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Every Monday we read the Olive Young Korea best-seller list in Korean and post all 30, in English, with the won price next to the US price — so you never pay $26 for something that costs ₩15,000 in Seoul. Written in Busan, where we can walk in and check the shelf.
On the Korean chart this week issue 002 · 2026-09-21
Essential Mask Sheet (Tea Tree / Madecassoside / Collagen)
A permanent fixture on Olive Young Korea's overall ranking, usually as a 10+1 box around ₩10,000. Mediheal has been Korea's #1 sheet mask for 15…
Aqua Squalane Moisturizing Cream
A regular in Olive Young Korea's top 30 (double set with a Hello Kitty collab). Almost unknown abroad — this is the kind of product a Korea-based…
Mung Bean pH-Balanced Cleansing Foam
A regular in Olive Young Korea's top 30 (double pack). Beplain is a small Korean brand built on mung-bean (nokdu) extract — the traditional Korean…
Atobarrier 365 Cream
A regular in Olive Young Korea's top 30. AESTURA is Amorepacific's dermocosmetic line, sold in Korean pharmacies — this is the barrier cream Korean…
Madecassoside Blemish Pad (Toner Pad)
A regular in Olive Young Korea's top 30 (100+100 pad set). Toner pads are a Korean routine category that barely exists in the West: pre-soaked cotton…
PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum
A regular in Olive Young Korea's top 30 (sold as a double pack with a Sanrio collab). PDRN — a salmon-DNA derived ingredient — is the biggest Korean…
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