Seoul, 5th Most Expensive City in the World

28Jul08

Seoul slipped two places in the rankings to come in as the world’s 5th most expensive city according to the UK-based Mercer’s annual report. To see the details of the report, see here. Just two years ago, Seoul ranked as the world’s second most expensive city in the world coming in behind only Moscow. Since [...]

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Tags: Apkujung, Cost of Living, Food, Government, Housing, Korean Food, Lifestyle, London, Moscow, New York, Public Transportation, Restaurants and Bars, seoul, Shopping, Tokyo, Travel

Fashion Corner: The “Multi-Shop”

23Jul08

Seoulplay is pleased to launch a new feature to our blog. Fashion Corner will be featuring Numero Korea’s top editor Choong Hwan Oh to give our readers the inside scoop into Korean fashion and shopping trends. Choong Hwan has worked as one of the top fashion editors in Korea since 2005, beginning at Esquire before [...]

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Tags: Ann Demulemeester, Apkujung, Balmain, Chungdam, Daily Projects, Fashion, Lifestyle, mui, Multi-shop, Numero, Raf Simons, seoul, Shopping, YSL Homme

Lunch Break: Deuxieme

22Jul08

Deuxieme is a newish restaurant cafe located in Apkujung near Dosan Park and the famous Cafe 50 (No Stress Cafe) and definitely should not be missed by those looking for a new scene. Styled in modern French country decor, the stark all white 2 story building which looks more like a country house features a cafe on [...]

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H&M, International Retailers coming to Korea

16Jul08

Hot on the heels of global retailers Gap, Zara, and Banana Republic launching in Korea over the past year, other notable brands are currently in talks to launch in 2009. SK networks is considering bringing ‘Seven Jeans’ to Korea which may be a bad move considering the brand is well past its trend peak, at [...]

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Tags: Apkujung, Banana Republic, Forever 21, Gap, H&M, Lotte, Myeongdong, Retail, seoul, Seven Jeans, Shinsegae, SK, Victoria's Secret, Zara