Seoul after dark.
Where to go tonight, how the scene works and how the city’s nights got here, written by a DJ who has played these rooms for more than twenty years.
Going out, the scene, the history.
Going Out · 14 readsGoing OutWhere to go, how the door works and how to get home.Start here →
The Scene · 12 readsThe SceneThe DJs, crews, rooms, radio and records that make it.Meet the scene →
The History · 9 readsThe HistoryMusic dabang, the glass booth, the megaclubs and the districts.Go back in time →
Everything you need for a night out.
Pick a district, learn a few words for the door and know how you’re getting home before the last train.
Where the music lives.
Each district has its own crowd, hours and way home. Read up, then check the last train from there.
Hongik University’s club streets, from live houses to basement techno rooms.
The club strip on Itaewon-ro and the hill neighbourhood above it.
Big rooms and bottle tables south of the river, and what came after the megaclubs.
Bars up the stairs of tool shops and print alleys, a.k.a. Hipjiro.
Warehouses, cafes and the day-party side of the city.
The factory belt in the southwest, with a nightlife of its own.
New on the Seoul beat.
Club nights, weddings and company events. Tell me the crowd and I’ll find the DJ who fits.