Small business owners who posted about their situation shared tough updates, including sales cut in half, staff cuts, and fewer customers. On
Ruliweb (opens in a new window), people looked at restaurants and empty storefronts, lamented the state of small business owners, and said office workers are struggling too. On
Ygosu (opens in a new window), replies kept saying only the lines-out-the-door places are busy, and blamed the government and changing consumer trends. On
Etoland (opens in a new window), opinions split between blaming interest rate hikes and blaming competitiveness and spending habits.
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- Open story details (Recent news that looks pretty serious for small business owners)
- Open story details (I kept wearing underwear even after poop got on it)
An anonymous poster shared an experience of wearing underwear for anywhere from two days to over a week without changing them, even after poop got on them. On
Ruliweb (opens in a new window) and
Instiz (opens in a new window), many people found it hard to believe and said it was gross to wear underwear for days at a time. - Open story details (The Korean fish that's quietly overhyped)
The post says that in Korea, amberjack used to be the cheaper stand-in for tuna, but the fish is overhyped now, with the price rising from 30,000 won to 70,000 won per kg. On
Ruliweb (opens in a new window) and
Dogdrip (opens in a new window), many said amberjack tastes pretty good. - Open story details (The guy whose Duo repair bill came to 2.8 million won)
The poster, who used an iPhone Duo, was refused a free replacement by Apple and told they would have to pay a repair bill of 2.8 million won. On
Etoland (opens in a new window), many mocked Apple for supposedly hunting for scratches to avoid free repairs, while others said there was no choice since you bought the Apple product yourself. - Open story details (The guy who gave up his Ddungbar to a foreigner at Incheon Airport, where are they now.jpg)
A post came up about a foreigner at Incheon Airport asking for a Ddungbar, so the poster gave theirs up, and about Binggrae sending A merch and an honorary ambassador certificate. On
Dogdrip (opens in a new window), people argued over whether the giving-up story was fake, while others laughed at it as a story about humanity. - Open story details (Unnies who are lenient about 30-somethings working part-time jobs)
The post argues that the gatekeeping attitude toward people in their 30s taking part-time jobs is even more pathetic. It also says that even if someone couldn't find a job or never tried, they should at least take a part-time job and make a living.
- Open story details (The Chinese character that disappeared because it was too horrifying)
Posts appeared saying that the Records of the Grand Historian recorded Empress Lü cutting off the arms, legs, eyes, and ears of Liu Bang's concubine, Lady Qi, and keeping her in a pigsty. On
Ruliweb (opens in a new window), many people found it chilling and gaslighting-like that she showed the scene to her son, Emperor Hui, and some said the victim would have preferred to die. - Open story details (Choi Min-hee skips caucus for emergency press conference statement)
Supreme Council member Choi Min-hee raised the issue of party leader Kim Min-seok's comments and apology over the "half self-immolation" allegations, calling for an ethics inspection and saying she will step up to overhaul the party. On
Etoland (opens in a new window), many cheered Choi Min-hee's fighting spirit and said her supporters have her back, while others criticized party leader Kim Min-seok and some suspected the move was ordered by Lee Jae-myung. - Open story details (Nvidia employees say 88% support Jensen Huang staying on)
According to a Channel A report, posts came up saying 88% of NVIDIA employees in a survey supported Jensen Huang staying on. On
Ruliweb (opens in a new window) and
theqoo (opens in a new window), many supported keeping him, pointing to company sentiment and the lack of a replacement rather than his personal life. - Open story details (Adoption review of a timid puppy)
This is an adoption review about a shelter puppy who wouldn't come out of its kennel on the first day of fostering, so the poster even tried a Hansel and Gretel plan before it was adopted and got the name Dongdong. On
Today Humor (opens in a new window), people kept saying the puppy photos and the review were cute, and on
Bobaedream (opens in a new window), people responded warmly, saying the puppy looked happy. - Open story details (The saying people from Gyeongsang-do use when you get sick after eating beef)
A post went up saying that when people from Gyeongsang-do get sick after eating beef, they're told it was pork, and the original post passed along the point that people from Gyeongsang-do are bad at showing affection. On
theqoo (opens in a new window), replies said families tease each other with the pork line, and the thread filled with people sharing the same experience. - Open story details (Benz halts all investment in Germany and shuts factories, wow..jpg)
Reports say Mercedes has announced it is considering halting all investment in Germany and shutting down its factories there. Because labor costs in Germany are up to five times higher than in Eastern Europe, it says all future models will be produced abroad. On
Ppomppu (opens in a new window), many worried whether the Korean auto industry might follow the same path, and debate continued over when the labor cost comparison data was from. - Open story details (How to moon big at Lee Byeong-tak's Nov 20 live stream (feat. proxy, bus))
The poster argued that suspected proxy accounts on the EX server should all be checked and suspended. They also said that bringing back the three-raid limit and removing the gold check were the only ways to stop gold inflation caused by buses. On
Inven (opens in a new window), many people agreed with blocking buses, but many worried that the three-raid limit would shrink the population in the lower tiers. - Open story details (Ha, they answered even this question lol)
A consumer asked which Saeromdalkom flavor is the most popular, and Crown answered with a sales ranking from January to March 2026. The ranking was grape, strawberry, blueberry soda, and then peach, and the poster said it was shocking that blueberry beat peach.
- Open story details (Postpartum hemorrhage led to a hysterectomy: a mother's account)
A mother who had her uterus removed after severe bleeding following childbirth posted a review recording her hospitalization, the surgery, and 58 packs of blood transfusions. On
Humoruniv (opens in a new window), many were shocked by the scale of 58 blood transfusion packs and cheered on the mother and the medical staff. - Open story details (Hyundai Card employees up in arms over cutting staff benefits (reposted))
A capture listing Hyundai Card's cuts to staff benefits has become a hot topic across several communities. The original poster listed items like closing the ice maker and changing the toilet paper, and mentioned looking into the PR team. On
Bobaedream (opens in a new window), many said companies that take good care of their employees also do well in sales. - Open story details (Jensen Huang: 'I'm human trash'... 'I regret the hurt I caused my family')
On an article saying Jensen Huang called himself human trash and regretted the hurt he caused his family, posters criticized it as self-reproach for losing to sexual desire. On
Dogdrip (opens in a new window), some said reflection is better, and others said Korean business owners have thick faces, while opinions split on whether the dismissal over the office affair and spy suspicions was understandable. - Open story details (Jensen Huang's latest update, reportedly totally crushed mentally....jpg)
A Bloomberg report covering the final days of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has come out. It says the board met late into the night and left him no room to choose to resign, and he reportedly looked broken. On
theqoo (opens in a new window), many people saw this as a PR stunt or a show to dodge a divorce and mocked the wrongdoing. - Open story details (Why this Twosome Place ad is causing such a stir !!!!)
The Twosome Place ad starring ILLIT's Wonhee went viral for a scene where she cutely takes a bite of cake, but some of the comments in the captured posts called the concept Lolita and criticized the planning. On
Etoland (opens in a new window), reactions were split between people calling the ad cute and people teasing it as PC-chung stuff. - Open story details (The Shincheonji operation, Lee Jae-myung ordered it, right?)
The poster asks whether Lee Jae-myung ordered the Shincheonji operation, suspecting he used a dirty tactic to take control of the Democratic Party. The poster also feels that Lee Jae-myung does not seem like a president for the democratic camp.
- Open story details (The AI era that economists fear most)
Posts where economists are worried about AI taking ordinary jobs first, with plain automation seen as the biggest threat. On
Dogdrip (opens in a new window), people sympathized with a friend who lost their job to AI and called for policy responses. - Open story details (The 4 major anime debate that's trending in Japan.jpg)
This post says a Japanese TV quiz sparked a debate over the last spot in the 4 major boys' anime. The poster listed Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto, and asked what the remaining one should be. The poster said they would sort the candidates in order based on the reactions. They also added that opinions seem to be quite split in Korea too.
- Open story details (Why a woman became childfree, in her own words)
A broadcast clip of a female guest who chose to be childfree because she could not choose whether to be born has gone viral across several communities. On
Ppomppu (opens in a new window), most replies saw the inability to choose one's own birth as depression or philosophical anguish, while others said that if you cannot raise a child properly, you should not have one. - Open story details (Honestly, in Maplestory, unless you're in high-spec territory, instead of cutting Con)
The poster argues that in Maplestory, unless you're in high-spec territory, it's better to spend the time you'd use cutting Con on rerolling or boss runs and grind it out with gear instead. On
Inven (opens in a new window), many said that grinding with gear is still faster even if you cut Con, and that 110 percent is enough, while others said rerolling is tough. - Open story details (Says they'll publicly verify the LEET perfect scorer)
Brain Axel announced plans to livestream a verification of the AI glasses cheating allegations against perfect LEET scorer Lee Jin-woo, using the Korean language section of the CSAT. Lee Jin-woo denied any chance of leaks and said they would take the test in a third-party controlled setting, 65 minutes and 56 questions.
- Open story details (What Choi Kang-wook let slip past.jpg)
The person in the screenshot claims that right after the party convention, people around party leader Kim Min-seok said they would take out Jung Chung-rae's supporters in the next general election nominations. The speaker replied that this could be done through the system nominations, and claimed that if they were put in the bottom 20% in the party affairs audit, nobody would dare make a fuss.
- Open story details ((Blind) Aren't women in their late 30s even human? Ugh)
Comments on an anonymous community shying away from women in their late 30s as marriage partners were captured, and the poster lamented this and urged people to meet foreign women instead. On
DC Inside (opens in a new window), some argued that attacking someone over age alone is a personal attack, while others said people should be able to speak frankly on an anonymous community. - Open story details (Looks like Choi Mi-nui's expulsion is unavoidable)
The poster argued that lawmaker Choi Mi-nui has kept getting caught in controversies and now has to take responsibility for them. The captured recording also includes Choi saying that the president opposed the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol too. On
Clien (opens in a new window), some people asked whether that claim about opposing the impeachment is true, while others said expulsion is going to happen. - Open story details (Harry Potter) Why the fading TS Malfoy meme is suddenly coming back)
The poster added a setup to the Harry Potter Malfoy meme that Cho Chang is a honey trap spy sent from China. The screenshot shows the black-haired woman in a speech bubble treating her spying to steal Potter's heart as her own joke.
- Open story details (Advance notice: Great Rift merit ranking to be improved)
A user opinion was posted that since the Great Rift was split into the subjugation battle and the merit battle, it has become hard to reach the top tiers. The operations team said they checked this and are reviewing ways to improve the merit battle ranking soon, possibly through a patch without maintenance.
- Open story details (RESCENE agency update.jpg)
News that RESCENE's agency, The Muse Entertainment, filed criminal complaints against malicious posters hit both communities. The posters said insults, false claims and sexual harassment grew after the group got popular. On
Humoruniv (opens in a new window), many found it satisfying that the complaints were already filed and said there should be no leniency, while some pushed back that celebrities have to accept being insulted. - Open story details (Ah, this Karing school bag is seriously my vibe)
The poster says the Karing school bag is a solid gyaru bag and they like it so much they plan to collect several. Four characters in the screenshot are each styled in a different outfit while carrying this bag.
- Open story details (Doctor who inserted something into a patient)
A doctor who sexually assaulted a patient after re-anesthetizing them following surgery has been reported in the news. The doctor was reportedly released on bail last month and is still seeing patients.
- Open story details (Follow-up after the fight with my wife over her sister)
The poster who fought with their wife over her sister posted a correction. The poster claims they asked several times to cut living expenses but never got them below 11 million won a month.
- Open story details (The hero who saved its own species from extinction)
At Perth Zoo in Australia, a male dibbler named Steve was ignored by females because he lacked size and scent, so the keepers used a strategy to make the female they had seen first find another male more attractive, which raised the mating success rate. On
Today Humor (opens in a new window), people wondered if the mark under his eye in the photo was a tear stain, felt sorry for Steve's story, and were upset, calling the people involved bad guys. - Open story details (My husband bought a nostalgic chicken)
My husband bought a frozen Samyang Schnitzel Chicken, calling it a nostalgic chicken. The poster grumbled that he bought this kind of thing, writing a complaint mixed with laughter. On
Ruliweb (opens in a new window), many replied that it brought back memories of eating it in the army, and said that while it tastes worse than market chicken, it's still fine to eat. - Open story details (Head-on response to the LEET perfect scorer 🫨🫨🫨🫨.jpg)
To check the alleged cheating with AI glasses around the LEET perfect score, the post announces a livestream of the solving and grading process right after the November 19 CSAT Korean exam paper is released. It says the time will be cut to 65 minutes and the check will use 56 questions. On
Dogdrip (opens in a new window), many people praised the head-on response as very manly, and some were impressed by the conditions of 65 minutes and 56 questions. - Open story details (Surprising, there are people saying Choi Min-hee did well)
Rep. Choi Min-hee declared she was going anti-Lee along with two other anti-Lee lawmakers. The poster said Choi was pro-Lee to people's faces and anti-Lee behind their backs, called it dirty and cowardly, and sarcastically told her to just openly go anti-Lee. On
Clien (opens in a new window), some found it surprising that people were saying Choi Min-hee did well, while others mocked the 'self-proclaimed reformists,' and a long argument followed over who was responsible for Jeong Chung-rae and Ha Jeong-woo running. - Open story details (How to get a perfect score using AI glasses)
The poster argues that to stop cheating on exams with AI glasses, people should watch Bluetooth and earplugs rather than inspect the glasses. The poster says AI performance has reached perfect-score levels on written exams since last year, and proposes turning exams like the tax accountant test into AI-allowed exams.
- Open story details (Wow, the agency gave us the official popularity ranking)
A Crown rep gave the sales ranking for January through March 2026 as grape, strawberry, blueberry soda, then peach. The poster was surprised, thinking it was the agency's official popularity ranking, but it was really a screenshot of a reply to a customer inquiry. On
Instiz (opens in a new window), some were surprised that peach was pushed down by grape at No. 1, while others said they had mistaken the list for strawberry.
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