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How Seoul’s nights got here: music dabang, the glass booth, the megaclubs, the districts.

11 articles — showing 7–11

Writing a song request slip at a table in a 1970s Seoul music dabang

Culture & Scenes, Reads, Seoul Scene, The History

The Request Slip: How Koreans Talked to the DJ Before Phones

by The DJ DiariesSeptember 22, 2026October 24, 2026

Illustrated night map of Gangnam-gu from above, with Nonhyeon, Cheongdam, Apgujeong, Sinsa and Yeoksam glowing

Culture & Scenes, Reads, Seoul Scene, The History

The Fall of the Gangnam Megaclub: Burning Sun, COVID and a Generation That Left

by The DJ DiariesSeptember 17, 2026October 28, 2026

A young listener seen from behind holding a transistor radio to their ear in a 1970s Seoul home

Culture & Scenes, Reads, Seoul Scene, The History

What the Radio Wouldn’t Play: Korea’s Banned Songs and the Booths That Kept Them

by The DJ DiariesSeptember 1, 2026October 25, 2026

Illustrated night map of Seoul from above showing how its nightlife districts cluster along the Han River

Culture & Scenes, Reads, Seoul Scene, The History

Bases, Curfews, Campuses: How Seoul Mapped Its Nights

by The DJ DiariesMay 5, 2026October 24, 2026

How Seoul's Club Scene Survived COVID and What Changed

Culture & Scenes, Reads, Seoul Scene, The History

How Seoul’s Club Scene Came Through COVID, and What It Left Behind

by The DJ DiariesMarch 17, 2026October 24, 2026

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