Korean
Korean cards are manufactured by Daewon for distribution in South Korea. The first seven sets with Korean prints (Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon, Starter Deck: Yugi, Starter Deck: Kaiba, Metal Raiders, Spell Ruler, Pharaoh's Servant, and Tournament Pack: 1st Season) were printed with card numbers containing the region code K; all subsequent sets have used the region code KR.
Being part of the OCG, Korean cards follow Japanese printing schedules. However, they also follow some TCG product lines, such as the Hidden Arsenal series, and have a few exclusive sets and cards.
The classic sets Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon to Ancient Sanctuary were released rapidly, one after another, in an effort to catch up with the 5-year-old game at the time. They were released the same as the TCG, having both First and Unlimited Edition prints. They used the same rarities, and the Secret Rare cards had the TCG foiling, with diagonal lines. Once all those sets were out they started following the Japanese products more closely, this among other things prompted the Secret Rare foiling change to the OCG cross-style format. So by the time the Unlimited Editions from those eleven sets were reprinted, the Secret Rares had a foiling change, and that way they can be distinguished from original Unlimited prints.
When Ultimate Rare cards were introduced to Main Sets for the TCG in Soul of the Duelist, they did so for Korean as well. From Soul of the Duelist up to Enemy of Justice they followed the TCG format of having all the Rare, Super Rare and Ultra Rare cards also as Ultimate Rare. This changed in Power of the Duelist where the Rare cards were left out to follow the Japanese format of only the foil cards being available in Ultimate Rare. But unlike with the Classic sets, later and modern reprints of those sets remain the same, and the Rare cards can still appear as Ultimate Rare.
Korean cards have their own backing, with the first Korean logo. They use a terminology translated from Japanese, but they are formatted with the TCG style. For example, the type line "[Dragon/Synchro/Effect]" is written "[드래곤족/싱크로/효과]", using a slash instead of a middle dot as in the Japanese style ([드래곤족・싱크로/효과]); the copyright text on the bottom-right corner is English. They also use censored TCG artworks, though the Korean-dubbed shows have uncensored OCG artworks.
Near the end of Series 9, the last packs with both 1st and Unlimited Editions were released, after that, only Unlimited Edition packs were. Around the time of the release for LINK VRAINS Pack, the number of packs per box for Secondary Sets was reduced from 30 to 15 to coincide with the Japanese number. And for Main Sets it was done with the release of Dark Neostorm, this also marked the change from the Standing-style box with a single row of 40 packs, to the flat two-pile style with 30 packs only; again, just like the Japanese format. These changes and some others are being made to homogenize Korea and Japan, but some rarities and many promotional items are still exclusive to Japan.
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Currently 611 sets have been printed in Korean.
| Set | Korean name | Prefix | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Deck: Kaiba | SDK-K | 9 December 2003 | |
| Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon | 푸른 눈의 백룡의 전설 | LOB-K | 9 December 2003 |
| Starter Deck: Yugi | SDY-K | 9 December 2003 | |
| Metal Raiders | 강철의 습격자 | MRD-K | 9 March 2004 |
| Spell Ruler | 마법의 지배자 | SRL-K | 7 May 2004 |
| Pharaoh's Servant | 파라오의 사도 | PSV-K | 19 June 2004 |
| Tournament Pack: 1st Season | 토너먼트 팩 1 | TP1-K | 4 August 2004 |
| Duel Master's Guide promotional cards | 마스터즈 가이드 | DMG-KR | 9 August 2004 |
| Starter Deck: Pegasus | SDP-KR | 16 August 2004 | |
| Starter Deck: Joey | SDJ-KR | 16 August 2004 | |
| Labyrinth of Nightmare | 악몽의 미궁 | LON-KR | 2 September 2004 |
| Legacy of Darkness | 어둠의 유산 | LOD-KR | 18 October 2004 |
| Tournament Pack: 2nd Season | 토너먼트 팩 2 | TP2-KR | 28 November 2004 |
| Pharaonic Guardian | 왕가의 수호자 | PGD-KR | 14 December 2004 |
| Card Guide Book promotional cards | 유희왕 오피셜 카드게임 카드 공략집 | YC1-KR | 18 December 2004 |
| Exclusive Pack | 영화 한정 팩 | EP1-KR | 18 February 2005 |
| Magician's Force | 매지션의 힘 | MFC-KR | 8 March 2005 |
| Movie Pack | 유희왕 극장판 빛의 피라미드 입장자 특전 카드 | MOV-KR | 1 April 2005 |
| Starter Deck: Yugi Evolution | SYE-KR | 12 April 2005 | |
| Starter Deck: Kaiba Evolution | SKE-KR | 12 April 2005 | |
| Dark Crisis | 암흑의 위협 | DCR-KR | 2 May 2005 |
| Invasion of Chaos | 혼돈의 지배 | IOC-KR | 28 June 2005 |
| Ancient Sanctuary | 천공의 성역 | AST-KR | 27 August 2005 |
| Soul of the Duelist | 듀얼리스트의 투혼 | SOD-KR | 4 November 2005 |
| Structure Deck: Special Set | 스트럭처 덱 － 스페셜 세트 － 특전 카드 | SDS-KR | 15 December 2005 |
| Structure Deck: Zombie Madness | SD2-KR | 15 December 2005 | |
| Structure Deck: Dragon's Roar | SD1-KR | 15 December 2005 | |
| Rise of Destiny | 운명의 시작 | RDS-KR | 7 February 2006 |
| Tournament Pack: 3rd Season | 토너먼트 팩 3 | TP3-KR | 5 March 2006 |
| Beginner's Edition 1 | 비기너즈 팩 1 | BP1-KR | 11 April 2006 |
| Structure Deck: Fury from the Deep | SD4-KR | 29 April 2006 | |
| Structure Deck: Blaze of Destruction | SD3-KR | 29 April 2006 | |
| Structure Deck: Special Set 2 | 스트럭처 덱 － 스페셜 세트 － 특전 카드 | SDS-KR | 29 April 2006 |
| Tournament Pack 4 | 토너먼트 팩 4 | TP4-KR | 14 May 2006 |
| Flaming Eternity | 영원한 화염 | FET-KR | 19 May 2006 |
| Expert Edition Volume.1 | 하이 그레이드 팩１ | HGP1-KR | 6 July 2006 |
| The Lost Millennium | 잃어버린 천년 | TLM-KR | 29 August 2006 |
| Tournament Pack 5 | 토너먼트 팩 5 | TP5-KR | 17 September 2006 |
| Beginner's Edition 2 | 비기너즈팩2 | BP2-KR | 28 September 2006 |
| Expert Edition Volume.2 | 하이그레이드팩２ | HGP2-KR | 17 November 2006 |
| Structure Deck: Warrior's Triumph | SD5-KR | 5 December 2006 | |
| Academy Duel Disk (set) | 듀얼디스크 GX 특전 카드 | DSK1-KR | 18 December 2006 |
| Structure Deck: Warrior's Triumph Special Edition | SD5-KRSE | 22 January 2007 | |
| Cybernetic Revolution | 사이버 혁명 | CRV-KR | 5 February 2007 |
| Duelist Pack: Chazz Princeton | 듀얼리스트 팩 —만죠메 편— | DP2-KR | 2 May 2007 |
| Duelist Pack: Jaden Yuki | 듀얼리스트 팩 —주다이 편— | DP1-KR | 2 May 2007 |
| Elemental Energy | 절대원소의 힘 | EEN-KR | 17 May 2007 |
| Tactical Evolution | 전술의 발전 | TAEV-KR | 8 June 2007 |
| Structure Deck: Spellcaster's Judgment | SD6-KR | 16 June 2007 | |
| Shadow of Infinity | 무한의 그림자 | SOI-KR | 3 July 2007 |
| ... further results | |||
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A Korean Premiere exclusive
Korean OCG Backing
