South Korean dailies run 'Today's Fortune' horoscope columns for October 9 and 10
In short
Chosun Ilbo, Maeil Business, Korea Economic Daily and Dong-A Ilbo published their daily 'Today's Fortune' horoscope columns for October 9 and October 10, 2026. The columns give readings by zodiac animal and, in Chosun Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo, by birth year.
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Several South Korean newspapers published their daily 'Today's Fortune' horoscope columns for October 9 and 10, 2026. Chosun Ilbo and Maeil Business ran columns for Friday, October 9, both giving the lunar date as August 29. Chosun Ilbo, Korea Economic Daily and Dong-A Ilbo ran columns for October 10. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Chosun Ilbo said its column is written by Han So-pyeong (한소평) of Geumo Sanbang (金烏山房), who has written it since 2017, with readings by zodiac animal and age. Dong-A Ilbo's column also gives readings by zodiac animal and birth year, while Korea Economic Daily's column for October 10 offers readings by zodiac animal on topics such as family, work, friends and finances. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The columns are a routine daily feature in South Korean newspapers rather than a news event. The documents give no basis for wider significance.
Key facts
- Chosun Ilbo published its 'Today's Fortune' column for Friday, October 9 (lunar calendar August 29) and Saturday, October 10 (lunar calendar August 30). [ 1 , 3 ]
- Chosun Ilbo's column is written by Han So-pyeong (한소평) of Geumo Sanbang (金烏山房), who has written it since 2017, according to the paper. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Maeil Business published its 'Today's Fortune' column for October 9, 2026 (lunar calendar August 29). [ 2 ]
- Korea Economic Daily published a horoscope by zodiac animal for Saturday, October 10, 2026. [ 4 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo published its 'Today's Fortune' column for October 10, with readings by zodiac animal and birth year. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- No open questions in the coverage so far.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- October 8: Chosun Ilbo publishes its horoscope column for October 9. [ 1 ]
- October 8: Maeil Business publishes its horoscope column for October 9. [ 2 ]
- October 9: Chosun Ilbo publishes its horoscope column for October 10. [ 3 ]
- October 10: Korea Economic Daily publishes its horoscope by zodiac animal for October 10. [ 4 ]
- October 10: Dong-A Ilbo publishes its horoscope column for October 10. [ 5 ]