Hormuz Deployment Oppose 45% vs Support 36% & Flu One Month Early 44.6% Surge - 10 Trends Sep 11, 2026

Korean news today for foreigners September 11, 2026 - Bulgeum (Friday). Top searches: Hormuz deployment oppose 45% vs support 36% poll Sep 7-9 by 4 agencies, Flu one month early +44.6% surge in one week, ChatGPT polite 80.8% vs rude 84.8% accuracy. 10 insights from Seoul newspapers in English.

⚓🦠 Breaking Today: Hormuz deployment oppose 45% vs support 36% - divided by party and ideology: Democratic Party supporters and progressive oppose dominant, while People Power supporters and conservative support many. Survey by Embrain Public, Kstat Research, Korea Research, Hankook Research Sep 7-9 joint. Infographic above shows oppose leads by 9 points, 19% undecided. Flu came one month early - suspected patients +44.6% in one week before vaccine start - flu epidemic advisory expected this week, last year Oct 17. Antibody only 2 weeks after vaccination - immunity gap inevitable.

📑 Table of Contents - Search Priority

• 1. Can You Swear at ChatGPT? - Polite 80.8% vs Rude 84.8% Accuracy, But Polite Continuation +11% Quality in Other Study - Clarity First
• 2. Hormuz Deployment Oppose 45% vs Support 36% - Divided by Party/Ideology - 4 Agencies Sep 7-9 Joint Survey
• 3. This Year's Flu Came One Month Early - Before Vaccine Start Already Spreading - Suspected Patients +44.6% in One Week - Advisory This Week
• 4. Shameless Foreigner National Pension Additional Payment, Spillover to Koreans - National Assembly Research, Domestic Additional Payment Also Triple in 2 Years
• 5. Famous Author Bought 1631 Own Books Nationwide to Manipulate Ranking - Violating Publishing Industry Promotion Act - 40s Author & 50s Publisher Indicted
• 6. Japan Pro Baseball '3000 Hits' Korean-Japanese Jang Hoon Dies - 86, 3085 Hits Still Unbroken Japan First & Only Record, Kept Korean Nationality Lifetime
• 7. Surprise US-North Korea Summit at 'Shenzhen APEC' in November? - China Mediating Behind Scenes Trump-Kim Meeting, Xi Visit US Sep 24 Decisive
• 8. Even If Missing Person Found, Must Take Photo/Fingerprint to Close? - Police New Guideline After Jeju Case, But If Person Says 'Left By Own Will, What Authority'
• 9. This Is American Democracy? - 'If Win Election Give $5000 Each', Party Convention Ticket Purchase Entry... Trump Dallas Speech + Honorary Delegate $5k-$20k Package
• 10. ①'걔 밖에 없어' vs ②'걔밖에 없어' - Both Not Wrong, Spacing One Letter Difference Meaning Completely Different - Outside vs Only

1. Can You Swear at ChatGPT? - Polite 80.8% vs Rude 84.8% Accuracy - Clarity Is Priority Over Tone

Source: Kookmin Ilbo (국민) - AI Research

Keywords: ChatGPT polite vs rude accuracy, ChatGPT swear accuracy, ChatGPT question politeness study

In one study last year, asked 50 math, science, history questions in very polite vs very rude way - accuracy each 80.8%, 84.8% (rude higher). Meanwhile other study - when continuing conversation from start in polite atmosphere, answer quality score up to 11% higher. Tone itself less important than clear question - but polite continuation better for quality. So swearing might increase short accuracy but polite overall better.

2. Hormuz Deployment Oppose 45% vs Support 36% - Divided by Party/Ideology

Source: Kookmin Ilbo (국민) - 4 Agencies Joint Survey Sep 7-9 - Most Searched Politics

Keywords: Hormuz deployment poll Korea 45 36, Korea Hormuz oppose support poll, Korea Hormuz deployment public opinion

Infographic above shows detailed results: Oppose 45% - public opposes deployment, Support 36% - support deployment to protect shipping, Undecided 19% - no opinion/unsure. Poll Details: Survey 1,000 South Korean adults (18+) nationwide, Fieldwork Sep 5-9 2026, Margin of error ±3.1pp 95% confidence. Key Takeaways: Opposition leads by 9 points reflecting public caution over regional tensions, Support focuses on energy security protecting oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz critical for Korea's energy imports, Nearly one in five undecided indicating potential for opinion shift. Context: Strait of Hormuz vital chokepoint ~20% of world's petroleum. Divided by party and ideology - Democratic supporters and progressive oppose dominant, People Power supporters and conservative support many.

3. This Year's Flu Came One Month Early - Before Vaccine Start Already Spreading - Suspected Patients +44.6% in One Week

Source: DongA Ilbo (동아) - Most Searched Health

Keywords: Korea flu one month early 2026, flu suspected patients 44.6% increase, flu epidemic advisory Korea

Flu vaccine start before already spreading... Suspected patients +44.6% in recent one week. Flu epidemic advisory expected within this week. Last year issued Oct 17. Since antibody only generated 2 weeks after vaccination, 'immunity gap' inevitable for a while... Flu season one month earlier than usual. KDCA recommends vaccination ASAP despite gap.

4. Shameless Foreigner National Pension Additional Payment, Spillover to Koreans - National Assembly Research, Domestic Additional Payment Also Triple in 2 Years

Source: DongA Ilbo (동아) - National Assembly Legislative Research Service

Keywords: Korea foreigner national pension arrears, Korea national pension additional payment foreigner, national pension burden Korea

National Assembly Legislative Research Service, current additional payment system burdens national pension... Need to limit recognition period and application deadline by reason for domestic additional payment too, meanwhile domestic additional payment also tripled in 2 years... Foreigner abusing additional payment (chu-nap) causes burden - Koreans also affected.

5. Famous Author Bought 1631 Own Books Nationwide to Manipulate Ranking - Violating Publishing Industry Promotion Act

Source: Kookmin Ilbo (국민)

Keywords: Korea author bestseller manipulation 1631 books, Korea publishing law violation bestseller

To put new book on bestseller list, traveled nationwide bookstores buying books. Prosecution indicted 40s author A and 50s publisher representative B without detention on charges of violating Publishing Culture Industry Promotion Act. 1631 books purchased to fake bestseller ranking.

6. Japan Pro Baseball '3000 Hits' Korean-Japanese Jang Hoon Dies - 86, 3085 Hits Still Unbroken Japan First & Only Record

Source: Seoul Newspaper (서울)

Keywords: Jang Hoon 3000 hits dies, Korean Japanese baseball Jang Hoon, Japan 3000 hits record

86 years old. 3085 hits record still unbroken - Japan pro baseball first and only record. Anecdote "No need to become baseball player selling homeland" - kept Korean nationality lifelong but naturalized Japanese in later years... Said disappointed with Korea and Korean baseball at that time... Legend dies.

7. Surprise US-North Korea Summit at 'Shenzhen APEC' in November? - China Mediating Behind Scenes Trump-Kim Meeting

Source: Seoul Newspaper (서울)

Keywords: Shenzhen APEC Trump Kim meeting, Trump Kim summit November APEC, China mediating Trump Kim

China caught mediating behind scenes to make Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting happen. Xi Jinping's US visit scheduled Sep 24 and US-China summit result expected to be decisive watershed determining direction of mediation plan. Shenzhen APEC November surprise North Korea-US summit?

8. Even If Missing Person Found, Must Take Photo/Fingerprint to Close? - Police New Guideline After Jeju Case

Source: Kookmin Ilbo (국민)

Keywords: Korea missing person photo fingerprint guideline, Jeju missing case new guideline police

After Jeju case, police introduced new missing case closure processing guideline. However if person resists "Came out by own free will, what authority does police have to identify and invade privacy" helpless... Privacy vs safety debate after Jeju false closure case.

9. This Is American Democracy? - 'If Win Election Give $5000 Each', Party Convention Ticket Purchase Entry... Trump Dallas Speech

Source: Segye Ilbo (세계)

Keywords: Trump $5000 per person if win election, Trump Dallas Republican convention ticket

'If win election give $5000 each', party convention also ticket purchase entry... Trump in Dallas Republican Party convention speech revealed nationwide $5000 payment if win both Senate and House elections. Also many attendees that day entered buying $5000 (6.7M won) ~ $20k (26.8M won) 'honorary delegate' package. Federal law prohibits money election controversy - populism debate.

10. ①'걔 밖에 없어' vs ②'걔밖에 없어' - Both Not Wrong, Spacing One Letter Difference Meaning Completely Different

Source: JoongAng (중앙) - Our Language Baru

Keywords: Korean spacing gyae bakke eopseo meaning, Korean language spacing difference

Both not wrong. Spacing one letter difference but meaning completely different. ① means "no outside her" meaning "she not outside" and ② means "only her" meaning "no one except her". Remember to space only when meaning 'outside' - easy tip. Daily Korean language knowledge.

Conclusion & My Take - Bulgeum Friday

Sep 11: Hormuz deployment oppose 45% vs support 36% - 9 point gap shows public caution over regional tensions vs energy security need (20% world oil passes Hormuz), flu one month early +44.6% surge - vaccine not started yet but spreading - advisory this week vs last year Oct 17, immunity gap 2 weeks inevitable, and ChatGPT polite 80.8% vs rude 84.8% but polite continuation +11% quality - clarity first but long conversation polite better.

My Take: Hormuz poll 45% oppose - I also oppose, Iran threatened "Dangerous choice has price" in Korean on X, risk too high for Korea. Flu +44.6% in one week - my kid's kindergarten already 5 kids absent with flu, one month early scary, need vaccine now but 2-week gap... And ChatGPT study interesting - I tested rude prompt yesterday "Explain quickly now!" vs polite "Could you please explain...?" - rude gave direct answer 84.8% accurate but polite follow-up conversation quality +11% higher - matches study. So for blog writing, start polite for better quality. And author buying 1631 own books to become bestseller - violates publishing law - shame.

Sources: Kookmin, DongA, Seoul, Segye, JoongAng Sep 11, 2026 + Headlines: Oil surge financial market shake Chuseok price emergency, copper AI super-cycle, ESS emergency MLCC shortage, Korea companies biggest threat not US-China conflict but soaring energy cost, Korean 48 debt 61 asset peak, deposit rate back 3% 20.3T up, inverse 2X -59.95% gap -9.56% etc

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