This Is Seoul's Most Hipster Neighborhood | a cool girl's guide to Seoul 🇰🇷

[@anna.lee_jy]

Who has been to Sindang?? You can shop my outfit and other items at nalvashop.com/ :)

[@amlaaaa479]

Could you maybe do a video for vegan tourists in SK? What phrases best to use at restaurants, what restaurants& cafes will most likely have vegan food, any accidentially vegan street food etc :-)

[@PersonalUseChannel]

You eat fish gut like a champ. I like you already ❤❤❤

[@sumairsoomro3071]

You lived in sindang and I lived in sind in my neighbourhood

[@bklyngirl913]

Anna, keep doing videos like this. Really interesting. Like you said, everyone shows the typical tourist areas, but there are so many other communities to explore. Plus showing other communities helps those local businesses as well. Adding to my list of places to visit.

[@anna.lee_jy]

Will do more! 😊

[@mitzkt1679]

Loved loved this video! I am so glad that some of the old neighborhoods of Seoul still exist. We have a trip planned for summer of 2024 and will definitely put that area on our list. You are looking radiant Anna! Thank you for taking the time to share this little corner of your world.💜

[@anna.lee_jy]

Thank you! Will try to explore other old areas :)

[@pppel7500]

I am retired from education in Canada. I love you showing neighbourhoods, people, businesses and most of all, history. Thanks Anna

[@_jls__01]

Girle pls never EVER stop making this type of vudeo. So full of interesting and helpful info. I'll deffo visit this place in March/April when I visit Seoul.

[@plummyplummy]

been bingeing seoul vlogs since this spring i'm going back to korea for the 1st time since i was 3 and i've loved your district tour vids so far!! i think my favorite part is that you give historical context to the origins of the area's culture and specialties, which is super unique from other videos i've been watching - trying to reconnect to my culture from America is difficult and i love learning more!!

[@parkjnine]

Hi Anna, thank you for being a voice and unofficial educator of Korean culture to the global Korean diaspora worldwide. As you may know, many Koreans immigrated to western parts of the world to escape Korea's poverty, societal competition, and conflict back in the day. This led to Korean immigrants' children (2nd generation Korean westerners) to lose their sense of culture and ethnic identity. Your videos and other English-speaking Koreans are helping those 2nd plus generation Korean diasporas worldwide. Just wanted you to know that. :)

[@anna.lee_jy]

Aww 🥹 your comment just motivates me more to make valuable content! Thank you 🫶

[@genuinetallguy6318]

Thanks for the tour of your neighborhood Anna. I can tell you are kind of nostalgic. I am the same way. As usual i enjoyed the views you've provided. Keep the chill vlogs coming. ❤💯👌

[@lippiefie]

This is the second video of you that I watched. I really enjoyed it. You know a lot of the history of Seoul. I appreciate that.

[@jan141965]

I’m so happy to have discovered you. I’m almost 60 and left Korea when I was 4. So good to have a Korean speaking English about Korea. Thank you for creating your content! Sindang. I will explore it as I wiill be visiting Korea next week ❤

[@WorldReserveCurrency]

Wow my grandparents old neighborhood is booming. I used to visit them at their hanok home in the 1970s. Turns out they lived right next door to President Park's house. it's now an apartment building. I remember the dirt roads and the neighborhood farmer's market. I loved those days!

[@c_yeon0]

Have been living in sindang for over a year now and had no idea it was up and coming, but I’m a bit relieved because I love it and it’s so underrated!

[@mark_gbkr]

This was brilliant. I love finding out about places like this.

[@robertmarsh8334]

I used to go there a lot when I lived in Korea. I loved the family owned restaurants and cafés and brought many of my friends (American and Korean) there to introduce them to it before it was hip ㅋㅋㅋ. I can 100% vouch for the quality of the tteok-bokki they sell there

[@russellklinger6072]

Thank You for taking the time to edit and show the addresses, storefronts, close times, ect. I will be headed to this neighborhood at the end of March and will definitely check out your recommendations. :)

[@Viviyouknowme]

Ilove these videos because it's sooo educating as well! Amazing vid as always, Anna

[@shwetaghosh6193]

The amount of info you gave in a 10 11 minute video! You're the og💖

[@virginiaperez-baez2445]

great i love to see small businesses and the beautiful places that are not too populated meeting with locals and markets tank you Anna Lee for posting

[@philc824]

Like your your updated KZbin cover page photo. The red sweater looks fantastic on you.

[@Darklovesto]

great vid anna!

[@Taekani20]

Thanks for the tour and tips! Hopefully I'll visit one day!

[@yuquanrl]

This video come just in time whilst I am planning the itinerary to South Korea for this month end! Woots! Thanks for the intro to Sindang Anna!

[@anna.lee_jy]

Hope you have the best time! :)

[@yuquanrl]

thanks@@anna.lee_jy ! Hope to spot you somewhere someday HAHA

[@yuquanrl]

Hey@@anna.lee_jy Hope I am not disturbing you in any way...~ Wanted to check with you on the hours of the Tteokbokki Town and if Sindang area is active in the night like the other neighborhoods

[@makku825]

currently watching a lot of your vids rn and missing korea sooo much!! stayed for an exchange and left last december alr, def will use your recs for my next korea trip! love the seoul series

[@TygerBlueEyes]

Great video! I like seeing videos about new and undiscovered areas. One day I hope to go to Korea and explore these areas.

[@yoflor6412]

I love these videos with a bit of history and a look at the local shops!❤

[@jsomething1495]

Loved the vlog❤️ Been waiting for you to show us more of seoul. Keep them coming👍

[@MaiKimchi]

It's so funny finding your videos popping up in my recommended all the time! Feel so lucky that I was able to see you while in Korea! (Seoul really is tiny haha) I kept thinking from the beginning of the video that the street looked familiar! This was the area where I lived for a month five years ago! Sindang used to be known for tteokbokki and where mostly the construction workers and elderly resided, cool to see how the area has changed! Thanks for keeping up with the good content! :)

[@iceamericano7805]

Going to Seoul in June. U have the best Vlog I saw so far. Love the way how you portray the beauty of the places. Thank u so much!

[@Crystal_Sky_]

This video is so good anna. Loved how we got to know about more good places in Korea I would Love to visit there one day.

[@harriswangsa9440]

I loved this #AnnaTheKoreanExplorer! I get to know more about Korea's other side. Keep doing this series Anna, soooo fun to watch!

[@kenyoung6666]

Thanks for sharing! Will definitely try the food there the next time I’m back in Seoul.

[@soobinsdolphin]

I'll be visiting Seoul next month and have added this to my list of places to check out! Thank you sm for taking is around Seoul with you, it's so interesting and has given me so many ideas of where to go :)

[@Halvtooth]

I used to live near Sangwangsimni station (exchange student) 5 years ago and I loved the area. I didn't really spend time in Sindang, I walked through it a few times, the metro location is really good, probably top 10 to get around Seoul locations.

[@sharaineroberts8537]

Hi Anna, I loved this vlog. When I travel I love hidden jems like your neighborhood. Thank you 😊

[@cliffordsantillan6046]

I'm planning to go to Seoul... again.... on my next dayoff. I'll try and check this place out. Never beeb here before. Thank you for the vid 😁

[@elewalks]

Hello my new friend Seoul and its sightseeing and tourist attractions are very attractive to me Being in such neighborhoods can be really attractive and enjoyable for every tourist I enjoyed it my dear friend

[@wtffah]

i already visited seoul last november and thinking of going again this november. im saving your video because this time im going solo and want to explore restaurants 😄 but i heard many eateries in seoul dont accept solo diners so your video is very helpful! please keep up with these type of videos ❤

[@onebadassmuffin]

Definitely putting sindang as a area to hit up on one of these weekends coming up especially since it’s getting warmer these days!

[@jesslytomorrow]

Thanks for the recommendations. It’s so cool 😎

[@bcmspeed6917]

This style of video is my favorite from your channel. So informative and cool 😀

[@Lycheelofa]

Loving your videos of Seoul!

[@noname-nu6oo]

Thanks for showing us this part of the city. Was looking for more traditional/ unchanged places in Korea especially in Seoul. Definitely agree that north of the river in Seoul is like the "true" Seoul. I can't wait to visit Korea again.

[@stephysays]

I'm finally going to Seoul and got an Airbnb around here because of your video! I can't wait! Thank you 🎉

[@allisonB123]

Loved this, thank you Anna, it makes me feel like I’m actually in Seoul - such an interesting and beautiful city 🙏💜💜

[@MasirahsAarfin2183]

💖 beautiful

[@ExLibris-Alys]

Thank you, I enjoyed this sooo much! 😊

[@tomatosoup7542]

hello Anna, thanks for your video! really love that you include historical insights to the places you visit and as a foreigner who wishes to learn more about Korea's history, im really intrigued!! please make more of these videos

[@iztaahilapdirizak8357]

It was my plan to visit Korea in next months so I'll visit and see you there anna

[@Gorlssip]

1:19 not the soup 🍜 shade 😂 luv your honesty Anna ❤

[@OhVictoria]

This was so timely. I’m visiting in October and will definitely be adding this to the list!

[@themediterraneanguy]

GREAT video content about Seoul, a TOP touristic destination, worth visiting and exploring. Friendly people, delicious food, thank you so much for sharing.

[@ashleigh6689]

I'm visiting Seoul in May - I'll definitely check Sindang out (with an empty stomach). Great video Anna :)

[@frnchtt]

That chihuahua hahaha so cute!! I'll be visiting soon so this is good to add on my list :)

[@merleelovey3660]

My father and I just arrived yesterday in Seoul.. perfect video at the right time😋

[@MarioGarcia-ts5vo]

Thank you so much for all the tourist information Anna😀

[@shaunpierce4174]

It's a pity you didn't film this video a few months ago, I was in Seoul (and then Busan) in September last year, a birthday treat to myself, stayed at the Travelodge City Hall hotel in Myeong-dong and had a wonderful time in Seoul (Busan not so much). I'm considering returning again in early October as I enjoyed it so much. While I was there I went to my favourite kpop group's (Dreamcatcher...have you heard of them Anna?) offices and considered stealing the welcome mat at the entrance but thought better of it 🤣.

[@neko-fin]

Anna, this was an interesting video. I hope we see more like this. Thank you. And you are always such a sunny person.🌞

[@lorrainehorrigan686]

Thank you again Anna, I really appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos. I really enjoy going to all these different places with you, can't wait until the next one. Look after yourself .

[@stefheathcote6123]

Loved this one!!I tot love the vibe of this Seoul! You can feel the life lived and not just the gloss! Make more of this, please! And thank you! 😘 😘

[@eunsihae]

last couple of trips i've stayed by Dongmyo Stn bec it's on the subway line to my friends place who lives east. Now I have some wandering to do, down to Sindang. Thanks for sharing!

[@cindypoole6792]

Cute Anna taking selfies. I would love to hear why you moved from the UK to Korea? More opportunities? Family? Affordability? Awww, sweet pup.

[@ariah457]

One place already on my list Sindang! Fingers crossed I’ll be visiting Seoul this year! Thanks Anna for the video very informative ☺️✨

[@cnevett6854]

Just found your site and it looks awesome. Hope you can do more for us planning to come to Korea.

[@nickkpiano]

Damn, I just came back from Seoul. I had no idea that there was such a thing as Tteokbokki alley. I love the stuff. I had a really nice one at “I Have a Dream” in Gangnam. It had beef, mushrooms, the works!

[@okwukwodances231]

Thank you for this video. I’ve added Sindang to my Seoul itinerary. Will check out the Tteokbokki Alley and La Calle. I’ve yet to have good tacos in England so hopefully Sindang comes through.

[@Ykoz2016]

I love how you can tell the difference between someone showing you a neighborhood because they want to make the video, and someone showing you because they are being paid to by a tourism entity. The content is so different. The real person walks around and checks out shops/ food, a little bit of history. It feels like what most people would do if they went themselves. The paid content has a LOT of history, (facts and figures thrown at you in long lists, )and showcases very planned activities involving stuff like rented costumes and tickets to things. It’s always refreshing to see a more everyday “if I lived here this is what I would do” locals experience. That’s what a lot of tourists really want anyway. 👍❤️

[@anna.lee_jy]

Yes! And food is at the heart of everything :p I’ll do more of these 👍

[@Dublintaxitours]

Great video.Seoul and Dublin have some similarities, high mountain nearby, north/south city devide, but Seoul wins in my opinion because there's just so much more available. I'm going to check my Seoul photos to see if I was in Sindang, I spent a month there in February and thought I had covered most areas...from the Irish bar and food trucks near Gangnam station to the alleyways near Namdaemun and Jongno 3. Would really love to start a English speaking cafe somewhere popular in Seoul, so that is my aim for the future....🤗🤗

[@joclark1896]

I’ve been to that bar! It’s so nice!!

[@anna.lee_jy]

So vibey inside!!

[@MasirahsAarfin2183]

Such a wonderful video ma'am ☺️ Please upload more videos like this 🙏 It's my humble request to you I really appreciate and enjoying your video . And one more thing I want to tell you 💖YOU ARE LOOKING VERY BEAUTIFUL 💖

[@Raytoolate]

That's cool they put sprinkles on the edge of the cup, must of been sweet.

[@nomumashisomoshiso]

Thank you for this! I am currently in Seoul now! and a bit tired of the touristy Myeongdong area as it is so expensive. I will visit Sindang tomorrow - I want to hit up all the markets and cafes!

[@John-Maldonado]

New subscriber from San Francisco! Loving your channel!

[@RockingMarshall]

Like your hip style cute Anna!!! 😍😍🖤🖤 Thanks a lot for guiding us around these areas, wanna visit fast as possible. Like that you are pinpointing the history behind the place too.

[@toyland12]

Enjoyed this. Some of the neighborhood reminded me of Architecture 101. I must say, you've never looked so cute as when you were in the cafe.

[@momentscreatives]

Thank u Anna! I am visiting Seoul end of this month. And staying in Hongdae!

[@sopekookie7]

I love your videos so much Anna. You look really pretty too. 🤗

[@SiriphoneG]

Ooh loved this vlog! Thank you for sharing all the hidden gems out there! Would love to visit beautiful South Korea one day 🤞

[@AlexNur07]

Interesting neighbourhood, definitely not my vibe but cool facts

[@MariemStudiesWithMe]

i like this kind of videos so much and i love how natural you are

[@RowdiesRoddies]

Thanks, Anna. Next year, I'm looking forward in visiting South Korea.

[@nadalrz]

this was something diffrent from the typical places thx for showing us. :)

[@mixgo6789]

WOW thanks to you I know more about Seoul.❤❤

[@NailFactoryProds]

I lived in Seoul. And your English is very articulate.

[@PisceanAviationTraveler]

I'm coming June! I'm adding this place to my list

[@dollykelley8098]

Loved the video. I enjoy seeing all the cool places in Seoul. Very interesting. I live in the States and would love to visit Korea one day. 🤞🏻

[@unotrestube]

"I am having way too much fun ". Cute 🙂

[@valentina_075]

Hello 👋🏼 @jyannalee Thank you for presenting us a less known neighborhood! To be honest I want to avoid these well-known places you quoted. I have to feel the feel the local Seoul for my first trip there, 진짜 고마워요 !

[@ladylady5498]

Great blog very useful very informative 🎉❤🎉❤ the so much

[@lunahye5374]

I loved sindang wish i would have sseen ur videos when i was studying abroad

[@Isabella1680]

Looks really like a very interesting area. There are always new places to explore, no matter how often ones has been to Seoul. I'll add it to Google Maps. Thank you ☺️

[@djfouse]

LOL. How can I explain it like a pro? Just take another sip. That was funny. This is my first time watching one of your videos. I liked the content. Very informative about the area.

[@AliceTan29]

That's it, Sindang is on my list when I visit Korea

[@anna.lee_jy]

Yessss I’ll take you around!! 🥹💕

[@FRANCISCARUSOworld]

Love the video! I want to go to Seoul...

[@lovenspired]

This is my first time watching a video from your channel and I'm so impressed with your content from this one video! You packed in so many important details in just a ten minute video, my ADHD thanks you lol. I was engaged the whole time. I love the inclusion of facts about the area: popping in the visual maps of nearby areas, talking about the history, showing examples of what "original" Seoul vs "gentrified" Seoul looks like, also knowing to mention the real Asian history of what foreigners may think is the Swastika symbol on signs (very important!), mentioning the age groups you're likely to see in the area, comparing the culture between sindang and other neighborhoods. I could go on an on! You really nailed this video. Thank you girl! New subbie ^_^

[@vmxh550478]

진짜 너무 이쁘시다... 고우시다....

[@declanshields2065]

First and good vid 👍

[@cstpa1]

ty for sharing !

[@ODriscolls]

This was such a great video Anna! I want to visit this neighborhood now. I recognize the name from traveling on the subway but I don't know if I've been there. It is on my bucket list for when I eventually get back to Seoul 😊

[@AnthonyBrockAmerican-Wanderer]

Hi from USA ! I will be visiting you in 13 months for 90 days !

[@kungfoekpanda5687]

I am going to put this on the list for my return to SK! I have honestly no clue when that will be though :(

[@yougetaspear7799]

You just gotta love her soft Asian features 🙆🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️🙆🏿‍♂️