Get a glimpse into the K-Pop world and find out how groups like BTS and BLACKPINK are dominating the scene. Sorta. Although ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cheap, quality accommodations sprout up in Seoul’s new tourist spot Seoul’s Hongdae community has no shortage of tourist charms: Urban arts, indie music, lively nightlife and unique cafes and ...

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 ...

Seoul's bustling sprint slows down to a strut in Hongdae. A Sunday stroll from brunch to the craft market invariably features mini-dresses and zoom lenses moving in photo-shoot choreography. The ...

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 ...

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 ...