Seoul Illustration Fair (서울일러스트레이션페어)

5.5Km 2025-05-08

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2602-8602

The Seoul Illustration Fair takes place at COEX, and brings together illustrators and fans alike from both Korea and abroad. Artists operate booths showcasing their graphic designs, with visitors able to learn more about the work.

Ktown4u COEX (케이타운포유 코엑스)

5.5Km 2024-06-11

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Ktown4u COEX is a K-culture complex located in the bustling COEX district. The center offers everything a hallyu fan could wish for, from K-pop to beauty, fashion, and even K-lifestyle. Each of the three floors focuses on a different way to experience K-culture, with the second floor offering sales of diverse goods, the third floor operating as an academy for learning K-pop dances and songs, and the fourth floor being an event space to facilitate communication between fans and artists.

Levi’S - Starfield COEX Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (리바이스 스타필드 코엑스점)

5.5Km 2024-06-27

513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Design Korea (디자인코리아)

5.5Km 2024-07-26

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-31-780-2102

Design Korea is an expo focusing on future trends of design as impacted by the quickly changing and newly emerging environment of AI and DX capabilities.

Gangnam Festival (강남페스티벌)

5.5Km 2024-08-09

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3423-5543

2024 강남페스티벌은 올해로 13회째를 맞는 강남의 대표 문화축제이다. 강남의 허브인 코엑스 펼쳐지는 4일간의 콘서트와 미식여행&K-컬처존, 패션의 메카 압구정 로데오에서 펼쳐지는 패션 페스타, 그리고 강남 전역에서 펼쳐지는 전시, 버스킹, 심야영화제 등 오직 강남에서만 즐길 수 있는 다양한 프로그램들이 준비되어 있다.

K-Illustration Fair Seoul (K-일러스트레이션페어 서울)

5.5Km 2024-08-23

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-761-2512

The K-Illustration Fair will be held both online and offline, showing illustration in a multitude of media types, from film to music and fashion. Visitors can learn about the current trends in illustration business, as well as meet famous illustrators and their works.

K-Vegan Beauty Fair (K-비건뷰티페어)

5.5Km 2024-10-17

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-761-2586

K-vegan beauty fair provides visitors an opportunity to explore products from various vegan and climate-friendly beauty brands and participate in different events throughout the exhibition.

Hwangudan Altar (환구단)

5.5Km 2020-05-07

112, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3396-5842

Hwangudan Altar, also called Hwandan Altar, refers to an altar complex for the rite of heaven. The rites were first performed in the Goryeo dynasty by King Seongjong in the first month of 983 (2nd year of his reign), but was repeatedly adopted and abolished, and eventually stopped at the start of the Joseon dynasty.

Then in 1456 (2nd year of King Sejo), the practice was temporarily standardized and the rites were performed at Hwangudan Altar again in 1457. However, rites were again abolished in 1464 (10th year of King Sejo). It wasn’t until 1897 (34th year of King Gojong) when the Joseon dynasty was renamed as the Korean Empire and King Gojong ascended to emperor, that the rite was revived.

Now, Hwangungu Shrine and three stone drums stand at the location of the former altar complex. The three stone drums symbolize the instruments used for the rites. The shrine was completed in 1899, two years after the altar was started in 1897. Today, the Hwangungu Shrine still stands within the hotel grounds of the Westin Chosun Hotel.

Jogyesa Temple (조계사(서울))

5.5Km 2024-10-25

55 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

As the main temple as well as the district head temple of the Jogye order in Seoul, Jogyesa Temple is the center of Korean Buddhism. The temple was built in the late 14th century during the Goryeo period but was completely destroyed in a fire. It was rebuilt under the name of Gakwangsa Temple in 1910 with the effort of many respectful monks, namely Han Yong-un and Lee Hee-gwang. The temple was given a role as the head temple of Korea’s Buddhism and renamed to Tegosa Temple in 1936. In 1954, a purification drive took place to eliminate Japanese influence and revive traditional Buddhism, which established the present day Jogyesa Temple as a result.

Jogyesa Temple plays an important role in Korean Buddhism as the head temple of the Jogye order. Jogyesa Temple’s Dharma Hall serves as the main venue for several Buddhist events, holding rituals, lectures, ceremonies, and other events all year long. The annual lantern festival in celebration of Buddha's birthday also takes place at this temple.

Samick Fashion Town (삼익패션타운)

5.5Km 2021-06-04

7, Namdaemunsijang 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-1566-4578

Located in the heart of the Namdaemun Market, the largest wholesale market in Korea and a popular tourist attraction, Samick Fashion Town is home to over 1,500 shops, spread among 15 floors. Opened in 1985, this giant, one-stop shopping destination offers shoppers virtually everything: from clothing (women’s, men’s, and children’s) and shoes to accessories for wholesale merchants and individual shoppers. The Samick Fashion Town is particularly known for its large children's section on the first floor and its giant shoe mall on the sixth that is unlike any other shoe store in Namdaemun Market. On the ninth floor is the food court and on the first basement level at MBIC Mall, visitors can find character products related to some of their favorite Hallyu stars. Character items include cushions, notebooks, mugs, t-shirts, postcards, stickers, mobile phone screen cleaners, and mechanical pencils featuring the comedians from Muhan Dojeon (Infinity Challenge) and other popular stars.

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