A cool girl's guide of HONGDAE | Seoul neighborhood tour 🇰🇷

This is a local Korean's guide and review of Hongdae, which is a prominent neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea. I give a brief history lesson on the area as well as showing some of my favorite spots!
Here is a google maps link with all the spots mentioned in this video- enjoy! :)
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Uncovering the Rich History of Hongdae, Seoul: Must-Do, Must-Eat, Must-See! 🌆 Immerse yourself in the captivating history of Hongdae, a vibrant district in Seoul, South Korea, as we explore its cultural roots and provide insider recommendations for an unforgettable experience. 📚 Discover the origins of Hongdae as a hub for art, music, and youth culture, and its evolution into a dynamic neighborhood known for its indie scene and creative energy. 🎨 Explore the eclectic art galleries, lively music venues, and unique street performances that make Hongdae a haven for artists and performers. 🍽️ Indulge in a culinary adventure, savoring the diverse flavors of Hongdae's bustling food scene, from traditional Korean dishes to international cuisine and trendy cafes. 🏛️ Uncover the hidden gems of Hongdae, including its vibrant street art, quirky shops, and lively nightlife. 🌟 Join us as we guide you through the must-visit spots, local hangouts, and cultural highlights that make Hongdae a must-see destination in Seoul. 🌸 Experience the perfect blend of history, art, and gastronomy in Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea! 🏛️ #HongdaeSeoul #ArtandCulture #IndieScene #CulinaryAdventure #StreetPerformances #SeoulTravelGuide

[@jyannalee]

Here's a google maps link to all the places I mentioned in this video! goo.gl/maps/VNc36ze8DZuoUz1F7 Any preferences on which neighborhood of Seoul I make a video on next?? Suggestions are welcome :) Check out the new updates on Nalva! nalvashop.com/ 💖

[@mad_harmonies]

Insadong!

[@saymauddin3855]

Maybe gangnam or apgujeong!!

[@Aart7321]

Can you plz do the video of hapjeong which has a different vibe comparing to hongdae?

[@hyojin9636]

망원동이요

[@limnaee1812]

강남, 한 river, 서울대. Maybe series with the neighborhoods of diff uni's :) nice for international students and language exchange students

[@plummyplummy]

i'm obsessed with this video series, it's the perfect mix of modern travel recommendations and historical context that i would never have been able to learn as a korean-american! i'd love to see videos on gangnam and seoul forest next!!

[@jyannalee]

Oooh yes :))

[@bellelosiraptor9393]

Same!

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

This is sooooo good. Usually, all we see is the fun part, such as food and stuff, but as a tourist, these are the main things that one has to keep in mind. Thank you so much for this, Anna

[@RockingMarshall]

Your vlogs are amazing. The historical and cultural facts are always interesting. Makes me want to travel to Korea faster than ever. 😍😍

[@creativelyseen]

This was such a great video to watch! I hope you make more like this

[@tonnigillis266]

Very informative and interesting! I like this type of video that allows people outside of Korea to get a glimpse into the different neighborhoods.

[@allisonB123]

So interesting, looks amazing, loved all your historical info and cafe tips. Thank you Anna 🙏💜

[@Gigi-pf6ii]

I think Kdrama ‘Age of Youth’ also took place in Yeonnam dong! Its about girls in their 20’s and slice of life genre so when Anna said Yeonnam is more catered towards women it made sense in the kdrama too! Also omg I love these neighborhood vidoes Anna! You are the cool girl! :D

[@Itsme_hannah00]

I love how you added bits of history about the location! Makes me more interested in visiting in the future!

[@bklyngirl913]

Anna, this video is great. This is the first video about Hongdae that I have seen that is actual informative of the history of the area, but also fun to watch. Keep it coming with the content!! The story of Hongdae reminds me so much of the West/East Village in NYC back in the 1970's to late 1990's. With NYU un the area a lot of student stayed off campus because it was cheap to live and close to the school. A lot of artist and artist lofts in the area, which created spaces for visual art and alt music to be seen and heard. Just like Hongdae gentrification and big business made it had of students and artist w/o money to live and create in the area.

[@jyannalee]

Wow, now the West village is one of the most expensive parts of the city! 😧

[@shwetayaduvanshi9376]

Loved it.!!great guide for someone travelling to korea for the first time!! Would love to watch more of these ❤️

[@sebineverland]

I love that especially when you tell the history of the places you show and do research about them. Your videos are not just in the form of I went there, I ate and drank here. So thank you for that :)

[@AD-zz6px]

Anna! I love your videos! You just don't tell which cool places to go but also about the history of the place. I respect and appreciate that. I can't wait to visit the places on your videos when we go to Korea this October! 😊😊😊

[@hiphopjunkie8786]

Hi Anna, I just want to let you know that you are a good tour guide for anybody who doesn't know South Korea or plans on going one day in Seoul. Hope everything goes well with your business, and congrats on your new relationship. Good luck to everything else. 😁🤚

[@JohnCiaccio]

Love your videos Anna! Keep working hard!

[@maikolmasabel7468]

It's a good video, I like the editing and you have a natural narrative, good job.

[@themediterraneanguy]

Seoul is amazing place. I appreciate the detailed breakdown of all the best places to visit and things to do, and very proud of your accomplishments to partake in different cultures around the world. I support this channel.

[@jesslytomorrow]

Wow. This video was so informative. Thank you for such good content ❤

[@jackieyu5675]

love these neighborhood videos, Anna, well done.

[@Gorlssip]

Love. Love these type of Vids, Anna always giving us the goods 🫶🏽

[@th2030]

Great content 😊 Really enjoying this video.

[@queent3]

Thank you so much for this video! I'll be there this year

[@its_taz6717]

Omg I love this it’s really helpful to understand it more 😍 love this also could you do like a part 2 or something and just any kind of activity in Hongdae could you film it

[@flowerlane7525]

I just love your cool girl guide to Seoul neighborhoods vlogs! They are super interesting and your well researched narrative always makes them super informative which I love! 👍🥰❤️

[@jyannalee]

Thank you! Will do more :)

[@Elainesiunorlee]

Good timing, I am visiting Seoul this weekend from Toronto. Thanks for the video.

[@lunalightwood6375]

Thank you for the video, keep making more 😊

[@RowdiesRoddies]

Thank you, Anna. This is really helpful.

[@Manisonlychannel]

Plan on moving there next year , ty for this guide anna☺️☺️

[@porkybunbun604]

Thank you for wonderful contents of other areas of Seoul. Truly appreciate it! Btw, I stumbled to you via Tiktok 😅. A new KZbin sub here after seeing your content! Much love from 🇨🇦

[@sarahaile]

It was so nice to see Bella!! 🤩

[@ChristopherCPearce]

Hongdae looks pretty chill 🤩 btw your editing is excellent these days 👌

[@jyannalee]

Thank you 🥹🙏

[@irmazandl]

Anna - your videos are EXCELLENT. I am flying to Seoul in May and will be there for 3 weeks. I know your videos will be super helpful. Thank you.

[@user-kn7hu5cs8s]

이쁜 영상 잘 보고 갑니다.. 행복한 4월 맞이 하세요..

[@virginiaperez-baez2445]

the food and desserts looked amazing

[@modernmonking3751]

LOVE your videos!

[@pinkflossy100]

These are so good!!

[@stankent]

Anna, you can do any part of Seoul videos, they all good for me, thanks for sharing & looking forward for next one! 🇬🇧🙂👍🏻

[@cjaey2210]

Thanks, Anna! I enjoyed this vlog! I've been wanting to visit Seoul. I will keep your tips in mind. :) I've heard that Seongsu-dong is called the Brooklyn of Seoul. Hope you get to do a vlog about that too. :) Take care always!

[@nadalrz]

thank you for the fun video keep up the videos

[@phyllistabula7855]

These are great videos, thank you

[@shaizeenpersha582]

Hongdae tends to get get a bad rep but I absolutely loved it also restaurants are open late and some 24hour so when we went out of seoul for day trips or even just to another neighbourhood we could always come back and relax and know we’d get good food

[@Dublintaxitours]

Spent the whole month of February in Seoul and thought I'd seen a lot every day, but your videos are showing me more that I missed, so I will definitely be returning ASAP. I've very travelled to 40 countries (and this was the 2nd time in Seoul) , but Korea, IMO, is the BEST ( I KNOW it has faults, but the general vibe is GOOD). Keep up the neighbourhood videos, they give so much context to the whole Seoul experience 💚💚💚

[@sithbk0075]

Great vlog, thank you for showing us more tour of S. Korean.

[@onceforever1698]

Why do I feel like I wanted to go to South Korea ASAP?! So jealous of you girl hehe,btw,thank you for this! ❤

[@NHS1611]

Always wanted to try it but don’t know how hehehe…thanks for sharing Anna!

[@austinsnake40]

I'm early. Love the content from you:)

[@savethechilisauce]

알고리즘이 재밌는 영상 보여주네요^^ 잘보고 갑니당

[@The_Super_NOVA]

DUDE, you hang out with Bella??? Glad to see she is still in Korea having fun! I was cracking up at how you talk about cafe's marketing strategy with the flowers. Makes girls sound like bees and I love it because it's true. XD

[@youarestronger]

They were friends before the show.

[@willting1827]

Amazing ❤

[@mwoj01]

ive been looooving this series so much! planning a trip for next year so your videos have been so great for information, thank you :) also your eyelashes are so lovely! is your lash lady on instagram or other socials?

[@goldkillerofficial3469]

Great vlog Anna

[@charlesbullghost5491]

Seoul south Korea looks like a very beautiful place to see and visit. Have a great fabulous wonderful day.

[@slavvalb3933]

Anna, Hongdae is infeed a very interesting place to visit . Thanks for the vlog. You make me hungry seeing all that 😋 food. You, Bella, and Kelsey , you all look so 😍

[@jyannalee]

Thank you 🤗

[@KelseytheKorean]

I miss that pie🍰🥧🤤

[@jyannalee]

Let’s go again and try different ones 😋

[@sharaineroberts8537]

Wow, I want to visit. Yontral Park is so much like New York City High Line . Thanks for the vlog. Stay safe, healthy, and happy 😊

[@sisimariab]

Enjoyed the vlog really everything looking so delicious 😋 😍

[@patty2049]

Hongae is my favorite town to visit in Seoul. Haven't been in 10 years. Sad to hear it's not as indie.

[@lisag927]

Hi Anna, I just remembered how you were talking in one of your videos about your application for single inferno. When you announced that you are in a relationship (I’m so happy for you 🥰) I thought the same time “No chances anymore for single inferno 🤣” I send you lots of love from Germany 💕💕💕

[@jyannalee]

Thank you for being happy for me! 🥰 I’ll just review s3 when it comes out hahaha

[@lisag927]

@@jyannalee you are such an lovely person! You deserve all the happiness 💝

[@serpidea]

I love this Boo boo! 🫶

[@uwegrauert7680]

Thank you for inspiration. We will come in Mai. Best wishes Siri and Uwe from Germany

[@sambailor]

I'm going to be in hongdae next week! What perfect timing :)

[@jyannalee]

Have the best time! :)

[@sambailor]

@@jyannalee thank you

[@happyc6770]

amazing videos

[@Chili.512]

Just spent 2 weeks in Seoul, Hongdae was Def my favorite

[@jessikacaxeta2031]

Haaa I am arriving in Korea this Friday, and first stop is Hongdae 😂 thank you for this video ❤

[@FlavorofMind]

Jealous! It's a perfect time to get to Seoul - hope you enjoy it!

[@jyannalee]

Safe travels and welcome to Seoul! 😊

[@maybelline127]

You should create a google maps of the places you mentioned too :o it will be especially useful for the places you showed with no names!

[@jyannalee]

Done! It's in the description and pinned comments :)

[@mskinternational]

Thanks for your tips @anna! I got approached by a cult today and I remembered your tip in one of your videos!

[@onlyjohn]

Yoooo! They finally opened that Craft Hans!

[@dkanfhehamfmrksl]

영상이 너무 좋아요 😍 요즘 Anna님 영상 즐겨봐요 ㅋㅋ 홍대 놀러가야겠어요 ㅎㅎ 혹시 이다음 영상에 영어자막 한국어 자막 따로 별도로 설정할수 있게 편집해주실 수 있나요 영어공부에 도움될 것 같아서요 ㅎㅎ 한번은 한국어 자막으로만, 한번은 영어자막으로만, 한번은 무자막으로 보고싶어서요 :) 힘드시면 지금 버전으로도 좋아용 ! ㅎㅎ

[@jyannalee]

오 그러면 한국어 자막은 cc 누르면 나오게 그렇게 해보는것도 나쁘지 않을 것 같아요! 감사합니당 :)

[@savage1510]

Is Kelsey wearing the sweater she found in Vancouver? It's not ugly Kelsey, it's cute !!! Thank you Anna for sharing the Korean history. I so look forward to watching your content. You make everything entertaining. Hugs from Canada

[@jyannalee]

Yes it’s that sweater!! 😂👍

[@savage1510]

@@jyannalee Haha, I love it !!!

[@michellemckinney4678]

I see Kelsey is wearing her thrifted sweater from Vancouver!

[@user-sk3cb7mr8v]

Very good

[@szewei85]

Nice edit mang haha

[@ariah457]

Great video Anna it was very informative even though I thought I knew enough (doing research and learning different areas of Seoul) it was nice to learn more of history side of Hongdae! Quick question which app do you think works better in Korea Google maps or Naver maps? I heard Naver is and works like Google maps

[@soobinsdolphin]

i live in korea and would definitely say naver, google isn't up to date with a lot of restuarants/cafes and doesnt work properly. and naver is so great that if it was availble in my home country i would use it, just so ideal and easy

[@maguzzy]

Hi, as always great content and information. Quick question for you, since I am going to be in South Korea in a few weeks and Hongdae seems to suffer from age discrimination, what places would you recommend for people over 30? Thanks.

[@gabijasan4959]

언니, 혹시 담에는 한국말로 영상을 만들어 주시겠어요? 솔직히 저는 언니 영상들을 보면서 한국어를 배우고 있는데 언니는 조금이라고 한국어로 말씀해 주시면 좋겠어용 ㅋㅋ

[@1118cristina]

I wish to have a k friend with me , Im a little affraid to go alone ...its kinda difficult learning by myself some korean language in a short periode of time , but this is my dream one day to visit S .Korea !

[@mrunderrated2402]

My love😭😭

[@user-zr1iw7lg8v]

저도 안나님 영상보면서 영어공부하고있는데, 영어자막 따로 표기해주신다면 정말 큰 도움 될것같습니다!

[@bellelosiraptor9393]

Maybe one day when you do your workout video, perhaps you can share your Spotify playlist or something? :)

[@jyannalee]

I use KZbin premium and soundcloud for my music but I'll do that at some point XD

[@Frustrationcentral]

Thank you for this! I hoping to come to Korea for the first time in May, &my friend who was co planning it with me dropped out. I think my big worries are: navigating food allergies with the language barrier, and public transport. Can you do a video about how to visit the Seoul Tower? I was struggling with the website as it doesn’t have a good English option.

[@jyannalee]

Download the app Papago and you'll be able to translate everything, you can even take pictures of text and it'll translate it for you! And try this link for the Seoul Tower english.visitseoul.net/attractions/N-Seoul-Tower/ENP000036, but I'll do a video on it too!

[@Frustrationcentral]

@@jyannalee Thank you! Papago is definitly helping me a ton but it can get crazy like Google Translate sometimes. I'm probly gonna re-watch all your travel vlogs as I finalize my itinerary.

[@soobinsdolphin]

hey i arrived in korea two weeks ago and i came here completely alone (im 18) and i just wanted to reassure you that you can do it!! the first few days will be super overwhelming and you'll probably just cry and want to go home but that's normal and once you're over that it's amazing here. my korean is also not good but i've really never had a problem, you'd be suprised how far Papago and a bit of sign language can get you, and in stores/restuarants you barely need to speak, just point lol. also everything is just very easy here, especially the subway. i reccomend watching Korean Unnie's vid on how to use it and then you'll be fine. definitely download naver maps if you haven't already and bookmark attractions/cafes/etc. finally, if you're worried about not having friends, download bumble bff! it works the same as a dating app but for making friends, i've used it quite a bit and met some really nice people. even if you wont be there for long it's sometimes nice to check out places with other people, and trust me there are so many people all in the same boat. sorry for the long rant but i wish someone had given me some similar advice/reassurance when i first arrived because i was so scared, but im loving it now. good luck with everything!!

[@Diamondcake10]

Hi Anna, I recently just found out about your channel and I would like to get to know what you do in KZbin. Like, what kdramas you watched? I watched Dr. Romantic 2, Descendants of the Sun, My Love From the Star, Taxi Driver S1, Father is Strange, King Affection, Once Again, and more!

[@himanshuarya2704]

Anna, Please make a video in Cherry blossom 🌸 surroundings..

[@willting1827]

Hongdae here I come😂🎉

[@victoriachen6879]

are there brow bars in seoul? where you can get ur brows trimmed etc

[@LettyHooper]

I had breakfast everyday at Coffee Brown when I was there. hahahaha

[@user-vt9bg4so3f]

Was the restaurant Durian any good?

[@kimberlyliew9611]

Where did you get your tattoo done!

[@RajanRana-fe9ng]

love you from nepal

[@IcedAmericanna]

Where can I find Agust D Dday release events and cupsleeves in Seoul when I visit?

[@klwibaddie]

First ❤

[@yelenaa4746]

Is that the husky guy you’ve mentioned on KPC?

[@LAartist2015]

Thanks for the heads up on places i.e. that are not friendly to foreigners especially dark skinned people. I think this needs to be emphasized bc korea is not as friendly as people think it is.👏🏽🙏🏽

[@BillyWhaler]

Sounds like Venice Beach back in the day.

[@BrotherHoodofTheDogxix]

Don’t lose the historical aspect of your vids. How a neighborhood comes into life and changes is important.

[@KyunI-gh7tw]

Korean Pizza Club 보고 왔습니다 😊

[@youknowme850]

A big Hi from kerala...

[@HelenSab]

Where are good places older people can go to? For evening/night.

[@cindypoole6792]

Kelsey!! Love both Kelsey and Anna. Thank you so much for the tour. The way "Sean Solo" talks about Hongdae is awful, so I'm glad to see another side. It's amazing how it's legal to turn away people because of age and/or race. Would NOT happen in the US, totally illegal and the club would be sued. Only $7. for a photo booth, great price.

[@Gorlssip]

𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚎 ❤

[@tarsitanik7040]

A k u ❤️❤️ m e n c i n t a i m u.