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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® today previewed Apple Hongdae, the seventh retail store in South Korea and the 100th Apple Store® location in the Asia-Pacific region. Located in the center ...

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 ...