At Last! Jamsil Lotte World Tower (Part 2)

When you go to Jamsil (잠실), you can find out some differences compared to before. Not only the construction of Lotte World Tower (롯데월드타워), but also you can find out sweet swans. When you go to Seokchon Lake (석촌호수), you can see huge two swans. Swans stare at each other and their beaks are touched. […]

At Last! Jamsil Lotte World Tower (Part 1)

On April 3rd, Jamsil Lotte World Tower (잠실 롯데월드타워) finally opened. It is a 123 floor building at 555 meters, making it the tallest building in South Korea currently, and also the fifth tallest building in the world. Lotte spent 6 years and 3 months to build this building. During the construction of the building, […]

Top of Seoul: Lotte World Tower

Welcome to Lotte World Tower (롯데월드타워)! For anyone who has been to Jamsil (잠실) area, Lotte Tower must be an eye-catching sight. At night, especially, this building soaring into the sky pleases people’s eyes with beautiful illumination. However, this building had to overcome many crises to get here. From the very beginning of its construction, […]

Bringing People Together with Music: Lotte Concert Hall

Hip-hop seems to be at the peak of popularity these days in Korea. Since the big hit of Show Me the Money (쇼미더머니) and Un-Pretty Rap Star (언프리티 랩스타), which are both big-time hip-hop programs on television, everywhere is filled with hip-hop and gangster rap. Now, your ears deserve peace and silence away from giddy […]

Lotte World? Zombie World!

Since the Train to Busan (2016) (부산행) has been a box office hit in the summer, Zombie theme seems to be sweeping the country. Zombie movies, Zombie T-shirts, Zombie dramas and now, Zombie Island! Halloween festival has been one of the biggest festivals to any amusement park, but Lotte World Adventure (롯데월드 어드벤쳐) has planned […]

A Day off in Jamsil

Do you feel like you want to take a day off from all the studying and university related events? Yet at the same time you don’t want to go too far as you will need to be back on stripe tomorrow. Why don’t just go somewhere close to the student housing area that only takes […]

A Day at the Park – Olympic Park

On the days you are looking for a way to get out of the house, but not go too far or spend a lot of money, parks are the way to go. The beautiful Olympic Park is a short 7 stops away from Hanyang University station with no transfers. You can rent bikes, have a […]

Lotte World

The world’s largest indoor theme park, Lotte World exists in Seoul, only a 20-minute subway ride from Hanyang Station! It is also famous for it’s appearances on Korean dramas and variety shows, like in Stairway to Heaven, Full House, and Running Man. You will get off the Jamsil Station (잠실역) and head to exits 3 […]