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For 25 Minutes From 1:10 pm, No Plane in Korea Takes Off or Lands! November 19, 2026 Is Suneung Day—Offices Open at 10, the Subway Adds Trains From 6 am, and Here Is How a Traveler Gets Through the Day [Pending Official Details]

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Thursday, November 19, 2026 is Suneung, Korea’s national college entrance exam. Last time (November 13, 2025), aircraft takeoffs and landings were restricted nationwide during the English listening section from 1:10 to 1:35 pm, offices and companies started at 10 am or later, the subway ran extra trains from 6:00 to 8:10 am, and cars were kept 200 m from exam sites. Flights, the morning commute and etiquette, sorted.

Learn the Chorus in 90 Minutes and Walk Out With a Video! Seoul’s K-pop Dance Classes Cost US$42 to 57 a Session—Two Studios in Hongdae and Gangnam, Five People to Open a Class, and Why Zero Experience Is Fine [Things Worth Doing in Korea #28]

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A K-pop dance class in Seoul runs 90 minutes for US$42 to 57 (Klook, September 2026). You learn one song’s choreography and get filmed at the end. Real K-Pop Dance Studio in Hongdae (Google 4.9) and YN Company in Gangnam (5.0) teach in English and open a class at five people. What to wear, how to book, and how the day goes.

A 7°C Drop From November! Seoul in December Averages 0.2°C With Lows of −3.4°C—Sunset at 5:23 pm, 6.4 Snow Days, and a Dry, Sunny Cold: What to Wear and What to Pack

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Seoul’s December normals: an average of 0.2°C, highs of 4.2°C, lows of −3.4°C. Rain and snow are scarce at 22.6 mm for the month, with 162.9 hours of sunshine, so it is a dry, bright cold. Sunset is 5:23 pm by month’s end. Dress in three layers, thermal base, mid-layer, windproof shell, and be ready to peel them off indoors, where ondol heating runs hot. Packing list included.

Two or Three Songs for 1,000 Won, and 10,000 Won Buys a Solo Hour! How Korea’s Coin Karaoke (Coin Noraebang) Works—Prices, Finding English Songs, the 10 pm Rule, and Where to Go in Hongdae and Gangnam [Things Worth Doing in Korea #27]

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Korean coin karaoke runs on a simple rate: 1,000 won for two or three songs. You walk into a one- or two-person booth, feed the machine a bill and sing. No booking, no drinks minimum, no front desk. TJ Media machines, about 90% of the market, carry a deep English catalog. Prices, timed rooms, the 10 pm rule for minors, and two spots in Hongdae and Gangnam.

“Two Portions Minimum” and a Portion Is Anywhere From 120 to 200 g! How to Order at a Korean BBQ (Samgyeopsal) Restaurant—Seoul Average 21,321 Won, the Sit-Down-to-Checkout Flow, and Why Two People Should Budget 50,000 Won

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Korean BBQ restaurants run on a simple rule: order by headcount, usually two portions minimum. A portion weighs 120 to 200 g depending on the restaurant, and menus must show the price per 100 g. Seoul’s average for 200 g of samgyeopsal is 21,321 won (June 2026). How to order, grill, refill your lettuce and pay.

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