Korea Shopping Guide: What to Buy in Korea

🇰🇷 Korea Shopping List: What Foreigners Should Buy in Korea

What should you buy when visiting Korea?

From K-Beauty and Korean food to K-POP merchandise, lifestyle products, and fashion, here is a category-by-category guide to shopping items that are worth buying in Korea.

 1. 🧴 K-Beauty & Makeup

Korea is famous for K-Beauty, and visitors can compare a wide variety of Korean beauty products locally and often purchase them at more reasonable prices than abroad.

* **Beauty of Joseon (조선미녀)** — Sunscreen, serums

* **Round Lab (라운드랩)** — Toners, sunscreen

* **Anua (아누아)** — Toners, serums

* **Torriden (토리든)** — Serums, toner pads

* **Mediheal (메디힐)** — Sheet masks

* **rom&nd (롬앤)** — Tints

* **CLIO (클리오)** — Eyeshadow palettes, eyeliners

* **peripera (페리페라)** — Tints

 2. 🍜 Korean Food & Snacks

There are many products that are easy to find in Korea, and supermarkets and convenience stores offer a wide variety at reasonable prices, making them great choices for gifts as well.

* Seaweed & seasoned seaweed

* Buldak Spicy Noodles

* Shin Ramyun & Chapagetti

* Yakgwa (traditional Korean cookies)

* Honey Butter Almonds

* Pepero

* Choco Pie

* Korean snacks

* Instant Korean coffee

* Yuzu tea

3. ☕ Korean Tea & Traditional Drinks

You can experience Korean tea culture and find a variety of products that are also suitable as gifts.

* **OSULLOC (오설록)** — Tea & tea bags

* Yuzu tea

* Jujube tea

* Traditional tea gift sets

 4. 🎀 K-POP & Character Merchandise

You can find a variety of official K-POP merchandise in Korea, as well as character products that are easy to find locally.

* K-POP albums

* Photocards

* Official merchandise

* KAKAO FRIENDS products

* LINE FRIENDS products

5. 🛍️ Lifestyle & Stationery

Korea offers a wide range of affordable, practical, and stylish lifestyle products and stationery.

* **Daiso (다이소)** — Affordable household and travel essentials

* **ARTBOX (아트박스)** — Stationery and design items

* **10×10 (텐바이텐)** — Design stationery and lifestyle items

 6. 👕 K-Fashion

You can shop for popular Korean fashion styles and compare a wide variety of clothing, accessories, and other fashion items.

* Korean fashion brands

  * **Musinsa Standard (무신사 스탠다드)** — Basic casual clothing

  * **thisisneverthat (디스이즈네버댓)** — Streetwear

  * **ADERERROR (아더에러)** — Unique and distinctive designs

  * **Matin Kim (마뗑킴)** — Clothing, bags, and accessories

  * **emis (이미스)** — Hats, bags, and accessories

  * **SATUR (셰터)** — Casual clothing and bags

  * **MARITHÉ FRANÇOIS GIRBAUD (마리떼 프랑소와 저버)** — Clothing, denim, and accessories

* Socks

* Bags

* Hats

* Accessories