places in korea naver maps (a lot more here, some i havent tried): https://naver.me/FhN4Kgc9

shopping: (hongdae & seongsu best places imo for korean brands) ⁃ aland (variety of brands) ⁃ thisisneverthat (apparel) ⁃ archivebold (apparel) ⁃ marithe francois (apparel) ⁃ ader error (apparel) ⁃ covernat (apparel) ⁃ what it isnt (apparel) ⁃ osoi (bags, leather) ⁃ marge sherwood (bags, leather) ⁃ staind oil (bags, faux leather) ⁃ visual aid (bags & other things) ⁃ abc mart (shoes) ⁃ tamburins (perfume, at the gentle monster apgujeong one is nice, or sinsa) ⁃ nonfiction (perfume) ⁃ oliveyoung (skincare/makeup literally every corner youll find one) ⁃ kt&g sangsang madang (stationery & goods) ⁃ artbox (stationery) ⁃ made by (stationery mainly stickers) ⁃ object (stationery) ⁃ withmuu (kpop store) ⁃ a lot of kpop stores in hongdae if u look ⁃ ak plaza in hongdae has a lot of good stuff ⁃ hyundai uplex in sinchon has a lot stuff too ⁃ coex mall too if u want to go far but same stuff everywhere

photobooths (unique ones) ⁃ dont lxxk up ⁃ the film ⁃ literally photobooths in every corner so take as much as u want

cafes (highly rec that i’ve tried but my naver list has a lot) ⁃ cheongsudang (drinks + souffle cake so good) ⁃ soha salt pond (bread so good) ⁃ koriko cafe (cute kiki’s delivery service theme) ⁃ nuldam (letter cafe for the experience) ⁃ cafe onion (just bc its popular but go early for pastries)

food (honestly just look up on naver but here are memorable ones) (also these seem like summer foods lol) ⁃ solsot 솔솥 (yeonnam & another location) ⁃ mippeudong 미쁘동 (yeonnam) ⁃ jaengbang jip 쟁반집 (hongdae but other locations) ⁃ daepo braised chicken 대포찜닭 (sinchon) ⁃ sosinisso galbijjim 소신이쏘 (sinchon) ⁃ midoin 미도인 (hongdae, sinchon)

things to do: ⁃ coin karaoke (everywhere!) ⁃ lotte world ($30ish tickets so cheap for amusement park) ⁃ clubbing ⁃ yeonnam has a lot of cafes! ⁃ hongdae good for a lot of things ⁃ aguk/insadong area has traditional style places & cafes ⁃ seongsu cool & trendy places ⁃ gangnam/apgujeong high end shopping ⁃ jamsil has lotte world but some cafes & parks there too ⁃ sit by the han river but its too cold for that (i think yeouido got the best spot)

⁃ pop ups in seongsu (cool stores, sometimes free stuff from brands) ⁃ kpop cupsleeve/bday events (found a lot in hongdae) ⁃ kpop exhbits (mostly sm in seoul forrest just gotta check idk abt seventeen if they have one, should be in gangnam or seongsu)