The purpose of this study is to investigate research trends of KFL(Korean as a foreign language) education for overseas Koreans in accordance with the analysis of research topic. For the study, a total of 83 academic journal articles and 79 theses, searched in RISS(www.riss.kr), are identified and analysed in terms of research topic. The results of analysis showed some characteristics as follows. First, the most of the early studies deals with current status of KFL education for overseas Koreans in each region. Second, Research topics can be divided into three categories such as General KFL education for overseas Koreans, Content of KFL education for overseas Koreans, and Methodologies of KFL education for overseas Koreans. Third, in the case of academic journal articles, most of them were studies on the current status of KFL education for overseas Koreans. Fourth, studies on the evaluation, language skills fields are relatively neglected as compared to research on textbooks and culture/literature. This study suggests that various research topics should be utilized in KFL education for overseas Koreans in terms of diversity. In addition, there should be studies on evaluation, language skills and culture education, and learner variables of overseas Koreans.