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Insadong-gil
Insadong remains one of Seoul’s signature streets. It is the street most visited by foreign tourists, and a neighborhood where tradition runs so deep that even Starbucks once changed its sign to Hangul. Antique shops hav
0 0COEX Mall
COEX Mall is Asia’s largest underground shopping complex, with more than 260 stores. Like a giant gift box, it offers a wide range of things to enjoy and experience. It houses Megabox, the country’s largest movie theater
0 0Itaewon Street
Itaewon is a place where people of different nationalities and ethnicities gather. You can taste foods from around the world and see an exotic mosque. As U.S. military bases were established in the past, this area develo
0 0Hyundai Department Store Main Branch
Located in Apgujeong-dong, the center of fashion, Hyundai Department Store Main Branch is a shopping space made up of Korea’s top luxury brands. It brings together products from popular premium brands such as Mulberry, D
0 0Lotte Department Store Main Branch
Among Myeongdong’s many tourist attractions, Lotte Department Store is the area’s most representative shopping destination. It houses a wide range of brands, from mid-priced labels to luxury names, and enjoys a high leve
0 0Noryangjin Fish Market
A place where you can meet the sea in the middle of Seoul, far from the coast. Noryangjin Fish Market is located at Noryangjin Station on Subway Lines 1 and 9. Seafood from all over the country gathers here and is transp
0 0How to check if a Korean clinic is registered to treat foreign patients
When picking a dermatology clinic in Korea, it's easy to go by social media reviews or an agency's say-so. There's one official check you can add: whether the clinic is registered to attract foreign patients. What is it?
0 0Shinsegae Department Store Myeongdong Main: how to work the duty-free floors and food hall
If you only have half a day and want a department store, a duty-free floor and a proper Korean food hall in one stop, Shinsegae's Myeongdong main building is the easy pick. It sits right by Myeongdong Station, and floors
0 0K-Content Emotion Travel Begins at the Soul Spot Travel Information Center
In June, when summer is in full swing, an event will take place that once again vividly highlights Seoul, the center of K-content. That event is the 2025 K-Content Seoul Travel Week, held from June 28 to July 6. This eve
0 0Mangwon Hangang Park: how to picnic by the Han River without overplanning it
Mangwon Hangang Park is one of the string of riverside parks that line the Han through Seoul, on the Mapo-gu side near where Mangwon-dong meets the water. It's less monumental than the parks near Banpo or Yeouido, and th
0 0A Special Seoul Trip into K-Content Soul Spots
Seoul is a city where nature and downtown, day and night, reveal different charms and leave happy memories. It is also where K-content began. Seoul, a city with a wide range of pleasures like an OTT channel, is especiall
0 0Seoul Through the Lens of Hollywood Stars
The second installment of the sci-fi series Dune, Dune: Part Two, recently premiered in Korea and quickly became a major hit. With the film’s release, the Dune cast also came to Korea and drew considerable attention. Tim
0 0Namdaemun Market
Namdaemun Market is a huge distribution center visited by 500,000 people a day and Korea’s largest traditional market. Having been established as a street market since the mid-Joseon period, Namdaemun Market is as large
0 0Namsangol Hanok Village: five free Joseon-era houses and a hanbok photo stop
At the foot of Namsan sits a hanok village established in 1998, gathering five relocated Joseon-era houses that once stood elsewhere in Seoul — spanning everything from a middle-class home to residences of yangban aristo
0 0Lotte World Tower & Lotte World Mall
Lotte World Mall is a shopping and tourism destination where you can enjoy the latest fashion trends and a refined lifestyle. It is home to Lotte Avenuel, Korea’s largest luxury department store. One-stop shopping and cu
0 0Lotte World Tower, HUNTR/X’s Soul Spot
The piece begins with a line that calls HUNTR/X’s “Golden” to mind, then shifts right into the story of Lotte World Tower, the building that inspired HUNTR/X’s home. After a packed tour schedule, HUNTR/X returns to a hom
0 0Bukchon Hunters’ Curated Souvenir Shopping Playlist
Bukchon is a neighborhood where the atmosphere of old alleys and the individuality of small business owners coexist. Only after meeting the small shops filled with Bukchon’s own craftsmanship, taste, and stories can you
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