Korea's "Most Dangerous City" is Actually Pretty Nice! 🇰🇷

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Күн бұрын

#seoul #korea #seoulvlog
Hello everyone! In this video, we go to Seonbu Station (선부역) to check out a new neighbourhood for us located in Ansan (안산). When I first got to Korea, everytime I would ask about Ansan, people would always tell me that it’s the most dangerous city in Korea and to avoid it, but after arriving there, it seemed very peaceful and like a great area for people and families to live in. We were reminded by a local resident that this area is home to Danwon High School (단원고등학교), the school involved in the Sewon Ferry Tragedy in 2014 (세월호). The families and people in the neighbourhood have clearly had a hard time this last decade, but it was reassuring to see how nice the neighbourhood was. It clearly shows resilience, and in the middle of it all, there is the Ansan Simin Market (안산시민시장), one of the oldest traditional markets we’ve ever seen, that still stands amongst the tall apartment complexes.
📍Locations:
Seonbu Station (선부역)
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Seoul Plaza (서울프라자)
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Seoul Restaurant (서울식당)
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Hwajeong Stream (화정천)
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Hwarang Lake (화랑호수)
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Hwarang Recreation Area (화랑유원지)
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Ansan Simin Market (안산시민시장)
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Chapters:
00:00 Picking Random Subway Station
01:05 Traveling to Seonbu Station and First Impressions
03:04 Seoul Plaza and Seoul Restaurant
07:11 Seonbu-dong and Hwajeong Stream
08:32 Hwarang Lake / Is Ansan Dangerous?
12:14 Hwarang Recreation Area and Campground
14:02 The 2014 Sewol Ferry Tragedy
15:12 Ansan Simin Market
18:21 Reflections on Ansan
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@ICDeadPeeps 4 ай бұрын

You have a wonderful presentation format and editing to your videos. You two deserve more subscribers!

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the nice comment @ICDeadPeeps that's music to our ears! 😊

@user-ey2ei5yv3f 2 күн бұрын

The most dangerous city in Korea is America's safest city, its true.

@lostthenfound Күн бұрын

Most definitely agree @user-ey2ei5yv3f! The most dangerous city here is not dangerous at all.

@2GoodLookin 4 ай бұрын

I like how one of you spoke English and the other spoke Korean. Gave me a chance to learn Korean again. I didn't know about the big spermarkets being closed on Sundays so the old markets can survive.

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Happy to hear you like the mix between English/Korean @2GoodLookin! Also funnily enough, that law was just changed yesterday I think? Now the stores can choose which days they close, but I think it has to be two days every month still.

@MikeFromKorea 4 ай бұрын

Wow. I have't been to Ansan since '93. The areas of it I saw, at least as I remember them now, were quite a bit like the neighborhoods in Yeongdeungpo. I expected it would have changed since then, but that's a complete transformation. Now I want to go wander around a bit myself. Thanks for the video!

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Wow Mike 1993! I was only 4 years old at that time haha. I bet you have seen Korea go through some absolutely massive changes in your time here! Also it's definitely worth a visit just to see the developments going on. Looking forward to your next video to learn some more about Korea, and stay warm in this ridiculously cold weather! Haha

@MikeFromKorea 4 ай бұрын

Filming the next one tomorrow. In a very warm jacket!

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

@@MikeFromKorea good luck!!

@marioseoul 4 ай бұрын

Rest in peace, dear students from the Sewol... Thanks for taking a moment to remember them. On a lighter note, achievement unlocked, you found the hexagons! This is one of the few places in the world that has neighborhoods organized around hexagons. City Beautiful had a video about hexagons a few months ago, and I happened to comment about Ansan ^^

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Rest in peace Danwon High School students and teachers. Was a really sad time here for sure. That's really cool about the hexagon fact though! Haha. Had no idea about the city until we randomly stumbled upon it, but it was a great place to explore for sure!

@user-ey2ei5yv3f 2 күн бұрын

You said, when you eat alone at a Korean, they showed you how to eat the food? I had something similar happen to me at restaurants in Korea eating out with my wife and her family, the server would bring me a fork, so I said, cool a back scratcher as I used chopsticks, been eating with chopsticks for 30 years living in Hawaii 😂

@lostthenfound Күн бұрын

Haha yeah that would happen a lot to me too @user-ey2ei5yv3f. It doesn't happen as often these days, but sometimes the lady from the kitchen would sit down at my table with me and cook the food for me or I've even eaten together at a kimbap restaurant with the owner once. 🤣

@stevecriddle3299 4 ай бұрын

I love "other peoples' mundane", and find it interesting - especially when it's in a foreign country. This series of videos is certainly scratching that particular itch for me. Thank you, KZbin algorithm.

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Hey @stevecriddle3299 really glad that you enjoyed this series! Thanks for letting us know, and we're hoping to continue a lot of similar videos throughout Seoul and then more of the countryside of Korea later on in the year!

@ohwell2790 4 ай бұрын

Happy you two are posting videos again, have always enjoyed them.😆💖

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much @ohwell2790! 😊 Really glad you enjoy the videos. That makes us super happy! Hope all is well!

@marcellostraps 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to my town. Seoulers are often afraid to venture out to Ansan, but I myself prefer it for the most part to Seoul.

@lostthenfound 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot @marcellostraps! I still remember when I first got to Korea and my co-workers told me I should never go to Ansan because it's too dangerous. Turns out it's actually a really nice area! I'd live there too for sure!

@ONCEbittenTWICEshyshyshy 4 ай бұрын

Loving matt and yujins adventures!

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @ONCEbittenTWICEshyshyshy! Hope you are doing well!

@meganjordanlee8549 4 ай бұрын

At the end you touched on work restrictions in terms of location and I couldn't agree more,, I'm living in Daejeon and absolutely love it here,, it's a pity the opportunities for foreigners tend to be in Seoul (and surrounding areas),,, I'd love to stay in Daejeon but it's likely not possible,, I'll enjoy it while I can :)

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

I've always had a really good time in Daejeon everytime I've gone there. We have considered living there just because of its central location and access to the entire country. You are so right that most of the working opportunities are in Seoul for foreigners though unfortunately. Hope you can find a way to stay there since it sounds you really like it!

@howardlee7189 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the show. Have a great week. Regards

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much as always for watching and commenting Howard! Hope you are having a great 2024, and have an amazing week too!

@benkim211 4 ай бұрын

Another great video. Keep up the fantastic work!!

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @benkim211! Really appreciate the support!

@theRAHZEE 3 ай бұрын

Love how you are exploring different parts of Korea and I appreciate the conversations you two have regarding Korean culture :). New subscriber here! :)

@lostthenfound 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment @theRAHZEE! Hope to keep exploring and sharing some awesome places in Korea in the future! :)

@shawnhuang2679 3 ай бұрын

Thank you guys for sharing your exploration of new places around Seoul. So awesome! Feel like I am there.

@lostthenfound 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @shawnhuang2679!

@hoyathere6608 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@lostthenfound 3 ай бұрын

Was a really nice area for sure! Hoping to find some more interesting areas too!

@northice 4 ай бұрын

Really enjoy these videos. They make me look forward to getting back to South Korean to do some more exploring. I love wandering around those old markets too. And these videos are also motivating me to do more exploration day trips around where I live.

@lostthenfound 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @northice! Hope you can get back to Korea soon, and if you have some free time you should get out and explore too! It's pretty interesting the things you run into. Especially since a lot of the hidden stuff doesn't seem to appear as easily on Google Maps.

@DTmaster 3 ай бұрын

You said you couldn't drink with your first meal but you wish you could, some meals are great with Soju but did they not sell it there? you said it at 6:04 but it sounded like you can't drink?

@lostthenfound 3 ай бұрын

Oh haha I should have clarified @DTmaster. It was lunch time so I didn't want to start drinking especially since we were just starting our exploration. You can definitely drink there though (and most people were).

@DTmaster 3 ай бұрын

@@lostthenfound oh i understand because once you begin 🍻 it's game over and the urge to see other stuff diminishes fast 😁👌