Collect Korean travel intel on Instagram—just add these 4 characters!

▲ Search for the hashtag "관상" on IG to learn about Korean food trends. (Photo/Screen capture frominstagramthe web version)

Tourism Center / Comprehensive Report

In recent years, Korea has become one of the leading countries in fashion and trends, and various parts of Taiwan have also seen a wave of Korean influence in clothing, food, and more. Many netizens who enjoy Korean culture follow related Facebook fan pages and also use Instagram, a popular social media platform in Korea, to get first-hand information. But do you know which keywords to use to find what you’re looking for? The Korea Tourism Organization recently shared "Learn Korean through Popular Korean Instagram Hashtags," teaching everyone how to use hashtags to gather the latest trends in Korea.

▲ Search for the hashtag "여행스타그램" on IG to see Korea’s latest trending travel spots and styles. (Photo/Screen capture frominstagramthe web version)

The Korea Tourism Organization uses food, travel, and fashion as examples to teach people how to gather Hallyu intel on IG. In addition to using single-word hashtags like "관상 (popular restaurants)," "여행 (travel)," and "패션 (fashion)" as search keywords,Korean IG users prefer compound hashtags that combine the Instagram suffix "스타그램 (stagram)" with nouns.For example, "관상스타그램," "여행스타그램," and "패션스타그램" are commonly used hashtags for food, travel, and fashion respectively. Master this keyword, and you can easily stay on top of Korean trends using hashtags!