Our Story

We started 10 Magazine almost three years ago with one goal - to give English speakers a monthly guide that would open up the doors to provide access to Korea; to give them the information they needed to enjoy themselves more with their time here. At the time Seoul was the only city in Korea to offer an English magazine, and at the time they didn't supply much practical info on events and things to do. We wanted to offer something different - an event-focused magazine that could appeal to and help foreigners all over Korea. 10 Magazine is still the only magazine out there with a Nationwide Calendar and Directory, helping English in every region of Korea, find the events and services they need to participate more fully in Korean society. 

We've been bootstrapping our growth for almost 3 years now, and in that time we've gone from being a complete newcomer in the market to becoming the leading English magazine in Korea. Besides having the greatest subscribers in the world, we're sold at bookstores nationwide, we're in 8,000 hotel rooms, we're on 6 different airlines flying in and out of Korea and we're displayed in restaurants, bars and coffee shop chains nationwide, including Korea's largest chain, Caffe Bene. We've also got almost 5,000 Facebook Likes, over 800 Twitter Followers, 3,000 subscribers to our Weekly 10 Email, and typically 1,000 visitors to our website each day. We've accomplished all this by meeting the needs of what used to be a largely ignored population in Korea - English-speaking residents and tourists .

Our advertising revenue and subscriber base have grown steadily, but any money that we have earned has been plowed back into the magazine - hiring staff, printing more magazines, expanding pages and working harder than ever in order better serve our readers. Not one penny of profit has been realized to this day, and isn't likely to be for the foreseeable future. We're in this for the long haul and to fulfill our mission to help foreigners in Korea. And now we have a great project that will make our online presence instrumental to enjoying life in Korea! 

The Impact

We have planned a new and exciting interactive website that will be coming your way September 1st. This site will directly reflect our magazine:

• It will cover all of Korea.
• It will have the country's biggest and best Calendar - and now you'll be able to post your own events! 
• The massive Directory of the goods and services in Korea will allow you to post and review businesses in your area. 
• There will be a powerful Community functionality that will allow you to create your own groups for clubs and associations and keep up with your friends and organizations with the activity streams. 
• You'll be able to visit Forums to share your secrets about life in Korea.
• And a regional Classifieds, will allowing you to buy and sell your stuff with people near you where ever you are in Korea! Think global, act local!
  

Seoul, Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeju, Chungcheong, Jeolla and Gyeonggi - Where ever your are in Korea, you'll easily be able to find and review local events, restaurants, coffee shops, bars and shopping near you. Help us build a site that will become a useful resource and community center for English speakers in Korea for years to come, and we'll show you our appreciation in a variety of ways. 

What We Need & What You Get

Other Ways You Can Help

#1 Share! Email, Tweet, Like, Scrap, Digg, Blog, or whatever else spreads the word!  

#2 Are you an expert in design or development who would like to contribute? Do you want to help police/moderate the site so the trolls can't ruin it for everyone? Tell us how you'd like to participate at our 10mag.com site. 

#3 Visit our new site on September 1st and write your own review of your favorite restaurants, bars, coffee shops, shopping locations and more!