{"id":1055,"date":"2025-10-31T02:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreanlab.com\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2026-02-15T07:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:18:56","slug":"the-second-hand-surge-in-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreanlab.com\/ko\/the-second-hand-surge-in-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second-Hand Surge in Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- CoreanLab | The Second-Hand Surge in Korea -->\n<article class=\"cl-mag\">\n  <style>\n    .cl-mag{\n      --bg:#F8F4ED;--ink:#3f3427;--muted:#7d6a56;--accent:#b67c4f;--line:#e8e0d6;\n      --radius:14px;--maxw:960px;\n      background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);\n      font-family:\"Pretendard Variable\",\"Inter\",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,\"Noto Sans KR\",\"Apple SD Gothic Neo\",\"Malgun Gothic\",sans-serif;\n      line-height:1.75;letter-spacing:.2px;margin:auto;\n      padding:clamp(18px,3vw,28px);border:1px solid 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\">\n      <figcaption>From saving to sharing \u2014 Korea\u2019s second-hand boom is rewriting consumption.<br>\uc808\uc57d\uc5d0\uc11c \uacf5\uc720\ub85c, \ud55c\uad6d\uc758 \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798\ub294 \uc18c\ube44 \ubb38\ud654\ub97c \ub2e4\uc2dc \uc4f0\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4.<\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"intro\">\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div class=\"lang en\">\n          <h3>From thrift to lifestyle<\/h3>\n          <p>In Korea today, buying used isn\u2019t just about saving money &#8211; it\u2019s become a lifestyle, a social statement, and even a local economy.\n          Apps like <b>Danggeun Market (Karrot)<\/b> and <b>Bunjang<\/b> have turned second-hand trade into a cultural phenomenon connecting millions of neighbours.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang kr\">\n          <h3>\uc808\uc57d\uc5d0\uc11c \ub77c\uc774\ud504\uc2a4\ud0c0\uc77c\ub85c<\/h3>\n          <p>\uc624\ub298\ub0a0 \ud55c\uad6d\uc5d0\uc11c \u2018\uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798\u2019\ub294 \ub2e8\uc21c\ud55c \uc808\uc57d\uc774 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c <b>\ud558\ub098\uc758 \ubb38\ud654\uc774\uc790 \uc9c0\uc5ed\uacbd\uc81c<\/b>\uac00 \ub418\uc5c8\ub2e4.\n          <b>\ub2f9\uadfc\ub9c8\ucf13<\/b>, <b>\ubc88\uac1c\uc7a5\ud130<\/b> \uac19\uc740 \ud50c\ub7ab\ud3fc\uc740 \uc774\uc81c \uc218\ubc31\ub9cc \uba85\uc744 \uc5f0\uacb0\ud558\ub294 <b>\uc0dd\ud65c \ub124\ud2b8\uc6cc\ud06c<\/b>\ub85c \uc9c4\ud654\ud588\ub2e4.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"market\">\n      <h2>Market Landscape \u00b7 \uc2dc\uc7a5 \ud604\ud669<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div class=\"lang en\">\n          <p>Korea\u2019s second-hand market has grown rapidly \u2014\n          estimated at <b>\u20a924 trillion<\/b> in 2021, it reached about <b>\u20a926 trillion<\/b> by 2023 and is projected to exceed <b>\u20a940 trillion<\/b> by 2024\u20132025.\n          This growth outpaces most retail sectors, fuelled by trust-based mobile platforms and eco-conscious consumers.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang kr\">\n          <p>\ud55c\uad6d\uc758 \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798 \uc2dc\uc7a5\uc740 \ube60\ub974\uac8c \uc131\uc7a5\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4.\n          2021\ub144 \uc57d <b>24\uc870 \uc6d0<\/b> \uaddc\ubaa8\uc5d0\uc11c 2023\ub144 <b>26\uc870 \uc6d0<\/b>\uc744 \uae30\ub85d,\n          2024~2025\ub144\uc5d0\ub294 <b>40\uc870 \uc6d0\uc744 \ub3cc\ud30c<\/b>\ud560 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \uc804\ub9dd\ub41c\ub2e4.\n          \uc2e0\ub8b0 \uc911\uc2ec\uc758 \ubaa8\ubc14\uc77c \uac70\ub798\uc640 \uac00\uce58\uc18c\ube44 \ud655\uc0b0\uc774 \uc8fc\uc694 \ub3d9\ub825\uc774\ub2e4.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"culture\">\n      <h2>Cultural Shift \u00b7 \ubb38\ud654\uc801 \uc804\ud658<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div class=\"lang en\">\n          <p>The zero-waste mindset and mobile-first lifestyle reshaped how Koreans perceive used goods.\n          Platforms evolved from person-to-person sales into full-fledged <b>local community marketplaces<\/b> \u2014\n          where users exchange not only goods, but also trust, recommendations, and stories.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang kr\">\n          <p>\uc81c\ub85c\uc6e8\uc774\uc2a4\ud2b8\uc640 \ubaa8\ubc14\uc77c \uc911\uc2ec \uc0dd\ud65c\ubc29\uc2dd\uc740 \u2018\uc911\uace0\u2019\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uc778\uc2dd\uc744 \ubc14\uafd4\ub193\uc558\ub2e4.\n          \uc774\uc81c \ud50c\ub7ab\ud3fc\uc740 \ub2e8\uc21c\ud55c \uac70\ub798 \uacf5\uac04\uc774 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c, <b>\uc9c0\uc5ed \ucee4\ubba4\ub2c8\ud2f0 \ub9c8\ucf13\ud50c\ub808\uc774\uc2a4<\/b>\ub85c \ubc1c\uc804\ud588\ub2e4.\n          \ubb3c\uac74\ubfd0 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c \uc2e0\ub8b0, \uc815\ubcf4, \uc774\uc57c\uae30\uac00 \ud568\uaed8 \uc624\uac00\ub294 \uacf5\uac04\uc774 \ub418\uc5c8\ub2e4.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"global\">\n      <h2>Global Context \u00b7 \uae00\ub85c\ubc8c \ube44\uad50\uc640 \ucc28\ubcc4\uc131<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div class=\"lang en\">\n          <p>Korea\u2019s success in second-hand platforms isn\u2019t simply about technology \u2014 it\u2019s about <b>social infrastructure<\/b>.\n          While the U.S. had Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, and Japan had Mercari, few matched Korea\u2019s <b>trust, localization, and integration<\/b>.\n          Korea found a balance: <b>digitally hyper-local yet socially human<\/b>.\n          Verified neighbourhood transactions, real-name systems, and proximity-based maps built a \u201ctrust loop\u201d that became both a social and an economic network.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang kr\">\n          <p>\ud55c\uad6d\uc758 \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798 \ud50c\ub7ab\ud3fc\uc774 \uc131\uacf5\ud55c \uc774\uc720\ub294 \ub2e8\uc21c\ud55c \uae30\uc220\uc774 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c <b>\u2018\uc0ac\ud68c\uc801 \uc778\ud504\ub77c\u2019<\/b> \ub355\ubd84\uc774\ub2e4.\n          \ubbf8\uad6d\uc758 \ud06c\ub808\uc774\uadf8\ub9ac\uc2a4\ud2b8, \ud398\uc774\uc2a4\ubd81 \ub9c8\ucf13\ud50c\ub808\uc774\uc2a4, \uc77c\ubcf8\uc758 \uba54\ub8e8\uce74\ub9ac \ub4f1\ub3c4 \uc874\uc7ac\ud588\uc9c0\ub9cc\n          <b>\uc2e0\ub8b0\u00b7\uc9c0\uc5ed\uc131\u00b7\uc2e4\uc0dd\ud65c \uacb0\ud569\ub3c4<\/b> \uba74\uc5d0\uc11c \ud55c\uad6d\ud615 \ubaa8\ub378\uc774 \uac00\uc7a5 \uc815\uad50\ud558\uac8c \uc791\ub3d9\ud588\ub2e4.\n          \ud55c\uad6d\uc740 <b>\u2018\ub514\uc9c0\ud138\uc740 \ud558\uc774\ud37c\ub85c\uceec, \ubb38\ud654\ub294 \ud734\uba3c\ud130\uce58\u2019<\/b>\ub77c\ub294 \uade0\ud615\uc744 \uc7a1\uc73c\uba70\n          \uc2e4\uba85\uc81c\u00b7\uc9c0\ub3c4\uae30\ubc18 \uac70\ub798\ub85c <b>\u2018\uc2e0\ub8b0 \ub8e8\ud504(Trust Loop)\u2019<\/b>\ub97c \ud615\uc131\ud588\ub2e4.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- \u2705 \uac00\ub85c \uc2a4\ud06c\ub864 \uac00\ub2a5\ud55c \ubc18\uc751\ud615 \ud14c\uc774\ube14 -->\n      <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n        <table>\n          <thead>\n            <tr>\n              <th>Country<\/th>\n              <th>Platform<\/th>\n              <th>Limitations<\/th>\n              <th>Korea\u2019s Differentiation<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n          <\/thead>\n          <tbody>\n            <tr>\n              <td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 USA<\/td>\n              <td>Craigslist, FB Marketplace<\/td>\n              <td>Anonymous, safety issues<\/td>\n              <td>Verified, local, humanized trade<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n              <td>\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan<\/td>\n              <td>Mercari<\/td>\n              <td>Retail preference, low local exchange<\/td>\n              <td>Community-driven, map-based<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n              <td>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa Europe<\/td>\n              <td>Vinted, eBay Kleinanzeigen<\/td>\n              <td>Product-centric, limited social value<\/td>\n              <td>Trust-centered community model<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n              <td>\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 Korea<\/td>\n              <td>Danggeun, Bunjang<\/td>\n              <td>\u2014<\/td>\n              <td>\u201cLocal to Local\u201d (L2L) economy<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n          <\/tbody>\n        <\/table>\n      <\/div>\n      <!-- \u2705 \/\ubc18\uc751\ud615 \ud14c\uc774\ube14 \ub05d -->\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"strategy\">\n      <h2>Strategic Implications \u00b7 \uc0b0\uc5c5\uc801 \uc758\ubbf8<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div class=\"lang en\">\n          <ul>\n            <b>For brands:<\/b> Second-hand channels are no longer threats but <b>extensions of retail ecosystems<\/b>.\n            <b>For start-ups:<\/b> The next frontier lies in <b>verification, logistics, and local trust networks<\/b>.\n            <b>For global markets:<\/b> Korea\u2019s \u201cused-as-lifestyle\u201d model could inspire circular economies abroad.\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang kr\">\n          <ul>\n            <b>\ube0c\ub79c\ub4dc\uc5d0\uac8c:<\/b> \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798\ub294 \uc704\ud611\uc774 \uc544\ub2cc <b>\uc720\ud1b5\uc0dd\ud0dc\uacc4\uc758 \ud655\uc7a5<\/b>\uc73c\ub85c \uc778\uc2dd\ub41c\ub2e4.\n            <b>\uc2a4\ud0c0\ud2b8\uc5c5\uc5d0\uac8c:<\/b> \ub2e4\uc74c \uae30\ud68c\ub294 <b>\uac80\uc99d\u00b7\ubb3c\ub958\u00b7\uc2e0\ub8b0 \uae30\ubc18 \ub124\ud2b8\uc6cc\ud06c<\/b>\uc5d0 \uc788\ub2e4.\n            <b>\uae00\ub85c\ubc8c \uc2dc\uc7a5\uc5d0\uac8c:<\/b> \ud55c\uad6d\uc758 \u2018\uc911\uace0=\ub77c\uc774\ud504\uc2a4\ud0c0\uc77c\u2019 \ubaa8\ub378\uc740 \uc21c\ud658\uacbd\uc81c\uc758 \ub808\ud37c\ub7f0\uc2a4\uac00 \ub420 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4.\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"sec\" id=\"outlook\">\n      <h2>Outlook \u00b7 \uc804\ub9dd<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"quote\">\n        \u201cThe second-hand market isn\u2019t slowing down \u2014 it\u2019s shifting shape.\u201d<br>\n        \u201c\uc131\uc7a5\uc740 \uba48\ucd94\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294\ub2e4. \ub2e8\uc9c0 \ubaa8\uc591\uc774 \ubc14\ub014 \ubfd0\uc774\ub2e4.\u201d\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"two-col\">\n        <div class=\"lang en\">\n          <p>The next phase of Korea\u2019s resale boom will merge <b>local trust + global scalability + sustainable design<\/b>.\n          The future of used goods is not about ownership \u2014 it\u2019s about <b>connection and story<\/b>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lang kr\">\n          <p>\ud55c\uad6d \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798\uc758 \ub2e4\uc74c \ub2e8\uacc4\ub294 <b>\uc9c0\uc5ed\uc2e0\ub8b0 + \uae00\ub85c\ubc8c \ud655\uc7a5 + \uc9c0\uc18d\uac00\ub2a5 \ub514\uc790\uc778<\/b>\uc758 \uc735\ud569\uc774\ub2e4.\n          \uc911\uace0\uc758 \ubcf8\uc9c8\uc740 \uc774\uc81c \u2018\uc18c\uc720\u2019\uac00 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c <b>\uc5f0\uacb0\uacfc \uc774\uc57c\uae30<\/b>\uc5d0 \uc788\ub2e4.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"callout\">\n        <strong>CoreanLab Insight<\/strong><br>\n        <em>\u201cKorea made second-hand goods more than trade \u2014 it made them a culture.\u201d<\/em><br>\n        <em>\u201c\ud55c\uad6d\uc740 \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798\ub97c \uac70\ub798\uac00 \uc544\ub2cc \ubb38\ud654\ub85c \ub9cc\ub4e4\uc5c8\ub2e4.\u201d<\/em>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/recycle-value-2nd-hand-industry.jpg\" alt=\"People trading second-hand goods in Korea\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\">\n      <\/figure>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <div class=\"foot\">\n      <p>\u00a9 CoreanLab Magazine \u00b7 Industry &#038; Culture Edition \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CoreanLab \u00b7 Industry &#038; Culture Edition The Second-Hand Surge in Korea &#8211; Trading Value, Not Just Things \ud55c\uad6d\uc758 \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798 \ub300\ud655\uc0b0 \u2014 \ubb3c\uac74\uc774 \uc544\ub2cc \u2018\uac00\uce58\u2019\uac00 \uac70\ub798\ub418\ub294 \uc2dc\ub300 From saving to sharing \u2014 Korea\u2019s second-hand boom is rewriting consumption.\uc808\uc57d\uc5d0\uc11c \uacf5\uc720\ub85c, \ud55c\uad6d\uc758 \uc911\uace0\uac70\ub798\ub294 \uc18c\ube44 \ubb38\ud654\ub97c \ub2e4\uc2dc \uc4f0\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4. 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