Soompi
Website on Korean pop culture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soompi is an English-language website providing coverage of Korean pop culture.[1] It has one of the largest international Internet communities for K-pop,[2] mostly concentrated in news and forums. With more than 23 million fans across all platforms, Soompi offers English and Spanish services.[3]
Available in | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Thai |
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Headquarters | San Francisco, United States (Global) Seoul, South Korea (Korean offices) |
Owner | Rakuten Inc. (Viki) |
URL | www |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03) |
Current status | Active |
Since its establishment in 1998, Soompi has grown into one of the longest-running, and most frequently visited websites providing coverage of Korean music, celebrity news and entertainment.[4][5][6][7]
Initially its visitors were mostly Koreans residing in foreign nations, with over 1.2 million people visiting the site. However, as of 2012, the majority of its members are non-Koreans in the United States, Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, among others.[8][9]