Events in Seoul This Weekend: October 17 — 25
ALL WEEK Seoul Fashion Week Kicking off from Friday and lasting all week, the biannual Seoul Fashion Week extravaganza is back to tout local designers’ Spring/Summer wares. Located at IFC Mall, tickets don’t seem to be available online, but you can always catch some street style looks from some of Seoul’s most stylish around...
The Dodos Live in Seoul
Nestled amongst the shuttered garages and desolate industry that proved the unlikely backdrop for Saturday’s show, Mun in Mullae hosted the eight-limbed indie rock brace that is The Dodos. Descending in the hot night air to the subterranean art cavern it’s clear that the venue ticks all the right boxes for the band’s particular brand...
51+ Festival (51플러스 뉴스) at Mullae Arts Space
Giacomo Lee wrote an ace round-up and preview of this weekend’s 51+ Festival at Mullae Art Space and allowed us to republish it. Bookmark his blog for more on alternative music in Seoul. Interested in seeing the best indie and alternative acts Seoul has to offer? A little bored of Hongdae? Then heard on over...
Street Art and Steel Factories in Mullae, Seoul’s Art Village
To many, Seoul is a city that is stark and clean. Cloned, white high-rise apartment buildings are replacing old, demolished houses, and graffiti and street art is rare. Some neighborhoods have yet to be redeveloped, such as my neighborhood in northeast Seoul, comprised of 1970s style houses with kimchi pots and gardens on rooftops. Others are slowly being converted,...
