SPAM dikonsumsi secara luas di [[Korea Selatan]] selama [[Perang Korea]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Oh|first1=Hye-In|last2=Choi|first2=Eun-Kyoung|last3=Jeon|first3=Eun-Yeoung|last4=Cho|first4=Mi-Sook|last5=Oh|first5=Ji-Eun|date=2019|title=An Exploratory Research for Reduction of Sodium of Korean HMR Product -Analysis on Labeling of Guk, Tang, Jjigae HMR Products in Korea-|url=https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201909469055079.page|journal=The Journal of the Korea Contents Association|volume=19|issue=3|pages=510–519|doi=10.5392/JKCA.2019.19.03.510|issn=1598-4877}}</ref> dan popularitasnya menyebabkan terciptanya SPAM [[gimbap]] (nasi dan sayuran gulung [[Gulma laut (makanan)|rumput laut]]) dalam [[Hidangan Korea|masakan Korea]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=오혜인|last2=최은경|last3=전은영|last4=조미숙|last5=오지은|date=March 2019|title=국내 HMR제품의 나트륨 저감화를 위한 탐색적 분석 :국내 국, 탕, 찌개류 HMR제품의 라벨 분석을 중심으로|url=https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07994794|access-date=2021-04-04|journal=한국콘텐츠학회논문지|volume=19|issue=3|pages=510–519|language=ko}}</ref> Karena kelangkaan ikan dan produk gimbap tradisional lainnya seperti [[kimci]] atau kubis yang [[Fermentasi|difermentasi]], SPAM ditambahkan ke gulungan nasi dengan kimci dan mentimun dan dibungkus dengan rumput laut.
SPAM juga digunakan oleh [[Angkatan Bersenjata Amerika Serikat|tentara Amerika]] di Korea Selatan sebagai sarana perdagangan barang, jasa, atau informasi di sekitar pangkalan mereka.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/09/05/in-korea-its-spam-time-of-year/| title = In Korea, It's Spam Time of Year| newspaper = Wall Street Journal| date = September 5, 2014| access-date = August 4, 2017| archive-date = December 1, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201133331/https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/09/05/in-korea-its-spam-time-of-year/| url-status = live| last1 = Hall| first1 = Joshua}}</ref> Di [[Korea Selatan]], SPAM ({{ko-hhrm|hangul= 스팸 |rr=seupaem}}, berlisensi dari Hormel oleh [[CJ CheilJedang]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cj.co.kr/cj-kr/brands/spam|title=스팸 (SPAM)|publisher=[[CJ CheilJedang]]|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102175715/http://www.cj.co.kr/cj-kr/brands/spam|url-status=live}}</ref> berhasil populer<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hong|first1=Hee-Ok|last2=Kim|first2=Jung-Yoon|last3=Lee|first3=Jung-Sug|date=2006|title=Survey on Korean Food Preference of College Students in Seoul - Focused on Side Dishes -|url=https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO200603043148872.page|journal=Journal of Nutrition and Health|volume=39|issue=7|pages=707–713|issn=2288-3886}}</ref> dengan konsumsi hampir semua mayoritas penduduk.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kim|first1=Hye-Young L.|last2=Kang|first2=Nam-E.|date=2005|title=A Survey on the Seasonal Menu and Consumer Acceptance Test of Free Meals for the Elderly Facility in Sungnam Region|url=https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO200504637320806.page|journal=Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture|volume=20|issue=2|pages=273–282|issn=1225-7060|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226230132/http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO200504637320806.page|url-status=live}}</ref> Hingga tahun 2004, Korea Selatan memproduksi dan mengkonsumsi lebih banyak SPAM daripada negara lain kecuali [[Amerika Serikat]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=From Minnesota Fat to Seoul Food: Spam in America and the Pacific Rim|last=Lewis|first=George H.|journal=The Journal of Popular Culture|volume=34|issue=2|date=March 5, 2004|pages=83–105 |doi=10.1111/j.0022-3840.2000.3402_83.x |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0022-3840.2000.3402_83.x|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = In South Korea, Spam Is the Stuff Gifts Are Made Of | work = The New York Times | date = January 26, 2014 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/world/asia/in-south-korea-spam-is-the-stuff-gifts-are-made-of.html | access-date = February 18, 2017 | archive-date = July 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170715204544/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/world/asia/in-south-korea-spam-is-the-stuff-gifts-are-made-of.html | url-status = live }}></ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Korea in the middle: Korean studies and area studies : essays in honour of Boudewijn Walraven |last1=Walraven |first1=Boudewijn |first2=Remco E. |last2=Breuker |year=2007 |publisher=CNWS Publications |location=Leiden |isbn=978-90-5789-153-3 |pages=255–257 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yCDZtFu_1UIC |access-date=December 13, 2010 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524041617/https://books.google.com/books?id=yCDZtFu_1UIC |url-status=live }}</ref>
