The Real Story Behind BTS’s Lonely Bus Stop on Hyangho Beach
A shelter built for one photo shoot, removed, and then rebuilt at fans’ request. Here is how to reach it, when the beach is open and what else the coast offers.
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Bathhouse or Jjimjilbang, and How Koreans Tell Them Apart
Korea has three kinds of bathing house, and they differ in how much of the building you can use. Published prices, time limits and the rules at the door show where each one starts and stops.
Driving Jeju’s Full Island Loop From Sea Women to Tea Fields
Google Maps navigation does not work in Korea, so a Jeju driving day starts with Naver Map or Kakao Map, a rental permit and the closing times of three fixed stops.
Fans Still Make the Trip to HYBE’s Headquarters in Seoul
The only public room in HYBE’s Yongsan building shut in 2023, so the address is a street-side stop. Here is what remains, and which fan stop still opens its doors.
From Namsan to the Banpo Fountain by Way of Hannam-dong
Itaewon’s main strip is one outing and the hill behind Hangangjin Station is another. Here is the order that keeps a free park, a museum and a fountain from clashing.
Inside Leeum, the Seoul Museum Three Architects Built Together
Leeum draws the free line between its Korean antique art exhibition and its ticketed special shows. The rest of the visit is the booking window, three buildings and a short climb from Hangangjin.
Jagalchi Fish Market Is Busan’s Real Working Seafood Port
How Busan’s Jagalchi Market grew stall by stall, where the outdoor alley ends and the indoor hall begins, and how it compares with Seoul’s Noryangjin.
Inside KWANGYA@SEOUL, SM Entertainment’s Store for Fans in Seongsu
SM’s headquarters store is free to enter and open daily; this covers its hours, the short walk from the subway, the tax refund conditions and what a visit costs.
The Stone Bridges and Two Pagodas of Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju
Bulguksa has two founding dates two centuries apart and a grotto on the ridge above it. Here is what each date describes and how to plan the hours, the bus and the trail.
Why Dongdaemun Design Plaza Looks Like It Landed From Space
A former stadium site, a facade of 45,133 panels and a complex of five buildings: how the plaza is organized and when its spaces are open.
More Than 700 Traditional Buildings Survive in Jeonju Hanok Village
A day in Jeonju’s old quarter works best when the stops follow the clock: the market first, the shrine in the middle and the viewpoint when the ticket office is winding down.
How to Read a Korean Menu Using Thirty Everyday Words
Twelve cooking words, twelve ingredients and six portion words, defined from the Standard Korean Dictionary, with a reading order for any menu line.