Myeong-dong

They can start at Gyeongbokgung Palace, wander through the traditional Korean architecture in Bukchon Hanok Village, perhaps stop for coffee in the old streets of Insadong.

And then finish in the lively shopping area of Myeongdong.

There's really no need to write all these names down.

They will be hard to miss in the destination list on your first trip to Korea.

T-Money cards are widely used for public transport.

High-speed KTX trains connect Seoul with major cities, including Busan, Daegu, and Daejeon.

Seoul has a wide choice of international luxury hotels, design properties, and more affordable accommodation concentrated around areas such as Myeongdong, Jongno, Gangnam, and Itaewon.

Recommended upscale options include the Four Seasons, the Silla, the Grand Hyatt, Lotte, and the Westin Joseon Seoul.

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in the makeup district of Me- Myeongdong putting makeup on each other's faces.

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Well, before that, we had this meal that was so amazing.

Gwangchodong, if you guys don't know, is across the street, how to say, it's that busy area south of Insadong and Tapco Park.

That feels like the Korean Myeongdong.

That's what I'm calling it now, the Korean Myeongdong.

Because it's not packed with tourists.

It's actually Koreans there.

And for international visitors, it's an easy way to experience K-culture without traveling to a special venue outside the city.

You could be sightseeing around City Hall or Myeongdong, then step into a K-pop experience inside an old underground space.

And anybody can go see this?

Yes, so Cosmos runs until September 27th.

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Also, Myeongdong.

This is a huge mall, dude.

But this is just the beginning.

There is hard clinical data backing this up.

What's fascinating here is a pivotal piece of research cited in the protocols detailed by the Kind Global Clinic in Myeongdong.

There's this fascinating study from 2021 where researchers actually tested this on a split-face model to see exactly how the tissue would react to the stack trauma.

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Oh, absolutely.

2ID's music video for their track, Sunkiss, is taking over the Shinsegae Square media facade in Myeongdong.

Wow.

Yeah, for a full month.

So this is real.

Last Saturday, I went to Myeongdong to eat at Myeongdong Gyoza with my in-laws.

And I expected to see a long line outside the restaurant, of course.

But I also noticed that the pharmacies nearby were packed with people.

They were holding shopping baskets and carrying large bags.

And surprisingly, most of them were foreigners.

Yeah, so for our listeners out there, she went to Myeongdong Gyoza.

This is famous for kalguksu.