Hongdae & Yeonnam - The Seoulog

79.4 Percent Now Travel Independently, and They Want the Fortune Café Koreans Actually Use! A Saju and Tarot Reading in English—20–30 Minutes, 10,000–60,000 Won, in Hongdae and Yeonnam [Things Worth Doing in Korea #14]

September 26, 2026September 17, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

Koreans consult saju at life’s turning points—a job, a marriage, a move, a new year. Here’s the thing: it’s a four-pillars reading of the year, month, day and hour of your birth, and at café-style shops it takes 20–30 minutes over coffee for 10,000–60,000 won. Seoulog covers saju vs. tarot, prices, the English-OK shops around exit 9 of Hongik University Station, your birth hour, and the three questions to bring.

One Instagram Post Is Enough! Korean Salons Price by Designer Rank—Cuts From 25,000 Won, Hippie Perms 100,000–300,000, and a Scalp Clinic Where 80 Percent of Clients Are Foreign [Things Worth Doing in Korea #13]

September 26, 2026September 16, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

In 2025, hair salons made up 43 percent of foreign transactions in Myeongdong. Here’s the thing: Korean salons price by rank—designer, director, owner—so a cut starts at 25,000 won and a perm runs 100,000–300,000. Seoulog covers the styles foreigners ask for, Hannam vs. Cheongdam vs. Hongdae vs. Myeongdong, booking, the day itself, and how to show a photo.

The Same Americano Becomes Three Different Experiences! Seoul Coffee Is a Question of Neighborhood—Factory Seongsu, Alley Yeonnam, Hanok Ikseon

September 17, 2026September 9, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

In Seoul you pick the neighborhood first and the cafe second. Here’s the thing: a warehouse district turned into cafes, alleys of one-house rooms and coffee under hanok tiles all serve the same ₩5–6,000 americano—and it tastes like three different cities. Seoulog maps the districts, the unspoken rules and why October is the season.

A 240Hz Monitor for 1,000 Won an Hour! The PC Bang and Esports Pilgrimage That Links T1 Base Camp in Hongdae to LoL Park in Jongno [Things Worth Doing in Korea #4]

September 26, 2026September 7, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

A gaming setup that costs thousands at home rents for 1,000–3,000 won an hour in a Korean PC bang. Here’s the thing: you order ramyeon from your monitor and it arrives on a cart, and T1 Base Camp and CHZZK LoL Park link by subway into a half-day route. The two snags—payment and servers—are covered too.

Have Korea Tell You Your Colors in Numbers! Personal Color Analysis + K-Makeup Salon for 120,000 Won and 60–90 Minutes—the Flow, Prices and Prep [Things Worth Doing in Korea #3]

September 26, 2026September 6, 2026 by 이재우 (Lee Jae-woo)

A colorimeter reads your skin, a hundred drapes settle your sub-tone, and you walk into a K-makeup salon—then Olive Young—with an English result sheet in hand. Here’s the thing: analysis → makeup → shopping in one day is now the most-booked K-beauty product. Prices, when to book, and why you arrive with no sunscreen on. Seoulog laid it out.