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How do I see Google Korea the way a visitor in South Korea does?
To see Google Korea (google.co.kr) results as a searcher in South Korea sees them, send the search through a Korean residential IP, signed out, with hl=ko&gl=kr in the URL. Google is the second search engine in many Korean SEO plans, next to Naver, and its results differ from both Naver and foreign Google views. JapanProxies sells Korean residential IPs with country code kr, paid in crypto, no KYC. As of October 2026, 1 GB costs $2.62 and plans from 100 GB cost $0.50/GB; IPs are chosen by country, with optional city targeting (city availability varies).
Google Korea at a glance
| Site | google.co.kr |
|---|---|
| Run by | Google LLC |
| Type | Search engine |
| Country | South Korea |
| Proxy username | USERNAME-country-kr (add -session-ID-ttl-30 to keep one IP) |
| Targeting | Country, with optional city (-city-NAME); city availability varies |
| JapanProxies price | $2.62 for 1 GB, $6.60 for 10 GB, traffic never expires |
What is Google Korea?
Google serves South Korea on google.co.kr, in Korean by default. In Korea it competes with Naver, so most brands track both: Naver for its sections and Korean-hosted content, Google for websites and international pages.
Google's Korean results favour Korean-language pages and Korean businesses for searchers in South Korea, and they can differ a lot from what the same query returns abroad.
What changes when you open Google Korea from a Korean IP?
- Which pages rank. Rankings for searchers located in South Korea.
- Ads. Google Ads campaigns targeted at South Korea, with their text and landing pages.
- Local results. Businesses near the area Google infers from the IP.
- Language and currency. Korean interface and prices in won in shopping results.
What does a Korean IP not change on Google Korea?
- Your account history. Stay signed out and use a clean browser profile.
- The exact area. City targeting (
-city-seoul) gets an IP in that city when one is online, and city availability varies; the site may still infer a nearby area from other signals. - Saved settings. Old cookies can keep another language. Start each check in a fresh session.
What can you legitimately check on Google Korea?
- Track your Korean pages on Google next to your Naver visibility.
- Check your Google Ads in South Korea: text, extensions, landing page.
- Test that your Korean pages (hreflang
ko-KR) are the ones shown to searchers in Korea. - Review your brand's knowledge panel and reviews as seen from Korea.
More examples in our guide to local search result checks.
What do Google Korea's rules say about automated access?
Google's terms of service do not allow automated access that ignores the machine-readable instructions on its pages, and the robots.txt of google.co.kr disallows /search for all robots. Keep proxy checks manual and occasional.
Google Search Console gives clicks, impressions and positions by country for your own site, and the Ad Preview and Diagnosis tool in Google Ads previews ads for a chosen location. Use a Korean residential IP to see the full page as a searcher in Korea does, next to your Naver checks.
Our own acceptable use policy applies too: public pages only, no sign-in on someone else's behalf, and respect for each site's decisions about access.
Which proxy settings should I use for Google Korea?
- Username:
USERNAME-country-kr-session-check1-ttl-30. - In the browser, open:
https://www.google.co.kr/search?q=YOUR+QUERY&hl=ko&gl=kr. - Browser language:
Accept-Language: ko-KR,ko;q=0.9. - Keep checks manual and occasional.
Connect to gw.japanproxies.com on port 7777 (HTTP and HTTPS) or 7778 (SOCKS5), with the username and password from your dashboard. Without a session ID, each new connection can leave from a different Korean IP.
# 1. Confirm the exit is in South Korea (the response shows the IP and its country)
curl -x http://USERNAME-country-kr-session-check1-ttl-30:[email protected]:7777 https://ipinfo.io/json
# 2. Open the page by hand in a browser set to the same proxy and session
# (Firefox steps in /guides/setup/): keep this check manual.How much does a Korean residential IP cost?
The same plans cover Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with no country surcharge. Occasional checks of Google Korea rarely need more than 5 GB; a page usually weighs a few hundred kilobytes to a few megabytes with images. Larger plans, down to $0.50/GB, are on the pricing page.
Light
5 GB
$4.95
$0.99/GB
- Occasional rank and ad checks
- All four countries
- Traffic never expires
Standard
10 GB
$6.60
$0.66/GB
- Weekly checks for one market
- All four countries
- Traffic never expires
In every plan: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong · Rotating and sticky sessions · HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 · Traffic never expires
Google Korea: common questions
Should I track Google or Naver in South Korea?
Both, for most brands. Naver is South Korea's largest portal and shows its own sections and Korean-hosted content, while Google matters for websites, international pages and many younger or technical searchers. Their results for the same keyword are often very different.
Is hl=ko&gl=kr enough without a Korean IP?
It sets the language and the country to favour, but local results and ads also depend on the IP's location. A Korean residential IP gives the view a searcher in South Korea gets.
Can I choose Seoul or Busan?
JapanProxies offers city targeting on every plan: add -city-seoul or -city-busan after -country-kr in the username. City availability varies, and Google Korea may also use other signals to place a visit, so treat the result as that city's general view. For ads in one city, the Ad Preview and Diagnosis tool in Google Ads lets you choose a precise location.
More local site checks in South Korea
South Korea
Sources (3)
- Google Terms of Service — Google (checked 2026-10-13)
- Performance report (Search results) — Google Search Console Help (checked 2026-10-13)
- www.google.co.kr/robots.txt — www.google.co.kr (checked 2026-10-13)
See Google Korea as a visitor in South Korea does
Korean residential IPs, paid in crypto, no KYC. Traffic never expires.