Live it.
Speak it.
Korean, in virtual Korea

Not from a textbook — from the heart of Seoul. Walk through KoLuv's 3D Hanok Village and learn Korean with live tutors and an AI teaching assistant.

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3
AI assistant patents filed
3 languages
English · Japanese · Chinese
360°
Photoreal virtual Korea
ConversationHonorifics coaching360° travelAI assistant
AILive Teaching Assistant
Points out grammar and nuance in your native language, right during class.
🏛 Photoreal 3D hanok — Korea Heritage Service data✦ 3 patents filed for the AI teaching assistant🌐 English · Japanese · Chinese supported
ABOUT KOLUV

What is
KoLuv?

KoLuv isn't a Korean learning platform — it's a virtual Korea you live in, in Korean. As your own character, you enter the Hanok Village: take lessons with tutors in the classroom, revisit past lessons in the review room, and chat in Korean with friends from around the world at the Gyeongbokgung café. We built it on one belief: language grows in situations, not classrooms.

Photoreal 3D Hanok Village (official Korea Heritage Service data)
Lessons, review, and community — all in one village
A character that grows as you learn

"Korean doesn't grow in classrooms — it grows in situations. So we built those situations into one village."

Photoreal 3D
Hanok Village built from official Korea Heritage Service data
3 patents
Dual-screen AI teaching assistant technology
6 levels
Conversation-first KoLuv certification test
₩0
Free talking at the Gyeongbokgung café — always free
WHY KOLUV

What makes us different 2 things

01 · AI Teaching AssistantBETA

An AI assistant that helps in your language, mid-lesson

While you talk with your tutor, the AI assistant listens in real time. Your screen shows grammar points, examples, and how Korean differs — in your native language. Your tutor's screen shows teaching tips and cultural nuance. Same lesson, different help — this dual-screen structure is KoLuv's patented technology.

English · Japanese · ChineseLive honorifics & relationship coaching3 patents filed
Student viewTutor view
02 · 360° Virtual Korea

Your lesson backdrop is the destination — 360° virtual Korea

Gyeongbokgung today, the Han River next week. Your lesson background is a 360° photoreal panorama your tutor pans around as you explore together. Instead of hearing "this is Gwanghwamun," you learn standing right there — together.

Shared viewpoint with your tutorSituational dialogue by placeNo chroma key compositing
사진: 한국관광공사 김지호 · 공공누리 제1유형
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TUTOR PROGRAM

KoLuv tutors are different

Every KoLuv tutor must complete our in-house training program and pass verification before opening a class. We train not just Korean knowledge, but how to teach from the student's native-language point of view.

1

Application & Credentials

We verify education, certifications (Korean language teaching, etc.), and experience.

2

KoLuv Teaching Method

Contrastive linguistics basics (native-language pitfalls), AI assistant usage, 360° lesson flow.

3

Mock Lesson Evaluation

Demo lessons are scored against a rubric; passing earns certification.

4

Certified Practice + Coaching

Quarterly feedback based on lesson reviews, plus a certified badge.

Meet our certified tutors

RecommendedSpecialtyLanguagesPrice
Minjun ChoiKoLuv Certified
Korean Teacher Cert. Level 2
Pronunciation specialist — hear the difference in a month.
PronunciationBeginner
4.9 (156)₩25,000/lesson
He explained pronunciation differences based on my native language — it clicked fast.
🇺🇸 J.
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Seoyeon KimKoLuv Certified
Korean Teacher Cert. Level 2
Business Korean — honorifics that hold up in meetings.
BusinessHonorifics
4.9 (214)₩25,000/lesson
We role-played real meeting phrases, and they worked right away at my job.
🇺🇸 M.
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Jihoon ParkKoLuv Certified
Korean Teacher Cert. Level 1
TOPIK high-score strategy + real speaking practice.
TOPIKTest prep
4.8 (187)₩25,000/lesson
Passed TOPIK level 6! The AI assistant's notes were my best review material.
🇨🇳 W.
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From booking to class, in five steps

STEP 1
Pick from the tutor carousel

Compare tutors with reviews side by side

STEP 2
Book a slot

A weekly grid shown in your time zone

STEP 3
Pay or use a lesson pass

Free changes & cancellation up to 24h before

STEP 4
Walk the village or jump in

Stroll in as your character, or join instantly in the browser

STEP 5
360° lesson + AI assistant

In front of Gyeongbokgung, with help in your language

KOLUV KOREAN TEST Coming soon

Prove what you've learned —
the KoLuv Certification Test

Built on your lesson, review, and community activity data, our certification test focuses on real conversation. It measures not grammar scores but "Korean that works in real situations" — honorifics, relationship speech, and handling the moment.

First Steps1

Hangul · greetings · introducing yourself

Daily Life2

Shopping · ordering · directions

Conversation3

Casual talk with friends, expressing feelings

Relationships4

Switching honorifics, workplace & elders

Living5

Following news & dramas, joining debates

Local6

Nuance · humor · speaking indirectly

Speaking-first evaluationDual scoring: AI + certified tutorsDigital certificate (shareable)
LEVEL UP

As your Korean grows,
so does your character

Pick your character when you first enter. Lessons, review, café chats, certification tests — every activity earns XP, and leveling up unlocks items like hanbok, hanok props, and hairstyles. The character you raise in the village becomes your Korean résumé.

Lv.1 · You today
Lv.3 · Modern hanbok unlocked
Lv.6 · Traditional attire master
+XP Attend lessons+XP Finish reviews+XP Café free talking+XP Pass the test+XP Daily streak

Choose from 10 characters · Change anytime at the info center · Levels sync with the certification test

COMMUNITY · FREE

No lesson today?
The village is still open

Free-talk in Korean with learners worldwide at a café modeled on Gyeongbokgung. Joining is free. Tables by level, tables by topic, and surprise tutor visits — when studying alone wears you out, come hang out in the village.

Free to joinJoin as your characterCafé activity earns XP too
Peek into the café

Level Tables

Chat comfortably with learners at your level.

Topic Tables

K-dramas · food · travel — today's topic.

Tutor Time Weekly, planned

Certified tutors join in, for free.

PRICING Beta pricing

Simple lesson passes

1 Lesson
₩25,000
One lesson · start light
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Most popular5 Lessons
₩115,000
₩23,000 per lesson · 8% off
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10 Lessons
₩220,000
₩22,000 per lesson · 12% off
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Café & village entry are always free · Free changes & cancellation up to 24h before class

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