Posts Tagged ‘Hongik University’

During my trip to the opening day of the Hongdae Free Market, this year – I decided to do a little exploring and thought I might as well show you some of my favorite restaurants, bakeries and shops. Yes, i’m sure you have plenty of information about all the wonderful dance clubs, but have you [...]

It was a typical cloudy, lightly breezy afternoon on the re-opening day of the Hongdae Free Market. Since first launching in 2002, the free market has been a Mecca for networking artistic creativity and for selling a variety of un-used, hand-made items made by mostly amateur college students. However anyone offering a unique niche of [...]

It was one of those holes in the wall, a place you’d never notice unless someone deliberately pointed it out. A grungy basement with little décor, reminiscent of an abandoned warehouse, perfect, one would say, for a rave party. And so, the ambiance immediately brought back grand memories of parties past where Goths, artists, punks, [...]

Just recently, Converse held an Indie Rock Festival in Seoul’s hip area, Hongdae. It was one of those rainy days when all you wanted to do was stay inside, but no not these fellow youngsters. A line of about 200 people waited in hope of exchanging their old raggedy sneakers for new pairs. For those [...]