Hongdae
Street performances, indie shops and nightlife.
Why go
Hongdae, around Hongik University, is Seoul's youthful arts-and-music district — buskers, indie boutiques, clubs and late-night eats.
It's the place to feel the city's energy after dark.
The district grew up around Hongik University, Korea's top art school, which shaped its indie-music and street-art character. Weekends fill the 'Hongdae playground' with buskers and free live shows, and the old railway is now the leafy Gyeongui Line Forest Park, nicknamed 'Yeontral Park'.
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Good to know
- Evenings bring out the street performers.
- Explore the side streets for cafes and vintage shops.
- Well connected by Line 2 and the AREX airport line.
- It sits on the AREX line linking both Incheon and Gimpo airports, so it's a favourite first or last night in Seoul; nightlife peaks Friday and Saturday and runs very late.
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