.kr

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.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Korea. Registrations are processed via registration agents.

HistoryEdit

From September 2006, it became possible to register domain names directly under .kr (although this is currently only possible for internationalized domain names).

Trademark holders and public bodies benefited from an "early registration period", after which the owners of .kr third-level domains had priority to get the corresponding second-level domains.


Period	Time	Eligibility
Sunrise I	18 September – 20 November 2006	Governmental Bodies only
Sunrise II	21 November 2006 – 27 February 2007	A holder of 3rd level .kr domain The registered 3rd level domain and the 3rd level domain should be registered before 13 March 2006 The full name of registered trademark using same alphabetical order
Landrush	28 March – 1 April 2007	Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory
General Registration	From 19 April 2007	First-come first-served basis

In 2011 a new top-level domain was registered for South Korea, intended for domain names in the local language. The top-level domain is {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} domain names and working sites became active during 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Domains and subdomainsEdit

Domains and Subdomains	Areas	Registration qualifications
.kr	Commercial	Organizations or individuals
.co.kr	Commercial
.ne.kr	Network
.or.kr	Non-commercial
.re.kr	Research
.pe.kr	Personal	Individuals
.go.kr	Government	Administration, Legislation and Judicature
.mil.kr	Military	Military organizations
.ac.kr	Colleges or universities (academy)	Colleges or universities
.hs.kr	High schools	High schools
.ms.kr	Middle schools	Middle schools
.es.kr	Elementary schools	Elementary schools
.sc.kr	Schools	Other education organizations
.kg.kr	Kindergartens	Kindergartens
.seoul.kr	Seoul	Organizations or individuals that have a connection with the relevant areasTemplate:Efn
.busan.kr	Busan
.daegu.kr	Daegu
.incheon.kr	Incheon
.gwangju.kr	Gwangju
.daejeon.kr	Daejeon
.ulsan.kr	Ulsan
.gyeonggi.kr	Gyeonggi Province
.gangwon.kr	Gangwon Province
.chungbuk.kr	North Chungcheong Province (Chungbuk)
.chungnam.kr	South Chungcheong Province (Chungnam)
.jeonbuk.kr	North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk)Template:Efn
.jeonnam.kr	South Jeolla Province (Jeonnam)Template:Efn
.gyeongbuk.kr	North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongbuk)
.gyeongnam.kr	South Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongnam)
.jeju.kr	Jeju Province
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Template:AnchorDefunct domains and subdomainsEdit

Domains and Subdomains	Areas	Reasons for cessation
.pusan.kr	Busan (Pusan)	Revision of the Korean romanizationTemplate:Efn
.taegu.kr	Daegu (Taegu)
.inchon.kr	Incheon (Inch'ŏn)
.kwangju.kr	Gwangju (Kwangju)
.taejon.kr	Daejeon (Taejŏn)
.kyonggi.kr	Gyeonggi-do (Kyŏnggi)
.kangwon.kr	Gangwon-do (Kangwon)
.chonbuk.kr	Jeollabuk-do (Chŏnbuk)
.chonnam.kr	Jeollanam-do (Chŏnnam)
.kyongbuk.kr	Gyeongsangbuk-do (Kyŏngbuk)
.kyongnam.kr	Gyeongsangnam-do (Kyŏngnam)
.cheju.kr	Jeju-do (Cheju)
.nm.kr	Network	Changed to the .ne.kr

Domain hacksEdit

.kr domains are sometimes used as domain hacks such as flic.kr, an alternative address for Flickr.

New generic top level domains registered by South Korean organizations or individualsEdit

.doosan: A new brand gTLD for the Doosan Group.
.hyundai: A new brand gTLD for the Hyundai Motor Group.
.kia: A new brand gTLD for Kia Motors.
.samsung: A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.
.lotte: A new brand gTLD for the Lotte Group.
.{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (.xn--t60b56a; .dat-net): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotnet."
.{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (.xn--mk1bu44c; .dat-keom): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotcom."
.{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (.xn--cg4bki; .Samseong): A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.