It was a lazy Sunday morning, or afternoon, after a punk show the night before at Skunk Hell. I was getting breakfast with a U.S. Air Force friend at a waffle-and-ice cream stand near Hongdae ...

BIBI. Credits: Screengrab from BIBI Official YouTube. South Korean singer BIBI has released a visual for her new song ‘Hongdae R&B’. READ MORE: BIBI: “I have a long-ass plan to be a superstar and then ...

Recently, South Korea suffered its worst Halloween nightmare when a catastrophic crowd crush on Oct. 29 claimed 158 lives, mostly young people simply out to have fun and enjoy the festivities. In ...

The area surrounding Hongik University has been chosen as the hottest place for those in their 20s and 30s, according to a recent JoongAng Ilbo and Hankook Research survey. Among 1,047 respondents, 19 ...

Busking is a common sight in Hongdae and other districts frequented by Korean youths, but the practice is not without its side effects. According to a report by The Herald Business on Monday, a ...

Myeongdong is famous in Seoul as a place where many couples gather on Christmas. In recent years, Shinsegae Department Store installed a large electronic billboard on the exterior wall of its main ...

I still remember my first taste of makgeolli, that white alcoholic drink made of fermented rice, late one night in winter 2004 as I descended the stairs of the punk club Skunk Hell near Hongik ...

Recent sightings of Hollywood stars touring Seoul have sparked buzz on social media. A netizen shared on social media on the 23rd that they took a photo with Charlize Theron in Hongdae. In the ...

In a press release, Apple celebrated the fact that this is not only the company’s seventh store in South Korea, but also the 100th store in the Asia-Pacific region. “Apple Hongdae will offer an ...

If you’re on TikTok, you may have come across “Hongdae boys” or “Hongdae guys” recently. In a social media context, the term refers to a group of young South Korean men who prey on foreign women ...