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shakuhachi
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Sydney
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 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:02 pm Post subject: Korean Identification Number - Annoying |
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Everytime I want to register on a Korean site, it always demands a Korean identification number. And of course, I dont have one.
Is there any way around this? Or a system to generate fake numbers?
By the way, I tried to post on MITHRIDATES' site, but the same thing happen. Help me out guys. |
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Psy
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
Location: Hongdae
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the sites require the ID number, but some like cyworld allow foreigners to register. Ironically, it's all in Korean so reading and typing in the language would be a requirement unless you have a Korean friend.
Mithridates helped me out with cyworld. Thanks again. |
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Shincheon_Blues
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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There was a post on this topic before, but I couldn't find it with the search option. At any rate, I have do have a Korean ID generating program I'd be happy to send you. You'll need to run it on a PC with Korean Windows, extract your number and surf.
PM me if you want it. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Psy wrote: |
Most of the sites require the ID number, but some like cyworld allow foreigners to register. Ironically, it's all in Korean so reading and typing in the language would be a requirement unless you have a Korean friend.
Mithridates helped me out with cyworld. Thanks again. |
Yup cyworld has an option to register as a foreigner, so you don't need that number.
Give ya a hint if your korean sucks arse, just read the bottom left hand part of your browser where it tells you what the link ID is, as you put the mouse over it.
Example, if you put your mouse over "GENERAL DISCUSSION FORUM"
You see http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/..." and some other stuff right?
Usually can help you a lot on Korean websites. Or just learn Korean  |
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wylde
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| your korean id number is on your alien card |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Shincheon_Blues wrote: |
There was a post on this topic before, but I couldn't find it with the search option. At any rate, I have do have a Korean ID generating program I'd be happy to send you. You'll need to run it on a PC with Korean Windows, extract your number and surf.
PM me if you want it. |
I've got a couple as well, but they don't generate a name and the two seem somehow related. . . |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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YOur korean id number is the same asyour foriegner number.
it starts with the year of your birth then month and then day. then the other numbers are just random. |
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Shincheon_Blues
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Not everyone is in Korea, and if I remember the old post, there was a problem with the foreigner ID working on Korean websites. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Shincheon_Blues wrote: |
| Not everyone is in Korea, and if I remember the old post, there was a problem with the foreigner ID working on Korean websites. |
But does your program generate a name as well?
Enquiring minds want to know. |
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Shincheon_Blues
Joined: 16 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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I got it from another poster on this forum who used it and said it worked for him. I have never used it myself though. I won't bother looking at a Korean site that asks me to go through any registration process. I'm too impatient.
You can download it here: http://www.autobanners.net/korean/korenid.zip
Post if it works out for you. If it doesn't, I'll take it down so no one wastes their time with it. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Nope. Doesn't generate a name. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Your foreigner ID won't work.
The korean ID system uses some type of mathematical formula that matches name to number.
Since our names are English well...
Pretty stupid I admit...be glad when they realize it doesn't really help them against fraud when people can use fake names/ids. |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| you need a corresponding name for it to work... without it you are screwed.. foreign id numbers dont work either |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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According to dad, the first 6 digits reflect date of birth.
Up until recently, there were numbers corresponding to where you were born (certain numbers for Seoul, Busan, etc) and for gender.
These have been scrambled so that they are now pretty much completely random.
jae. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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| jaebea wrote: |
According to dad, the first 6 digits reflect date of birth.
Up until recently, there were numbers corresponding to where you were born (certain numbers for Seoul, Busan, etc) and for gender.
These have been scrambled so that they are now pretty much completely random.
jae. |
Actually the sex of the baby is still in the number
before a 1xxxxxxx mean a boy and a 2xxxxxxx meant a girl
Now it is 3xxxxxxx means a boy and 4xxxxxxxx means a girl
They ran out of the old numbers. That is why they had to redo our ARC because our old #s started with a 3 or 4. |
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