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Blue Square (블루스퀘어)

Blue Square (블루스퀘어)

4.5Km    2024-03-05

294, Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-1544-1591

Blue Square is a multipurpose performance venue located in Hannam-dong. It includes Shinhan Card Hall, a performance hall dedicated to musicals with 1,776 seats, and Mastercard Hall, a multipurpose performance hall with 1,400 seats. Blue Square also includes the Book Park, which has a collection of nearly 75,000 books, and a café with a terrace that looks toward the Namsan Mountain. Many visitors come to the Blue Square to see its collection of popular musicals and other performances.

The K Art Hall (더케이아트홀)

The K Art Hall (더케이아트홀)

4.5Km    2019-04-10

70, Baumoe-ro 12-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
+82-2-526-9680

The K Art Hall (Formerly, Seoul Center of Education and Culture) is located in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu district. The natural surroundings are beautiful, and the air is very clean. The center has one basement floor, and eleven floors above ground. Its main facilities include the main theater, which can provide for an audience of 1,000, the Culture Center, Art Exhibit, Education Promotion Center, and the Sports Center. Outside the building are the Grass Square, Sculpture Park and Drive-in Theater. The main theater can hold a variety of performances such as plays, dances, movies, operas, musicals, and others. There are frequently performances for children as well. At times, the theater is used as an international stage, as in the case of the Russian Leningrad Ballet company’s performance in 1991. The Culture Center has guest quarters and convention halls, and so is often used for conferences. The Sports Center has an indoor gymnasium, a swimming pool, health and aerobics rooms, a bowling alley, and a golf practice range. The facilities here are used primarily as a resting area. One unusual facility is the outdoor Drive-in Theater. Called “Karma 21,” the theater can accommodate a total of 250,000 cars. Each car is charged 15,000 won a ticket. Usually the latest releases are shown here. The theater is located in “Yangjae People’s Grove” Park, which boasts a very clean environment. It is the perfect spot to relax while enjoying a movie in the fresh air.

The-K Seoul Hotel (더케이서울호텔)

The-K Seoul Hotel (더케이서울호텔)

4.5Km    2018-03-07

70, Baumoe-ro 12-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
+82-2-571-8100

The K Hotel Seoul, located in Yangjae-dong, features a new concept for resting and culture, combining art and nature together for urban-based people. With 252 rooms as well as an art hall, large banquet hall, convention center, and avenue hall, it is full of not just rest but plenty of fun as well. Twenty-nine banquet halls of different sizes make this hotel perfect for large conferences, international events, seminars and other events.

The hotel is conveniently located a five-minute walk from Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station (Sinbundang Line), giving it easy access to public transportation. From Yangjae Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), guests can get to the hotel by the hotel shuttle bus. Also, an airport coach bus takes guests to the hotel lobby from Incheon International Airport. As for the parking lot, it can accommodate up to 1,200 cars in the parking area throughout the basement level and above ground levels, adding to its capacity to hold large events.

Jonny Dumpling (쟈니덤플링)

Jonny Dumpling (쟈니덤플링)

4.5Km    2021-03-29

5, Bogwang-ro 59-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-2-790-8830

It is a restaurant famous for its half-moon-shaped grilled dumplings. The best menu at this restaurant is pan-fried dumpling. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

Seongsu Jokbal (성수족발)

Seongsu Jokbal (성수족발)

4.5Km    2021-03-24

7, Achasan-ro, 7-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
+82-2-464-0425

It is considered one of Seoul's top 3 Jokbal (pig’s feet) restaurants. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is braised pigs' feet.

BUA (부아)

BUA (부아)

4.5Km    2021-03-19

9, Bogwang-ro 59-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-2-792-3340

A restaurant frequently featured in programs on Korean delicious dishes. Bua, meaning a lotus in Thai, features authentic Thai cuisine. The best menu at this restaurant is som tam. This is a Asian restaurant located in Itaewon, Seoul.

Seongsu Museum (성수미술관)

Seongsu Museum (성수미술관)

4.5Km    2024-11-15

39 Seongsuil-ro 8-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

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This is a canvas drawing cafe where Yuna of ITZY visited and experienced art. It is decorated as a cultural living space where you can draw and color. Drawing tools such as sketches, acrylic paints, and brushes are provided. It is also interesting that there is a mobile phone holder so that you can capture your drawing as a time-lapse.

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art (삼성미술관 리움)

4.5Km    2022-12-15

60-16, Itaewon-ro 55-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2014-6901

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, exhibits traditional and modern art works by Korean and international artists. The museum itself is just as fascinating as the art works on display, since the museum's three buildings were designed by internationally renowned architects Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, and Rem Koolhaas.

MUSEUM 1 houses traditional Korean art, such as calligraphy, paintings, ceramic arts, and metal craftwork, while MUSEUM 2 displays modern and contemporary art by both Korean and international artists.

Yongsan Family Park (용산가족공원)

4.5Km    2022-12-15

185, Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-2-792-5660

Visitors to Yongsan Family Park can enjoy a relaxing time at a big grassy field beside a refreshing pond and well-organized walking paths. Yongsan Family Park spans an area of roughly 89,256.20 ㎡ in what was a section of the former golf course of the Eighth US Army Division. The park is comprised of various facilities such as a 2km-walking path, a natural education site, and Taegeukgi Park. Visitors can watch and feed pigeons and wild pheasants living at the park.

Golmok Naengmyeon (골목냉면)

Golmok Naengmyeon (골목냉면)

4.5Km    2021-03-26

295-7, Dokseodang-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2235-2540

This is a Seoul-style naengmyeon (Korean cold noodle) restaurant that opened in 1966. This restaurant's signature menu is cold buckwheat noodles. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.