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- Gangnam Station-Cheongdam-COEX: Trend-setting Areas of Seoul
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- The area near Gangnam station is a major transportation hub connecting Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Always crowded with people, the area is full of fine diners and fashion boutiques to satisfy the tastes of young hipsters. Coffee houses and bars around here are unique. At a bar, you can enjoy a relaxing foot bath while drinking. There is a beauty shop serving salad and snacks and coffee houses providing fortune telling services. You can try on beautiful dresses and take photos in them at another coffee house. Located not very far from Gangnam Station, Cheongdam/ Apgujeong area is a place to go to check out burgeoning fashion trends of the country, as trendy shops, fashion boutiques and shoe stores line up along the streets.
Seoul Arts Center, the biggest performing and fine arts complex of the country, is close to the area, as well. Everyday, various performances, concerts/ recitals and exhibitions go on or happen at its galleries, opera house and concert/recital halls. LG Arts Center in Yeoksam-dong stages concerts, dance performances dramas and musicals, year around. Restaurants at the basement of the venue are also highly recommended. COEX Mall in Samseong-dong, which is directly connected to Samseong Station on subway line No. 2, features a department store and spacious exhibition rooms, as well as the largest underground mall in Asia. A day can hardly be enough to look around the pioneer of the “malling era” in Korea, eat lunch/dinner and have fun at COEX Aquarium, enjoy a film at its multiplex cinema and do shopping. Korean World Trade Center and Bongeunsa (Bongeun Temple) are close to the mall.
- Yongsan Electronics Market & Techno Mart Delivers Electrifying Fun
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- Yongsan Electronics Market and Techno Mart prove that Korea is a leading player in information technology (IT). Each of the two large retail complexes specializing in electronic goods is equipped with full lineups of computers, broadcasting equipments, audio systems, lighting equipments, all of which are available at extremely competitive prices (Prices vary depending on your bargaining skills, as well). Besides shopping, various cultural activities are also available at the two complexes, as they both feature multiplex cinemas, restaurants and food courts, as well as events halls. Different floors are dedicated to different types of goods. Located near Itaewon, Yongsan Electronics Market attracts many foreign customers, while Techno Mart, located near Gangbyeon Station on subway line No.2, is close to COEX and other Southern Seoul (Gangnam) areas.
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- Hongdae (Hongik University) Area: Mecca for Korea's youthful nightlife
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- Hongdae refers to the area covering from Hongik Univ. Station (line 2) to the main entrance of Hongik University, lined up with unique coffee houses, small venues for indie rock bands’ concerts, live music bars, jazz and dance clubs. Hongik University is most famous for its art program. Naturally, the area is full of arty boutiques, galleries, studios, craft shops and accessory stores, as well. The last Friday of each month is “Club Day,” when clubbers can visit many different clubs of the area with a single ticket. Annual street art festival on October is another popular cultural event attracting a stream of young art lovers to the area.
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- Itaewon: Most Exotic Area in Seoul
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- In Itaewon, you may wonder if you were in somewhere in North America or Europe. It is the most popular shopping district for foreigners visiting Seoul. While its rival Myeong-dong is favored more among Asians, especially Japanese and Chinese tourists, foreigners in Itaewon are predominantly Western tourists or business travelers. Itaewon is also popular for ethnic restaurants offering a wide variety of authentic ethnic dishes – many of them hire ethnic chefs. Itaewon is a great place to find imported clothes. Clothing shops here also sell extra large clothes to fit Western men and women, although a significant portion of their customers are Koreans who prefer loose clothes. The Central Mosque and the War Memorial of Korea are close to Itaewon’s busy commercial district and worth visiting.
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- Namdaemun Market: Korea’s Largest and Oldest Open-air Market
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- Namdaemun Market was established in 1414, under the rule of King Taejong of Joseon Dynasty. The open-air market naturally formed to deal with tax grain (taedongmi) and trade regional specialties still continues its operation. The market deals with almost everything you can think of, including clothes and other textile products, kitchen utensils, electronic goods, regional specialties including farm and dairy products, daily staples and imported goods. The market always comes alive with curios passersby who soon become shoppers, bargaining over newly arrived goods with merchants. Many of the merchants here speak English, Japanese and Chinese fluently enough to help out their foreign customers. The area is also widely-known for savory local foods served at the shabby but cozy restaurants and street vendors, which serve various types of noodles, “seoleongtang (beef and rice soup),” “maeuntang (spicy fish soup) and even dishes created for kings of Joseon Dynasty.
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