This is part two of a two-part, two-day itinerary focusing on the best shopping, eats and cafes in Seoul’s Gangnam district. To read part one, featuring Sinsa-dong, please click here. After having a simple breakfast at your Airbnb, hop a bus or hail a taxi to Apgujeong, a short 5-10 minute ride from Garosugil. Although Apgujeong Rodeo Street …
Many Westerners who come to Korea to live or to visit quickly write off K-pop, Korea’s mainstream music genre, as a cheesy, sugar-coated excuse for entertainment. They see outlandish costumes, boys in heavy eyeliner, and flamboyant choreographed dance moves. They become annoyed with strange Engrish lyrics and seemingly identical tunes that blare from just about …
So you’ve got your new apartment all set up. You were finally able to find fitted sheets (for an exorbitant price, no doubt), you’ve connected adapters and transformers as needed and you even managed to put up a few pictures of family and friends back at home to make your new living space just a …
The Hallyu wave has taken the world by storm over the past few years and its influence is palpable in all corners of the globe. Despite language barriers, men and women of all nationalities have fallen in love with Korean dramas. (And there are a slew of reasons to prove why.) While Hallyu fandom continues …
Earlier this week, international sensation Psy debuted his latest release, “Hangover,” featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg (er… Lion) on his oft-visited YouTube channel. Responses to the video have been mixed. Some believe the song is just as catchy as his “Gangnam Style,” a viral hit that has received over 2 billion views to date. Still …
Over the past decade, Korea has gained a reputation for being one of the top beauty destinations of the world. Anyone who has strolled the streets of Seoul would probably agree that Koreans are some of the most beautiful, well put-together people on earth. It seems that just about everyone- including the men- has flawless …
Seoul, and Korea in general, have taken a lot of heat for their tourism marketing campaigns for quite some time now. Many have criticized the fact that the city’s past efforts have been overly sugar-coated and not representative of Seoul’s true essence. In the past, campaigns have focused primarily on promoting the city’s landmarks, shopping …
Last week, Korea welcomed its ten millionth tourist with a ceremony at Incheon International Airport. Tourism in Korea has grown exponentially in recent years, partly due to the improvement of tourism policies and the measures taken by the government to make travel around the peninsula more convenient for foreigners. Still, there’s a more obvious catalyst …
Thanks to Psy and the constant replay of Gangnam Style (which was recently just declared the second most watched video on YouTube EVER), the world now knows that there’s much more to Korea than kimchi and electronics companies. Finally, westerners are seeing this other, hipper side of the country that Korea’s neighbors discovered long ago. …
About a week ago, I got a call from a friend of mine offering me a ticket to see Lena Park’s “Parallax” concert at Olympic Hall at Olympic Park in eastern Seoul. I jumped at the chance, not only because I was excited to see my friend perform as her guitarist and vocalist, but also …