.
9. ????
   Zootopia. That cute animal movie with Shakira suggestively telling you to "try everything."
10. ????101
    Produce 101. A K-pop girl group formation competition, which gave rise to the group I.O.I. 

2016? ??? ????
Largest Numbers of Followers (Korea), 2016

Top Followers for Korean Twitter 2016. Image: Twitter

2016? ??? ????
Largest Numbers of Followers (Korea), 2016
(These are all K-pop stars)

1. ?? ????
   Big Bangs G-Dragon @IBGDRDN
2. ????? ???
   Super Juniors Choi Siwon @siwon407
3. ????? ??
   Super Juniors Donghae @donghae861015
4. 2PM??
   2PMs Nichkhun @Khunnie0624
5. PSY
   @psy_oppa
6. ?????
   BTS @BTS_twt
7. ????? ??
   Super Juniors Yesung @shfly3424
8. BoA
   @BoAkwon
9. ???? ??
   MissAs Suzy @missA_suzy
10. ????? ??
    Super Juniors Leeteuk @special1004

"Opinion Leaders" [aka non K-pop stars] who gained the most followers were Seoul mayor Park Won-soon @wonsoonpark and Huff Post Korea @HuffPostKorea


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