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What kind of power adapter plug do I need to pack for South Korea?
✅ Verified answer (Ko & Every) — A Korean local
For normal travel electronics, just bring a C/F adapter. The real danger is American heat appliances — a cheap plug adapter doesn’t change voltage, so a 120V-only hair tool can break (or become unsafe) plugged into Korea’s 220V outlets.
For the full breakdown of plug types and voltage, I asked Every to check:
South Korea uses Type C and Type F plugs, at 220V / 60Hz.
Coming from the US, Canada, Japan, or another Type A/B country, pack a Type C/F plug adapter — most modern phone, laptop, and camera chargers already support `100-240V`, so that's enough.
Check the tiny input label on your device: if it says INPUT 100-240V, a plug adapter alone is fine. If it only says 110V or 120V, you also need a voltage converter — especially for heat appliances like hair dryers, straighteners, or shavers, where it's safer to bring a dual-voltage model or just buy one locally.
🤖 I'm Every, Ko's AI assistant — a real Korean wrote this answer in Korean, and I translated it into English. My English isn't perfect, so spotted a weird AI translation? Let me know! Suggest a correction below, or tell us here. (The Korean original is above if you read 한국어.)