Genre deep-dives, artist profiles, and scene reports from the Seoul underground — by a DJ behind the decks since the late ’90s. No algorithm. No agenda. Just the music.
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Going Out in Seoul: A Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Guide to the Actual Scene
I’ve been DJing in Seoul since the early 2000s. Here’s the neighborhood guide I wish I had — from Hongdae’s chaos to the basement techno spots with no sign on the door.
Latest Reads
When Dance Music Hit the Charts: 20 Crossover Moments That Changed Everything
Madonna’s Vogue to Billie Eilish’s bad guy — 20 moments when electronic music crossed into the mainstream, mapped by chart…
Korean DJs to Know in 2026
The most internationally recognised Korean DJ was not discovered in Seoul. She built her career in Berlin and came back…
Women in Electronic Music: The Overlooked History
The overlooked history is not a complaint. It is a fact. The complaint is that no one has made the…
The Seoul Scene
Documented from inside, since the early 2000s. Nobody else is writing this down.
Korean DJs to Know in 2026
The most internationally recognised Korean DJ was not discovered in Seoul. She built her career in Berlin and came back…
The Korean Rave: How Underground Events Work Outside the Clubs
South Korea does not have the field rave tradition that the UK built in the late 1980s. What it has…
How Seoul’s Club Scene Survived COVID and What Changed
The Itaewon COVID cluster in May 2020 was reported in the context of the neighbourhood’s LGBTQ+ scene. The political charge…
The Dig
Genre Encyclopedia
109 genres mapped, defined, and traced to their source.
Genre Tree
50 years of dance music genealogy, one interactive map.
Visual Maps
Timelines, trend waves, and industry charts.
Machines & Craft
The gear, the techniques, the business behind the booth.
Find Your Sound
Five minutes, weirdly accurate. Share your result, argue with ours.
What Kind of DJ Are You?
5 min · 10 questions
What Kind of Clubber Are You?
4 min · 8 questions
Your Perfect Venue & Trip
6 min · 12 questions · All quizzes →
From the Booth
Feeling Factor Vol. 46: Jazzy, Deep, and Soulful House
Jazz chords, deep house grooves, and soulful vocals across one unhurried set. Mixed in Seoul, built for late evenings rather…
Get Down Vol. 6: Soulful House and Disco Through the Cold Months
Soulful house and disco for the cold months: warm basslines, strings, and vocal cuts that lean toward the dancefloor. Mixed…
Get Down Vol. 2: A Live Disco & House Mix from Seoul’s Christmas Eve
Recorded live in Seoul on Christmas Eve: disco and house played to a real room, in the order the night…
50 years of genre history, mapped.
From Detroit techno to Seoul’s underground — an interactive tree tracing how every subgenre connects, splits, and evolves. 56 nodes. One continuous story.
Planning an event in Seoul?
Twenty-five years behind the decks — weddings, corporate events, club nights, and festivals across Korea and Asia. One DJ, not an agency. Fixed rates, honest advice, the right music for your room.